All HopeCare classrooms are participating in a pumpkin decorating contest. Members and HopeCare families are invited to submit a vote for their favorite. Pumpkins will be on display, beginning Friday, Oct. 8. Voting ends Sunday, Oct. 24.  

I had just left an appointment with our youngest son, Baereht, and was waiting for valet. While we were standing there, I was observing a family with a little boy who was ill and hooked up to all sorts of lines and his dad was pushing him around in a fun cart. They had stopped…

HopeCare continues to grow our program in a positive direction. We have several new staff and new families joining our program on a regular basis. We will start a new HopeCare Morning Preschool program this Sept. It is separate from our Perfectly Preschool Childcare space for 3,4, and 5’s, and will be offered to HopeCare…

This April has given HopeCare a real taste of Spring. From infants to school age, we have all been able to enjoy the April weather outside. I would like to thank all Hope Lutheran members and HopeCare families who helped with church property clean up and painting. We have received so many compliments about how…

Your energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to help with church cleanup and painting made a dramatic change! It was a big job and involved more than 25 people.  The contributions of treats for the workers, along with use of equipment, donation of paint and primer helped as people pitched in to lend a hand in enhancing…

March was a very active month for weather. The kids enjoyed playing outside in the warm sun, rain, and snow all month long. However, we are ready for spring to start so we can plant flowers and vegetables in our garden and play outside more often. The month of March features many awesome programs for…

As February has ended, we are excited to see the weather begin to warm up! After a month of no below zero temperatures, February featured many below zero and dangerous wind chill temperatures. HopeCare does not go outside to play in dangerous situations like this! February would have normally featured our Soup and Pie social,…

Here at HopeCare, we have been very excited for the mild weather to start the year. Our Preschool and PreK children have been able to play outside in the snow. They love to use sleds and build snow structures outside. We also have been going for walks through the neighborhood to see decorations on the…

What does it mean to be a “teaching congregation”? This is about giving back. This is about participating in the church at large. This is about believing in the future. Starting in January we at Hope Lutheran will welcome Corey Scott as our seminary intern. Vicar Corey will be with us for one year where…