This Issue:

Women’s Ministry

The Emoji's of Psalms

Youth Helpers Wanted

Pine Cove

Swirsky Shower

Blood Drive

Ward Shower

Women’s Retreat

Team Schedule

River of Hope

Beyond Our Walls

Birthdays &

Anniversaries

SHINE HIS LIGHT

HOPE FELLOWSHIP † August 2017

Pastor Mark & Julie Swirsky We missed you!!

The Em jis

of Psalms

Pondering

Tired,

Worried

Relieved=

At Peace

Perseverance

Love

Grove Kids will be starting a study of Psalms on August 20th.

Psalms is a book of poetry and expression of many different feelings, AND God’s wisdom and truth about those circumstances.

We hope our kids are excited to see that God’s guidance can help them manage those bouncing EMOJIS!

Loudly Crying=

Deep Sorrow

Who: 2nd-6 Grade Students (1st grade students with a parent chaperon)

When: October 27-29

What: Pine Cove is an awesome retreat weekend for the school aged kids in our ministry.

It's one of our most beloved and meaningful activities

.

Cost: $90/student, Chaperones/Adults pay $50. If you need a partial scholarship, please let Michelle know asap. Sign up deadline is October 8th. Sign up sheet is in the foyer.

Youth Helpers Wanted

If you are a young person ages 12-18, and would like to help in Grove Kids,

we want you on our team! Little kids LOVE, LOVE, LOVE teens,

and you are an important part of our ministry.

Here’s what you need to know:

1) Clubhouse Kids is children’s worship for kids 4 years-4th grade, TreeHouse Tots is

children’s worship for kids 2-4 years, and the Little Sprouts Nursery is for infants-2 year olds.

2) Helper Age Requirements: 14+ for Little Sprouts (12 if that youth’s parent is willing to work with

them), 13+ for Clubhouse Kids, 12+ for TreeHouse Tots.

3) Schedules: All shifts are for the second service, so you won’t miss your own Sunday School. Little

Sprouts– 1 time/month,

Clubhouse– 1 time/8 weeks, TreeHouse Tots– 1 time/7 weeks.

4) You will NEVER be left alone with kids. An adult helper will always be working with you.

5) We will have a mandatory meeting in September for training and information purposes. If you are

unable to make the meeting, I’ll give you a handout that you can go through with your parents.

Please contact Michelle if you are interested! It’s a rewarding job!

Stephan Swirsky & Regina Pesek

Wedding Shower August 26th 10:00-noon

Location: Hope Fellowship

Regina and Stephen are registered on Amazon,

Bed Bath and Beyond, and Honeyfund.

Blood Drive August 6th , 2017

After Service

If you have any questions, please

contact Dave Reuschle.

Thank you Christina for all of your wonderful

contributions to children's and youth ministries this

summer! You were a vital part of our family

mission trip to McAllen and we appreciate all you

did. We'll never watch Tangled or The Princess

Bride without remembering all of the creative fun

you put into making our movie nights

successful! We love you!

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, 10am

Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston

$30 per person

Womenoffaith.com/sisters

If interested, please contact:

Kathie Sexton (979)415-4125

Melanie Ward’s Baby Shower is August 4th,2017 6:30-8:00 p.m.

At the home of Marissa Guel

51 Plum Court Lake Jackson, Texas

Melanie is Registered at babylist.com

Registrant name is Parker Ward

Our biennial women's retreat will be held at The Lodge at Danbury, February 23-25, 2018. Please record the date and start planning to attend! We are starting to plan it already, and would appreciate your input and help! Please contact CJ Heironimus at 979-549-0870

to volunteer,

or if you have

any questions.

New Bible Study-Hebrews Part III-Draw Near to his throne.

The Ladies Monday Night group is inviting anyone interested to join us in our continued study

of Hebrews. It is a precept upon precept study by Kay Arthur that connects the New

Testament with the Old, the relationship between the two covenants, the tabernacle, and the

sacrifice. Learn how Jesus fulfilled the Law and the prophets and became our great High

Priest. New study starts August 28, 2017, Monday nights 6:30-8:30 at Hope Fellowship. Sign up

is on Women’s table. Inquiries talk to Nancy Cramer 979-292-6158

Team Schedule

DATE

Aug 6

Coordinator/Greeter:

Diana Kidd

9:15-10:35: Taylor Knox, Diana Kidd

10:35-12:15: Victoria Holderness, Rosemary

Allen, Bethany Deavenport

CR: Diana Kidd

Alice Genereau

Lynn Wade

Kaylee Durso

Sarah Reuschle

Michelle Deavenport

Kaylee Durso

Kristin Markham

Aug 13

Coordinator/Greeter: Diana Kidd

9:15-10:35: Naconda Frank,

Mary Jo Baumeister

10:35-12:15: Karla Pham, Hong & Lynn Li

Wade, Jacquin Rogers

CR: Anna Bertheau

Guel Family

Kristin Markham

Isaac Deavenport

Eldon Baumeister

Bethany Deavenport

Allyssa Genereau

Aug 20

Coordinator/Greeter: Diana Kidd

9:15-10:35: Mark & Marsha Heironimus

10:35-12:15: Nancy Cramer, Rebecca Cegielski,

Wendy Osborne

CR: Marsha Heironimus

Duke Family

Bethany Deavenport

Michelle Deavenport

Gabe Deavenport

Caris Theriot

Aug 27

Coordinator/Greeter: Diana Kidd

9:15-10:35: Valery Rogers. Emily Daniels

10:35-12:15: Leslie Swirsky, Kathie Sexton,

Karen Hemingway, Kaylie Knox

CR: Dianna Kidd

Kerry Hughes

Caris Theriot

Sarah Reuschle

Alma Rodriguez

Phyllis Cheatham

Jeremiah Loar

Hope Fellowship continues to support the River of Hope. One

of the many ways we provide support is by collecting food for

local area pantries. Please place your non-perishable donations

in the River of Hope collection bin at the Welcome Center. For

August 2017 we are asked to donate: Canned Meals For Kids

(Ravioli, Spaghettios) However, you are not limited to

donating only our assigned food. The River of Hope was

established by Brazosport Ministerial Alliance and is funded by

area churches. May God bless your faithfulness in giving to this

ministry.

I want to thank everyone at our Hope Fellowship family for

helping us celebrate the recent graduation of our son William

Mann. It's been an incredible journey experiencing the blessings

that having a supportive and faithful church home has brought to

him as a growing young man. From youth workers in the Awana

program, Pine Cove Volunteers, Sunday School Teachers,

Challenge Chaperones, SOT members and leaders and many

more, you have all played such an important role in our lives by

helping plant the seed of Christian faith. Know that we are so

extremely grateful. Please continue to keep him in your prayers as

William enters the next phase in life as he leaves for the Marines

on August 28th. Gratefully, The Mann Family

Another missionary that has been part of Hope Fellowship

since pre-Pastor Mark days is Carol Detweiler. She is serving

with the Evangelical Free Church denomination in Venezuela.

After falling in love with this South American country during a

1977 short term missions trip, Carol returned in 1980. She

was part of a team of missionaries and nationals who were

planting churches. To date this Hope-supported missionary

has helped to plant nine churches in various Venezuelan

cities. Currently, she is working with a team of seven

nationals to plant a church in Punto Fijo which is just below

Aruba.

The church plant recently celebrated its one year anniversary and is already in need of more space. God has

provided land on which the congregation is building as they are able. Please join Carol and her team in prayer as

they seek God to confirm His leading in the calling of a national full time pastor for this work.

Please also pray for safety, provision, and wisdom as Carol and the team navigate the turmoil in the country.

Waves of anti-government protests have led to dozens killed since April. Basic foods, medicines, etc. are

unavailable or very high in price. Carol said in her recent email that prices double every two weeks. YIKES! This

has made life very difficult for all, as you can imagine. She asks that we pray for a peaceful solution and “that the

Lord would intervene in this situation in a way that only He can. So that no one can claim that it wasn´t God!”

Once again God is showing Himself much bigger than the troubles as He provides for the team. Recently Carol

had been searching for allergy medicines for more than two months. Once she was told that there wasn’t any in

the country, she began to work through a friend living in Spain. Part of the process involved contacting a lady in

Caracas. When Carol sent the information of what was needed that lady said, “I have two packages that are

sufficient for a year that I can sell you here!”

The team has been led by God to teach how to use God’s Word to overcome depression. Through these

continuing teachings and special outreaches, people are responding to the gospel. Carol has found a Spanish

curriculum for leadership development and asked for prayer as they target certain people within the church.

Specifically, she asks that God will work in hearts so they are willing to go through the training, making room in

their busy lives.

Here is a faithful servant working “beyond our walls” in a difficult

situation. Please pray for Carol, her team, and Venezuela as God brings

them to your minds.

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Staff:

Mark Swirsky, Senior Pastor

Raymond Knox, Worship Leader

Jason Rogers, Director of Youth

Michelle Deavenport, Director of Children

De’Stani Lara, Secretary

200 Lake Road • Lake Jackson , TX 77566 • www.hopefellowship.com • (979) 297-8356

Robb & Amie Dodge 6th

Curtis & Giovanna Swisher 7th

Tony & Sharon Doyle 12th

Gary & Wendy Osborne 15th

Mark & Marsha Heironimus 16th

Mike & Phyllis Cheatham 18th

Kerry & Ann Hughes 18th

John & Janan Beckerdite 22nd

Jason & Jacquin Rogers 30th

OUR MISSION

WE EXIST TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAZOSPORT AREA AND THE WORLD BY

WINNING, BUILDING, AND EQUIPPING DISCIPLES.

Grayson Holderness 1st

John Ditto 1st

Shelley Knox 2nd

Twila Mann 3rd

Shawna Hall 4th

Timothy Heironimus 5th

Gene Allen 8th

Grace Sargent 17th

Kayden Struvinski 18th

Vickie Markham 19th

De’Stani Lara 20th

Rosemary Allen 24th

Jim Caldwell 25th

Raymond Knox 27th

Jonathan House 29h

Diana Kidd 30th

Emily Heinrich 31st

Elianah Rogers 31st