Author: Cathy

September 14, 2025
14th Sunday after Pentecost

Welcome Guests!
By simply being here, you are a beautiful and valuable part of our praise, worship, and service. Thank you for blessing us with your presence! We don’t pretend to have it all together, but we believe God offers us strength, support, inspiration, joy, and opportunity through one another.
Everything you need to participate in worship should be printed in this bulletin. Words in bold print are parts we speak together. We sing as a form of prayer and an expression of joy. The Psalms invite us to make a joyful noise to the Lord (not a perfect noise) so you are free to sing out no matter how talented your voice.
You are welcome to join us for more than just worship. The announcements at the end of this bulletin are a great place to see what else is happening. You are welcome to just show up!
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask anyone. There’s no judgement. Really.
We’d love the opportunity to get to know you better. Please fill out an attendance card from the rack on the chairs in front of you, then place it in the offering plates when they are passed mid-service. You may also fill out our guest register at www.hosannatogether.org/guest.
Kids are a blessing to us
We love kids just as God made them, so we don’t expect them to be any different with us. They are part of our worship, and we have some extra-special ways for them to participate:
Children’s bulletins with activities are located by the front doors where you enter the worship space.
Coloring pages, art supplies, fidgets, and selected books are also available by the front doors to help kids’ keep their minds and bodies active during worship.
We hope you’ll help your kids join in prayers and songs, even if it’s just dancing or swaying to the music.
During the offering, kids may place their gifts in the clear container at the front. Their gifts are used to help others in our community and the world in a way that’s easy for them to see.
Kids take responsibility for offering God’s blessing at the end of worship. Even if they don’t know the words, they are welcome. Standing there with a smile is all they need to show God’s love.
Changing stations are available in both bathrooms on the main level.
We Value Neurodiversity
God has made us each differently, so we welcome and value people as they are. You are welcome among us, even if your brain and body operate a little differently.
We have a quiet sensory room off the front hallway. You are welcome there if you feel overwhelmed or need a break from people. Please respect others needing the same.
We have noise-reducing headphones, weighted pads, wobble cushions, and chair fidget bands in the sensory room. You may use these in worship and anywhere else in the building if you’d like to try them out.
Learn more about neurodiversity at www.hosannatogether.org/neurodiversity.
Prayers
Good and bad things happen. If you’d like us to pray for you or someone you know, add your request to the sheet on the table in the front hall or call the church office at 816-781-7991.
We care about you, but we’re often not the first to hear what’s happening. If something good or bad is going on, or you’d like Pastor Mike to visit, reach out: 816-781-7991 or pastormike@hosannalutheranchurch.org.
Welcome to Hosanna!
We’re glad you’re here.
Prelude
Welcome & Invocation
We are gathered together in the presence of God--the One who made us beloved, the One who is love incarnate, and the One who is love living in and through us.
Amen.
Confession and Forgiveness
Leader: Gracious God, we confess that we have not lived up to your hopes and expectations for us. There are things we’ve said and done that we regret, things we should have done or said that we didn’t, and still much more that we don’t even realize is a problem.
Congregation sings:
Adapt. © 1985, 1989 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Loving God, we regret the pain we have caused others, we feel stuck even as we want to do better, and we lament the anxiety and despair we feel at times. So, Lord, we turn to you now. Forgive us and make us whole, that we might know grace, love, and joy more fully.
Congregation sings:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, have mercy.
God, who is rich in mercy, loves us even when we are dead in sin, and makes us alive together with Christ. By grace you are beloved. By grace you have been saved. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through joy and faith.
Amen.
Sharing God's Peace
The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.
We greet one another by saying the words Jesus first spoke to his followers after his death and resurrection: "Peace be with you." Some of us shake hands, hug, or give a fist bump, but you are also welcome to make a peace sign with your fingers without physical contact.
Whatever the words or gesture, this is a loving welcome, prayer, and blessing we give our neighbors, that no matter what is happening in their lives they might experience God's peace and wholeness.
Opening Hymn Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us (ELW 789)
Prayer of the Day
O God, overflowing with mercy and compassion, you lead back to yourself all those who go astray. Preserve your people in your loving care, that we may reject whatever is contrary to you and may follow all things that sustain our life in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Scripture
Exodus 32:7-14
7 The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; 8 they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ ” 9 The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. 10 Now let me alone so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, and of you I will make a great nation.” 11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” 14 And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
Luke 15:1-10
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 “Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Children’s Message
Sermon
Hymn of the Day
Lord, Speak to Us, That We May Speak (ELW 676)
Prayers of the People
Each petition ends: Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Offering
Please fill out an attendance card from the rack on the chairs in front of you. Place in the offering plate.
If you give electronically, you may place an e-giving card in the offering plate as a physical gesture of your giving.
You may give online using a bank account, credit card, or debit card at www.hosannatogether.org/give.
You may give by sending a text with your gift amount to 816-327-2002. Instructions will be sent in a reply.
Cash and check gifts may be placed in an envelope from the chairs racks and placed in the offering plates.
Children may place their offerings in the barn at the front of the worship space to support the Kids Time program at the Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center.
Kid’s Time provides daily food, fun activities, and a loving environment where children of all ages on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota can feel safe and cherished. These are the kids Pastor Mike visited while on sabbatical. Learn more at www.pineridgereconciliationcenter.org.
Kids and teens of all ages are welcome to contribute!
Offering Song Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (ELW 184)
Text and music © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress
Great Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
The thanksgiving continues . . .
. . . we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, Holy, Holy
Music adapt. © 1985, 1999 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Words of Institution
Holy Communion
All are welcome to join us at the Lord's Table, where we believe Christ is truly present. Gluten-free bread is available upon request. Red wine and white grape juice are available.
After communing, a child will offer you a blessing of God's love. Empty cups may be left in the container at the front of the worship space.
Distribution Hymns
“Lamb of God”
Adapt. © 1985, 1999 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Create in Me a Clean Heart (ELW 186)
Music © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (ELW 608)
Post-Communion Blessing
Prayer After Communion
We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Announcements
Children’s Blessing
The kids come forward to offer God’s blessing and love to all:
The Lord bless you and keep you, and give you grace and peace. Amen!
Sending Hymn On Our Way Rejoicing (ELW 537)
Dismissal
Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna!
Video of today’s service is recorded and livestreamed online at www.hosannatogether.org.
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Prayer Concerns
Birthdays
Julie LaSerre, September 16 Chris Marple, September 16
Alyson McArtor, September 16 Anna Willett, September 18
Atticus Downing, September 19
Sympathy
Family & friends of Jesse Kunkel - Brad Kunkel’s father, who passed away
Concerns
John Kreidler - side-effects of medication
Clifford Summers (Don Summers father) hospitalized for test
Laura Kruchten (Margaret Rockhold’s cousin) breast cancer
Kim Simpson (former co-worker of Donna Mason) entering Hospice Care for cancer
Karen Paulsell (Donna Mason’s sister) continued recovery in a skilled nursing facility
Mel Eyberg (Charlynn Carlson’s uncle) treatment for skin cancer
Connie (Great-Aunt to the Riles family) on hospice
Jeffery Gartman (Justin Noel’s cousin) serious heart condition
Larry Moore (Catherine Noel's uncle) recent ALS diagnosis
Mark Moore (Catherine Noel's stepbrother) bladder cancer
Jason Noel (Justin Noel's brother) brain cancer
Sabrina Dotson ( Catherine Noel's co-worker) cancer in multiple organs
Patty Pyle (friend of Sarah Read and Max Anderson) - cancer treatment
Karen Paulsell (Donna Mason’s sister) in ICU for a possible brain aneurism
Reneé (Donna Krugman’s sister) serious health issues
Vinnie Vaccaro (Jealaine Marple’s dad) - ongoing medical concerns
Don Fairchild (Ed’s father) recovering from hip surgery.
Trisha Ryun (friend of Bonny Grauerholz) recovering from surgery.
Linda and Trudy (classmates of Marjorie Yates) cancer treatments
Jane Gibbs - hip replacement surgery on August 14.
Joe Wahrman (Bryan Grauerholz’s uncle) in the hospital
Stacy Kerns (friend of Jeanine Stubbs) family illness
Eilish Trout undergoing testing for various health concerns
Charlie Brite (friend of Charlynn Carlson) continued health concerns
Maryann DeJesus - liver cancer
Marion (Angelika Schmitt’s sister) continued prayers for healing from cancer diagnosis
Craig A Lantz - in rehab and healing related to Parkinson’s
Adrian & Kristin Hale (Mary & Brad’s family) personal struggles
Bobbi Kral (friend of Bonny Grauerholz) receiving chemo treatments.
Linda Beck (friend of Mary Kunkel) breast cancer
Mary Walters (friend of Mary Kunkel) lung cancer
Frances Jolayemi (Jeanine Stubb’s sister) mental health recovery
Hosanna! Highlights
Sunday Faith Formation Begins this Sunday, September 14! Join us for our Faith Formation hour following service. Details on page 16.
Adult Faith Formation Like the kids, we have something for the adults. Details on page 16
Hosanna! Lunch Bunch Join us Sept. 16 at Penguins Kitchen. Details on page 16.
Our 25th Anniversary Celebration RSVP to join our celebration Sept. 21. Details on page 17.
Bring a Side Dish for Our Anniversary Meal Sign up to contribute at https://evite.me/CtKqY7R3bc Details on page 17.
Bibles Still Available If you need a Bible or would like to sponsor one, details are on page 17.
Grapes Harvested We had a huge success with our grapes this year. Details on page 18.
Samantha Schoening Engaged Samantha Schoening and Austin Purtle are engaged! Details on page 19.
Help The God Squad Gear Up for Next Youth Gathering Donate during our 25th Anniversary dinner. Details on page 20.
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S Join other Hosanna! Members on the walk. Details on page 20.
Trunk or Treat ~ Saturday, October 25th Together with Brighton Academy. Details on page 21.
Visit Pine Ridge Reservation on Immersion Next Summer Join Pastor Mike for an experience that goes beyond traditional “mission” trips. Details on page 22.
The Future of Our Organ Repairs and/or financial needs to help our organ. Details on page 23.
Land Annexation Meeting Delayed Our deannexation case is now scheduled for September 17 Details on page 23.
Sunday Faith Formation Begins this Sunday, September 14!
Our faith formation hour each Sunday after worship will be similar to last year with a few adjustments. On the first and third Sundays of most months, we’ll gather in age-based groups called Crews (similar to traditional Sunday school), confirmation, and adult faith formation. The second Sunday most months we’ll have a service project related to the month’s Bible story and theme. One the fourth and/or fifth Sunday of most months, kids will get to share the Bible story they’ve learned in creative ways or have fun guided conversation with adults. Holidays and celebrations will sometimes shift the schedule, so the Happenings in the e-blast and bulletin are the best place to see what’s coming up. Each month we’ll focus on a particular Bible story and theme so that kids get to learn and experience the story more deeply and see how it connects with their lives. Pastor Mike is reaching out to confirmation families this week, and our high school youth will connect separately to make plans for the year.
Join us this Sunday, Sept. 14 as we meet in crews.
If you’d like to assist our crew leaders or help coordinate a service project, please talk with Sarah Oprinovich, our Faith Formation team leader. Parents are always welcome to join their kids for class, but it’s not an expectation. If your kiddo has special needs that it would be helpful to know about, please speak with Sarah Oprinovich, Pastor Mike, and/or their Crew leader.
Adult Faith Formation
Like the kids, the adults will generally gather for study twice a month after worship, join the kids for service once a month, and engage in other creative activities on the fourth Sunday. Whether you’ve joined adult faith formation after worship in the past or would like to start growing your faith in a new way, Pastor Mike invites you to join him this Sunday after worship to discuss possible study topics and leadership for the year ahead.
Hosanna! Lunch Bunch ~ September 16
The September Lunch Bunch location is Penguins Kitchen, located in Liberty at 336 State Route 291 (in the same strip mall as Savers and Mi Hacienda Mexican Restaurant on the corner of 291 and 152). No reservations are necessary, but it is helpful to know if you plan to join us. Simply call the church office or zip us an email. Everyone is invited!
RSVP for Our 25th Anniversary Celebration
Hosanna! turns 25 this year! On Sunday, Sept. 21, we’ll celebrate this milestone with a special worship service at our usual time, with a meal and activities to follow. We are excited that Pastor Richard Heinlen, our mission developer and first pastor, will be with us on that day. If you anticipate joining us for the meal, please RSVP at https://hosannaliberty.breezechms.com/form/25th or using the RSVP in the fellowship hall so that we know how much food to have prepared. Anyone is welcome to join us and there is no cost to attend.
If you’d like to visit more personally with Pastor Heinlen, we’ve reserved a room at Saltgrass Steak House in Liberty on Saturday, September 20th at 6:30. Please indicate on your Sunday meal RSVP if you also plan to attend this event. We will order as individuals.
Sign Up to Bring a Side Dish for Our Anniversary Meal
Pulled pork, fried chicken, and cake will be provided for the meal after worship on Sunday, September 21, but we're asking people to bring side dishes. So that we know what to expect, please sign up to contribute at https://evite.me/CtKqY7R3bc or on the sheets in the fellowship hall.
Bibles Still Available
Our mission is to put the Word of God in the hands and hearts of God’s children, so we present age-appropriate Bibles to children of various ages each fall. If your child is 4 years old, in 2nd grade, or in 6th grade (or missed getting one in previous years) didn’t receive theirs, Pastor Mike has one for them. We’re happy to share these Bibles with kids beyond the congregation, so if you have a grandchild, neighbor, or friend you’d like to give one of these wonderful Bibles to, please speak with Pastor Mike. If you’re an adult who would like a first Bible or a new one, we also have some available. If you would enjoy sponsoring one or more of these Bibles, please visit www.hosannatogether.org/bibles or pick up a donation envelope in the fellowship hall. Thanks for your support!
Grapes Harvested
We had so much fun harvesting around 600 pounds of grapes from the church vineyard this past Sunday. Thank you to everyone who helped. We look forward to having our own homegrown Communion wine again in about 6 months! We are also so grateful to Mike Jennings for his extensive work tending the vines and processing the grapes for us.
Samantha Schoening Engaged
We are excited to share that Hosanna! member Samantha Schoening became engaged this past weekend to Austin Purtle. Please include the happy couple in your prayers!
Installation of Synod Bishop
Hosanna! is part of the Central States Synod, comprising ELCA congregations in Missouri and Kansas. We elected Pastor Donna Simon to serve as our synod bishop at our synod assembly (attended by Joyce Uber and Richard Moore) in June. She began in this role on September 1 and will be installed Sunday, September 28 at 5:00 p.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park. Anyone is welcome to attend. Learn more about Bishop-elect Donna at www.livinglutheran.org/2025/08/moving-toward-one-heart-and-soul/.
Help The God Squad Gear Up for Next Youth Gathering
The next ELCA Youth Gathering will be in Minneapolis, MN in 2027. The youth are starting to plan some fundraisers to send our kids to one of the most exciting experiences in their faith walk. The next group eligible to attend could potentially big one of the largest we've had. On Sunday, Sept. 21st, at Hosanna's anniversary luncheon, there will be envelopes on each table marked God Squad. If you wish to kick off their fundraising efforts, place your donation in an envelope and drop it in the basket on your table labeled God Squad. Everything helps as it costs around $1000 per person to attend. Thank for always supporting The God Squad!
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S Northland - Saturday, October 11
For the past few years, Hosanna members have been walking in the Walk to End Alzheimer's to bring awareness to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia as well as provide families with knowledge of resources and where they can go for help and support. The Walk is conducted by the Alzheimer's Association Heart of America Chapter. Funds raised go to awareness, care, support, education and much needed research to find a cure. The Alzheimer's mission is: A World Without Alzheimer's and other dementia.
This year the Walk will be on Saturday, October 11, at Happy Rock Park West located at 7600 NE Antioch Rd, Gladstone, MO. The Site opens at 8 am, Ceremony at 9 am and Walk at 9:15 am. You can register for the walk or donate at 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Northland (Liberty, MO): Hosanna! Lutheran Church | Walk to End Alzheimer's It is free to walk. You can walk a mile or 3 miles or whatever you would like. If you fundraise $100 you receive a walk t-shirt. Come enjoy coffee and donuts before the walk starts! Several sponsors will also be there. For more information contact Marty Berggren at 816-565-0701, mcberggren@aol.com or Joyce Uber at joyce59uber@gmail.com.
Trunk or Treat ~ Saturday, October 25th
Join us for fun and frolic, ghosts and goblins, food and fellowship! This year Hosanna! will be combing our Trunk with the daycare and will be having chili, hot dogs, and all the fixings. There will be a bounce house, activities and games and more on our parking lot beginning at 4pm until 6pm.
Please sign up on the bulletin board to let us know if you will be attending and if you will provide a trunk. Watch for more information as we get closer to Halloween. For questions or more information, see Bonny Grauerholz.
Advent Wreaths
Shirley Circle will meet on November 22nd at 11:00am to make Advent Wreaths for your home using fresh greenery. We want to invite all women of Hosanna! To join us for this time of fellowship and crafting. We need to order supplies in the next few weeks so that we can get the best price on the fresh greenery. If you are interested in joining us in this activity, please contact Ann Woody. There might be a small fee for candles. All Hosanna women are welcome to join us.
Did you collect funds for LFCS in a baby bottle?
On Hosanna! Day, a representative of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri told Hosanna! kids about how they support babies, toddlers, and their parents who need a little extra support throughout early childhood with home visits, assessments, counseling, and education, as well as adoption services and youth counseling. They also handed out baby bottle banks to save up money over the summer. If your kids have money in the bank they took home, please bring it back on Sunday and place it by the children’s offering barn. Throughout the summer, Hosanna’s kids already donated $177.01 through their offerings. Learn more at https://lfcsmo.org.
In As Much Ministry
Did you know that poverty, unemployment and low wages are the leading causes of food insecurity? Thanks to the continued support of Hosanna! members we are be able to help In As Much Ministry with providing food and personal items.
These are the items that are needed currently:
Canned or packaged meat like tuna, Peanut butter, Jelly, Canned Vegetables, Canned soups, Canned fruit, condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo and hot cause), Packs of Ramen noodles, Ritz crackers, cooking oil, Dishwashing detergent, Laundry detergent, Body Wash, Lotion, Bar Soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, facial cleanser and facial moisturizer.
Next time you go grocery shopping, would you consider picking up an extra item or two and place them in the Red Wagon by the fellowship doors at Church? Thank you for your generosity.
Visit Pine Ridge Reservation on Immersion Next Summer
Next summer, Pastor Mike would like to take a group from Hosanna! to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where he met the people he has preached about the past four weeks. We’d spend 5-6 days on an immersive experience that goes beyond traditional “mission” trips, inviting you to listen and learn as you engage with cultural speakers, explore significant native American sites, experience Lakota culture, and connect with the people of Pine Ridge who live in the poorest county in the nation. More information about this experience and the ministries of the Reconciliation Center is available at www.pineridgereconciliationcenter.org/visit-us. This would be a great experience for adults and older youth. If you would be interested in this experience, please fill out the form at hosannaliberty.breezechms.com/form/pr-interest. Pastor Mike will work with those interested to find the best week to visit and discuss details before asking for commitments.
The Future of Our Organ
We’ve shared that our 55-year-old organ’s mounting issues have made it unreliable for worship. Unfortunately, most internal components (which predate microprocessors and microwave ovens) are no longer available or repairable. We have researched several options (pipe and digital, new and used, grand and scrappy) and believe that in order to continue the level of organ music we’ve come to expect, we would need to purchase a digital organ for a net cost of around $65,000. The limited financing options are not favorable, but we do have around $15,000 in memorial funds dedicated to music ministry. Our council has concerns about our ability to fundraise the remaining amount, especially with other deferred maintenance needs (aging HVAC, parking lot, etc.). In order to better understand the feasibility before approaching the congregation with options, our council is asking anyone who might consider making a larger gift to reduce fundraising for an organ to speak with Pastor Mike or a council member (Justin Noel, Alissa Willett, Tony Belcher, Joyce Uber, Margaret Rockhold, Charlynn Marshall-Carlson, Mike Jennings, Bonny Grauerholz, Karen Orrill, Noah Kern, Max Anderson, and Pastor Mike). If organs aren’t your thing, but you’d like to consider a donation to help with other deferred maintenance needs, we’d be happy to talk about those needs with you. We continue to pursue grant opportunities for these needs, but have so far been unsuccessful. In addition to conversation with potential donors, our council members welcome your thoughts about the organ and our competing financial needs.
New Developments in Land Annexation
Hosanna! owns 4.5 acres of undeveloped land behind the church building. That land and a sliver of the building straddle the boundary between Liberty and Kansas City, which complicates jurisdictional matters. We’ve been working for over a year and a half to de-annex the property in Kansas City and annex it into Liberty. Our process with Kansas City is nearing completion (though our appearance before the KCMO City Plan Commission has again been delayed, to October 1). Despite no objection when we began the process, there is now a question about whether Liberty will annex the property at this time. The council is working to resolve these roadblocks.

HappeninGS AHEAD
Sunday, September 14 8:30am - Choir Rehearsal 9:30am - Worship 10:45am - Faith Formation: Crews, Confirmation, Adults
Tuesday, September 16 11:30am - Lunch Bunch - Penguins Kitchen
Wednesday, September 17 10:00am - Bible Study
Thursday, September 18 6:30 pm - Anniversary Planning Meeting
Friday, September 19 1:15 pm - Anniversary Meal Set-up
Saturday, September 20 6:00 pm - Dinner with Pastor Heinlen
Sunday, September 21 25th Anniversary Celebration 8:30am - Choir Rehearsal 9:30am - Worship 10:30am - 25th Anniversary Dinner
Wednesday, September 22 NO Bible Study
Sunday, September 25 8:30am - Choir Rehearsal 9:30am - Worship 10:45am - Faith Formation: Crews, Confirmation, Adults

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE
115	September 7
	In person: 98
	Online: 17

Serving on Sunday
Sign up on the sheet in the fellowship hall by the kitchen or through Breeze at hosannatogether.org/breeze
	This Sunday	September 21
Acolyte	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
Altar Guild	Angelika Schmitt	Katharine Fairchild
Audio/Video	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
Blesser	Madison Riles	Volunteer Needed
	Haven Ashley	Volunteer Needed
Communion Assistant	James Fairchild	Volunteer Needed
	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
Counter	Don Summers	Don Summers
	Dan Prom	Dan Prom
Crucifer	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
Greeter and Usher	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
Lector	Jeanine Stubbs	Volunteer Needed
Fellowship Host	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed
	Volunteer Needed	Volunteer Needed

OPERATING FINANCES
As of August 31
Income / past month	Expenses / past month	YTD Income / vs. Expenses

HOSANNA! LUTHERAN CHURCH

2800 North Church Road | Liberty, Missouri 64068 | 816.781.7991
www.hosannatogether.org | facebook.com/hosanna.liberty.mo
Pastor: Mike Kern + 402.741.2957 + pastormike@hosannalutheranchurch.org
Office Administrator: Cathy Baker + cathy@hosannalutheranchurch.org
Accompanist: Andrew Stephens + andrew@hosannalutheranchurch.org
Choral Director: Dr. Chris Marple + chrismmarple@gmail.com

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Sunday, September 7 Rally Day! Food Share Sunday 8:30am - Choir Rehearsal 9:30am - Worship + Presentation of Bibles 10:45am - Picnic and Activities
Monday, September 8 7:00pm - WELCA (Orrill)
Tuesday, September 9 6:00pm - Council Meeting
Wednesday, September 10 10:00am - Bible Study

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