Hope Lutheran Church “Pointing to Christ...Hope for the Home” December 22, 2019

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

When winter weather arrives at the same time as any Hope Lutheran activity, please check the

following places for information: Facebook, Channel 5 (KSDK) ksdk.com OR www.hopehighridge.org

These are the only places that we will post information regarding closings for weather.

The Anchor - Take it Home! Remember to mark your calendar - remember a

birthday - share information with a friend - Take it with you!

THIS WEEK AT HOPE

TODAY December 22, 2019 8:00 AM Holy Communion 9:30 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 10:45 AM Holy Communion

TUESDAY: Christmas Eve 4:00 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:00 PM Christmas Eve Service 10:00 PM Christmas Eve Service

WEDNESDAY: Christmas Day 10:00 AM Christmas Service

FRIDAY: 6:00 PM Youth Scavenger Hunt

NEXT SUNDAY: 8:00 AM Holy Communion 10:45 AM Holy Communion Remember in Prayer Ella Cook, Cindi Hawkins & Gerry Schumacher Fruits of Our Faith Week of: December 15, 2019 Gifts to do His Work - General Fund: $7,827.12 Worshipped: 344 Birthdays December 22nd Carl Lawson December 25th Kris Hess December 26th Angelina Iliff Abigail Wagner Darrell Weinstock December 28th Isabella Koenig

HLECC Corner

Hope Lutheran Toddler Fun! Our littlest ones have been exploring all things

construction & starting to get ready for Christmas with some fun books too!

Altar Flowers

2020 Flower Calendar is up! Remember to please submit SPECIAL requests AND payment for Altar flowers at least 2 weeks in advance! The florist needs time to order the flowers you desire. We cannot assure your request can

be fulfilled without this required lead time. Thank You.

Don’t forget to check your

church mailbox. Thanks!

Adult Instruction Class

Adult Instruction: Pastor Jason will be leading an Adult Instruction

Class beginning Sunday, January 5th at 9:30am in the classroom

across from the church office. The class is offered as an introduction

to the Lutheran Church for those who want to join the

congregation, but it is also great for long-time members as a

refresher of the basics of the faith.

A great idea from another congregation is that members are

encouraged to take the class every five years - so even if you’ve

been Lutheran for a long time, consider coming. If you or someone

you know are interested in taking the class, please sign up in the

Friendship Room or mention it to Pastor Jason.

The Hope budget no longer includes gifts for staff members. If you wish to

give a Christmas gift to a staff member, please do so individually to show

your appreciation for their faithful service. Hope staff members are:

Pastor Wagner, Stephanie Dexter, Julie Wagner, Rebecca Cain,

Megan Jacobs, Alica Jaderkova and Karl Hoffmann.

The Lord be with you.

Hope Lutheran Board of Elders

With Christmas upon us, none of the midweek Bible Classes will meet this week or next. ▪ Tuesday Ladies Bible Class will resume January 7th. ▪ Wednesday Evening Bible Class will resume January 8th. ▪ Thursday Men’s Bible Class will resume January 9th.

The Circle of Friends thank you for making our Cookie Sale so successful! So many people sacrificed their diets by purchasing

baked goods and some members even donated their culinary delights for others to buy. God Bless you!!

Thrivent Funds were used to purchase food for six families at

Hope. What a blessing that Hope qualified for these special

funds! Thank you to all the people who made this program

possible!

Praise the Lord for good news, Janet Hoskins is cancer free. Thank you, Hope congregation, for all for the prayers and calls during this time.

Tom & Janet Hoskins

Portals of Prayer for Oct. - Dec 2019 are in the Friendship Room. We understand that some of you take multiple books for your family, friends, etc. That’s great! We are increasing the number of books that we order. Please consider giving a small offering in the box that is next to the devotional books. Our group subscription allows us to get the books for about $1 each. If you can’t give right now, PLEASE still take the devotionals and share them. Even a small offering will allow us to order and share more of God’s Word.

Merry Christmas! There are new Christmas cards available

for your choosing in the Friendship Room.

There is a birthday this month:

Kevin Lewis - 12/31/1963

508 Al’s Lane

Fenton, MO 63026

Questions? Please call Gloria High at 636-343-8487

Please take some time to review the Bible readings below,

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

December 29, 2019 Isaiah 63:7–14 Galatians 4:4–7 Matthew 2:13–23 Herod’s efforts to destroy the little Lord Jesus anticipate the cross for which He was born. In response to Herod’s edict, Joseph must “take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt” (Matt. 2:13). But the Lord does not abandon the Holy Family there. He brings about salvation for all people, just as He “had spoken by the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son’” (Matt. 2:15). With might and strength, God accompanies His people, causing “his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses” (Is. 63:12). Now through Jesus, even our afflictions are borne by Christ on the cross. “He redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them” (Is. 63:9). All of this is accomplished by God’s might so that we, too, are claimed as members of His family. For we “receive adoption as sons” in the only begotten Son, Christ Jesus, even as He became like us by His conception and birth of the woman. Thus redeemed by Christ, no longer slaves of sin and death but beloved children and heirs of God, we pray in Jesus’ name: “Abba! Father!” (Gal. 4:4–6).

Life Thought in the Church Year

The Gospel has adopting at its heart. Joseph took Mary’s baby for his own (Matthew 1:24), and man

adopts the God who had adopted His created beings as His children. We rejoice both to own this grace and to enact it unto others. It energizes us to receive every

child as gift instead of as a right. And God extends this opportunity to any Christian home, not just those

experiencing infertility!

Trying to remember details of something in the

Anchor, but don't have it any more? Check out

our Facebook page! The Anchor link is pinned

to the top. You can also use the link on

Saturday to see what Sunday's Anchor will say.

HLECC Full Day Preschool Openings- Please Share! HLECC still has 4-5 full-day Pre-K openings for this school

year. Perfect for the working family, the hours for these spots are 5 days a week from 6:30 am to 6 pm. Please share our

wonderful program with those you know. Questions or to register a child, contact the HLECC Office at 636-877-8688 x12.

Support our 2019 LHF Sunday School Mission Project

Over the past 7 years, Hope's Sunday school mission projects

have put 2,500 Bible story books in the hands of people around the

world in their native language! What a blessing you all have been!

Please consider continuing to support Lutheran Heritage

Foundation this year as we send children's Bible Story books to

Spanish-speaking countries. For every $5, one book can be

translated & given to a child who may be hearing about Christ for the

very first time. Place your offering in an envelope marked- Sunday

School Mission Project- and put it in the offering plate or Julie

Wagner's mailbox. Thank you for your support in spreading the

Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Lutheran Schools Week 2020- Mark Your Calendars! Plan now to join us for our yearly celebration of Lutheran Schools Week at HLECC! Lutheran Schools Week 2020 will

be January 27-31! We will need classroom readers, lemonade & cookie donations, as well as teacher

luncheon help. Plus, come see our little ones sing at their music program, February 1st, 2020!

With Thanks to God for His many Blessings:

John Salsman

Harold & Linda Lindahl

Ron and Marcie Gerhardt

Jean Redman

Pat Rainey

Kathy Gustavison

Fred and Dorothy Baumhoegger

Given By: In Memory of:

Jim & Carole Miers Our family members

Cindy Hethke Elmer & Charlotte Hethke

Angie Mort Joan Mort & Jimmy Keating

Karen Kiel Earl, Flo and Mark Schmidt

The Wagner Family Lucille Jensen

Donna Schilling Jack, Glen & Laura Schilling

Sue Boswell Michael Boswell

Lori & Elizabeth Stewart Peggy & Harry Wangrow

Jay & Becky Long Family Our Grandpas & Uncles

Ron & Roberta Gray Allen Barry, Russell Barry & Richard Gray

Rose Mary Norrid Family

Sandy Weber Brother

Christmas 2019 - Poinsettia Donors