February 2013

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Pastor Paul

“…but on every Word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” (Deuteronomy 8:3)

Lent in a Word is _______________.

How would you fill in the blank? How would you summarize the season of Lent in a single

word? The most obvious answers might be “Christ”, “Cross”, “Sin”, “Sacrifice”, “Redemption.”

All those answers work well. Through each week of Lent this spring we will consider a single

word, a single concept or teaching revealed to us through God’s Old Testament revelation,

single moments recorded in the centuries before Christ came to fulfill those promises and

teachings as CHRIST on the CROSS, who gave himself in SACRIFICE to pay the price for our SINS

and bring about our REDEMPTION.

This Lenten series will bring these teachings to heart and mind:

Mine – Exodus 20:1-20; Matthew 22:34-40

Nothing – 2Kings 4:1-7; 1Timothy 1:12-17

Marked – Isaiah 44:1-5; 1Peter 2:4-12

Enlist – Judges 6:7-16; 7:19-22; Ephesians 6:10-18

Invest – Jeremiah 32:1-9; 16-17; 24-25; 36-44; Luke 18:18-27

Finish – 1Kings 11:1-6; John 19:16-18; 28-30

This Lenten series is based on notes written by Dr. Reed Lessing, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Let’s explore some of these Old Testament moments you may have forgotten, or simply not

known, and we will consider just how these events of so long ago still teach, preach, reach, and

apply the Law and Gospel of Christ in our lives yet today.

God’s Peace be with you always,

Pastor Paul

Treasurer

Happy February! Here we are with a slew of events coming up like Ground Hog Day - will he see

his shadow? Or Super Bowl Sunday - will our favorite team win? Then there is the celebration

of Chinese New Year – the year of the snake! Don’t forget to make dumplings on the eve of

Chinese New Year! Followed by the celebration of Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday. King Cakes are a

vibrant part of the Mardi Gras Tradition. And inside one slice of the cake is a tiny plastic or gold

or porcelain baby said to represent baby Jesus. The solemn time of Ash Wednesday arrives,

and we stop to think, “What should I give up for Lent?” Just to turn around and celebrate the

next day with our loved one(s) - a Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you know the story of St.

Valentine? Oh yes – President’s Day is a National holiday a few days following Valentine’s Day.

I’m exhausted just thinking about all the activities coming up!

So why is the treasurer reminiscing over February events? Well, after spending too many

hours in January to finalize the December 2012 financial statements just to find out that the

budget year ended in a large deficit, having stayed up most of the night to prepare for the

Hosanna Council meeting and later at home finding a line item not presented clearly (so

frustrating), and finally preparing a one page financial highlights of 2012 to present during the

three church services on the last Sunday of January hit me like a huge wave bringing me down

into a state of depression. My physical health due to stress and lack of sleep culminated in

weakness and getting sick followed by a nightmare that I didn’t do a very good presentation

of the highlights. My gratitude did not come through with praise for all your support related to

the Campus Development donations.

Please accept my apologies for not recognizing in a more humble manner how much you have

contributed to the support of our fund raising efforts. As we move into the month of February,

I will stop worrying about the general operating conditions of Hosanna. Instead, I will,

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” Psalm 37:7a. Having our thoughts and wishes,

our fears and hopes, hushed into calm and quiet in that great peace of God which passes all

understanding is a blessing and; therefore, it is time to let go and have some uplifting fun in

February! Blessings…

Linda Steinbart,Treasurer

Financial Secretary

Please pick up your 2012 Contribution Statements. They will be available in the Narthex and it

will save postage if we do not have to mail them out. Also, check the box for your 2013

Contribution envelopes. Thanks!

Stewardship

In Halley's Bible Handbook, Revised Edition, a few years ago I found the following paragraph.

"It is a Glorious thing to be a Christian, the Most Exalted privilege of mankind. To accept

Christ as Saviour, Lord, and Master, and to strive Sincerely and Devotedly to Follow in the Way

of Life which He taught, is, certainly, and by far, the most reasonable, and most satisfactory

way to live. It means Peace, Peace of Mind, Contentment of Heart, Forgiveness, Happiness,

Hope, Life, Life Here and Now, Life Abundant, LIFE THAT SHALL NEVER END."

With this paragraph I find it helps me and guides me in the direction I should be going in

my daily stewardship walk with our Lord. God wants us to love Him, serve Him, obey Him, and

only Him. I find myself forgetting that and tend to wander down a path or two that ends in a

roadblock. If I had "listened" to God, I would have stayed on the path He was directing me, and

this path would continue daily, never ending. Let us as members of Hosanna keep God in front

of us, leading us each day as He would have us to go. Think of what peace and joy we all would

have each day if we but "listen" to our Lord!

Cyndi Arneson

Fellowship

We are doing a garage sale on Saturday, March 16th. So save your odds and ends for us. It will

be held in the NEW parking lot from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. We will be looking for sorters and

pricers and helpers at the sale. We haven’t done this for a few years so let’s make this one the

best! What about adding a bake sale to this?

I will be putting out a recipe for egg bake so we can have the same thing on Easter. Just to make it

easier for the youth. So I will need your help for that also.

Mark your calendar for April 21st - - Church picnic!!

God’s blessings,

Marge

Spuds ‘n Splits

LWML

(Lutheran Women’s Missionary League)

‘n

Please sign up today on the sheet in the Narthex, if you are planning to attend our

“SPUDS ‘n SPLITS” meals on ASH WEDNESDAY, February 13th after the 10:30 am service and

serving from 5:00-6:30 pm prior to the 6:30 pm evening service. The menu will be our delicious

baked potatoes with all the extra fixins’ plus those yummy Banana Splits with your choice of

toppings.

A free-will donation will be taken to help support our Seminary Students AND the funds will be

matched by Thrivent.

Valentine’s Dinner

Got a Hot Date for Valentine’s Day?

(actually it will be on Friday, February 15th) Come enjoy dinner in a lovely Italian Restaurant, well, sort of – Enjoy a candle lit dinner in the

Upper Room – which will be our Italian Restaurant on that night. Make your reservation for 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, or 7:30, and enjoy a wonderful meal served personally by Hosanna’s High School Youth Group. You will have your choice of 2 entrees, beverage, & dessert, in a beautiful

setting with a little Deano on the air. A free will donation will be taken to help us with expenses to the National LCMS Youth Gathering

in San Antonio, TX in July.

LWML

Hosanna LWML sponsors Lenten lunches. Needed are people willing to prepare and serve light

lunch meals such as soups, stews or sandwiches. Quantity recipes are available. Donations of

side dishes to accompany the meal are also needed. These might be vegetable trays, bread items

and desserts. Your financial donations above expenses will support the youth going to the

National Youth Conference. Thanks in advance for your help!

Please contact Iris Curtis at (612)816-5102 to volunteer.

Scrip

Thank you to everyone who continues to support the Scrip and CARTS program at Hosanna. We

had a great December! Just want to remind you that Valentine's Day is fast approaching,

February 14, and maybe you want to take that someone special out to dinner. Order your

restaurant gift cards through our Scrip program and have a romantic dinner at a restaurant of

your choosing. Don't feel like going out… remember to reload your Fry's or Bashas cards to buy

the ingredients for your Valentine dinner. Either way, Hosanna and you win! Any questions,

just ask Cyndi Arneson or Janet Christie.

Cyndi Arneson and Janet Christie

February is Youth Ministry Month at Hosanna!

On Sunday, Feb 10th they will be assisting in all 3 services

and we will gather a door offering to help cover their expenses for the

LC-MS National Youth Gathering

Also, on Easter Sunday they will serve Easter breakfast from

7:30–11:00 am

Let’s get our High School Youth to San Antonio!

Upcoming Events…..

Wed, Feb 13 Ash Wednesday Services

10:30 am & 6:30 pm

“Spuds ‘n Splits” after 10:30

and before 6:30 pm services

Serving from 5:00-6:30 pm

Fri, Feb 15 “Valentine’s Dinner”

Wednesdays

Feb 20 & 27 Continued Mid-Week Lenten

March Services @ 10:30 am &

6, 13 & 20 6:30 pm

March 24 Palm Sunday

March 28 Maundy Thursday

March 29 Good Friday

March 31 Easter Sunday

February 2013 3

8:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship w/HC

9:20 AM

Children's

Church-LC

9:30 AM Adult

Bible Study-LC

9:30 AM Praise

Worship w/HC

11:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship w/HC

4

5:00 PM

Karate

Class-UR-

LC

5

5:45 PM

Praise Team

Rehearsal

6:00 PM

Financial Peace

University

6

9:00 AM LPS Chapel

5:00 PM The Living

Room

7:00 PM Choir

Rehearsal

7

7:45 AM Mom's in

Prayer/PR

9:00 AM LPS

Chapel

9:30 AM Bible

Study-UR LC

6:00 PM Tressel

Management HOA

Mtg/UR-LC

8

4:30 PM Girl

Scout Meeting-

UR-LC

9

9:00

AM Bible

Study

10

Mite Box

Sunday

8:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship Service

9:20 AM

Children's

Church-LC

9:30 AM Adult

Bible Study-LC

9:30 AM Praise

Worship

11:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship Service

11

5:00 PM

Karate

Class-UR-

LC

12

5:45 PM

Praise Team

Rehearsal

6:00 PM

Financial Peace

University

13

ASH WEDNESDAY

Spuds & Splits

10:30 AM Ash

Wednesday

Service(Meal Follows)

6:30 PM Ash

Wednesday

Service(Meal Served

from 5:00-6:30 PM)

7:00 PM Choir

Rehearsal (following

Lenten Worship)

14

7:45 AM Mom's in

Prayer/PR

9:00 AM LPS

Chapel

9:30 AM Bible

Study-UR LC

15

4:30 PM Girl

Scout Meeting-

UR-LC

5:00 PM

Valentine's

Dinner/UR-LC

16

9:00

AM Bible

Study

17

8:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship w/HC

9:20 AM

Children's

Church-LC

9:30 AM Adult

Bible Study-LC

9:30 AM Praise

Worship w/HC

11:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship w/HC

18

5:00 PM

Karate

Class-UR-

LC

19

5:45 PM

Praise Team

Rehearsal

6:00 PM

Financial Peace

University

20

10:30 AM Lenten

Worship (Meal Follows)

6:30 PM Lenten

Worship (Meal Served

from 5:00-6:30 PM)

7:00 PM Choir

Rehearsal (following

Lenten Worship)

21

7:45 AM Mom's in

Prayer/PR

9:00 AM LPS

Chapel

9:30 AM Bible

Study-UR LC

1:00 PM LWML -

UR-LC

6:00 PM Tressel

Management HOA

Mtg/UR-LC

22

4:30 PM Girl

Scout Meeting-

UR-LC

23

9:00

AM Bible

Study

24

8:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship Service

9:20 AM

Children's

Church-LC

9:30 AM Adult

Bible Study-LC

9:30 AM Praise

Worship

11:00 AM

Liturgical

Worship Service

25

5:00 PM

Karate

Class-UR-

LC

26

10:15 AM

Winkle

5:45 PM

Praise Team

Rehearsal

6:00 PM

Financial Peace

University

27

10:30 AM Lenten

Worship (Meal Follows)

6:30 PM Lenten

Worship (Meal Served

from 5:00-6:30 PM)

7:00 PM Choir

Rehearsal (following

Lenten Worship)

28

7:45 AM Mom's in

Prayer/PR

9:00 AM LPS

Chapel

9:30 AM Bible

Study-UR LC

1

4:30 PM Girl

Scout Meeting-

UR-LC

2

9:00

AM Bible

Study

February Birthdays

01 George Czlapinski

02 Mary Jo Schwanz

Bruce Arneson

03 Austin Trent

04 Ashley Neece

05 Jared Fougner

Jeffrey Howland

06 Don Kurth

07 Kate Fougner

08 Linda Lassa

10 Don Bluemer

Russ Rix

Henry Landavazo

12 Mark Mueller

13 Doris Stanke

Myriam Ingulsrud

16 Michael Mueller

17 Janet Bruning-

Swanson

19 Alana Waterford

Nikita Busch

20 Jean Newman

LaVerne Mieska

Glenna Landavazo

Dahna Connors

Matthew Connors

21 John Snyder

22 Gerry Jansson

Bill Erickson

Tayler Christie

23 Mabel Eilers

Marjorie Gangl

Ralph Yellick

Julie Hurowyj

Christina Alspaugh

24 Jim Huebner

26 Cynthia Voge

27 Ruth Schulz

Paula Mueller

28 James Lee

29 Alyssa Adamczyk

February Anniversaries

02 Paul & Fern Neubauer 66 years

03 Walt & Nelda Herzberg 61 years

04 John & Ruth Birnbaum 63 years

12 Randy & Jill Trent 19 years

22 John & Gerry Jansson 5 years

25 Bill & Janet Uhlig 62 years

28 Don & Deb Bluemer 26 years

We Pray for our Homebound Members: If you know of a member who is unable to attend

church and would like to be visited regularly by the Elders, please contact

Tim Krueger, Head Elder or the Church Office

THE LUTHERAN HOUR BROADCASTS

We are fortunate to be able to listen to the Lutheran Hour in the Valley of the Sun. The

broadcasts are on these radio stations now. Please make note of these stations and times listed

below. Program descriptions are also available at www.lhm.org.

Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KFNX 1100 AM Delivering the messages is Rev. Ken Klaus unless otherwise

noted.

February 2013

February 3

"When Life Overwhelms, God Provides"

Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz

Life is hard, but God provides real strength to face everyday struggles.

(Jeremiah 1)

February 10

"Do You Need a Miracle Today?"

Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz

Jesus' miraculous Transfiguration tells us God is very real and He sent Jesus to help you in your time of need.

(Luke 9:28-36)

February 17

"Overcoming Temptation with the Word"

Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz

Jesus countered Satan's temptations with the power of God's Word. He is the Savior for all who are overwhelmed by their sin and failures.

(Luke 4:1-13)

February 24

"Never Alone"

Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Ken Klaus

Jesus understands our loneliness, but we will never fully comprehend his.

(Psalm 25:16)

HOW TO REACH US: PASTOR PAUL CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: OFFICE 480-984-1414 HOME 480-718-9223 CELL 480-330-1685 Church office phone: 480-984-1414 Little Palms Preschool: 480-986-9436 Fax: 480-984-7839 Web Site: www.hosanna-lcms.com. Pastor: Paul Frank – Ext. 102 pfrank@hosanna-lcms.com Director of Youth, Family & School Ministry: Beth Howland - Ext. 105 mrshowland@hosanna-lcms.com Office Manager: D’One Riswold – Ext. 100 driswold@hosanna-lcms.com Facilities Director: George Christie g.j.christie@cox.net Music Director: John Snyder js88keys@aol.com Trustee: Ken Steele kenneth.steele@cox.net Elder: Tim Krueger tkrue99@yahoo.com

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