1. Making Sure Volunteer Hours Are Well Spent

Getting the most out Ministry Efforts! 1. Making sure volunteer hours are well spent Feb 21st 2010 2. Connecting ideas to the resources that we have News of Hope Identifying needs in a community and assessing one’s own resources are two crucial for more info: look at www.hope-lcms.org elements to developing strategies of any program we have.

For example a church that develops a ministry for the homeless but has a town where there Involvement Fair …some new things for you to check out

aren’t many homeless… isn’t addressing a need. Also, some churches attempt ministries Do you want to find ways to get involved?? Do you have ideas? that don’t match up to their volunteer strength. After Worship today there is a Ministry Involvement Fair in the Fellowship Hall ! There are key effective questions to ask ourselves before doing any program that connects There are some ministries that need a coordinator… some have a coordinator already… but out into our community. (a) What can we spend in volunteer hours on this program?” do you want to help out with behind the scenes planning? (b)“is there a real need in this community for this?” (c) “is this the best use our efforts at Come out back and see what the ministry and service opportunities are! this time?” At this point in the life of Hope Lutheran, while a program might be a good idea, we MUST assess whether a program is the best use of our volunteer time, if it meets a real need in our community, and if it will establish positive connections for us in the Music: Thanks to those who were a part of the praise music workshop here on community Thursday night. Peter Smith, Chris Grulke, Shiela Musiek, Bob Potterton and Rob Potterton launched in on the initial Workshop. A few others have interest but were not available on the st Cottage: Chris Couillard was hired to install the new air vent required by the town 1 night. There will be a growing and evolving period before being ready to lead us in song inspection. at Worship. It was truly wonderful to see the God-given gifts of people being brought together and coordinated to serve the church! Sounded great also! The goal in the upcoming months is for these musicians to play and song lead for us once or Schedule of Events: twice a month for parts of the worship service. Feb 18th Band Workshop Some answers to possible questions: Feb 21st Sun 5pm Worship - Ministry Involvement Sign ups Music in the front? Yes, there will be some music led from the front of the congregation Feb 22nd Confirmation 6:30 when the band plays. Feb 24th Ashes to Easter 6:00 – 7:30 Soup Supper / Devotion / Discussion Hymns? There will be some new songs we’ll be able to learn this year but the band will be Feb 28th Sun 5pm Worship Life Sunday - Pro Life Awareness Focus leading us mostly in hymns from the LSB. Monthly Dinner After Worship Pipe organ? Yes, we will still use the pipe organ. The band is targeted for once possibly twice a month. We do have to be aware that we’ll not always have an organist available March 3rd Ashes to Easter 6:00 – 7:30 Soup Supper / Devotion / Discussion th every Sunday in the upcoming years though. March 7 Sun 5pm Worship Less liturgical? No, we’ve continually taken steps to keep a balance and blend of the styles, th March 8 Confirmation sights, and sounds in the various worship experiences that are in the LCMS world. As we March 10th Ashes to Easter 6:00 – 7:30 Soup Supper / Devotion / Discussion add more contemporary sounds we’ll also make sure to balance back with other efforts. With drums and microphones now appearing, next week Pastor will start to wear vestments for Worship. Also, occasionally be a crucifer carrying the processional cross to start worship. Wednesday Evenings in Lent… can you commit? Communion rail? We do still have some equipment spacing details to work out. We’ll Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe something continue to use the communion rail. There will be a few spots lost but one thought is to add a inside them was superior to circumstances." transitional section to the middle for during communion. ––Bruce Barton New Web Site to launch this Week: surf and… look for it. It will be the same web address but it has been revamped a little to be a little more "Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as interactive and to be a timely source of information for you. There will be a list of the that of character." Henry Clay events going on at church during the month on the Home page and the News of Hope will have its own page. New! Dinner and Discussions Group Give feedback about things you notice or misspellings. There will be some parts still March – April - May under construction. Fellowship Dinners that take place in your homes! Thanks so much to Shari who has been handling this ministry on her own for the last few This is a fun night centered on dinner with a segue into some discussion on a discipleship years as one of her many, many volunteer roles here. topic. Dinner and Discussions would be once a month for 3 months. We need 3 “hosts”, one home a month, for the next 3 months. Your home would be the gathering spot for one of the dinners. There will be sign-ups for attending and for bringing some part of the meal. Ashes to Easter Wednesday evenings in Lent The after dinner discussion will have some prepared questions and some trivia! A Lenten Soup Supper with Devotion and Discussion time An evening of fellowship with the people you worship with! Are you busy? Host picks the date! Sometimes our good intentions to get around to a special time of prayer (you don’t have to host… plan on signing up to be a part of these evenings!) during Lent remain just good intentions. This Lent come out as many Wednesday nights as you can for a special Ashes to Easter program. Dinner here next Sunday Night: the 28th Plan ahead! What is it? We’ll have a light pot luck soup supper and some fellowship time for 30 – 40 This is our first fellowship dinner after we returned to one service and the new minutes. Then we’ll have a 30 – 40 min devotion and discussion on a topic connected to 5:00pm time. Lent. All are invited! Look on the sign-up board for a way to contribute if you’d like to A topic example: The Thief on the Cross. One night we’ll read what we know about him and discuss some theological issues concerning him. There will be a different topic each bring something. week. ** When: Wednesdays in Lent My Brother’s Keeper: There are 3 branches of service under the human care th st heading of my Brother’s Keeper. Feb 24 to March 31 ** 1. Hands of Hope 6:00pm – 7:30 at Hope arrive when you can make 2. Seasonal “Giving” Projects it! 3. Urgent Care Do you know what each area does? Do you know who coordinates each area? Check the ministry fair… it is all listed! If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves. Zig Ziglar "A person shows what he is by what he does with what he has."Anonymous