Hope Presbyterian Church - 1100 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville, Maryland 20721
301 249-7774

  
Saturday, January 28, 2012
 
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Message from Pastor Dottie

Dear Hope Members and Friends,

This Sunday is one of the highlights (yes, there are so many) in our liturgical rhythm. We have anticipated the Christ Child, proclaimed his birth, celebrated Epiphany, the continued manifestation of his presence, heard of his baptism which initiated his ministry on earth, and now this Sunday, our Gospel text addresses the calling of the first disciples. Jesus needed helpers, learners, followers. We hear that story in John 1:43-51. We hear the story of call, as we prepare to ordain and install those who are called into the leadership of this congregation. This Sunday, we will ordain and install Jackie Batcha-Anyu as elder and install Joseph Adetayo and James Howard as elders. We will ordain to the office of deacon Victor Tarkeh and Lydia Ayafor. We will also welcome our new trustees: Hope Umana, Llyod McAtee, Hycente Halle, Jean Howard and Isaiah Ayafor.

 
Remember that this Sunday is Per Capita Sunday. Each church is apportioned a share of the expenses of presbytery, synod and General Assembly as we are a connectional church in carrying out Christ's mission. This is a once a year offering paid in January. Each member is asked to pay their per capita amount which is $35.36. Checks can be made to Hope Presbyterian Church and marked "per capita." There is a blue envelope in your offering box in which you can place your check and then place it in the offering plate. We are the Church together.
 

Remember that the session has called the Hope Presbyterian congregation to the Annual Meeting this Sunday following worship. Try to remember to bring your Annual Reports if you received one last Sunday. If you did not receive a report, they will be available this Sunday.

Please keep in your prayers Rebecca Ngwangfung as she welcomes her seven children coming from Cameroon. We look forward to meeting and greeting them.

 

Until Sunday,

Gracious God, who calls us, "Come and See."

Give us the faith, the spirit and the hope to answer your call.
So that we may see, so that all the world may see your wondrous works among us.
Bless the officers of Hope Presbyterian Church, the spiritual leaders as they discern all that you have planned for us.

In Jesus name, we pray! Amen!

 
Pastor Dottie
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The Mission Committee would like to schedule servers for Prince George's House through 2012.   On the third Tuesday of each month.

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Hope strives to be a welcoming church where each person is valued as a child of God. In the name of Jesus Christ, it is Hope's prayer that each person will be inspired by the Holy Spirit for a life of faith, sharing in the church's mission to spread God's love in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope is:

  • A Protestant Church with a long standing tradition and commitment to biblical study as well as nurture and training for both clergy and lay leadership.
  • A Connectional Church as a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) which includes over 11.500 congregations with a local membership of over 2.5 million throughout the U.S.A.
  • A Reformed Church believing in the Holy Spirit's work through the church community guided by the scriptures, the living word of God, seeking to be reformed and always reforming according to the word of God.

Be our guest at Hope Presbyterian Church on a Sunday morning. You are likely to see people of many ages, colors, cultural and ethnic backgrounds leading and participating in worship. You are likely to hear voices raised in song to traditional hymns, contemporary hymns, gospel and spirituals, classical church music and ethnic hymn tunes. 

It is our hope that you will experience an invitation to grow in the Christian faith, and to share God's love and joy with the people of God.

  
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Being ever thankful for the wonder and generosity of God's love,
our prayerful hope is to:
     proclaim the living Christ
          in worship
          in nuture
          in fellowship
serving joyfully - all to the glory of God.

  
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