October Calendar 2012
Spirit Of Hope 1820 E. Highland Ave. San Bernardino, Ca 92404 (909) 882-2961 www.spiritofhopechurch.org
The Dove March 2014
"Hope In Action for a World in Need"
THE DOVE IS BACK! And What a Year It’s Already Been! Grace and Peace in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Dove is back! After a staffing change in the last part of 2013, including several weeks without a church administrator, we are back to producing our monthly newsletter. At this point, Denise Meyer is excellently handling the weekly administrative duties, and we’re ready to take on some new, as well as some old, things. So, here is the March 2014 edition of The Dove. The first part of 2014 has seemed incredibly busy, filled with both joy and sadness. In addition to our usual business, at our Annual Meeting in January we approved a new “Purpose Statement”: “Hope in Action for a World in Need.” I am increasingly convinced that our ability to build relationships with the people around us will be the key to our ability to live into God’s purpose for us in this time and place. Soon afterwards, we both mourned the deaths of Willie Tarts and Eileen DiCarlo and celebrated their lives. Willie’s memorial service was quite a party! I’m sure he and all the saints celebrated with us. Pastor Neil Harrison, Director of Congregational Renewal for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (now that’s a mouthful), together with a team from the Pacifica Synod, visited our congregation in January and met with many of our leaders. They affirmed the changes we’ve been making in our approach to ministry. They also made a series of recommendations for additional changes we could make for our ministry to be more effective in our context. Pastor Neil enjoyed worshiping with us so much that he almost missed his flight back to Chicago. In addition to reviewing our ministry, Rev. Harrison and Rev. Tim Philips from the Pacifica Synod sent me to some training in February, focused on building relationships with the people in our neighborhood. I’m excited to share some of this training with our council and to begin the process of getting to know our neighbors better. One of Rev. Harrison’s recommendations was that we look for ways to cooperate with other Lutheran ministries in San Bernardino. He was pleasantly surprised that we were already finding ways to serve at Central City Lutheran Mission and looking for opportunities to build connections with Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Our goal is, over time, to find ways to get out of our own “silos” and find ways to better serve the San Bernardino community together. The Mission is God’s Mission. God’s Mission has a Church. God’s Church can better serve that mission, especially in communities as challenged as ours, if individual congregations find ways to cooperate with each other in the Mission. This doesn’t mean that we ever “merge” with the other ministries, or that Spirit of Hope ceases to exist. It does mean that, over time, we can expand the scope of ministry we can do, as we grow into vibrant and full partners in ministry throughout the greater San Bernardino community. These partnerships will enhance our ability to be “Hope in Action for a World in Need,” serving our neighbors and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. In Christ, Pastor Jay
Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week and Cooperative Ministry Ash Wednesday will be on March 5 this year. As usual, we will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. here at Spirit of Hope. The service will follow the historical Ash Wednesday worship structure, dating back to approximately 300 A.D, or maybe earlier. We’ll take a different approach to mid-week Lenten services this year, cooperating with Lutheran Church of Our Savior. We will jointly hold two services every Wednesday, one at each location. On Wednesday, March 12, 19, and 26, and April 2 and 9, a joint mid-week service will be held here at Spirit of Hope at 11:30 a.m. On the same Wednesdays, a joint mid-week service will be held at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Our Savior (LCOS), using Holden Evening Prayer. The evening service will be preceded by a soup supper at 6 p.m. in Our Savior’s parish hall. The two churches will take turns providing soup and bread, respectively, for the meal. Pastor Scottie and Pastor Jay will preach alternate weeks, at both services. You’re invited to attend whichever service fits your schedule, or both if prefer. Although we won’t hold a Maundy Thursday service, LCOS will. We’re invited to attend. Both congregations will hold a Good Friday service. Spirit of Hope’s will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18. We will hold an Easter Saturday service, Saturday, April 19, in connection with our Community Easter Festival. LCOS will be invited to attend Saturday worship and the festival. And we’ll hold our Easter Youth Breakfast, along with an egg hunt and an Easter Celebration Service, on Easter Sunday, April 20. We’ve had several discussions over the last year about how we can cooperate in ministry with both LCOS and Central City Lutheran Mission. Please come participate in these joint services as we take the next step toward developing a cooperative ministry which will be better able to serve the people of San Bernardino, helping Spirit of Hope be “Hope in Action for a World in Need.”
Affirmation of Faith Sunday, March 2, the Punongbayan Family, Gerry, Linda, Joshua, Seth and Joel and Erik and Annette Smith join our congregation by Affirmation of Faith. Welcome to our community of Faith, working to be hope in action for a world in need. Church Council Meeting Our next Church Council Meeting has been re-scheduled to Monday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. As usual, we will meet at the Kamiyama residence. Ash Wednesday This Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, (the time before Easter). We will hold an Ash Wednesday Worship service including Imposition of Ashes at 7 p.m. Girlz of Faith Our Girlz of Faith Women's Bible Study usually meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in alternating homes; we are taking a break after finishing up our last study. We will resume meeting on April 14. See Amy Kamiyama for location and details.
Eden Center Bible Study The Eden Center Bible Study usually meets Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. We are currently studying a 3 week introduction to reading the Bible, "Rediscovering The Book of Faith," and will meet again March 5. You're invited. The Eden Center Bible Study will resume after Easter.
Workday Please join us for a workday Saturday, March 15, at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We will make a first pass at cleaning out the junk room.
Choir Our choir usually rehearses the Thursdays before the first two Sundays of the month, at 7:30 p.m. Our next rehearsal will be Thursday, March 6. Please join us in singing praises to God! Saturday Morning Women's Group Our Saturday Morning Women's Group normally meets monthly on Saturday Mornings at 9:00 a.m. at the Coco's in Rialto. Our next meeting will be March 15. All women are invited. Please see Melissa Anderson for more information.
Men's Bible Study The Men's Bible Study meets jointly with Lutheran Church of Our Savior usually on the 3rd Saturday of each month, but our next meeting will be Saturday, March 22, at 8 a.m. LCOS is located at 5050 North Sierra Way in San Bernardino. All men are welcome and invited. Contact Rock Janecek for details.
Youth Group The Spirit of Hope Youth Group is for teenagers in 7th through 12th grades. Our next meetings will be Sundays, March 2, 16, and 30, at 6 p.m. 30-Hour Famine The Spirit of Hope Youth Group, along with youth groups from other churches, will participate in the 30-Hour Famine, from 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12. The event will be held on on our campus, and will include a service project at Central City Lutheran Mission on Saturday morning. All youth are invited to attend. Adults are invited to contact Kerri Haynes to see how you can help with this event. Christian Life Prep Christian Life Prep is our course for 7th and 8th graders or older teens who have not yet made an affirmation of faith. This year we are studying basic Christian doctrine, in the form of Luther's Small Catechism. Please see Pastor Jay for more information. We usually meet Thursdays at 3:45 p.m. We will NOT meet on March 13 or 20. Food Pantry If you can supply any of the following items, we would be grateful: pasta, beans, rice, ramen, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, and spaghetti sauce. We can also use bags. If you would like help on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. for bag prep. Distribution is Tuesday, March 25. Set up starts at 9:00 a.m. Distribution is from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please contact Bev Wotnow or the church office if you would like to help.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat 1 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
3
4
Council Meeting 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
5
6
Eden Center Bible Study 10AM - 11:30AM
Christian Life Prep 3:45PM - 4:45PM
Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 PM
Choir 7:30 PM
7
8 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Iglesia De Dios Pentacostal in the Parish Hall 4:30PM 7:00PM Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
9 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
10
11
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
17
18
23 Showers of Blessings in
24
the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
Food Pantry Setup 8:00 AM Food Pantry Distribution 10am - 12pm
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
14
No Christian Life Prep
31
25
Workday 9 a.m. Saturday Morning Women's Group 9:00AM at Coco's in Rialto
20
21
No Christian Life Prep
Men's Bible Study at Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 8 a.
27
Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
Christian Life Prep 3:45 PM Monthly Birthday Recognition 11:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Lutheran Church of Our Savior - Light of the World Bible Study meeting in the AlBert rm 10:00 AM
22 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
26
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
15 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
19 Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
30
13
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
Daylight Savings
16 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
12 Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
28
29 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS AND SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES AT SPIRIT OF HOPE
Wednesday, March 5: Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays, March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2 and April 19: Midweek Lenten Worship Service, 11:30 a.m. at Spirit of Hope Midweek Lenten Soup Supper, 6 p.m. with Lutheran Church of Our Savior* Midweek Lenten Worship Service, 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Our Savior*
Saturday, March 15: Church Work Day, 9 to 11 a.m.. We take on the "junk room." Saturday, March 15: Saturday Morning Women's Group. 9 a.m. at Coco's in Rialto. Saturday, March 22: Men's Bible Study with LCOS. 8 a.m.
Friday, April 11, 5 p.m. through Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. Thirty Hour Famine. Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Worship at 10 a.m. at Spirit of Hope Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday. We are invited to worship at LCOS at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 18: Good Friday worship service at 7 p.m. at Spirit of Hope Saturday, April 19: Community Easter Festival and Easter Saturday service at Spirit of Hope Sunday, April 20: EASTER SUNDAY Youth Breakfast, Easter Egg Hunt, Celebration Worship Service. Bring a friend.
* LCOS is located at 5050 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, 92404
The Dove March 2014
"Hope In Action for a World in Need"
THE DOVE IS BACK! And What a Year It’s Already Been! Grace and Peace in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Dove is back! After a staffing change in the last part of 2013, including several weeks without a church administrator, we are back to producing our monthly newsletter. At this point, Denise Meyer is excellently handling the weekly administrative duties, and we’re ready to take on some new, as well as some old, things. So, here is the March 2014 edition of The Dove. The first part of 2014 has seemed incredibly busy, filled with both joy and sadness. In addition to our usual business, at our Annual Meeting in January we approved a new “Purpose Statement”: “Hope in Action for a World in Need.” I am increasingly convinced that our ability to build relationships with the people around us will be the key to our ability to live into God’s purpose for us in this time and place. Soon afterwards, we both mourned the deaths of Willie Tarts and Eileen DiCarlo and celebrated their lives. Willie’s memorial service was quite a party! I’m sure he and all the saints celebrated with us. Pastor Neil Harrison, Director of Congregational Renewal for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (now that’s a mouthful), together with a team from the Pacifica Synod, visited our congregation in January and met with many of our leaders. They affirmed the changes we’ve been making in our approach to ministry. They also made a series of recommendations for additional changes we could make for our ministry to be more effective in our context. Pastor Neil enjoyed worshiping with us so much that he almost missed his flight back to Chicago. In addition to reviewing our ministry, Rev. Harrison and Rev. Tim Philips from the Pacifica Synod sent me to some training in February, focused on building relationships with the people in our neighborhood. I’m excited to share some of this training with our council and to begin the process of getting to know our neighbors better. One of Rev. Harrison’s recommendations was that we look for ways to cooperate with other Lutheran ministries in San Bernardino. He was pleasantly surprised that we were already finding ways to serve at Central City Lutheran Mission and looking for opportunities to build connections with Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Our goal is, over time, to find ways to get out of our own “silos” and find ways to better serve the San Bernardino community together. The Mission is God’s Mission. God’s Mission has a Church. God’s Church can better serve that mission, especially in communities as challenged as ours, if individual congregations find ways to cooperate with each other in the Mission. This doesn’t mean that we ever “merge” with the other ministries, or that Spirit of Hope ceases to exist. It does mean that, over time, we can expand the scope of ministry we can do, as we grow into vibrant and full partners in ministry throughout the greater San Bernardino community. These partnerships will enhance our ability to be “Hope in Action for a World in Need,” serving our neighbors and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. In Christ, Pastor Jay
Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week and Cooperative Ministry Ash Wednesday will be on March 5 this year. As usual, we will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. here at Spirit of Hope. The service will follow the historical Ash Wednesday worship structure, dating back to approximately 300 A.D, or maybe earlier. We’ll take a different approach to mid-week Lenten services this year, cooperating with Lutheran Church of Our Savior. We will jointly hold two services every Wednesday, one at each location. On Wednesday, March 12, 19, and 26, and April 2 and 9, a joint mid-week service will be held here at Spirit of Hope at 11:30 a.m. On the same Wednesdays, a joint mid-week service will be held at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Our Savior (LCOS), using Holden Evening Prayer. The evening service will be preceded by a soup supper at 6 p.m. in Our Savior’s parish hall. The two churches will take turns providing soup and bread, respectively, for the meal. Pastor Scottie and Pastor Jay will preach alternate weeks, at both services. You’re invited to attend whichever service fits your schedule, or both if prefer. Although we won’t hold a Maundy Thursday service, LCOS will. We’re invited to attend. Both congregations will hold a Good Friday service. Spirit of Hope’s will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18. We will hold an Easter Saturday service, Saturday, April 19, in connection with our Community Easter Festival. LCOS will be invited to attend Saturday worship and the festival. And we’ll hold our Easter Youth Breakfast, along with an egg hunt and an Easter Celebration Service, on Easter Sunday, April 20. We’ve had several discussions over the last year about how we can cooperate in ministry with both LCOS and Central City Lutheran Mission. Please come participate in these joint services as we take the next step toward developing a cooperative ministry which will be better able to serve the people of San Bernardino, helping Spirit of Hope be “Hope in Action for a World in Need.”
Affirmation of Faith Sunday, March 2, the Punongbayan Family, Gerry, Linda, Joshua, Seth and Joel and Erik and Annette Smith join our congregation by Affirmation of Faith. Welcome to our community of Faith, working to be hope in action for a world in need. Church Council Meeting Our next Church Council Meeting has been re-scheduled to Monday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. As usual, we will meet at the Kamiyama residence. Ash Wednesday This Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, (the time before Easter). We will hold an Ash Wednesday Worship service including Imposition of Ashes at 7 p.m. Girlz of Faith Our Girlz of Faith Women's Bible Study usually meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in alternating homes; we are taking a break after finishing up our last study. We will resume meeting on April 14. See Amy Kamiyama for location and details.
Eden Center Bible Study The Eden Center Bible Study usually meets Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. We are currently studying a 3 week introduction to reading the Bible, "Rediscovering The Book of Faith," and will meet again March 5. You're invited. The Eden Center Bible Study will resume after Easter.
Workday Please join us for a workday Saturday, March 15, at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We will make a first pass at cleaning out the junk room.
Choir Our choir usually rehearses the Thursdays before the first two Sundays of the month, at 7:30 p.m. Our next rehearsal will be Thursday, March 6. Please join us in singing praises to God! Saturday Morning Women's Group Our Saturday Morning Women's Group normally meets monthly on Saturday Mornings at 9:00 a.m. at the Coco's in Rialto. Our next meeting will be March 15. All women are invited. Please see Melissa Anderson for more information.
Men's Bible Study The Men's Bible Study meets jointly with Lutheran Church of Our Savior usually on the 3rd Saturday of each month, but our next meeting will be Saturday, March 22, at 8 a.m. LCOS is located at 5050 North Sierra Way in San Bernardino. All men are welcome and invited. Contact Rock Janecek for details.
Youth Group The Spirit of Hope Youth Group is for teenagers in 7th through 12th grades. Our next meetings will be Sundays, March 2, 16, and 30, at 6 p.m. 30-Hour Famine The Spirit of Hope Youth Group, along with youth groups from other churches, will participate in the 30-Hour Famine, from 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12. The event will be held on on our campus, and will include a service project at Central City Lutheran Mission on Saturday morning. All youth are invited to attend. Adults are invited to contact Kerri Haynes to see how you can help with this event. Christian Life Prep Christian Life Prep is our course for 7th and 8th graders or older teens who have not yet made an affirmation of faith. This year we are studying basic Christian doctrine, in the form of Luther's Small Catechism. Please see Pastor Jay for more information. We usually meet Thursdays at 3:45 p.m. We will NOT meet on March 13 or 20. Food Pantry If you can supply any of the following items, we would be grateful: pasta, beans, rice, ramen, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, and spaghetti sauce. We can also use bags. If you would like help on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. for bag prep. Distribution is Tuesday, March 25. Set up starts at 9:00 a.m. Distribution is from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please contact Bev Wotnow or the church office if you would like to help.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat 1 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
3
4
Council Meeting 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
5
6
Eden Center Bible Study 10AM - 11:30AM
Christian Life Prep 3:45PM - 4:45PM
Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 PM
Choir 7:30 PM
7
8 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Iglesia De Dios Pentacostal in the Parish Hall 4:30PM 7:00PM Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
9 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
10
11
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
17
18
23 Showers of Blessings in
24
the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
Food Pantry Setup 8:00 AM Food Pantry Distribution 10am - 12pm
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
14
No Christian Life Prep
31
25
Workday 9 a.m. Saturday Morning Women's Group 9:00AM at Coco's in Rialto
20
21
No Christian Life Prep
Men's Bible Study at Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 8 a.
27
Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
Christian Life Prep 3:45 PM Monthly Birthday Recognition 11:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Lutheran Church of Our Savior - Light of the World Bible Study meeting in the AlBert rm 10:00 AM
22 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
26
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
15 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
Youth Group 6:00PM 8:00PM
Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
19 Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
Worship 10:00AM - 11:30AM
30
13
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. and Midweek Lenten Service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Church Of Our Savior
Daylight Savings
16 Showers of Blessings in the Parish Hall 8:00AM 10:00AM
12 Midweek Lenten Service, here, 11:30 a.m.
28
29 AA Meeting 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS AND SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES AT SPIRIT OF HOPE
Wednesday, March 5: Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays, March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2 and April 19: Midweek Lenten Worship Service, 11:30 a.m. at Spirit of Hope Midweek Lenten Soup Supper, 6 p.m. with Lutheran Church of Our Savior* Midweek Lenten Worship Service, 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Our Savior*
Saturday, March 15: Church Work Day, 9 to 11 a.m.. We take on the "junk room." Saturday, March 15: Saturday Morning Women's Group. 9 a.m. at Coco's in Rialto. Saturday, March 22: Men's Bible Study with LCOS. 8 a.m.
Friday, April 11, 5 p.m. through Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. Thirty Hour Famine. Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Worship at 10 a.m. at Spirit of Hope Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday. We are invited to worship at LCOS at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 18: Good Friday worship service at 7 p.m. at Spirit of Hope Saturday, April 19: Community Easter Festival and Easter Saturday service at Spirit of Hope Sunday, April 20: EASTER SUNDAY Youth Breakfast, Easter Egg Hunt, Celebration Worship Service. Bring a friend.
* LCOS is located at 5050 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, 92404
