Volume 34, Issue 7

Summer Worship

Pastor’s Pen 2

Youth News 3

Keenagers 4

Adult Ministry 4

July Anniver-saries & Birthdays

5& 7

Aug. Anniver-saries & Birthdays

6 & 8

Church

Calendars

9

&

10

Inside this issue:

Hope Lutheran Church, Bozeman, Montana

July and

August 2013

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday Mornings at 8:30 and 10 am

Sermons on the Assigned Biblical Texts

Wednesday Nights

5:45 pm Picnic

Fellowship

6:30 pm Informal

Worship

Sermon Series:

“I Always Wanted to Hear a Sermon on…” Bring a lawn chair or blanket and

a picnic dinner for you and your family.

Lemonade and a grill will be provided.

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Welcome to KAYLA and ERIC. Kayla starts her year as our pastoral intern on July 1.

They moved into their apartment on June 25 and hopefully have begun to get the lay

of the land. I know you will welcome them to our community. You might want to

invite them for a cookout. I know how much Joyce and I enjoyed those early dinner

conversations and the opportunity to get to know folks here at Hope in a casual

atmosphere.

Hope Lutheran church is a learning center and I, as Kayla’s supervisor, become an

extension of the seminary’s faculty. The pastoral internship is a critical part of the

education for future pastors in our church. Reports throughout the year will be

shared with both Kayla’s candidacy committee for her Synod and with Luther

Seminary. Kayla and I will have a formal weekly supervision meeting where we will talk about her

experience and learning objectives throughout the year. The goal of the internship year is to give

the seminarian an opportunity to experience the full spectrum of what life as a parish pastor entails.

Kayla and I will join with the other interns and supervisors of Region 1 twice during her internship.

These cluster meetings are always beneficial as we hear from all the interns how their year is going.

Every congregation serving as an internship site also has a Lay Internship Committee that will meet

with the intern each month to discuss how the internship is going and address any concerns raised

by the intern. The Lay Internship Committee also will be asked to provide a six month and final

evaluation. The chair of our committee this year is Brent Rosso.

Kayla will be preaching on a regular basis with frequency that will increase to every other week in

the final months of her internship. She will be interacting with the various teams, committees, and

the Congregational Council. She will be making pastoral visits and will join Paul and myself as a

member of our program staff.

I am delighted to have Kayla and Eric join us for the coming

year and look forward to having Kayla as a pastoral

colleague. Eric, a music major in college, has accepted my

invitation to restart and direct our bell choir here at Hope

Lutheran.

There will be a reception following each service on Sunday,

July 7 to welcome them.

Kayla and Eric Billings

Calling all Middle School

Youth: Don’t miss our

annual community service

day camp! This year we will

gather once again with

Christ the King Lutheran

and First Presbyterian for a

week long service camp

experience. Join us as we

work with many area

service organizations, and

learn about serving

others...both here in this

valley and across the world!

We meet every morning at

9 a.m. for an opening

celebration and service

assignments. We then head

out to several locations

each day. Some possible

projects include: building

wheel chairs with Roc

Wheels , bettering our trail

system with Gallatin Valley

Land Trust, helping feed

the hungry through the

food bank, learning about

homelessness with Family

Promise and much more!

This year on Friday we will

enjoy a high ropes

course at Rock

Haven camp! The

cost for this week is

$50 and online reg-

istration will be

available in early

May. Sign up

early...it always fills!

Only 5 spaces

currently remain!

Contact Paul

Goodman for more

information.

Service Plunge

their trip. As a sponsor, you

commit to financially support

one day of youth’s experience

at $50. Likewise, you commit

to pray for youth and you

commit to write a note or

card to your sponsored youth.

Youth will receive these notes

on your assigned day and will

pray for you.

This year, we will have a

sponsor dinner on Sunday,

August 25, where youth will

share their experiences with

We are currently seeking daily

sponsors for our youth and

adults who will be attending the

Arizona Trip this summer.

Sponsoring a youth directly

connects you to the youth and

their experience. While in

Arizona, each youth will blog

about their experience, and will

send you a card directly from

Sponsor a Youth

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Vacation Bible School was

a huge success this year! We

had 140 children and another

25 youth and adults who helped

make it happen! Throughout

the week children learned what

it means to Stand Strong for

God. This was a wonderful

joint effort with Holy Rosary!

Thank you to all who helped

make this happen!

ADULT FAITH ENRICHMENT

BIBLE STUDIES

The Thursday 11:30 Bible Study focuses on the Scrip-

ture texts assigned for the upcoming Sunday services.

The discussion is facilitated by the pastor who will be

preaching on that Sunday.

WOMEN’S CIRCLE

BIBLE STUDIES

We currently have one Women’s circle. Deborah circle

meets at the church at 7 pm on the second Tuesday

of the month except June, July and August.

They follow the Bible Study in the magazine Gather For

Faith And Action published by the Women of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Extra copies

of the study will be available at the church or at the meet-

ing.

Guests are invited to attend.

KEENAGERS PICNIC AT CHOATES

The second annual Keenagers potluck picnic will again be at Darrel and Robin Choate’s

cabin in the Gallatin Canyon on August 11 at 4 pm. No desserts for the potluck . Just ap-

petizers and salads or picnic casseroles. Folks may bring their own wine or beer. Coffee

and lemonade will be provided. Entertainment information will be forth coming.

Directions will be in the August Hope Herald. Put this date on your calendar now.

CAMPUS MINISTRY

Pastor Steve is working with the Christus Collegium Board to evaluate ways to revive the

importance of Campus Ministry. To do this, he would like to identify MSU alumni who were

a part of campus ministry while a student. If this is YOU, please call or email the office

(586-5572) or dar@hopeozeman.com. We need your help!

We Say Thank You

TO FOR

Cheryl and Jack Holm, Jesse and Miranda Renner, Jody

May and Karen Hall

For preparing and planting the Community

Garden

All the VBS Volunteers and Paul Goodman For a fabulous week of learning about God’s

Kingdom with 140 children.

Mitch Kayser For providing the hotdogs for the VBS

picnic

Lesley Bredvik, Paula and Dennis Beehler, Bob and Jorlene

Harold and Susan McConnell

For serving at the Community Café in June

JULY ANNIVERSARIES

July

July

Ronda and Jim Russell 1 Jan and Dan Davies 16

Nathan and Cherie Albrecht 2 Dick and Barb Deschamps 20

Kyle and Morgan Scarr 3 Jeff and Ali Weedin 20

Stu and Barb Starner 3 Angela and Doug Shanley 21

Tom and Cindy Kostrba 7 Tyler and Jody Delaney 22

Gary and Juli Bummer 8 Andrew and Tami McLaughlin 26

Wayne and Linda Heath 8 Ray and Elizabeth Linsky 27

Marsha and Geroge Polansky 9 Bud and Justine Bell 28

Jeff and Heather Nehring 14 Mark and Jeana Blomstrom 29

John and Heidi Parkes 14 Mark and Pam Refling 31

Lectionary for July

FOCUS SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR July, 2013

July 7 Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-9 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-

20

July 14 Deuteronomy 30:9-

14 Psalm 25:1-10 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37

July 21 Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 15 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42

July 28 Genesis 18:20-22 Psalm 138 Colossians 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

August

August

Chris and Jan Bowers 2 Mike and Judy Hammond 51 17

Mitch and Jen Kayser 2 Russell and Jennifer White 17

Brent Rosso & Rebekah

VanWieren 3 Mark and Sue Hawkinson 18

Betsy and Walker Asserson 4 Rodney and Sharon Kott 19

Robin and Carol Long 4 Dewey and Marsha Kertz 21

Jamie and Justine Bottcher 5 Aaron and Terri Lyles 21

Kathy and Rick Brink 5 Brady and Sarah Meltzer 23

Ken and Lynn Kelting-Gibson 5 Dave and Barb Moe 23

Jeff and Jill Serocki 5 Tim and Debbie Shearman 23

Kevin and Sheila Gilbertson 7 Clayton and Helen Schievelbein 61 24

Elwood Bakken & Karma Kiang 8 Matt and Laurie Edwards 25

Mike and Ann Blake 8 Dan and Joyce Lohss 52 26

Jim and Judy McKenna 8 Scott Bohr & Jeanne Marie

Callahan 27

Ryan and Danielle Scharf 9 Brian and LaVerne Goldhahn 27

Lynn and Jan Strand 55 9 Harry and Becca Murphy 27

Dave and Cyndi Meldahl 11 Mark Peterson & Irene Dahl 28

Eric and Laura Roset 12 Robert and DiLyn Arneson 30

Bob and Karen Waller 14 David and Ellen Pedersen 30

John and Kristin How 15 Dan and Shari March 50 31

Paul and Diane Brokke 16

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JULY BIRTHDAYS 1st

Karen Bailey

Radley Gilpin

Brian Landsverk

2nd

Flack Babcock

3rd

Dade Dooley

Jack Hyyppa

Karma Kiang

Brett Swimley

4th

Thane Adams

Henry Asserson

Connie Plenke

5th

Bill Fiedler

6th

WJ Anderson

Ty Lourie

7th

Lena Haugan

Nora Haugan

Corrine Klepatz

Laura Roset

8th

Lisa Berkram

Hannah Waller

9th

Mike Hammond

John Thompson

Ellie Vanwieren

Rosso

10th

Beth Lohman

Monte Oliver

11th

Lois Johnson

Aaron McKenna

Connor Schultz

12th

Allison Coffman

Melvin Howe

John McDonnell

Brant Wiehardt

13th

Katie Wiehardt

14th

Betsy Asserson

Chase Burian

Paysen Naylor

Jeremie Waller

15th

Randi Stephens

16th

Kara Hagenlock

Walt (Gator) Rivers

17th

Sally Coffman

Jonathan Jennings

Gordon Mundt

18th

Matthew Miller

19th

Brett Boxwell

21st

Emma Adams

Monika Johnson

Bette March

Marsha Paulson

Matthew Roset

22nd

Brad Dirckx

23rd

Lindsey Hackbarth

Pam Refling

Maggie Russell

Olivia Waterton

24th

Chris Babcock

25th

Cole Pipal

Tim Spring

Richard Thomas

Alexis Tomac

26th

Bob Larson

Regan Lundgren

Jeff Nehring

Jeff Serocki

Bodie Smith

27th

Brant Albrecht

Jackson Fiedler

28th

Elly Atkins

Kinley Burian

Lynn Fiedler

Jen Kayser

29th

Rachel Jennings

30th

Angela Jennings

William McDonnell

Tom Sather

Lauren Waterton

31st

Sean McCarthy

Hannah Mohr

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1st

Paula Beehler

Glen Edsall

Kristin McAllister

2nd

Nathan Adams

Annika Landsverk

Mike Long

Nick Marudas

Becca Tilleman

3rd

Dave Cameron

4th

Toby Naylos

5th

Dylon Flikkema

Jaynee Groseth

Janice Hausauer

Eric Ibarra

Joseph Kehoe

Alanna Kraft

Brady Meltzer

Jessica Stites

Kinsey White

6th

Kaylee Davies

Peg Dirckx

Mark Hawkinson

7th

Alivia Ballenger

Kellie Cahill

Harlee Flikkema

8th

John Refling

Tyler Schultz

Jill Serocki

Walt Weaver

9th

Sue Howe

Jeff Walaker

10th

Jaydee Shepherd

12th

Nancy Astrup

Gary Bishop

Tyler Blomstrom

Naomi Mohr

13th

Carter Buchanan

Coby Lowe

Ruth Reiser

Abby Waldear

14th

Kathy Kracht

15th

Amy McMahon

Geroge Polansky

Walter Salaes

Michael Shepherd

16th

Lisa Innes

David Ming

17th

Nigel Anselmi

Rick Bilstad

18th

Scott Bohr

Jordan Davie

Norma Murdoch

Andy Walker

19th

Alden Bottcher

Brady Schulz

20th

Ian McDonnell

Karen Waller

21st

Kari Ballenger

Sophia Robinson

Nigel Waterton

22nd

Jamie Bottcher

Jason Hanson

Gail Larson

Jacob McKernon

Jon Stites

24th

Quaid Ash

Ted Hundtoft

Ashlyn Shepherd

25th

Marge Dogterom

(93)

26th

Soren Gilje

Alysyn McDonnell

27th

Jack Fellerhoff

28th

Ron Pike

29th

Zach Boxwell

Steve Coffman

Rodney Kott

Peyton Renner

30th

Mark Blomstrom

31st

Emily Christiansen

Roland Kroos

Connie Thomas

Zack Tompers

Debbie Tysse

Lectionary for August

FOCUS SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR August, 2013

Aug. 4 Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-

14; 2:18-23 Psalm 49:1-12 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21

Aug. 11 Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40

Aug. 18 Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82

Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56

Aug. 25 Isaiah 58:9b-14 Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17

This Hope Herald is a combination publication for

both July and August.

Please take note of topics that pertain to you for

both months.