Women of Hope Potluck Lunch & Bible Study
Wednesday, January 7th at noon
in the Fellowship Hall
Bring your favorite potluck item to share.
Pastor Dave will lead the Gather study on Prayer.
Everyone welcome… invite a friend!
The Women of Hope 2026 General meeting will be held on January 7th at noon. This includes all Circles plus any women who are not in a circle but would like to join us. A potluck luncheon will be served at noon (please bring a dish to share), Pastor Dave will lead us in the winter Bible study from our “Gather” magazine, which is a two-session study on prayer, and a short business meeting will conclude the day. Our 2026 Women of Hope brochures will be available at the meeting - thank you, Tanis, for your terrific talent in producing these. No individual circles will be held in January. The Women of Hope Board are your hostesses for the day. Come and bring a friend!
If you happened to look down the hallway on December 3rd you noticed many, many black bags which contained quilts or blankets to be included in the Christmas Food Boxes. Thank you to our wonderful quilters! Such beautiful creations and a fun group to work with. Join in on Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m. We’ll put you to work.
A huge thank-you to all the amazing bakers of Hope who donated Christmas cookies for the December 14 fundraiser for the Walker Area Food Shelf and to those who helped pack the boxes. Thank you, too, all of you who donated to the Food Shelf by buying some of these cookies. Through this effort, we raised $540 for the Food Shelf!
Hope Card Makers meet on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall to make cards as a fundraiser for the Women of Hope. Anyone is welcome to help! All materials and instructions provided. Greeting cards for all occasions are available near the church office for $2 each.
Do you have a loved one or friend who could use the comfort of a prayer shawl? Stop by the church office and inquire!
HOPE QUILTERS meet on Thursday mornings. If you can tie or sew, we have a job for you!
The quilters also need bedsheets to use for backing on quilts. These can be any size, color or fabric (our quilters have magic in their fingers to make them work!!)
The Women of Hope are always looking for new ideas for fund raisers or activities that might be of interest to our ladies here at Hope. If you are a new member here (all women, whether in a circle or not, are members of the Women of the ELCA) and did a project or fund raiser in your former church, talk to Shirley Dowson or Ardyce Pederson, our Co-Chairs. It might be something that we would like to try here.
ALTAR GUILD prepares communion and the altar area for worship. If you’d be interested in helping, leave a message in the church office.
2025 Co-Chairs: Ardyce Pederson & Shirley Dowson
Secretary: Deb Fischer
Treasurer: Meri Mengis
Circle Chair Board Members: Pat Paulsen, Shirley Dowson, Deb Fischer