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Youth Quake at Toledo February 10-12

The following Good Hope youth and their friends will be attending:  Mason Church, Natalie Dunham, Michaela Fown, Tyler Gill, Allen Glosser, Paul Holdcraft, Cheyenne Johnson, Karlee Koge, Kendra Koge, Madison Sharp, and Megan Sharp.  Pastor Dave and Jill, and Christene Johnson will chaperone.

 

Registration for the 2012-2013 Good Hope Christian Preschool will begin on Tuesday, February 21 through Saturday, March 3 for current preschool families and Good Hope members.  Registration forms will be available in the church office beginning Friday, February 17.  Parents and their child may visit the preschool during the Registration Open House on Sunday, March 4, from 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Good Hope’s MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) will meet next Sunday, February 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the lounge.  Moms of children younger than 5 are most welcome to join in!

The February CCSD (Christ-Centered, Service Driven) youth service project is to collect items for the Bucyrus City Schools Weekend Backpack Program.  If you would like to help the youth with this, please bring any of the items listed here to the church office during the month of February.  Here are a few of the items needed (more items are listed on the Youth and Family Bulletin Board by the drinking fountain):  granola bars, canned beef, chicken, or tuna, macaroni and cheese (box or individual cups), Ramen noodles, peanut butter and crackers, cheese and crackers, fruit cups, cans of ravioli, spaghetti, beef-a-roni, etc., oatmeal, pop tarts, juice boxes, soups, and pudding cups.  Please no glass jars!

Please note the Opportunities to Serve sheet in today’s bulletin!  We are wiping the slate clean on the Opportunities to Serve forms and will begin a new listing of volunteers!   If you have not turned in your 2011-2012 form this year, please fill one out today and place it in the offering plate (or bring or mail it to the church office).   Each year’s sheet will contain only volunteers’ names for that year. No names will carry over to the next year.   Thank you! 

WOW is growing!    As we meet more needs on Wednesday nights, our ministries will be coordinated by a new WOW committee led by Dee Myers.  If you have a heart for reaching out to others and would like to help plan and co-ordinate future ministry efforts on Wednesdays, please give your name to the church office.

 

Introducing the Global Mission Team under the Outreach Committee!   Team members are needed!   Goals of this committee are as follows:

1.       To communicate to the congregation information from the Global Mission Board of the NW Ohio Synod about mission work of the ELCA.

2.      To communicate with church leaders of the Dodoma Diocese, Wotta District Mission and the Lufu congregation about ministry opportunities.

3.      To oversee mission projects in the areas of safe water, education and medicine.

Those who would like to be part of this exciting team to further global mission, please contact Pastor Dave or the church office!

 

Good Hope Prayer Chain:  The current prayer chain is being reorganized.  If you are not currently a link on our prayer chain but would like to be added and pray for those in need of prayer, please contact June Berry  by February 13.  If you already are a link on the prayer chain and wish to remain, please call June Berry by February 13.  If you do not call June by February 13, she will assume you want your name removed.

Attention youth attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this July – there is an important meeting for you and your parents on Sunday, February 19, at 5:00 p.m. here at Good Hope.

The Closet is in need of new socks for ladies and children – but especially needed are men’s socks.  Also needed are clean sheets and blankets.  Please – no more men’s suits!  Donated items may be taken to The Closet in the hallway on the bottom floor.  Thank you!

Committee directories, listing the names of Good Hope’s committee and organizational chairpersons, are available to you on the narthex wall racks.

 

Committee chairpersons and members – be sure to check your emails regularly for news, reminders, and updates from the church office!

 

College or Military Addresses Needed!  Please inform the church office of the mailing address, email address and the phone number of your college-bound student(s) or the address of those in the military so that we may keep in touch with them while they are away from home.  Please submit the mailing address even if it is the same as last year.

 

Gifts were given to the Music Fund in honor of Gary Auck and Patty Neff and their birthdays on January 31 by Chuck and Mary Scott. 

 

Gifts were given to the Seminary Tuition Fund in memory of Esther Fisher and Marilyn Bliss by Bill and Roberta Siniff.  A gift was given to the Good Hope Christian Preschool in memory of Annie Kibler by Connie Long.  A gift was given to the Music Fund in memory of  Eleanor Rehm by Harold and Annabelle Stinehelfer.

 

LIBRARY NEWS:   New books are in your church library and will be featured during the next few months with other interesting works that we already own.  As the books are checked out, new titles will take their place. Check the bulletin each week and stop in the library to see what is being highlighted.

This week’s books:

Mighty Be Our Powers-a memoir by Leymah Gbowee chronicling her response to war and social unrest in Liberia.

No Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada-a novel based on the true story of German citizens who stood up to Hitler and his Nazis.

The Road to Cana by Anne Rice - a novel that tries to fill in the life of Jesus as a young man.

Parenting Isn’t for Cowards by Dr. James C. Dobson-a “You can do it” guide for parents.

The Bible Guide - a complete and interesting explanation of the places, people and stories of the Bible.

 

WOW thanks are extended to the Gideons for visiting WOW and distributing Bibles!