October 11, 2024

Hope's 90+ Birthday Party

Our 11^th Annual 90+ Birthday Party will be held on Sunday, October 13 from 11:15am to 12:00pm at Hope Central Campus.

Hope members who are 90+ years old will be the guests of honor at this wonderful celebration!

All Hope members are invited and encouraged to attend the birthday party and share their Good Wishes with our celebrants!

Angel Tree Volunteer Meeting

Ready to make a difference this Christmas?!

There will be a meeting for our Angel Tree Volunteers on Monday, October 21 at 1:00pm in Room 203 at Hope Central Campus. Anyone who is interested in helping during our Angel Tree collection is encouraged to attend.

Please bring your calendars so we can sign up for shifts in November and December. We will need your help to create this volunteer schedule.

There are a variety of roles available for volunteers during the Angel Tree drive. For more information, you may contact Gloria Johnson at (352) 552-7755 or Jenny Dunn at (201) 424-2624. See you there!

Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse

Sunday, October 20 from Noon to 3:00pm

Hope Lutheran Church is once again partnering with Texas Roadhouse for a Dine to Donate afternoon!

If you dine at Texas Roadhouse's Lady Lake location on October 20 from Noon to 3:00pm, they will donate 10% of your total food purchases to a Hope ministry. This offer now applies to carry out as well. Invitations are available at each Hope campus and below.

Women of Hope Breakfast Meeting

October 17 at 9:00am - Hope Central Campus

Women of Hope will host their monthly breakfast on Thursday, October 17. Our Program Presenter will be Jack Ciotti, award-winning historian, reenactor and educator at St. Mary’s School in Yonkers (grades 6, 7 and 8). As an Adjunct Professor at Westchester Community College’s Mainstream Adult Education Center, he developed and taught American History to adults.

Jack won the “Parents’ Choice Award” in 1999 and as a reenactor has appeared in several movies, including The Patriot, Gettysburg, and Liberty. Jack has participated in many Revolutionary and Civil War Reenactments. He will be sharing his knowledge of Revolutionary and Civil War Medical practices and about life in general during those times. 

All men and women of Hope Lutheran Church are invited to hear his well-informed and fascinating presentation. We encourage you to invite a friend to enjoy this event. The cost of breakfast is $7.00. Registration deadline is Monday, October 14 at Noon. Questions? Contact Margaret Furlong at (352) 430-5092 or Laura Hultmark at (352) 753-9463.

Watch "No Vacancy" with Hope at Everglades Rec Center

Hope is excited to again offer a screening of "No Vacancy", a film based on the story of the Christian Care Center Samaritan Inn in Leesburg.

The Samaritan Inn is a transitional housing facility for homeless children and their parents or caregivers. The program is designed to help families become self-sufficient in a safe environment while teaching them life skills, supporting them as they pursue their personal goals and providing them with spiritual guidance during their journey. 

About the movie: A jaded reporter demoted to a rural news bureau finds her cynicism slowly transformed when she befriends a recovering addict while working a story about a church struggling to purchase a motel to help homeless families. 

Join us on Sunday, October 20 at 12:00pm after services at the Everglades Rec Center.

A variety of subs and wraps with water and coffee will be available. Tickets must be purchased in advance for $10 per person. 

Women of Hope Fall Retreat

Saturday, October 26 at Hope Lake Weir Campus

Women of Hope are pleased to announce that we will host a one-day Retreat. Our speaker for the retreat will be Gaye Martin, who is a management and training consultant. Her clients include Smithsonian Institute, Rosalyn Carter Institute and various corporations, and city and county governments. 

Gaye and Phil have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She is a private pilot, and her hobby is China painting. Humor is important to Gaye as the joy of the Lord is our strength. 

The cost is $20.00 per person which will include breakfast, lunch, fellowship and the opportunity to meet new friends in Christ plus enjoy the Hope Lake Weir Campus (10495 SE Sunset Harbor Road, Summerfield, FL). The retreat is open to all women of Hope Lutheran Church and we encourage you to invite your friends. Check in begins at 8:30am, retreat begins at 9:00am until 3:00pm. 

Gaye Martin will be present to encourage, inspire and even make us laugh as she shares her presentation titled “A Leap for the Lame" (Acts 3:1-6).

Registration deadline will be Monday, October 21 at noon. Questions? Please contact Margaret Furlong at mjf.furlong@gmail.com or 352-430-5092, or Laura Hultmark at lhultvq@gmail.com or (352) 753-9463.

Smart Giving From Your IRA



A Tax-Saving Way to Help Hope Lutheran Church

Make a difference today and save on taxes. It is possible when you support our church through your IRA.

A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE 70½ YEARS OLD AND OLDER

You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $105,000) this year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Hope without having to pay income taxes on the money. Gifts of any value $105,000 or less are eligible for this benefit and you can feel good knowing that you are making a difference to our congregation. This popular gift option is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover, but you may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short.

WHY CONSIDER THIS GIFT?

• Your gift will be put to use today, allowing you to see the difference your donation is making.
• If you are required to take minimum distributions, you can use your gift to satisfy all or part of your obligation.
• You pay no income taxes on the gift. The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your deductions.
• Since the gift doesn’t count as income, it can reduce your annual income level. This may help lower your Medicare premiums and decrease the amount of Social Security that is subject to tax.

Please contact your financial advisor for more information.

H.O.P.E. University Partnering with Kindling Faith Lifelong Learning for Series on Aging

H.O.P.E. University is proud to partner with Kindling Faith Lifelong Learning, offered through United Lutheran Seminary, for a lecture series entitled Aging Gracefully: An Author Series for Aging Adults and Those Who Care for Them.

This series will begin October 22, 2024 at 1:30pm in Room 203 of Hope Central Campus. We will be joining a livestream conversation. The first presenter will be Rabbi Steve Leder, author of "The Beauty of What Remains." Other authors in the series include Sloan Crosley, Margaret Renkl, Rebecca Chopp, Missy Buchanan, Frank Bruni, and Mia Birdsong. The series will conclude on September 11, 2025, with author Anne Lamont.

The cost for registration will be $10 per individual session or $50.00 to attend all group sessions. To register, please click the link below. Contact Pastor John for more information at pastorjohn@hope4all.church. 

Hope Lay Member to Join Florida-Bahamas Synod (FBS) Mission Trip to Cuba

This year, the FBS will include two lay participants in its 7-person mission trip December 5-9, 2024, to visit several congregations of the Iglesia Evangelica Unida en Cuba – Sinodo Luterano (Cuban Lutheran Church) in Santiago de Cuba.

Hope Lutheran Church Mission Outreach Team Member Laney Waller will be one of those in this group, which will also include Bishop Rev. Pedro Suarez and his wife, Asst. Bishop & Director for Evangelical Mission (South Region) Rev. Dr. Carlos Ham, Global Mission Table Chair Rev. Kathryn “Katie” Carroll, Cuba Team Chair Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer, and lay member and UF College Graduate Hannah Baradon.

The FBS goal is always to foster growth and deepen relationships with our Companion Churches and institutions using the ELCA model of Accompaniment. This particular trip will focus especially on leadership development among their churches. Despite the economic hardships in Cuba, the Cuban Lutheran Church proclaims the gospel with passion and enthusiasm. 

Anyone wishing to make a monetary contribution to these congregations through this mission trip may donate up until December 1, 2024 via check to Hope Lutheran Church, with a memo noting “Global Mission, Cuba.”

25 Years of Hope Lutheran Church

As we look toward our 25^th Anniversary in October 2024, we are also remembering our history! We will look back on years' past and remember some important moments in the life of our church.

Back in 2021...

After the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic had passed, Hope set about a new mission to better connect our congregation, starting with the development of our Engage digital directory. We also strategized our worship services to allow for consistent in-person worship, while continuing to provide livestreamed services. Our new website - hope4all.church - launched in February 2021.

Hope resumed our Fish Fry in 2021. In April, we held our first Hope for the Future Scholarship Awards Ceremony, and we also launched our new system of attendance by bar code. We held two Community Choral Reading Session that year as well.

Road work on 466 began in June, and Hope lost our left-turn lane. This was a large adjustment for our congregation.

On October 11, Hope's Education Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Dean Piper, passed away. The loss of Pastor Dean led to a large-scale transition in our H.O.P.E. University courses. Thankfully, because of Pastor Dean's faithful stewardship of the program, H.O.P.E. University was able to continue on!

Worship Attendance for October 5-6, 2024

Hope Central Campus:

4:00pm - 178

6:00pm - 60

8:00am - 152

10:00am - 260

Online:

4:00pm - 142

10:00am - 282

10:00am (HLWC) - 23

Hope Lake Weir Campus:

10:00am - 98

Hope at the Everglades Rec Center:

8:00am - 70

10:00am - 117

Flowers on the Altar Given By...

Fred & Karen O’Brien, in memory of Fred’s mother, Ruth Smith’s 100^th birthday, and in honor of all members and guests 90+ as they celebrate at their 90+ birthday party today.

The Vojvodich Family, in loving memory of Marguerite Vojvodich.

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