Holy Communion will be observed this Sunday, July 20 ^th.

Matthew 6:25-34 Congregational Meeting – The congregational meeting has been scheduled for this Sunday, June 22 ^nd, at 11:45a.m..

Sunday School will be shortened today and will meet from 11:15 to 11:45a.m. to allow Sunday School teachers to attend the congregational meeting.

Baptism – We rejoice with name on the baptism of their son-or-daughter name.

Kingdom-focused Prayer Meeting – this Sunday, January 9 ^th, at 11:20 a.m. Adults not teaching Sunday School should meet in the sanctuary for a time of prayer before we dismiss to adult Sunday School classes.

The West Side Fellowship Group will meet this Sunday, April 6 ^th, for Bible Study at the Rampeys’ home at 4:30 PM.

North Liberty Small Group will meet this Sunday, June 22 ^nd, at 5:30 p.m. at Kent Park.

The East Side Fellowship Group will meet this Sunday, April 6 ^th, for Bible study at 6:30 PM at the DeBoers’.

Cedar Rapids Fellowship Group meets this Sunday evening, June 8 ^th, at New Life Church in Marion at 6:00 p.m.. If you have any questions, please contact John-Mason Shackelford.

Cedar Rapids Fellowship Group meets this Sunday evening October 28 ^th, at New Life Church in Marion at 6:00 p.m.. If you have any questions, please contact John-Mason Shackelford.

Cedar Rapids Bible Study meets Wednesday, June 11 ^th, 7:00 p.m. at the home of Tod Santel in Robins.

Fellowship Potluck – We’ll have our fellowship potluck this Sunday, May 18 ^th, after Sunday School. Families: please bring a main dish and a side dish/salad or dessert; bring enough for your family plus enough for singles and visitors.

Spring Work Day – Our next work day at Hope will be Saturday, May 3 ^rd, beginning at 9:00 a.m.. Supposing the snow is gone by then, we’ll do a mixture of indoor and outdoor Spring Cleaning work. Please consider coming out and helping us to put a fresh shine on the building!

Regular potlucks are held the second Sunday of the month – Families: please bring a main dish and a side dish/salad or dessert; bring enough for your family plus enough for singles and visitors.

There will be no potluck during the month of December.

Pulpit Nominating Committee Report – Please pick up the PNC’s recent report from the back table for an update on the committee’s work. A copy of the report has also been posted on the bulletin board in the hallway.

Fall Volunteers – Please pick up a copy of the new nursery and set up/clean up schedules on the back table. Thank you to all our volunteers!

Frog Hollow Parking – Our neighbor, Frog Hollow, has graciously allowed us to use its parking lot on Sundays.

MNA Disaster Response Update – This week we are hosting some teams spupplied by contractors. Bob Heitzman and Jonathan Groene will each bring a handful of volunteers, arriving late in the week and staying through the weekend. Last week Fort Worth Presbyterian from Fort Worth, TX and Grace Presbyterian from St. Charles, MO lent a hand. We praise God for his faithfulness demonstrated by these willing workers! A schedule of visiting teams can be found on our website, under “Links and Resources.” page. If you are willing to host a team (providing an initial contact and being available for questions or concerns), please see Dave Capper.

An Opportunity to Help the Needy – We are participating with area churches and other agencies in project ToGather Together. We will collect school supplies and new or gently used school clothes for needy families in the North Liberty area. Supplies needed are listed in the fellowship hall where you can drop off your items. This Sunday, August 3 is the last Sunday we will collect items. Contact Margie Kelly with any questions.

Fall Staffing Change – Anna Carrington has returned to the area and resumed her duties as office administrator. All contact information remains the same; please continue to use office @hope- presbyterian. org for questions and announcements. Many thanks to Orpah Jensema for filling in this summer.

New Work Schedules for Setup and Cleanup for the spring quarter are on the back table in the sanctuary. Please pick one up.

Thank You – “The Shackelfords wish to thank the members and friends of Hope Evangelical Church for their words of encouragement and offers of assistance. While this has been a painful experience for us, the expressions of your love for us and hope in our Savior have been a great comfort to us.”

Church Directory Update &ndash It’s that time again. The Hope Member and Friends Directory is being reissued. If you have had a change of address, telephone number or email address—or if you are not in the directory and would like to be—please contact the publisher, Bob Gaebler (webmaster @hope- presbyterian. org) or Anna Carrington (office @hope- presbyterian. org) with the information. An additional way for you to report your address is also available. We have placed copies of the proposed church directory on the back table. Please review one of the copies, mark changes on that copy, and place it back on the pile, so others are able to make changes as well. Several of the seven copies have disappeared—please return them! Thanks.

Nursery Coordinator – Leslie Wilson is the new nursery coordinator for the months of July–September. If you cannot find a nursery replacement or have any questions, please contact Leslie.

Hope Library – Everyone is encouraged to use the resources available in our library upstairs. Please sign out any borrowed books and put returned books on the “Book Return” shelf. Please check your shelves at home and remember to return or replace borrowed books. Thanks!

Sermon Recordings are available on our web site. A link to the Sermon download page has been placed on the Links and Resources page. Recordings of the sermons are also recorded on CDs and made available in the church library.

Sunday School – Children two years old through 4 ^th grade should meet in the 2/3-years-old Sunday School room from 11:05 to 11:20 each Sunday except the first Sunday of the month. Parents, please remind your children to go to the singing room when the first bell rings.

Men’s group will resume in the fall.

Cedar Rapids Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Tod Santel, in Robins. The group is studying a book on fasting by John Piper.

Women’s Evening Bible Study meets every other Wednesday at the home of Paula Rediger. Consider joining the group as they study “Gospel Christianity.”

Women’s Morning Bible Study meets at the home of Brenda Wichhart in North Liberty.

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) exists to reach college students for Jesus Christ and equip them to serve. 

Pastor Josh Vahle has completed his last term at Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. Pastor Vahle has accepted a call to serve as campus minister for RUF at the University of Iowa starting this fall.

The RUF Large Group Bible Study has been meeting Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at Iowa Memorial Union, Indiana room.

The Cedar Fellowship – Quite a few families commute to Hope from Cedar Rapids. It has been a long-standing desire of these members to see a PCA congregation in Cedar Rapids. Since spring 2005 they have been meeting together weekly in Cedar Rapids for fellowship and worship. They continue meeting at New Life Church in Marion Sunday evenings.