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Highlights of recent events, service projects,
ministries, and more...
(no particular order, just browse
or scroll down to see what's here...) another success! B
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Confirmation Camp - July 27 - August 1
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Summer 2008 Activities
We've had a number of activities with the youth this summer - a
trip to AJ's, a canoe trip, a camp out at the church, a trip to Michigan
Adventures, and a picnic. Here are a few snapshots to
capture the fun.
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Food Drives for North Kent Service Center
May 4, 2008
Our youth and families, and some
not-so-youth folks, joined together May 4 2008 to collect donations of
food being kindly given by folks in the north Lake Bella Vista area
and the east side of Rockford Hills Village subdivisions.
These folks, our neighbors, have
contributed more than 1000 lbs of food, 90 or so bags full with one
box weighing 42 lbs. alone! This surpasses the Fall food drive
which collected over 1000 lbs.! Financial donations
raised the equivalent of another 2000lbs!
Nov 2008
Our November drive again collected more than 1000lbs of food,
from more folks around Lake Bella Vista and Bostwick Lake.
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Spring Youth Retreat - May 2nd & 3rd
Stony Lake
Lutheran Camp (near New Era, MI – about 20min north of Muskegon) was
the location for our spring youth retreat on Fri/Sat May 2 &3.
Hope’s Jr Hi/Middle School youth gathered with folks from Ascension
Lutheran in Kentwood. Friday was a fun time exploring our talents
and gifts, how we use them to God’s glory, and how when we combine
them we change the world around us. Some of us stayed up late to
watch Napoleon Dynamite (great movie!) and discussed it as well.
Saturday was a work day at the camp, helping prepare it for the
summer camping season. Take a look at a few of the pictures from
the outing…
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Rockford Expo - March 15, 2008
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Jr Hi/Middle School Youth Retreat! Jan
18/19
Youth from 4 congregations gathered at Little
Pine Island for an overnight youth retreat, exploring and discussing
issues of poverty, media, materialism and God's call to us and our
lives. Games, Bible study, paper airplanes, food, new friends and
so much more.
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Youth Sledding - Dec 30 2007. If you missed the
sledding, hot chocolate and games party... well, come next time!
Consecration Sunday and Hope's Congregation
Birthday, Nov 11, 2007
Happy Birthday Hope! |
Building the prayer weave |
Gathering of the faithful.. |
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| Blood Drives - April, July, October
and Dec 2007.
Our pints donated has gone up!
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| Habitat for Humanity Pictures from Hope's work on the Habitat for Humanity house in April
& June 2007
 
And at another house in Oct 2008...
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VBS - Vacation Bible School
Thank
you all, students, leaders, prayer teams and all!
VBS was
fantastic - lots of kids, lots of fun, Spirit filled singing, learning
about God and building relationships with God and others.
Click here for some
larger pictures from VBS
The
children were a blessing to us, for which we give thanks!
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