Pastor Klima has cancelled the confirmations classes for Wed, Feb 10th.

LENT WILL SOON BE WITH  US.  LENT IS A TIME FOR US TO PREPARE FOR EASTER.  IN YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY PLEASE READ AND RE READ THE BOOK OF JONAH.  OUR LENTEN SERIES THIS YEAR IS FROM THE BOOK OF JONAH.  THE SIGN OF JONAH  ALSO PLEASE JOIN ME IN READING A CHAPTER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT EACH DAY.  MANY READINGS WILL BE FROM THE GOSPELS AND WILL  BE ABOUT CHRIST'S PASSION, DEATH AND RESURRECTION

Due to the extreme weather, the Pastor's have cancelled confirmation classes scheduled for tonight.

• December 6th - Full practice for Program at Hope from 9:00am-10:00am
• December 13th - Full practice for Program at Hope from 9:00am-10:00am
• December 19h - Full practice and costume fitting for Christmas Program at Troy Crossroads school (the school adjacent to the church) from 9:30am-11:30am.

PLEASE BE PROMPT!!
• December 20th - Full practice for Program at Hope from 9:00am-10:00am.
• December 20th - CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT 5:00pm. at Troy Crossroads Auditoriu.m.

• Please have your children at the school at 4:30pm to dress and line up.
• All children will be dismissed from the cafeteria after the program.
• At the conclusion of the program, everyone is invited to the church for a light dinner. We are requesting that every child bring a dessert to share. There will be a free will offering at the church for the dinner instead of having a pot luck.

IT’S COOKIE TME
Dust off your favorite holiday cookie recipes!! This year's cookie sale is set for this Saturday, December 12 from 9am-12pm. Please invite you friends and family.

Christmas Eve Worship
Thursday December 24th 4:30pm
Thursday December 24th 7:00pm
Thursday December 24th 9:30pm

Christmas Day Worship
Friday December 25th 10:15am

No worship on Saturday December 26th
No holiday worship schedule for New Years.

Pastors Klima & Bellas, Karen Rousculp, and Craig Pankiewicz met with the LCEF loan committee on Monday, Nov. 30 to answer questions and explain the ministry plans for the new building. We are excited to inform you that LCEF has approved a construction loan for $1.6 million. On Wed, Dec 2, Pastor Klima, Todd Rousculp, Greg Stytz, and CBC's senior architect met with Village officials for a concept meeting--the Village likes the plans and a site plan meeting is scheduled in 4 weeks.

Parents of 6th, 7th, & 8th graders:  Don’t forget to get your son or daughter enrolled in Confirmation Class for the year 2009-2010.  Orientation is being held at 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 26th in the large classroom!  (Your child should attend with at least one parent.)  If you did not receive a letter in the mail, please be sure to let Kari know.

We will be voting for the 2010 budget,  approval of the building plans, and the application for the construction loan.  By now you should have received your voters packet--if you did not get one in the mail, please stop by the building plans in the narthex and pick one up.  There will be a board member and a building committee member by the plans after each service to answer your questions.  Be sure to check the narthex TV monitor and www.shorewoodhopelutheran.org for FAQ.  As your questions come in, we will be updating the FAQ page frequently.  Please see Karen Rousculp if you will be out of town on the 19th.

Saturday, Sept. 26 at Dwight Country Club.  Registration form can be downloaded from below  Be sure to invite friends and family to join us for an amazingly fun day!!  All proceeds to go to the Building Fund.  If you have questions or need to have a  registration form mailed to you, please call Todd Rousculp (815-693-3434).  Help is also needed to work the outing---be part of it even if you don't golf!!!


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