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to proclaim the
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Hope Lutheran Church
113 South Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 87
Minneota MN 56264
(507) 872-
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Hope Lutheran Church
150th Anniversary
Forward
(From June 12th Bulletin)
It is indeed a singular privilege to have the opportunity to build an adequate House of Worship. Not every generation has this privilege. Therefore, it is with a deep sense of gratitude to God, who had walked so closely with us, that we dedicated this weekend to the glory of His Holy Name.
We hope this weekend brought you many fond memories of your faithful service to Him
in the past, and may they also encourage you to continued unselfish service to Him
in the future as we march along together to build His Kingdom
in the hearts of men.
Thank You!
Many people have contributed to the success of this 150th Anniversary Celebration. We extend a special word of thanks:
- To the 150th Anniversary Steering Committee: Pastor Allen Campbell, Roberta Josephson, Scott Josephson, Terri Myhre, Earl Skaar, Sandy Tolk, and Gayle VanVooren.
- To the participating Pastors Allen Campbell, Gerald Staehling, Tom Kolden, Timothy Larson, John Thorstensen, and Dennis Orsen
- To the many volunteers who have helped our custodian Jason Johnson in preparation with cleaning, painting and organizing our church building and landscaping. To those volunteers who worked with the designing and marketing of apparel, those that helped our secretary Chris Pesch with the design of fliers and bulletins and to those who helped Brian Jeremiason with information and pictures for our pictorial directory.
- To those who helped Emily Hennen and Kathy Opdahl and the Minneota Area Mission Group organize our Saturday carnival and kids activities. To Derek and Angie DeVos for the Pedal Tractor Pull.
- To those in the Praise Band, the GLOW Students and teachers and the GLOW coordinators Erin Roberts and Jess Gronke and the Jubilation and Reunion Choirs directed by Gayle VanVooren with accompanists Val Buysse and Barb Steers.
- To all who helped with food preparation, serving and cleanup.
- To Universal Forest Products for the donation of the water bottles.
- And to all who helped in any way to make our anniversary celebration a success.
150th Anniversary T-
Purple: 3 Medium, 3 Large; Maroon: 3 Large, 3 X-
150th Anniversary Ornaments are also still available.
Please contact the church office if you are interested.
If you have pictures from the weekend, please email them to the church.
Jubilation Director—Gayle VanVooren has retired as our Jubilation Choir Director after many years of service. We thank her for her leadership for all these years! As a result, we are looking for a new director to continue our strong musical tradition at Hope Lutheran Church. Please contact the church office if you would be interested in serving in this role at Hope.
GLOW Food Coordinator—GLOW is getting ready for another great year! We are still looking for someone to cook our meals on Wednesday evenings, so if you know anybody that’s able or interested, please send them our way! Stay tuned for the announcement of the first night og GLOW! See you in September!
Confirmation Pictures—Please help! We are hoping to complete our Confirmation Class Photo Display and are missing several pictures. If you have any of the missing years and are willing to share your copy, or loan it to us to make a copy, please contact the church office. Leave a message at the church office or email them to hopelutheran87@gmail.com. Missing years are 2006, 2007 and 2008.
WELCA Summer Retreat—You are invited to the WELCA Summer Retreat, Thursday, August
11th, Bethany Lutheran in Arco from 8:30—1:00. Live, Love, Laugh—Program: Portia
Martinson, Sing Along with Treava Lundberg, Potluck Salad Luncheon. No Registration
Fee...Offering Box Available. Sponsored by WELCA’s of Bethany, Bethany-
Readers Needed: If you would be willing to read during a Sunday service, please
contact Gayle VanVooren at 872-
Coffee & Fellowship—Following services in the Fellowship Hall.
Training of Sound System—Anyone interested in learning how to operate the updated sound system, please contact the church office. We would like to get more people familiar with the system and be able to fill in when needed.
Remember Online Giving—As we come into these Summer months, please remember that the online giving is always available.
If you have pictures from the 150th Anniversary Celebration, please email them to Chris (hopelutheran87@gmail.com).
