Hope United Methodist Church
in Havertown, Pennsylvania

New Feature! Click for: Photo Album, page 1 Photo Album, page 2		Hope United Methodist Church 1108 Steel Road (corner of Eagle Road and Steel Road) Havertown, PA 19083 Telephone 610-446-3351 Pastor: the Rev. James McIntire Our Summer Schedule Sundays: No Adult Sunday School until September 19 10:00am - Worship Service in the Air Conditioned Jones Chapel (time returns to 11am on Sept. 19th) Bible Study: Thursdays at 7:30pm Youth Group: Also see the information at the bottom of this page. Church Office: Hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Email the Church Office: Hope UMC Email Email the Pastor: Pastor Jim		Please check the -    Here you can open or download Hope UMC calendars, recent sermons, this week's TLC, etc. CLICK HERE:    DOWNLOAD PAGE OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS OPEN DOORS
NEW!  Click for: September Messenger The August Messenger has much useful information. Also, here are the: Fall Brochure and the September Calendar Dates to Remember (Remember: this week's TLC is linked at the Downloads Page) September 2010 (also check the Messenger and Calendar links) Sunday 5th & 12th - Worship Service at 10:00am in Jones Chapel Tuesday 14th - Administrative Council - 7:00pm Sunday 19th - Homecoming & Rally Day - Sunday School resumes; Worship returns to main sanctuary at 11:00am Monday 20th - Trustees Meeting - 7:00pm Tuesday 21st - Finance Meeting - 7:00pm Saturday 25th - Hope Family Picnic -		A Brief History of Our Church Hope United Methodist Church is the result of the merger of several earlier churches. Its origins go back to 1790 with the founding of Ebenezer Methodist Church in Philadelphia. In 1942, Ebenezer merged with the Bethesda Church which had been founded in 1831. The new combined church was located in what is now Havertown, at the corner of Eagle and Steel Roads. In June of 2004 Trinity United Methodist Church which was also located in Havertown, merged with Ebenezer. The name Hope United Methodist Chuch was chosen for the new combined church.

More Hope Happenings:

• CHOIR - Rehearsals right after Sunday worship - Every week - September through June. No rehearsals in the summer.
• BIBLE STUDY - Please Note: Bible Study will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm.
• FOOD CUPBOARD - Your participation in this monthly drive to attain non-perishable food items for the needy in our area is needed and appreciated. - Next collection, Sunday Oct. 18.
• COMMUNION BREAD - If anyone is willing to bake bread for communion, please contact the church office or Pastor Jim.
• RECYCLING - LET’S DO OUR PART - We will begin recycling paper each Sunday following worship. Bulletins and other paper can be placed in the bin in the Narthex in front of the coat racks.
• COURTYARD CONVERSATIONS - We are planning to continue our social time following service by gathering in the Courtyard outside (weather permitting) for the remainder of the Summer. If you are interested in sponsoring light refreshments for a Sunday, please contact Joanne Miles. Our current schedule: August 29th – Barbara & Dick AmEisen / Sept. 12th – Hoyle Family.
• SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR CHURCH OFFICE - Summer schedule for the Church Office began Tuesday, July 6th. The office will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday thru Friday.
• HOLD THE DATE ! - Hope Family Picnic // When: Saturday ~ September 25, 2010 // Where: Church Grounds - - -Details to Follow in the next weeks!!!!
• CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - BOILER FAILED INSPECTION - - -
  Beginning in September, Hope will kick off a “Heat For Hope” fundraising campaign. The church endowment fund will match contributions Dollar for Dollar to help raise funds for the new system. The cost of this system is $22,000. More information on the new system will be coming in September.
• AN IMPORTANT WEB SITE LINK: The Havertown Clergy Association has a Website. Here is the address: http://www.havinterfaith.blogspot.com/
• E-MAIL ADDRESS - The church office is updating Hope’s e-mail file.There is a copy of the list on the table in back of the chapel, please either correct or add your name to the list, if you would like church information to be e-mailed to you.
• Hannah Circle -
• Wesleyan Circle - Pot Luck dinner to plan for the new church year Wednesday, September 8th, at the home of Barbara AmEisen. More details to follow.
• BLESSING of the ANIMALS - Sunday, October 10, 11:00 am - Front Lawn - Please bring pets and other animals to worship as we acknowledging how animals show us God’s love in inspiring and beautiful ways. All are welcome … dogs & cats, snakes & hamsters … lions & tigers & bears … oh my! Please bring animals on leashes, in carriers, or cages.
• HARVEST FESTIVAL - Saturday, October 16, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm - Church Grounds / Organized again this year by the Wesleyan Circle, come enjoy baked goods and treats, pumpkin painting and other activities for kids – a fun fall event for all.
• For information about the Haiti earthquake disaster from UMCOR, click here: Haiti Information / UMCOR's website:  http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
• ADOPT-A-SOLDIER   Marion Fash has kept our Adopt-A-Soldier program alive after all of our soldiers were sent home or re-assigned. She just sent off two packages to SGM Russell Christiana, marked for “Any Soldier”. The problem is Marion has run out of supplies to fill any more boxes. If you can help with this, please leave supplies in the basket in the Narthex, the church office or give them to Marion.
  A brief reminder of items needed for either male or female: deodorants, candy, gum, magazines, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, body lotion, nail clippers, etc. or speak to Marion for a more complete list.
• ALTAR FLOWERS - A flower chart for altar flowers and the memorial stand for the year 2009, is now in the Narthex. Doris Peabody will be managing the flower chart. If you don’t have access to the flower chart, please call Doris at 610-446-1974 or the church office.
• CASSEROLES FOR ST. JOHN HOSPICE - The second Tuesday of each month casseroles are prepared in the Thomas Hall kitchen at 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering for this stewardship program you can call Kathy Reisch or show up on the second Tuesday of the month.
• NOTE TO ALL HOPE MEMBERS - Any member of Hope interested in participating in becoming a Lay Reader please contact the church office. Thank you for your support.
• PRAYER CHAIN - The church office is revising the “PrayerChain”. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex along with a copy of the original prayer chain. If your name is on the original list it will remain there unless the office is advised otherwise. If you would like to volunteer to help with calls when the need arises please complete the sign-up sheet..
• DID YOU KNOW? ..... Hope has a Cemetery Fund which is used for upkeep of the Hope Cemetery located on Manoa Road behind the Odd Fellows building. Plots in the cemetery date back to the 1800’s. Donations may be made to the Cemetery Fund.
• FOOD CUPBOARD - Your participation in this monthly drive to attain non-perishable food items for the needy in our area is needed. The demands continue to escalate. We give our food to the Delaware County Food Coalition housed at St. Mark’s UMC, Broomall. Food, and paper products is appreciated. This collection is held on the third Sunday of each month.

SCHEDULE FOR YOUTH - Community Youth Group meets every Sunday 6:30-8:30
Find the Youth Group's Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=79397595086

SUNDAY SCHOOL - September through early June
Youth and Adults: 9:45am / Children: 11:00am every Sunday except summer months.