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Newsletter of New Hope Lutheran Church Columbia, MD January 2019
2019 Congregation Council Members
Mary Thomas (Pres.) Gail Smith (V.P.) Deborah Rizzo-Meyer (Treas.) Nancy Beck (Secretary) Lilah Haxton Sydney Kelley Daniel O’Ryan Pastor Ginny Price Deacon Cindy Ranker Sangeetha Struck Jill Bussey Eric Harsch
Our Staff Pastor - Rev. Ginny Price
Deacon - Cindy Ranker [email protected]
Organist - Sue Pumplin [email protected]
HS Youth Director - Noah O’Ryan [email protected]
Administration Noah O’Ryan [email protected]
Finance Admin - Jerry Jurik [email protected]
Sexton - Frances Clifton
FROM PASTOR GINNY NEW OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR SELECTED
Beginning January 2nd our new administrator will be in place. Noah O’Ryan will begin work as the new office administrator. Noah was selected among the candidates by the interview team. He brings many gifts for this work: technological savvy, familiarity with church and New Hope in particular and a welcoming personality. The new office hours will be Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please welcome him to this new position.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
A very special thank you to Kathy Piet who has stepped up to help in the interim time for the administration position. Kathy has been serving in the office, creating bulletins and other publications and keeping the office running for the past 2 months. In honor of the work she has done, a one-time gift will be made to Lutheran World Relief and their ministries. Next time you see her, take a moment to thank her for her work!
MORE THANK YOUS
A Blessed Christmas season and New Year to New Hope from the staff. Thank you to all of you who have contributed their gifts for worship, esp. for the extra services on Christmas Eve, whether that’s as usher, assisting minister, choir. Thank you to those who offered their musical gifts at the Christmas concert. Thank you to those who worked with the children for the pageant. A special thank you to those who give their time, energy and love to teach the children and youth at Sunday School. And a thank you to the entire congregation for the monetary gift you shared with us as the staff. It is a joy to serve alongside you in this place!
Great Expectations, the newsletter of New Hope Lutheran Church, is published for the inspiration, education, and entertainment of its members and friends. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just mail, e-mail or deliver them to the church office. The next issue of Great Expectations will be published on Monday, January 28. Articles are due to the editor, Carol Hender-son, ([email protected]) by Wednes-day, January 16.
Great Expectations Publication Information
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Birthdays Tim Biermann Judy Saltzer 19 Megan Frekot Rosemary Prola 20 Deepa Gazula 22 Shannon Nabors 23 Jason Siesko Jennifer Lastova 24 Amanda Frekot 25 Jocelyn Mathews Jennifer McNeel
3 Lance Ernst Sarah Adams Damien Pladna Karl Greaser 4 Eric Bricker 5 Daniel Lentz 6 Timothy McNeel 8 Karyn Hessler 9 Deborah Rizzo-Meyer Linda Hanewinckel Ryan Lores
10 Julie Lassen Kate McFee Andrew Phillips 11 Leila Boschulte Kim Thomas Kathy Boschulte Kathie Bell 12 Alan Madden 15 Audrey Schwab Annetta Jones 16 Katharine lugo-Waters Larry Green 17 Ann Kukulies Nancy Beck
1 Pat Heady 6 Paul Pinther V 8 Colton Smith 9 Brian Nabors 10 Jocelyn Mathews Spencer Mathews Lauren Palmer Carly Zayac 13 Jack Taylor
1 Ann & Alan Kukulies (85) 6 Mandy & Richard Smith (07)
29 Donna & John Adams (72) 30 Mary & Bill Thomas (77)
Wedding Anniversaries
January 2019
16 Andrew Baglione 25 Katie Hessler 29 Samuel McNeel 30 Linda Southworth 31 Steven Waters Taryn Hardee Additional Baptismns Amanda Bevans Julian Beckmann Richard Smith
Baptisms Evelyn Rose Scott Myers 26 Roxanne Bublitz 27 Cindy Patterson 28 Robert Frekot Lena Kroll Sylwia Krysiak-Delang 29 Reagan Farris Sydney Kelley Bethany Tindall 30 Todd Palmer 31 Jhonna Seifert John Addams
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Amanda, Richard, Kenner, and Payton Smith
Melissa Spear
Beth & Melanie Hammond
Gillian Rines
Jennifer Manor
Rose Fowler
Welcome to the Community of New Hope
A Message from the Council President
December 2018
Greetings, all, and Merry Christmas!!!1
As we wind down 2018, we should pause and reflect on the year we have had here at New Hope.
We were able to come in under budget, mainly due to our expenses being down for the year. We had
wonderful Lenten and Christmas services, and a well-attended VBS. The youth went to the Triennial
gathering in Houston.
On a down side, we lost a staff member who had been part of the backbone of the church, and her de-
parture left quite a void to fill. Thanks to the volunteers who stepped in while we looked for new candi-
dates.
Welcome to Noah O’Ryan as the new Admin person. Öur search for a new Music Director has not been
finalized, but we are close.
I also wish to extend thanks to Charles Nicholas and Larry Dadin who completed their terms on coun-
cil this month.
And a warm WELCOME to the incoming council members, Jill Bussey, Eric Harsh, Daniel O’Ryan,
and Sangeetha Struck.
Nancy Beck has taken over the position of council secretary. A list of council liaisons to the various
committees will be forthcoming.
I just wanted to thank New Hope for giving me the opportunity to serve as your council president, and
worship with you all in such a wonderful place.
Mary Thomas-Council President
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me- Phill 4:13
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PITCH
January 12, 6:30 pm, New Hope Fellowship Hall
Pitch is a card game. If you do not know how to play, show up at 6:15 pm and
we will teach you how to play.
You will find the sign-up for this activity on the bulletin board in the Narthex.
Please join us
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 10 am to Noon
Save the date!!! There will be service projects for kids of all ages. Blankets to tie. Dog toys to braid.
Blessing bags to assemble. Personal Care kits to make. Bean soup jars to create. Invite your friends to
spend time helping others for a few hours.
Lists of supplies needed for some of the projects will be available in early January.
YOUTH GROUP SUB SALE Purchase subs for your football watching on February 3. Not watching
football that Sunday, purchase the subs for lunch that day or for at work
the next day.
Orders will be accepted between services starting January 13. Sub pick
Souper Bowl Sunday
February 3, 2019
Bring all your loose change, bills and checks. Fill the soup pots for our annual donation to FISH of
Howard County. New Hope has been supporting FISH for over 15 years either housing part of the
pantry, members delivering food, members donating food and the church offering financial support.
FISH supports the residents of Howard County in need with a week’s worth of food and at times, fi-
nancial support to pay for prescriptions.
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TRIVIA NIGHT
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Baltimore Lutheran Campus
Ministry
5th Annual Trivia Night and
Silent Auction
Saturday, March 30, 2019, 6pm
Epiphany Lutheran church
4301 Raspe Ave
21236
Teams of up to 8 people $20/
person, dinner included
Childcare available
New Hope will be defending its
title of 2018 Trivia Night Win-
ners.
2016 Trivia Night Winners!!! 2018 Trivia Night Winners!!
2018 Teams
Who will be on the 2019 teams from New Hope?
You, too can join in all the fun and laughter of Trivia Night!
If you are interested in being part of a New Hope team, contact Kathy Piet. We need players of all ages
and skill levels.
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SHARON PUNTE’S RETIREMENT PARTY As most know, Sharon Punte retired from NHLC on October 28.
We will have a celebration honoring her 24 years of service at
New Hope. Sunday, January 13, 5 PM in the Fellowship Hall
Come join us for a potluck dinner with entertainment by New
Hopers sharing their gifts and talent. Sign up on the bulletin
board just outside the Fellowship Hall.
Help Needed: Entertainment: Would you like to perform (sing?,
instrumental?, stand-up comedian?, a skit? or share a Sharon memory?), contact Juanita Walker.
Photos: Have a photo or two of Sharon during her 24 years at New Hope that
we can post in a display (or book)? There is a box in the volunteer room to col-
lect photos.
Faith Formation / Education
Youth Group January/early February Schedule:
Sub Sales start January 13 between services.
Let Noah know what date and between which services you can be there to sell subs
January 25 - 27 Road Trip
February 2 Sub prep 4p - 6p
February 3 Sub making and distributing 8a - 12 p
Adult Sunday School: Join us at 10am on January 6 for "Following the Star" Bible Study led by Kristi Keller Deborah Rizzo-Meyer will lead the Adult Sunday School Class beginning January 13th.
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Dear Sue and people of New Hope,
Many thanks for your generous donation of 25 boxes for
our Christmas at Sea program. I loved the details of
how lovingly you all carried out this project!
We have already gifted five crews. And the nationalities
on those vessels alone included Filipino, Ukrainian,
Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, UK, Chinese, Turkish, and
possibly others I've forgotten!
Often we're so busy with the logistics of delivering box-
es that there's just no time for photos. (And once the
gifts have been placed in garbage bags for delivery pur-
poses, they're not so photogenic!) But we'll post photos
when we can on our Facebook page. Hope many of you
are already visiting www.facebook.com/BaltSeafarers/.
Thank you again, and Advent and Christmas blessings-
-
Mary
Rev. Mary Davisson, Director
Baltimore International Seafarers' Center
Thank You!
Recently I needed a cat stuffed animal for a chil-
dren's sermon and didn't have one, so we used our
imagination with a tiger. But, magically, the fol-
lowing week, this cat appeared on my desk! There
was no indication who gave it to me, but I do want
to say - thank
you! Deacon Cindy
Dear Pastor Price:
Please share our heartfelt thanks with mem-
bers of you congregation and all of the won-
derful volunteers who participated in the cold
weather shelter this season. Special thanks
to coordinator, Chris Phillips and of course
Kathy Piet for organizing and leading the
program.
We recently received a letter from a former
CWS Client. She wrote” I don’t know how
often you get thanked for the job that you do,
if you do get thanked, but I wanted to say
thank you so often over the years. The work
that you do is amazing and it helps so many
people. Things did not work out the way that
I originally had hoped but I am so glad that
they did not. I am in such a better place than
I was then.” Thank you for making a differ-
ence in the lives of homeless individuals and
families so they can get to a better place in
their lives.
Thank you once again for your partnership.
We are very grateful for you continued com-
mitment to this program.
Sincerely,
Ayesha B. Holmes
Executive Director
Grassroots Crisis Intervention
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Christmas Morning Brunch Can you believe it. This was our 9th year hosting the Christmas Morning Brunch. Thank you New
Hope for another year of providing a meal, fun, fellowship and gifts for our local neighbors in need on
Christmas morning. We hosted about 35 or 40 people who otherwise would have no where to go for a
Christmas meal. We were able to catch up with some of our friends who have been coming to our
brunch for several years. We were also able to meet and make new friends who chose to join us this
year.
Thank you to all the members of New Hope who came to spend time with some of the lost, lonely and
forgotten on Christmas. It truly means a lot to our guests that we care enough about them to open our
doors and ourselves for them when everything else is closed.
Each year the word spreads through the homeless community in Howard County about our Christmas
morning brunch and we keep growing. We almost maxed out the sanctuary this year!!
If you would like to spend some more time getting to know our guests from Christmas, please consider
volunteering at the Grassroots Day Resource Center. New Hope serves breakfast on the 4th Saturday
of each month, 9:30 - 11:45 am. We also supply the volunteers for each of the other stations (shower,
laundry, and pantry, front desk, driving). We need 8 volunteers each time we serve. If you would like
more information about what you may be asked to do while volunteering, talk to Gail Smith (pantry),
Melissa Mack (laundry), Mary Thomas (kitchen and pantry), Bill Thomas (all areas), Pat Piet (driving
and front desk).
If you can’t volunteer on our Saturday, please talk to Kathy Piet about other days the center may need
volunteers.
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Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp 2019 "Transformed Community!"
MLR offers residential programming for ages 6-17, as well as
Day camp for ages 6-10. The camp is ACA accredited, and the
staff is faith-filled and enthusiastic. MLR offers traditional and
specialty camps to meet all interests. Open House dates: March
17 & May 19. Join us as we explore what it means to be
"Transformed Community!" Romans 12:2
Contact Mar-Lu-Ridge with questions: [email protected]
800.238.9974
See the brochures and registration forms on the bulletin board
near the nursery.
• Assisting Minister and Cantor
• Lector
• Acolyte (6th- 12th grade)
• Altar Guild
• Usher
• Greeter
• Sound Technician
Training is available for all of these positions and volunteers serve on a rotating basis (so you won’t be
asked to serve every week!).
If you would like to learn more about these positions before signing up, or would like to volunteer,
Deacon Cindy ([email protected]).
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To view the most current calendar go to www.NewHopeLutheran.org
January 2019
Contact the Church Office if you…
•Have moved?
•Wish to change your membership from your previous church? Bold - Church Events Un-bold - non church events
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
New Year’s Day Office Closed 4p Piano Lesson
2 10a Bible Study 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Trp 373
3 5:30p Daisy Troop 5:30p Music Lesson 6:30p Handbells 6:30p MOHR 7:30p Choir 7:30p Conversation
in Come-Unity @The Turn House
4 6:30p GS 4514 6:30p Tanza-
nia Task Force
5 8a Brownie Journey in
a Day 8a Tr4514 CPR&First
Aid Class 3p Amahl and the
Night Visitors 6:30p AA
6 Epiphany Sunday 8:30,10,11:30a Worship 10a Sunday School 12:30 Worship Set Up 6p HS Youth Group 7p Life Recovery Bible
Study
7 Organ Move 6:30p Piano Lesson 6:30p Single Again
8 Organ Move 10a Craft Group 10a Staff Mtg 4p Piano Lesson 7:30p Joyful Noise
9 Organ Move 9:30a MOMs Club 10a Bible Study 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Trp 373
10 Organ Move 5:30p Brownie Troop 5:30p Music Lesson 6:30p Handbells 6:30p MOHR 7:30p Choir 7:30p Pub Theolo-
gy@ The Corner Stable
11 Organ Move
12 9a GCMTA Keyboard
Exams 9:30a Saturday Con-
firmation 6:30p AA 6:30p PITCH Social
13 Pie Sunday 8:30,10,11:30a Worship 10a Sunday School 11:15a Witness Team 3p Sharon Punte Re-
tierment Party 6p HS Youth Group 7p Life Recovery Bible
Study
14 6:30p Piano Lesson 6:30p Single Again
15 10a Staff Mtg 4p Piano Lesson 7:30p Joyful Noise
16 10a Bible Study 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Trp 373
17 9:30a Clown Care 5:30p Daisy Troop 5:30p Music Lesson 6:30p Handbells 6:30p MOHR 7:30p Choir 7:30p Conversation
in Come-Unity
18 19 9:30a Worship Task
Force 12p Young Living
Rally 3p Eagles of Fire 6:30p AA
20 8:30,10,11:30a Worship 10a Sunday School 6p HS Youth Group 7p Life Recovery Bible
Study
21 10a MLK Day of
Service 6:30p Piano Lesson 6:30p Single Again 7:30p Global Hope
22 10a Craft Group 10a Staff Mtg 4p Piano Lesson 7:30p Joyful Noise
23 10a Bible Study 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Trp 373
24 5:30p Brownie Troop 5:30p Music Lesson 6:30p Handbells 6:30p MOHR 7:30p Choir 7:30p Pub Theolo-
gy@ The Corner Stable
25 Road Trip 5:30p GS 4514
26 Road Trip 9a Day Resource
Center Breakfast drop off @ NH
3p Eagles of Fire 6:30p AA
27 Road Trip 8:30,10,11:30a Worship 10a Sunday School 6p HS Youth Group 7p Life Recovery Bible
Study
28 6:30p Piano Lesson 6:30p Single Again
29 10a Staff Mtg 4p Piano Lesson 7:30p Joyful Noise
30 10a Bible Study 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Trp 373
31 5:30p Music Lesson 6:30p Handbells 6:30p MOHR 7:30p Choir
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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Time Value: Please do not delay.
New Hope Lutheran Church
8575 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046
January 2019
www.NewHopeLutheran.org
a Stephen Ministry
Congregation
Place label here
Upcoming Events See inside for additional information
• Amahl and the Night Visitors
• MLK Jr Day of Service
• Pitch game night
• Sub Sales
