GLOW (God’s Love on Wednesdays)

GLOW is all about giving kids a place to grow their faith! We love to partner with parents to lead children to become fully devoted followers of Christ. GLOW does that through age-specific teaching, activities, and groups!

GLOW is Hope’s children's ministry discipleship pathway designed for kids from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. GLOW takes place on Wednesday evenings, beginning with a meal for the whole family at 5:30pm, and focuses on teaching children about God's love through various engaging activities. Here are some key components and features of our GLOW ministry:

Biblical Teaching: The core of GLOW is Bible-based lessons that are age-appropriate. These lessons aim to instill foundational Christian values and knowledge about God, Jesus, and the Bible.

Interactive Activities: To make learning fun and memorable, GLOW incorporates interactive activities such as games, crafts, and music. These activities help reinforce the biblical lessons and keep the children engaged.

Worship Time: Music and singing are often integral parts of GLOW. Children participate in worship through songs that are easy to learn and enjoyable to sing. Once per month, we have a family-friendly, Contemporary worship service.

Parental Involvement: Parental involvement, either through take-home materials that allow parents to continue the conversation at home or through events that include the whole family is a part of GLOW.

Special Events: Throughout the year, GLOW hosts special events such as holiday celebrations, service projects, and community outreach activities. These events provide additional opportunities for children to experience and share God's love.

GLOW aims to create a fun, safe, and spiritually enriching environment where children can learn about God's love, build a strong foundation of faith, and form lasting friendships.

GLOW, IGNITE & TEEN POWER NEWS

IGNITE & YOH Service Project:

During the month of March the IGNITE students (formerly Confirmation 7th & 8th graders) along with Youth of Hope (YOH-6th graders) students will be accepting donations for either toiletry items or cash donations to purchase these items so that they can put together welcome kits for kids who are transitioning into foster care placement in Lyon County. Some examples of what will be in the welcome kits are: Toothbrushes, toothpastes, shampoos, conditioners, hair brushes, deodorant and body washes. Having their own toiletry items will help make the kids feel less anxious about foster care placement and for some, it might be the first time they have had access to these items.

At the back of the church there are white envelopes for cash donations and a teal tote where toiletry items can be dropped off. On behalf of the IGNITE and YOH students, thank you for your consideration and we appreciate your support on our upcoming service project. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me directly; 507-531-2526 (text/call).

Thank you,

Angie DeVos, IGNITE Coordinator

GLOW continues to be record numbers where we are feeding 150-200 individuals every Wednesday evening. We’ve said this before but wanted to remind our congregation that GLOW operates as a self-funded entity with little funds from the Hope Lutheran Church general fund. Donations for GLOW are always welcome - if you'd like to purchase paper products, donate vegetables, fruits, meat (hamburger, roast beef, pork, turkey, etc.), canned goods (spaghetti sauce, salsa, etc.) or volunteer to provide desserts, please let Linda or Terri know!

As always, we are looking for subs to add to our sub list, EVEN if you do not have a child/student with in the GLOW/Ignite/or Teen Power program, we would love to have you!

With pastor’s resignation, we ask for your patience and love while we navigate once again to find pastoral leadership. We have a lot of great things happening at Hope Lutheran with the Youth Ministry program and we pray we can find the right fit for our congregations at Hope, Bethany and St. Paul’s!

If you would like to join us for GLOW, Ignite, and Teen Power- the fun starts at 5:30 P.M. with a meal and followed by classrooms at 6:00 P.M. Everyone gathers for a short message and singing at 6:45 and we dismiss at 7:00 P.M. All are welcome to join us, can’t wait to see you!

God Bless you all!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In Christ,

Jess and Erin