Hope Lutheran Church “Pointing to Christ...Hope for the Home” August 15 & 16, 2020

2308 Gravois Road, High Ridge, MO 63049 (636) 677-8788 hopehighridge@sbcglobal.net www.hopehighridge.org

THIS WEEK AT HOPE

SATURDAY 8:00 AM HOLY COMMUNION 10:00 AM HOLY COMMUNION

SUNDAY 8:00 AM HOLY COMMUNION 10:00 AM HOLY COMMUNION

TUESDAY 11:00 AM Ladies Online Zoom Bible Study 7:00 PM Bible Class—Replacing Sunday Morning Bible Class

THURSDAY 10:00 AM Men’s Online Zoom Bible Study

SATURDAY 8:00 AM Worship Service 10:00 AM Worship Service

SUNDAY 8:00 AM Worship Service 10:00 AM Worship Service

Remember in Prayer Ella Cook & Cindi Hawkins

Fruits of Our Faith Week of: August 9, 2020 Gifts to do His Work - General Fund: $4,547.08 Worshipped: 67

Birthdays August 16th Faye Littrell & Tom Yakel August 17th Jeanette Gray August 19th Marvin Hook, Brandi Menke, Terry Rodenberg & Terrill Tritch August 20th Janet Keisker August 21st David Cain August 22nd Pura Deluca & Ashley Henning

Anniversaries August 17th Tim & Renee Gerlach August 21st Stan & Barb Prater

HLECC Corner

THANK YOU to all who have helped with prayers and donations to the preschool. Both are vitally important, and so, if you are able, we are still asking for the same

help:

1. Keep our kids, families, and staff in prayer.

2. If you come across disinfecting wipes when you are shopping, please pick up a few extra packages. The school needs them and they are hard to come

by right now. Thank you!

ALTAR FLOWERS

Today’s altar pieces are given by

The Gray family in celebration of Jean’s 90th birthday.

Update on Our Ongoing Food Collection

We are continuing a collection for the Peace Pantry in Cedar Hill. Food donations are taken to Peace Pantry weekly - and we cannot say thank enough for your generosity. We have been able to share nearly 200 items per week! Still the need is great as they serve over 200 families weekly. You can bring items when you come to Saturday or Sunday service or by calling the

church and setting up a time. Any donation is appreciated, but items of particular need include:

• Personal Products

• Laundry Detergent

• Canned vegetables (except green beans & mixed veggies)

• Soup

• Ravioli

• Canned chicken

• Vegetable oil

Anyone is welcome to join us for these online Bible class studies. The

links are provided in Pastor’s weekly update email. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS - PLEASE...

EMAIL pastorwagner@email.com OR CALL/TEXT 636-222-4303

Ladies Bible Class - Tuesday Morning at 11am

Tuesday Evening Bible Class - Tuesday at 7pm

Men’s Bible Class - Thursday Morning at 10am

ALL Online Bible Class studies will resume this week. Please check the weekly update email for more information.

Thrivent Choice Deposit to Hope Lutheran $33.00 (July)

Hope’s Thrivent Financial members directing Choice Dollars to the church:

Dennis Lukefahr

Hope Congregation - Thank you for all of the prayers, and cards after Ron’s recent surgery. Ron & Marcie Gerhardt

Please take some time to review the Bible readings below,

they will be the subject of next week’s sermon.

August 23, 2020

Isaiah 51:1–6 Romans 11:33—12:8 Matthew 16:13–20

The Lord Jesus Christ Is the Son of the Living God Jesus asked His disciples: “But who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15). The question is also put to us: Who do you say that He is? Flesh and blood do not reveal this to us, but by the ministry of the Gospel, the Father in heaven reveals His Son to us on earth, who has become flesh and suffered death for our salvation. Thus, we believe and confess that He is “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). As He died for our transgressions and was raised for our justification, He looses us from all our sins and preserves our life within His Church, against which even “the gates of hell shall not prevail” (Matt. 16:18–19). His salvation is forever, and His righteousness “will never be dismayed” (Is. 51:6). He comforts us with the Gospel in His Church, so that “joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song” (Is. 51:3). Therefore, “according to the measure of faith that God has assigned” (Rom. 12:3), we also offer ourselves “as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God” (Rom. 12:1) through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Each quarter we receive a donation from Amazon.com as a result of the Amazon Smile program. Amazon donates to Hope

Lutheran Church when you shop @AmazonSmile. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/43-0863212 Use this link to shop

and 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products will be donated to our church.

Hope Lutheran is excited to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Contributions can now be debited automatically from your checking or savings account or processed using your credit or debit card. Our new electronic giving program offers convenience for you and provides much-needed donation consistency for our congregation. If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes. And, when travel, weather, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis. You can also make one-time gifts to special events, programs and other Church funds or activities. Giving online is easy, safe and secure, plus it allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet. Simply follow these easy steps: 1) Visit the church website at hopehighridge.org, 2) Click on the Online Giving tab and follow the link, 3) Click on the Create Profile button, then 4) Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions. If you prefer to use your phone, you can download the Give Plus app for both Apple and Android devices, and simply search for Hope Lutheran – High Ridge, MO.

Life Thought in the Church Year

Jesus didn’t really see the Canaanite woman as less than human (Matthew 15:21-28). He compared her to

a dog but also called all the Israelites sheep. Many Jews did treat Gentiles like animals, though. No doubt

they took close note when He included her and her little girl among the children of God. It’s like someone today saying fetuses count as human beings or elderly

lives matter as much as the rest of us.

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Hope Congregation - Thank you for all of the thoughts, prayers, and cards after my recent surgery. They were all greatly appreciated! Megan, Church Secretary

Happy Birthday!

Jean Gray will celebrate turning 90 this Monday, August 17th. Jean was baptized on September 14, 1930, confirmed on April 2, 1944 and married on September 2, 1950 at her home church, St. Paul's

Lutheran Church in South Bend, Indiana. She moved to Missouri in March 2019 to be close to

her son, Ron and his family.