Updated July 6:

• Camp Firelight - VBS This Week!   
  This Sunday will wrap up our Camp Firelight Week at Hosanna! Join us Sunday at 9:30 for our big finale during our regular worship service. 
  Thank you to EVERYONE who helped make the event a success! We could not have done it without you!

• Shirley Circle / WELCA  Shirley Circle will meet Monday, July 14th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the home of Karen Orrill.  Please let Karen know if you will be attending.  All women members of Hosanna are invited to attend.  We have a short business meeting followed by Bible study and fellowship.  Hope to see you there.

• Road Closure Beginning July 7   Beginning Monday, July 7, A Highway/Church Road will be closed between NextCare Urgent Care Liberty and Liberty North High School for several weeks. Your best detour will be to take NE 104th St from 291-Highway. You will still be able to access the church from A Highway coming from 112th St. as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the church office.

• Upcoming Worship Leaders   We have invited pastors with different gifts, styles, and experiences to give us different perspectives on God and faith while Pastor Mike is away.  We’ve invited our next two guest pastors to be with us for three weeks so that, even as we experience differing perspectives and styles, we also have consistency and familiarity in worship.

  •  July 13:  Pastor Alena Vaughn - Pastor Alena will return for a third week. She is currently serving as a pastoral resident at Second Baptist Church in Liberty.  Alena loves to contemplate the creativity of the Divine--to appreciate the imagination of God seen in all of humanity, in the marvels of our environment, in proactive innovation, and beyond.  Alena is a proud dog mom to a rambunctious Sheepadoodle.  There are only a few truths she holds as absolute-- 1) standup comedy is inspired,  2) one can never have too many potted plants,  3) movies watched in silence are awkward, 4) the world would be a better place if we all strived to be as kind as Paul Rudd.

  • July 20 + July 27 + August 3:  Pastor Paul Hegele - Pastor Paul is a thoughtful and creative retired pastor who lives in Lee’s Summit.  He grew up in the Midwest and st udied at Carthage College, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and Harvard University Divinity School.  He served churches in Ohio, Kentucky, and California for over 40 years before retiring in 2023.  After retirement, Pastor Hegele moved to Lee’s Summit to be close to his two grandchildren.  He wrote several of the reflections in our Lent devotional books the past two years.

• Pastor Mike is on Sabbatical   Pastor Mike is on sabbatical until Monday, August 4.  Rather than an extended vacation, this is Sabbath time--giving him time to rest, reconnect with God and family, pursue creative endeavors, take classes, and grow, all so that he can come back a happier, healthier, more creative and hopeful pastor who will serve us and the wider church for many more years. 
  Pastor Mike is not checking e-mail and not available by phone.  If you are facing challenges and would like support ASAP, or you just want someone to talk to sometime, Pastor Jealaine Marple is available to you.  She is a member of Hosanna, but serves the wider church elsewhere as an interim pastor.  Do not hesitate to reach out to Pastor Jealaine at (563) 663-5598 or jealainemarple@gmail.com. 

• ​Hosanna! Game Day  Thank you to everyone who texted, emailed, or spoke with me about their choice for the baseball game for this upcoming outing. We have chosen The Monarchs,  July 19th 6:35pm for “Christmas in July.” 
  There is a sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall for those of you who can make that game, and we are hoping to have a big group! 
  For more information about this specific game please go to www.tickets.monarchsbaseball.com

• Hosanna! Turns 25!  This year is Hosanna's !’s 25th anniversary and on Sunday, September 21st we will celebrate this milestone with a special worship service at our usual time with activities to follow.  We are excited that Pastor Richard Heinlen, our mission developer and first pastor, will be with us on that day!  All are welcome to be with us.  See Karen Orrill if you would like to assist in any way. 

• I Can Hear The Bells  That’s right: our handbells will be here very soon, and that means it’s time to start forming a handbell choir, led by our accompanist, Andrew Stephens! If you have ANY interest in being part of this exciting new group, no matter your musical ability (or inability), please send Andrew an email so he can compile a list of members and work with everyone to create a rehearsal schedule: andrew@hosannalutheranchurch.org

• You CAN Learn Your Scales And Your Arpeggios!  Starting this Fall, our accompanist, Andrew Stephens is going to start offering piano lessons, so just like The Aristocats, you too can “learn by heart what every artist knows” and become a “cultured music student!” If you, your children, or anyone you know is interested, please send Andrew an email to learn more: andrew@hosannalutheranchurch.org