Worship on Sunday, January 25 

Announcement Highlights:​​​​

• ​Weather Impacts on This Weekend    We are watching weather forecasts for the weekend, aware that cold temperatures and snow are possible.  Midwesterners know well that any forecasts can change several times over for better or worse.  For the time being, we are still planning to hold worship on Sunday morning and the annual meeting afterwards. 
  If the weather causes the roads or parking lot to be unsafe or impassible, we will cancel all in-person activities and hold worship online only.  We will communicate any changes via our Happenings e-mail list, on our website (www.hosannalutheranchurch.org), and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hosanna.liberty.mo).  We are able to add closings to the news channels, but these are the least reliable and slowest to process updates. 
  Conditions and capabilities vary, so please always use your best judgment about whether you can make it safely to church when it is still being held, and join us online if it feels safer to you. 
  Whether or not we hold worship in person, worship will still be available online at https://www.hosannatogether.org/sunday-worship. 

• Upcoming Sunday Faith Formation   Grow in faith by joining us for these activities after worship in the coming weeks:

  • Jan. 25:  Annual Meeting and activities for kids

  • Feb. 1:  Crews, confirmation, high school youth, no adult study

  • Feb 8:  Intergenerational service project - Hygiene kits and Valentines for Vets

  • Feb. 15:  Crews, confirmation, high school youth, adult study

• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Join Us Tonight and Saturday  The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical (inter-denominational) Christian observance celebrated internationally.  Join Hosanna! and other local Christians for the following opportunities to grow in understanding and relationship. 
  Ecumenical Prayer Service - Tonight, Thursday, January 22, 7:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Liberty.  Local congregations will gather to pray together for our community and the unity of God’s church.  First Presbyterian is located at 138 N Main St, Liberty, MO 64068.
  Community Conversation about What Unites Us - Saturday, January 24, 10:30-12:30 at the Woodneath Library on Flintlock Rd.  We will have a panel discussion and questions with leaders from different faith traditions on the virtues the Apostle Paul calls us to live by, and how we can practice unity in our daily lives.  All ages and faith traditions are invited to attend. 
  If you would like to attend, but have concerns about weather impacts on the event, you are welcome to contact Pastor Mike for last-minute event updates. 

• Annual Congregational Meeting & Constitution Updates   Our annual congregational meeting is scheduled for this Sunday, January 25 at 10:35.  During this meeting, we’ll review our ministry of the past year, discuss our vision for 2026, vote on updates to our constitution, elect members to leadership, and vote on a congregational budget.  The meeting is open to anyone, with members who are confirmed, communing, and contributing are eligible to vote. 
  
  The agenda, reports, nominations, and business information are available in print in the fellowship hall and for digital download here.  A summary of the proposed constitution updates are in the report, with the full draft of the revised constitution is available at www.hosannatogether.org/meeting.  
  
  Voting members unable to attend in person will be able to join the meeting online via Google Meet at the link above.  Online participants will be able to vote and address the meeting if they join us in real time, but proxy voting for those unable to be present during the meeting time is not permitted by our constitution. 

• Valentine’s for Vets   Each Valentine’s Day we share our love with local veterans by assembling hygiene kits. Our hope is to assemble 100-150 kits.  These are the items we need, with the number of each item already donated:  toothpaste (49), individually wrapped toothbrush (119), dental floss (21), deodorant (18), bar soap (38), comb (0), Valentines (53), granola/protein bars (36), candies (50), tootsie roll pops (0).  
  You are invited to donate bulk quantities of these items or even completed kits in gallon Ziplock bags. Items can be dropped off in the fellowship hall or shipped directly to the church through February 8.
  After worship on February 8, kids and adults are invited to stay after worship to make valentines and assemble the kits. If you’re not able to join us after worship, you can also drop off purchased (and signed) or handmade Valentine cards.
  The Valentines and kits will be given to the VA in Excelsior Springs to give to clients they know will most appreciate them.  In addition to gratitude for these items to help care for themselves, we’ve been told how very touched the veterans are to receive words of love and appreciation.