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Christ Jesus… Our Cornerstone Chosen and Precious
"Moved by the Love of God to Serve All People
by Witnessing to the Good News of Jesus Christ"
Dear
brothers and sisters in Christ,
This
is a short update on things at New Hope –
- Your council and call committee are working on our Congregational Profile
for submission to the synod to assist them in supplying candidates to replace Pastor Hopkins.
- The synod office is also looking at the possibility of an interim pastor
until we call a new pastor.
- There is work to be done on the parsonage to get it ready for a possible
interim or a new permanent pastor.
- The bathroom downstairs by the elevator has to be enlarged to accommodate
three sinks and three stalls and must meet a state mandated deadline of June 2010.
The
last two items will require us all to dig deeper into our giving back to God what he has given us. We also need your prayers and support to accomplish the tasks God has set before us. They are tasks necessary for the continued growth and well-being of New
Hope!
We
are counting on all at New Hope to accomplish the jobs ahead
of us.
Yours
in Christ,
Bob Schurmann
Congregation President
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Bulletin Sponsors Needed !
We are looking
for people to sponsor the printing of our full-service bulletin, much in the way that people sponsored the Celebrate insert
in the past. The cost is $35 per week. You may sponsor one week, a month or a whole season. Someone has already offered to
sponsor the month of December. If you cannot afford $35, you may join with others in sponsoring. See Pastor Jon if you are
interested.
Landscaping
We have a fund to help pay for the landscaping of our beautiful new building.
We are able to get the plants/trees for cost. If you would like to donate some money for the landscaping, please call the
church office at 516-285-9782 or put a clearly marked envelope in the offering plate.
Visioning
The Day School came
up with a wish list. Some of the things are for our long-range needs as we grow,
others are more immediate. If you want to make a gift to New Hope
Lutheran Church, consider a
contribution towards one or more of these items. As always, we are grateful to
those who give with a joyful heart for the building of God’s kingdom. Note
that at this time we do not need toys or books.
Day School Wish List
Balls
Benches
Bicycle helmets
Bikes (new)
Bus (another
or bigger) Camera
CD player
Central A/C
Chairs (new)
Chess sets
Color copier
Costumes
Crayons
Cubbies (new)
Curriculum
(new)
Fencing (new)
Games (new)
Grass
Industrial
refrigerator
Jump ropes
Laptop computers
Markers
Mats Nursery
school tables
Paints
Paper
Paper goods
Paper towels
Pens
Picnic tables
Play-Doh
Puzzles
Rolling cart
Scrap paper
Smart boards
Storage shed
Storage Space
(more) Tables
(new)
Volunteers
(more)
White boards
Daily Needs of the Day School
We
are happy to report that the Day School is growing with each passing day. We
are greatly appreciative for all of the support you continued to give us in order to help to make our day school successful. Because of this continued growth, many items are in constant demand.
The
items are:
Paper towels
Plastic garbage bags (white 13-gallon size)
Nitrile exam gloves
Tissues
Ziploc bags (quart size or gallon size)
Berkley & Jensen brand disinfecting wipes
We
know that money is tight with many families these days. However, if you were
able to add any of these items to your shopping list and donate the items to the school periodically, it would be a great
help. (Keep your receipts. The donations
should be tax deductible)
Thank
you in advance for any help you may be able to give to us.
Sincerely,
The
Staff at New Hope Lutheran Day School
Remember In Your Prayers
For Healing: Alfred, Ralph, Brian Ackermann,
Betty Banks, Wesley Betts, Alice Blair, Sylvia Blake, Karen Bradshaw, Joanne Bronars, Joseph Bronars, John Butcher, Ron Cardillo,
Elsie Carlson, Annemarie Cascio, Taffy Case, Helen Chalmers, Judy Chalmers, Justo Chamas, Lenore Ciavarella, Vivian Crasses,
Eleanor Czerwinski, Anna DeJesus, Jack Dempsey, Allan Gartley, Betty Gundersen, Marianne Hanvey, Edie Houdak, Ruby Hutchinson,
Mabel Isakson, Charles Jack, Doris Jack, Jean Janusz, Edward Kata, Martha Kirchhoeffer, Louis Kolczniski, Richard Kral, Elsa
Kress, Robert Lane, Gabriella Malka, Sonia Marroquin, Lori Milburn, Marie Mombeleur, Gwendolyn Newell, Bob Oerzon, Sr., Ingrid
Otten, Daniel Pompa, Charles Schueler, Betty Scott, John Scott, Judith Scott, Audrey Soto, Frances Vindigni, Lynn Werth and
Veronica Werth.
For Comfort for the Grieving: the family and friends
of: Molly, Frederick Bauer, Ranceford Blair, Marilyn Engh, Josef Feder, Emina Giardina, Dorothy Kastendieck, Solveig King,
Charles Oest, Rita Randazzo, Marilyn Reuter, Rudolph Schmalfuss, Jack Stevens, Francis Stollberger and Robert Williams.
For Guidance and Protection: Christ Lutheran (Floral Park), Christ Lutheran (New Hyde Park) and
all U.S. armed services personnel, especially Mike, Corporal Stephen McDonald and all others in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Happy
Birthday to …
Julie Gundersen
October 2
Sadie D’Angelo
October 5
Jean Janusz
October 5
Mark Olson
October 7
Winnie Lemonides
October 11
Christine Longo
October 13
Curtis Newell October
13
John Bingham-Healy
October 14
Henry Otten October
14
Frank Zitek October
14
Melissa Sepulveda
October 15
Michael Haub October
16
Diandra Coombes
October 18
Elsa Kress
October 18
James Lemonides
October 18
Lee Wright
October 18
Brianna Dixon
October 21
Gregory Rice October
21
Christine Rice
October 23
Janet Cucci
October 27
Happy Anniversary to ...
Lore & George Hafner
October 1
Carol & William Meyer
October 4
Kathy & Fred Ackermann
October 19
October Meetings
& Classes
Bible Study
every Tue, 7:30 pm (Acts)
Church Council Mon 10/19, 7:30 pm
Day School
Board Mon 10/26, 7:30 pm
Call Committee
The
Call Committee is responsible for searching for the person who will become the candidate for the position of pastor of this
congregation. On Monday, June 15, the Congregation Council appointed the following
individuals to the Call Committee:
Co-chairs: Roger Angwin, Joan Faison
Members: Nicolette Faison,
Timothy Graham, Charles Gundersen, Tania Lawes, Curtis Newell, Tracey Rosen, Anne Stoffa
Calling any and all musicians of
ALL AGES!
We are always looking for new musicians to enhance our worship time. If
you have any musical talent – percussion, piano, vocals, violin, etc. – and wish to take part in the service,
however big or small, please contact Tracey Rosen at blueyes1811@yahoo.com or (516)
652-6878.
Important Announcement
New restrictions
on entry to the church building have been placed on us by New York State
due to the presence of the Day School and After-School programs. During normal
business hours on Monday through Friday, please enter the building by way of the ground level glass door entrance and please
sign in at the reception desk in the entry lobby. Thank you for your patience
and understanding.
Contact info for members
that have moved
The
following members of our congregation have moved and given us their new addresses (and, in some cases, phone numbers). Please update your church directory accordingly.
Pastor
Jon & Vicki Hopkins
215 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301-5049
Martha
Oest
8D
Ashbourne Drive
Monroe Township, NJ 08831-5210
Phone: (609) 235-9901
Ruthann
& E. Richard Schuster
72 Wesley Way
Gilford, NH 03249-5513
Dorothy
Stevens
C/O
Jefferson’s Ferry
1 Jefferson Ferry Drive
Apt
1201
South
Setauket, NY 11720-4710
Phone: (631) 650-3001
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Commemorations for October
Sunday, October 4
Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church, died 1226
Born into the family of a wealthy merchant, Francis gave up his inheritance to
serve poor people. He formed the Order of Friars Minor (called Franciscans), who took on poverty and the task of preaching
“using words if necessary.” Francis had a spirit of gratitude for all of God’s creation.
Sunday, October 4
Theodor Fliedner, renewer of society, died 1864
Fliedner helped to bring about a revival of the ministry of deaconesses among Lutherans.
He was influenced in this by Moravian deaconesses he had met. The motherhouse he founded in Kaiserswerth, Germany, inspired
many around the world to take up this ministry.
Tuesday, October 6
William Tyndale, translator, martyr, died 1536
Tyndale was ordained a priest in England, and wished to translate the Bible
into English. He was opposed in this by King Henry VIII, causing him to flee to Germany. He completed the New Testament in
1525, but before he could finish the Old Testament, he was tried for heresy and burned at the stake.
Wednesday, October 7
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, pastor in North America, died 1787
Divided Lutherans in America asked leaders in Europe to send someone who could
take charge and unite their work. Muhlenberg was sent, and was effective in organizing the American Lutherans. Among other
accomplishments, his liturgical principles became the basis for the Common Service of 1888.
Saturday, October 10
Massie L. Kennard, renewer of the church, died 1996 (TFF)
A native of Chicago, Kennard was a major figure in supporting and working toward
ethnic and racial inclusiveness in the former Lutheran Church in America. Ordained in 1958, he served in positions including
Director for Minority Concerns of the Division for Mission in North America.
Thursday, October 15
Teresa of Ávila (Teresa de Jesús), teacher, renewer of the church, died 1582
A mystical writer and reformer of the monastic order (Carmelites) to which she
belonged, Teresa may also be commemorated with John of the Cross on December 14. Latino Christians traditionally remember
her on this date.
Saturday, October 17
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyr, died around 115
Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch in Syria, the city where the name
“Christians” originated. Ignatius is known to us from his letters, which encouraged Christians to live in love,
yet stand firm in true doctrine.
Sunday, October 18
Luke, Evangelist
Identified as the author of both Luke and Acts, Luke was careful to place the
events of Jesus’ life in their social and religious contexts. His gospel gives us some of the most beloved parables,
as well as the songs of Zechariah, Mary, the angels, and Simeon.
Friday, October 23
James of Jerusalem, martyr, died around 62
One of three early-church leaders named James, this man is identified in the
New Testament and by a historian of the time as a brother of Jesus. Scholars are uncertain whether this means a blood brother.
He was a leader of the church in Jerusalem.
Monday, October 26
Philipp Nicolai, died 1608; Johann Heermann, died 1647; Paul Gerhardt, died
1676; hymnwriters
These great hymnwriters all worked in seventeenth-century Germany in times of
war and plague. Nicolai, a pastor, lost 1,300 parishioners to plague, 170 in one week. He wrote “O Morning Star, how
fair and bright” and “Wake, awake, for night is flying.” Heermann’s hymns, including “Ah, holy
Jesus,” often express the emotions of faith. Gerhardt, perhaps the greatest Lutheran hymnwriter, was a pastor in Berlin.
Wednesday, October 28
Simon and Jude, Apostles
We know little about these apostles. Simon is listed as “the zealot”
or Cananean in New Testament lists. Jude, also called Thaddeus, asked Jesus at the last supper why he had revealed himself
to the disciples but not to the world.
Saturday, October 31
Reformation Day
By the end of the seventeenth century, many Lutheran churches celebrated a festival
commemorating Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses, a summary of abuses in the church of his time. At the
heart of the reform movement was the gospel, the good news that it is by grace through faith that we are justified and set
free.
"...God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him, shall have eternal
life." -- John 3:16
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