1. family and parenting
2. children

Weekend of October 25 & 26, 2014
Greeters
5:25 Sanctuary
8:00 Chapel
9:30 Chapel
9:30 Sanctuary
10:55 Sanctuary
Kevin Cetroni & Bruce Fratanduano
Steve Carr
Pete Barringer
Rosemary Malnofski
Patty Miller
Acolytes
Josh Westwood
Marina Smith
Kyle McAuley
Caleigh Yates
Nathan Yurick
We hope that you enjoy worshiping with us here today and will
experience God’s love to be real in song, fellowship and word.
Hopewell United Methodist Church
852 Hopewell Road, Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 269-1545 Fax. No. (610) 269-3355
Email - Hopewell@hopewellumc.org Website - www.Hopewellumc.org
COFFEE AND FELLOWSHIP
Join us in the Family Life Center (downstairs) for coffee, refreshments and lots of conversation between
worship hours. Meet the people who worship with you, greet old friends, and make new ones. Coffee
hour is for all ages - snacks for children will be offered as well.
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PRAYER NEWS
Circle of Concern
New Concerns:
Mame Linford and family
Steve Carr
Wayne Lieby
Jim (Shelly Durbanis’ dad)
Bob (Shelly Durbanis’ uncle)
Karen Baker and Josh Baker
- grieving the loss of her mother
- recovering from hernia surgery
- recovering at home following rehab
- suffering complications from his cancer treatments
- awaiting stabilized blood work for necessary surgery
- for traveling mercies while in South Africa
On Going Concerns:
Linda Hall
Dot Dowlin
Ed Donnon
- continued prayers
- prayers as she deals with heart and breathing issues
- continued prayers
The flowers on the altar in the Chapel
are in loving memory of our
Aunt, Alice Souden.
Given by her nieces and nephews.
The rosebud on the altar in the Chapel
celebrates the birth on October 3rd of
Mckenzie (Kenzie) Louise Beible.
Parents are Ryan and Kristen Beible, sister Sammie,
and grandparents, Bill and Nancy Beible.
This Week’s Prayer Calendar:
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
Soup Lunch Ministry and its fellowship
Young Adult Ministry and fellowship
Celebrate Recovery
Jordan Ridge and Mosaic Ministry
Those preparing for the Planting Seeds Event
Hopewell Christian Preschool volunteer greeters
Thank God for the Saints who have gone before us
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HOPEWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
This Weekend
Contemporary Service
“Remembering the Messenger”
Titus 2:1-8, 11-15
Pastor Dan, Speaker
Saturday, October 25
5:25 Contemporary - Sanctuary
Sunday, October 26
8:00 Traditional - Bower Chapel
Traditional Services
“Choose Your Own Adventure:
Water or Fire”
Isaiah 43:1-3
Pastors Amy Banka and
Dan Lebo
9:30 Traditional - Bower Chapel
9:30 Contemporary - Sanctuary
10:55 Contemporary - Sanctuary
Next Weekend
Saturday, November 1
5:25 Contemporary - Sanctuary
Sunday, November 2
8:00 Traditional - Bower Chapel
All
Saints
Day
9:30 Traditional - Bower Chapel
All Services
“Power to Spare”
II Kings 13:14, 20-21
Pastor Steve, Speaker
Holy Communion
9:30 Contemporary - Sanctuary
10:55 Contemporary - Sanctuary
Tuesday Time Apart - November 4th
Bower Chapel at 7:00 PM
Led by Pastor Steve
Join us for this candlelight time of worship.
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Hopewell Weekly Calendar for October 26 through November 2, 2014
Sunday, October 26
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
Traditional Worship in Bower Chapel
Traditional Worship in Bower Chapel, Contemporary Worship in Sanctuary, Sunday School,
IGR Soup Lunch, Adult Bible Study
10:30 AM CR Leadership Team
10:45 AM Adult Bible Study
10:55 AM Contemporary Worship in Sanctuary, Junior Church/Nursery
12:15 PM
Student Leaders and Mentor Meeting
1:00 PM
Christmas Musical Rehearsal
2:00 PM
Men’s Basketball
4:00 & 4:30 PM
Youth Praise Bands
5:00 PM
Youth Choir
6:00 PM
Sunday Night Youth Fellowship, Children’s Choirs & Fellowship, Financial Peace, Legacy Journey
6:30 PM
Disciple I Fast Track, Good Grief class follow-up
7:00 PM
Faith Quartet
Monday, October 27
9:00 AM and 12:30 PM Hopewell Christian Preschool
6:00 PM
Creative Arts
6:30 PM
Disciple I Fast Track, Young Adults, Budget Review
6:45 PM
Trustees
7:00 PM
Adult Bible Study, Cub Scout Pack 8
Tuesday, October 28
9:00 AM and 12:30 PM Hopewell Christian Preschool
9:15 AM
Tuesday Morning Moms
9:30 AM
Disciple I
4:00 PM
Art Therapy Support Group
6:00 PM
Celebrate Recovery
6:30 PM
DACSL Volleyball
7:00 PM
Cub Scout Pack 8
Wednesday, October 29
9:00 AM and 12:30 PM Hopewell Christian Preschool
6:30 PM
DACSL Volleyball
7:00 PM
Praise Team
Thursday, October 30
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
1:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
NIA
Hopewell Christian Preschool
Women’s Bible Study
Disciple II
DACSL Volleyball, Divorce Care, Divorce Care Grad, Wesley Ringers
Boundaries with Teens, Boundaries with Kids, Financial Peace, Grief Share
Chancel Choir
Christmas Musical Rehearsal
Friday, October 31
6:30 AM
Men of Faith
9:00 AM and 12:30 PM Hopewell Christian Preschool
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Saturday, November 1
1:00 PM
5:25 PM
Christmas Musical Rehearsal
Contemporary Worship in Sanctuary
Sunday, November 2
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
Traditional Worship in Bower Chapel
Traditional Worship in Bower Chapel, Contemporary Worship in Sanctuary, Sunday School,
IGR Soup Lunch, Adult Bible Study
10:45 AM Adult Bible Study
10:55 AM Contemporary Worship in Sanctuary, Junior Church/Nursery
1:00 PM
Christmas Musical Rehearsal
2:00 PM
Men’s Basketball
4:00 & 4:30 PM
Youth Praise Bands
5:00 PM
Youth Choir
6:00 PM
Children’s Choirs & Fellowship, Sunday Night Youth Fellowship, Financial Peace, Legacy Journey
6:30 PM
Disciple I Fast Track, Good Grief Class Follow-up
7:00 PM
Faith Quartet
Soup Lunch Sunday A variety of delicious soups and tasty hotdogs will be available
after the 9:30 am and the 10:55 am services in the FLC. Please note that your generous
Soup Lunch donations will help support the IGR’s 2015 Scholarship Program as well as
provide discounts for all attendees.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month
You kneel with people at the worst time of their life –
giving them hope and sharing with them the Bread of Life.
You stand with people at the best time of their lives –
sharing the sweetness life has for them.
You walk with people through their everyday life –
encouraging, sharing, giving, bringing seasoning
and flavor to the soul.
Let this day serve as a reminder that
while you walk, when you stand, as you kneel;
His Word, the Bread of Life will give you strength;
His Spirit gives sweetness to your days;
and your life is seasoned by those
who support you with their love and prayers.
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SUPPORT GROUPS
Tuesday Evenings 6PM
Downstairs in the Café
This week’s program will focus on relapse.
Thursday Evenings 6:30PM
Downstairs in the Café
Thursday Evenings 7PM
In the Lounge
Christian Art Therapy Cancer Support
Tuesday Afternoons 4PM
In Room Ruth
All Saints Day When we celebrate All Saints Day in worship on November 1st and 2nd, we will
remember ten Hopewell members who went home to be with our Lord in this year. Those persons are:
Kerry Lyman
1/10/14
Charlie Mentzer 5/13/14
Paige Stapleton 2/06/14
Ethel Hopkins
5/18/14
Lois Schroder 3/09/14
Joyce O’Brien
5/30/14
Tom Dowlin
3/12/14
Roy Anderson
7/03/14
Andy Maurey 5/06/14
Joan Killinger
8/03/14
Please be in prayer for this unique worship hour as we celebrate the Christian message of life,
death, and life after death.
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Christ Servant Ministry Training at Hopewell
An excellent opportunity is available to train as a Christ Servant Minister (CSM) right here, conveniently,
at Hopewell! As part of our Planting Seeds for Ministry Growth event, an advanced course in leading is
being offered for people throughout the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
seeking CSM certification. Session 1 on Friday, November 14 (7:00-9:15pm) will be led by Pastor Amy
Banka, and Sessions 2 and 3 on Saturday, November 15 (9:00am-6:30pm) will be led by Clint Jenkin,
Vice President of the Barna Research Group and keynote speaker at Planting Seeds.
Registration for this CSM training at Hopewell is available at http://www.christservantministries.net/
CSM.Flyer.Hopewell.pdf. Please don’t delay! This CSM course at Hopewell has a limitation on the
number of registrants and is expected to fill quickly. If you need more information or would like assistance in registering, contact Sheri Kentner, CSM Southeast District Director (sheri@hopewellumc.org),
or Deb Boyd (boyd@hopewellumc.org).
Participation in this 10-hour course will meet half of the requirements for CSM certification. The course
to complete certification is planned to be offered at Hopewell early in 2015.
Hopewell United Methodist Church Strategic Map/Long Range Plan
Goal:
Full implementation of our cemetery renovation plan, including labyrinth construction and memorial gardens, and integration of cemetery ministries into Hope
well administrative systems.
Result: Let us give thanks that our cemetery renovation plan has come to fruition! What
a joy that we are now able to offer alternatives to traditional burial to those who
choose cremation. Pastor Steve and several Hopewell members who have purchased a niche in the columbaria had the opportunity recently to describe the
“green, attractive, local, affordable (GALA)” aspect of the cemetery renovation to
the Philadelphia Inquirer, providing an opportunity to share this blessing with the
community. Praise God!
Assistance Fund Thank You:
Your gifts to the Assistance Fund make a difference. We recently received this thank you note “Thank you so much for the food gift cards. The fact that I will actually be able to get a substantial
amount of groceries means more to me than you will ever know. I was so happy that I could actually
buy some really healthy food for [myself and my daughter] thanks to your church’s generosity. Nobody has ever helped us out like this before. What your church has done for us is truly a blessing.”
A life changed!
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Coat Drive Please drop off your gently used, clean coats at the Donation Station
outside the FLC. These coats will be distributed between the Salvation Army of
Coatesville and the Salvation Army Service Unit in Glenmoore, the CYWA
(a shelter for women and children in Coatesville) and City Gate (a men’s shelter in
Coatesville). We will be collecting coats until Thanksgiving. Can You Help?
“...Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none…” (Luke 3:11)
Food Drive at Stauffer’s (formerly Croppers) in Guthriesville. In response to
the urgent need for non-perishable food in Chester County, Stauffer’s has agreed to
partner with Hopewell to help stock the shelves at the Chester County Food Bank. We
will have a drop-off table in the foyer. On Saturday, November 1st from 10am to
6pm, two people are needed each hour to hand out flyers and collect the food. Chester
County Food Bank will have a truck on site that we can load as the food is donated.
There is a sign up sheet at the bulletin board downstairs at the Donation Station or you
can call Sue Lehman, 484-678-6789 for more information.
Hopewell Community Dinner on CHRISTMAS DAY Hopewell will once again be serving
a traditional turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, for the community on Christmas Day! As it was last
year, this free dinner is for anyone who wishes to attend, including those who would otherwise be eating
alone, or not at all. An information meeting about the dinner for all those who are able to help plan it will
be Wednesday, November 5th at 7pm. Contact Becky Bennington (rlbennington62@aol.com) or Deb
Boyd (boyd@hopewellumc.org). You do not have to be able to serve at the dinner on Christmas Day to
be part of this team. People are needed to help with the pre-planning of it.
Holiday Cantata On Sunday, December 21st in the 9:30 and 10:55 Sanctuary services, Hopewell
Church will be presenting the Christmas musical, We're Glad You Came. We need many singers and instrumentalists to make this a truly God-glorifying worship experience, so I want invite you to bring your
musical gifts to present before the Lord. All voice parts (SATB), woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings,
and keyboards will find a place to serve. There is an extensive, yet flexible, rehearsal schedule. Please
contact george@hopewellumc.org for information.
Shop With the Sheriff Please save Saturday, December 6th from 9:00am-3:00pm to help with the
“Shop With the Sheriff” event. The Chester County Sheriff’s Department will be taking the students from
the Chester County Family Academy to Wal-Mart to shop for Christmas gifts for their families. Hopewell will be helping by providing lots of volunteers, lots of gift wrapping supplies, and lots of love to
make this a wonderful day for the CCFA children! If you can play games with children, help them wrap
Christmas gifts, assist with serving pizza, then THERE IS A ROLE FOR YOU TO PLAY. Please consider joining us for all or part of the day. Contact: Pam Johnson (484) 886-9993 or
pamjohnson4@verizon.net
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ADULT MINISTRIES
Sunday School Classes for Adults
New people are always welcome!
9:30am in Adult Ministry Room B – The Psalms: Israel’s Hymnbook
Taught by Dr. David Frame.
10:45am in the Lounge – Revised Common Lectionary Readings
This week’s scripture (October 26th) is Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 (UMH 789); 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; and Matthew 22:34-46. Next week’s scripture (November 1st) is Revelation 7:9-17;
Psalm 34:1-10, 22 (UMH 769); 1 John 3:1-3; and Matthew 5:1-12.
Facilitator is Joe Lisowski
10:45am in Adult Ministry B – Religion & Science: Pathways to Truth
Facilitators are Rob Chapman and Brian Oberholtzer.
Men’s Ministry
Man to Man Breakfast
Saturday October 25, 2014 at 8:30 AM
Wyndham Garden Inn
Man to Man Ministries is pleased to continue the study of Twelve Ordinary Men.
Pastor Dan leads this series which discusses the book by John MacArthur. It is a
focus on the twelve Disciples, with each session covering a different Disciple.
Even if you have not attended any of the previous lessons, feel free to drop in as
each lesson stands alone. Please consider inviting a friend to join us and be sure
to register at www.hopewellumc.org/mens-breakfast-signup.
Service in the Connection In 2009, our Senior Pastor was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Foundation. Investment management, endowments, stewardship education, and
Planned Giving opportunities are some of the services provided by the Foundation for the churches and
agencies of three of our Annual Conferences. Pastor Steve will attend a meeting of the Stewardship Team
in Fallston, MD on Thursday, October 30th from 9:30 am until noon.
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CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
Staff Team: Cheri Miller (cheri@hopewellumc.org), Patty Wiehler (patty@hopewellumc.org)
Katy Garner (katylgarner@hotmail.com)
Child Care is available for these Worship Services:
5:25pm (Saturdays) and 10:55 am (Sundays) – Room Mary
9:30am (Sundays) – Infants/Toddlers – Room Jerusalem
Two year olds – Room Mary
Sunday School @ 9:30 is offered for children ages 3 (by 9/1/14) to 6th grade. Room assignments
are posted throughout the church hallways.
Junior Church @ 10:55 is offered for children ages 3 (by 9/1/14) to 6th grade. Children should
proceed to worship with their families and then join our Junior Church leaders at the specified time in
the order of worship. Children can be picked up after worship in Room Adam (the church library).
God’s Children Hayride All 3rd to 6th grade children are invited to join us on Sunday,
November 2nd from 3 to 5pm for a hayride and campfire at Highland Orchards. A light dinner will be
provided. Cost is $5 per child. Permission forms can be found in the church lobby.
Socktober Mission We have a goal to collect 500 pairs of new socks for the ‘Sock it to Us’ program, sponsored by Family Services of Chester County. These socks will be distributed to homeless or
disadvantaged children, women & men through human service agencies and shelters in Chester County.
Please help support this mission and warm some toes this October!! Socks can be taken to the Sunday
school classrooms. Prizes will be awarded to the top three classes! Deadline for sock donations is
November 2nd.
Operation Christmas Child Mission We are collecting items for Operation Christmas Child
throughout the fall. Please bring in items for this amazing mission any time before November 9th.
Items can be dropped off in the Children’s Ministries bin at the Donation Station. Suggestions for
donated items are: toothbrushes, toothpaste, band-aids, bar soap, washcloths, pens, markers, crayons,
coloring books, notebooks, jewelry, hair accessories, small balls, candy (no chocolate), and small toys.
Children’s Choirs All children ages 3 years (by 9/1/14) through 6th grade are invited to participate each Sunday night as follows:
Cherub Choir (Preschool & Kindergarten)
Room Luke
J.A.M. Choir (1st-3rd Grade)
Room Ecclesiastes
God’s Children Choir (4th-6th Grade)
Thompson Music Room
Sunday Night Fellowship All children, grades 1st through 6th are invited to join us each Sunday
night from 6 to 8pm for a time of fellowship with Christian friends and leaders. Each week the children
gather for a time of prayer, educational games, topical discussions, hands-on missions, and recreation.
Choir participants can join in at 7pm. Please join us...and invite a friend!!
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CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
Staff Team: Cheri Miller (cheri@hopewellumc.org), Patty Wiehler (patty@hopewellumc.org)
Katy Garner (katylgarner@hotmail.com)
Creative Arts for Christ A drama block will begin on October 27th, with the drama being presented
the weekend of November 22nd/23rd at the Contemporary Services. The group meets on Monday nights
from 6 to 7pm. All children grades 1st through 6th are invited to participate. Contact Patty Wiehler with
any questions.
Mom’s Group is studying the book Chaotic Joy: Finding Abundance in the Messiness of Motherhood by Megan Breedlove. You can join at any time! We meet every Tuesday during the school year
from 9:15 to 11:15am. Child care is provided. This is a wonderful group of women who meet for Bible
study, fellowship and prayer support. Please contact Cheri Miller at cheri@hopewellumc.org for more
information.
Upward Basketball & Cheerleading Registrations are now being accepted for the 2015 season
of Upward basketball and cheerleading for children ages Kindergarten through 8th grade. Detailed information and online registration is available at the Chester County Upward website at
www.upwardchestercounty.org. Contact Patty Wiehler in the church office with any questions.
Children’s Ministries Weekly Email If you would like to have information regarding Hopewell
Children’s Ministries sent to your email address weekly, please contact Cheri Miller in the church office,
or email cheri@hopewellumc.org.
South Africa Film Night
Friday, November 7, 2014, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Hopewell UMC will welcome the Honors Students from the Thursday 4:25 PM class at West Chester
University (led by Dr. Kevin Dean and Pastor Steve Morton). Again this year: a
showing of Invictus, the 2009 film which tells the story of how Nelson Mandela, in his
first term as the South African President, united the apartheid-torn land by enlisting the
national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 World Cup. Also showing that
night: Yesterday, an Oscar-nominated, South Africa produced film about a young
mother’s valiant struggle in light of AIDS. The transformation in South Africa today
is studied by these students for its lessons in leadership. This is the biggest night of the
year at Hopewell UMC for welcoming college students into our building! Join us on
Friday night, November 7th for these films, some fellowship with the WCU students, and a celebration
of the South Africa mission.
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YOUTH MINISTRIES (Grades 7-12)
Director: Mike Banka, mike@hopewellumc.org
Assistant: Kristin Smith, kristin@hopewellumc.org
Youth Group - Sunday, October 26th Come out and join us for Youth! Invite your friends!
6:00 PM - Basketball, hang out, snacks, games, etc.
7:00 PM - Worship and a message
7:30 PM - Small Groups
Parents - Help Needed We need your help with Sunday night snacks. If you are able to provide
tasty treats for our weekly meetings, sign up using this link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4cadac23aafe3-sunday. Thanks for your ongoing support!
OCMD Youth Rally - Friday, January 9 - Sunday, January 11, 2015
This is an amazing weekend you do not want to miss!! See the highlight email for specifics OR go to the
Youth Retreat Page at www.hopewellumc.org for details. The EARLY BIRD SPECIAL WITH TSHIRT - Total cost is $130. You must REGISTER and submit a $65 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT both are due by NOVEMBER 7th!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Nov. 23rd
Dec. 6th
Dec. 12th - 14th
Dec. 14th
Jan. 9th - 11th
Jan. 23rd - 25th
Jan. 30th - Feb. 1st
Feb. 13th - 15th
Feb. 20th - 22nd
Mission Night - Thanksgiving Shopping
Youth Auction
Confirmation Retreat
Mission Night - Christmas Shopping
OCMD Youth Rally
Confirmation Retreat
Ski Trip
IGR
Confirmation Retreat
College Student Ministries Please keep our college students in your
prayers, asking God to guide their steps and increase their wisdom. We're still
collecting the following items for our Christmas gift boxes: Raman noodles,
microwave popcorn, tissues, peanut butter, cracker packages, cereal bars,
granola (any kind), hot chocolate packets, coffee singles, tea bags, Chapstick,
mints/gum, and microwavable mac & cheese. We are also collecting iTunes,
Amazon, and Starbucks gift cards ($5-10 each). Gift cards can be given to
Pastor Amy. If your son/daughter is currently in college, please help us minister to them by completing the information insert in the Narthex and place it
in “College Mailbox” in the Welcome Center.
Eric and Becca Hodge at
Penn State
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CONNECTING
CHURCH + CULTURE
Making our local churches relevant to new
people, younger people and more diverse people
Saturday, November 15, 2014
2:00pm—6:30pm
Register
Now
KEYNOTE
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith
Reflections on the book by David Kinnaman
Clint Jenkin, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Research for the Barna Group, a
marketing research firm based in Ventura, California, that strategically tracks the role
of faith in America. The Barna Millennials Project, a compilation of 27,140
interviews with young people, has led churches, educational institutions and the media
to place the organization into the ranks of top experts on matters of religion and
contemporary society.
WORKSHOPS
 How to Work with Millennials
Led by Dr. Clint Jenkin
Learn more about the workshops and featured speakers at
www.hopewellumc.org

Wellness: A Model for Ministry
Led by Dr. Mary White

Restorative Justice: Rebuilding Communities
Led by Marilyn Schneider and Barbie Fischer

Toward Racially Inclusive Congregations
Led by Rev. Dr. Jeffery A. Raffauf and Rev. Nicolas Camacho

The Forgotten Mission: Church/School Partnerships
Led by Dr. Cathy L. Tashner
On‐line Registration: www.hopewellumc.org Page 13
Hopewell UMC is producing a brand new Bible Study curriculum for the
upcoming holiday season called Advent Dreams. Based on the sequence of
four nighttime dreams in Matthew 1:18-2:23, this study will review how God
used dreams as a vehicle for guidance, warning, and challenge among the heroes in Matthew’s Christmas Story - and will invite participants to consider
whether God speaks to them and to the Church in dreams today. Research for
this project was accomplished largely during Pastor Steve’s recent study leave
at Duke Divinity School. The primary printed resource for this material is the International Critical Commentary on Matthew 1-7 by W. D. Davies (renown New Testament scholar who began his teaching career
at Duke in the 1950’s and then later returned there until his retirement) and D. C. Allison (a PhD student
at Duke under Davies, who now teaches New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary). The four
video presentations in Advent Dreams are written and delivered by Pastor Steve Morton and Pastor Amy
Banka. Filming by Hopewell and QVC’s Pete Willenbrock occurs tomorrow morning, October 27, and
will be supported by the ace production team of Deb Collins and Deb Boyd. Advent Dreams will be
offered starting in mid-to-late November in a dozen or so times and places, and is certainly available
(free!) to any other congregation which is interested in a fresh Bible Study curriculum for the Advent season.
Hopewell in the Community For the fourteenth year, Pastor Steve is conducting lectures at West Chester University during many Thursday late-afternoons this fall.
The presentations are part of an Honors Program seminar exploring the topic of personal leadership development and community building, and feature his experiences
from South Africa. This Thursday, Steve will offer presentations on “Economic Realities in Leadership” and “Self Care.”
Scholarship Funds
Hopewell UMC is committed to helping its students with their educational costs along the way. Three
Scholarship Funds have been in existence for a number of years. Each is named in honor of a special
member of the Hopewell family over the years, and each has been created for the purpose of providing
scholarship aid for students. The Don and Joyce Bower Fund produces annual interest which is usually
granted to a first year college student. The Preston Buller Fund is designed for the same purpose. The
Mary Barringer Fund is used to provide scholarships for little children to attend the Hopewell Christian
Preschool. A fourth scholarship fund was started in 2008 to provide dollars for two boys in Mississippi at
the time of their post-high school education. This is part of our commitment to on-going relief in a
Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast. Praise God for this vital part of our ministry together! Please be aware that
you may make a financial contribution to any of these funds at any time during the year.
Current balances (as of 9/30/14):
Mary Barringer Fund - $ 69,663
Don and Joyce Bower Fund - $ 24,383
Preston Buller Fund - $ 28,690
Mississippi Students’ Education Fund - $13,775
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FINANCE
Beyond the Walls - Year VII
A Capital Campaign
with a twist
Bower Chapel Organ Haiti
Bridge of Hope
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Camp Innabah
Maranatha Christian Academy
Good Works
Safe Harbor
Grace Café
The Well
South Africa, including our full-time
missionary
Annual Goal:
$275,000
Total Received: $196,551
“Out of his anguish he shall see LIGHT.”
(Isaiah 53:11a)
Total missions disbursements through
the Beyond the Walls campaigns
since their inception (April, 2008):
$1,194,519
October Designated Giving This month nearly forty (40) folks from Hopewell UMC and Lansdale: Christ UMC traveled together to Crisfield, MD to serve a community which was greatly affected by
SuperStorm Sandy. Two years later this little town on the southern tip of the Chesapeake Bay is still
struggling to rebuild. From experience, we know that each of our mission teams comes across homeowner needs that are not covered by storm recovery dollars, and we always wish there were a way to
help: funding for something extra, like a new stove, curtains, or rugs. Your gifts to October Designated
Giving will allow our team to keep an eye open and prayerfully discern how discretionary dollars from
our congregation could best be spent (even after we visitors leave). Received to date: $996.00.
Children’s Ministries
Goal for 2014: 22,000
Received year-to-date for 2014: $13,677
Your designated gifts help to support
the regular budgeted children’s programs which happen out of Hopewell UMC.
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DONATION STATION
Please place your donations downstairs by the Family Life Center at the Donation Station.
THANK YOU!
GOODIES FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS
The College Ministry team is collecting goodies to send to our college students, a tangible way
to let them know that we are thinking of them and praying for them. Please consider donating:
Raman noodles
Microwave popcorn
Tissues
Peanut butter
Cracker snack packs
Granola/Cereal bars
Microwave hot chocolate
Coffee singles
Tea bags
Microwave mac & cheese
Chapstick
Mints/Gum
Please place your donations in the College Ministries bin at the Donation Station.
It’s SOCKTOBER !
Throughout the month of October, our
Children’s Ministry will be collecting:
New SOCKS
For Men, Women and Children
Please place your donations in the
Children’s Ministry bin at the Donation
Station.
Hopewell’s Backpack Team will be assisting the
children at our adopted school, the Chester
County Family Academy, wrap Christmas
presents for their families which are being gifted
by the Chester County Sheriff’s Department and
other entities. The Backpack Team would
appreciate your donations of:
Christmas wrapping paper
Tissue paper
Ribbon and Bows
Christmas gift tags
Chester County Food Bank
Shopping List
Small cans or pouches of tuna, chicken or beef
Fruit cups packed in 100% juice/apple sauce cups
Healthy cereal (12-16 oz.)
Pouches of Pasta Sides
Ready Rice boxed grains
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Small jars of peanut butter
100% fruit juice boxes
Macaroni & Cheese
Pouches of Pasta Meals
Shelf-stable milk (Parmalat)
Clip box and take along when you food shop
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