16898 Michael AveHastings, MN 55033

www.hopeofhastings.comChurch: (651) 480-2273

Preschool: (651) 480-2417

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Sunday Schedule 9 AM Worship10 AM

Fellowship10:30 AM Christian

Maybe you noticed that our arrows have been updated? There’s a stained glass look to the circles—thanks to the efforts of congregational artist Tim Trost! If you look at the words also, they’ve been tweaked to LOVE, GROW, SERVE. This came out of our February council retreat, as one thing we spent significant time on was updating our mission statement. It’s generally a good idea to reassess your mission as a church every 5 years… and for us it’d been 7 years! So, we simply asked, “What are we called to do as a church?” Matthew 28:19 says, “Go and make disciples.” So, we knew it was about making disciples. We also wanted it to be all about Jesus. So, you’ll notice that every part of the mission statement has the word “Christ.” We are making disciples who LOVE Christ, GROW together in Christ, and SERVE with Christ. There is an UP, IN and OUT dimension—which we’ve depicted with the arrows. And if you’re looking at the measurables, this means that we would like to see every person here at Hope attending worship, involved in a “growth group,” and serving on a team. I’m so excited to lead us forward as a church in this mission! Pastor Josh

May 2016

There were eight of us who spent an afternoon playing board games with the residents at

Augustana as a part of the HS Youth Group’s “Service Sunday.”

Mark Your Calendar!4.8-4.9

Confirmation Retreat at Camp Omega

4.10High School Youth

Group 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

4.24Youth Sunday

Save the date!6.27-7.1

Hope VBS led by Camp Omega

From the DCE Intern

March flew by with fun things happening along the way in youth and children’s ministry! The high schoolers did their first “Service Sunday” this month by going to Augustana to play board games with the residents. The Sunday School children have been doing some cool art projects as part of their lessons, including painting a cross or crucifix, using magazines to put story-related creations together, and much more. An exciting thing we are looking forward to is having Camp Omega counselors lead our VBS this summer! Make sure to mark your calendars for June 27th-July 1st!

What are we studying?

Children – “FaithWeaver” by Group PublishingJunior High – “Scary, Gross, Weird Stories from the Bible”High School – “Can I Ask That?” Tough questions about faith and life.

Ways to Get Involved

Pray for our students Cut out or assemble

projects in your home

Visit your Prayer Partner

Spotlight on the 2s…

Who teaches: Miss Leah (Bernau) and Miss Brenda (Teter)

# of students: 7, ranging from new 2-year-olds to already 3

What we do: songs and fingerplays, Jesus time, free choice time, group games and activities, math and science, pre-literacy, cooperation and much more!

Learning now: Transportation (we’ll even have a visit from pilot Tom next week!), Healing of the Lame Man, color black

Who can come: for 2016-2017, any child from the community who is at least 22 months old (no potty-

Upcoming Events~ May 3rd – Farm field trip~May 17th – Zoo field trip

~ May 20th – 3s & 4s Preschool Graduation

Our 2s class learns about sponges and sharing!

Kristen Calgaro Member since 2013Family: Married to Tom since October 20, 2012; mother of Nicholas, 8, Lanna, 2, Levi, 8 monthsProfession:  Self-employed (recently started a small photography business) and stay-at-home momEducation: Bachelor's degree in Media & Communication from Pace University, NYHobbies: Photography, cooking, crafting, traveling, volunteeringChurch leadership or involvement: RSVP director for the MOVE campaign, scripture reader, photographer, nurseryCommunity involvement: active member of the Hastings MOMS clubOne thing some people don’t know about me: I was born and raised an hour from New York City A favorite Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 13 (the whole thing) One thing that has helped me grow in my faith: meeting my husband Tom   

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"He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums.  A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.  Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.  For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on” (Mark 12:41-44).

How many times have we heard this story and wondered if we would have the faith of this poor widow. I know I would think twice before I dropped my last coins into the plate…wondering how I would buy my next meal. God loves a cheerful giver and always provides what we need…when we need it. Giving to the Lord is a very personal decision but ask yourself next time, “Am I giving from my abundance and is God actually getting my leftover funds, or do I give to God first and live on the remainder?” You be the judge. Greg Collins, Stewardship Chairman

Date Worship Sunday School

Bible Study Offering

February 28 173 NA NA $2674.05March 6 107 35 35 $4147.00March 13 129 36 NA $3237.50March 20 115 31 23 $5717.08March 27

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