Hope Lutheran Church (Turtle Creek)
Meeting at McMasters United Methodist Church, 200 Church St., Turtle Creek, PA 15145
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 234, East Pittsburgh, PA 15112
(412) 242-4476
E-mail: hopeforesthills@aol.com
Worship Service: Sundays at 11:15 a.m.
Hope Calendar & Announcements ~May 13, 2024
Monday, May 13
June/July Hope Notes Deadline
Wednesday, May 15
12:00 noon Prayer Meeting at McMasters
7:00 pm WHAT’S NEXT on zoom
Thursday, May 16
7:00 pm Philippians Bible Study on zoom
Sunday, May 19 PENTECOST
11:15 am In-person Worship at McMasters
Congregational Meeting after worship
3:00 pm Worship on zoom
Wednesday, May 22
12:00 noon Prayer Meeting at McMasters
7:00 pm Call Committee on zoom
Sunday, May 26 The Holy Trinity
11:15 am In-person Worship at McMasters
3:00 pm Worship on zoom
Monday, May 27
MEMORIAL DAY
Wednesday, May 29
12:00 noon Prayer Meeting at McMasters
Sunday, June 2
11:15 am In-person Worship at McMasters
3:00 pm Worship on zoom
Monday, June 3
7:00 pm PLUM Board on zoom
Wednesday, June 5
7:00 pm Taize Prayer
Sunday, June 9
11:15 am In-person Worship at McMasters
3:00 pm Worship on zoom
Monday, June 10
7:00 pm Church Council
Hope Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 234 East Pittsburgh PA 15112
Hopeforesthills @aol.com 412-242-4467
Worship at McMasters United Methodist Church
200 Church Street, Turtle Creek
DIRECTIONS TO MCMASTER UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Leave Hope parking lot - turning left onto Ridge Ave.
Turn left onto Braddock Road.
At the traffic light (at the bottom of the hill), turn left onto Ardmore Blvd.
Follow Ardmore Blvd until you take the right lane exit - the East Pittsburgh/Electric Avenue exit (Just past Vincent's Pizza)
Follow Electric Avenue to the traffic light at Tri-Boro Expressway - DO NO GET ON TRI BORO Expressway. Instead, cross over the expressway where you will turn left onto Braddock Ave.
Follow Braddock Ave for 0.4 miles to where it ends. and turn Right onto Penn Ave.
Follow Penn Ave for 0.2 miles just past Citizens Bank (on the right) and turn left onto Grant Street.
Drive 500 ft (to the traffic light) on Grant Street and turn Left onto Tri Boro Expressway.
Drive 300 ft on Tri Boro Expressway and turn Right onto Church Street Extension - just past McMaster's United Methodist Church.
Parking lot is on the left.
"Entry to McMasters UMC is by the door by the overhang for those who can't do stairs (take the elevator up one floor) or take the steps to the entry into the narthex."
Total Drive time approx. 10 minutes (3.5 miles)
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, May 19 ~ 7:00 pm on zoom
Agenda: vote to accept Council Members
Leadership Opportunities
*We are looking for members to serve on the church
council
*We are also looking for anyone who would be
willing to administer our Facebook page
Interested?... contact any member of council
Pocket Change & G&J Dollars
are designated to CAMP LUTHERLYN thru May
~ thru June, July, August ~
they are designated to Rise Against Hunger
Collections Continue!
Hope continues to collect clean used prescription bottles
as well as can pull tabs
Combined PLUM Choir
Our goal is to perform at the 20th Anniversary celebration for PLUM. Please share this with all interested Congregation members.
We are also interested in having a children's choir. If you have children who would be interested in sing on June 29th, please inquire about this with your congregations and let me know. We will then move forward with including "Jesus Loves Me" to the program.
Finally, for any Church organist or musicians that I have not spoken to, please let me know if you will be attending the event and whether you can play the organ during the service, do a prelude or postlude, or accompany the choir on their anthems. We want everyone who is available to participate.
Anthems will be: Come, Sing Alleluia and Soon and Very Soon
Rehearsals will be at Christ Duquesne on:
Saturday June 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Saturday June 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Saturday June 29. 2024 at 9:30 am
Contact: Karen E Brown, Office Manager
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
412-531-9363 bethany-dormont@verizon.net
PLUM 20th Anniversary Celebration
SAVE THE DATE – Saturday, June 29th
11:00 am at Christ Lutheran Church
with Luncheon following.
Need help with:
*2 centerpieces from each church
(theme for your congregation)
colors Plum and Silver
*6 dozen cookies from each congregation
*Help with set up *Help with clean up
PLUM Pastors:
The Reverend John Gropp 412-680-7867
Rev.John.Gropp@plumofpa.com
The Reverend Brenda Henry 412-390-8005
Rev.Brenda.Henry@plumofpa.com
The Reverend Susan Devine 412-496-4889
Rev.Sue.Devine@plumofpa.com
For event details: www.plumofpa.com
The call-in line for worship and bible study:
Zoom online: https://zoom.us/j/401596541
Zoom by phone: +1 646 876 9923 US
Meeting ID: 401 596 541
All individuals are encouraged to check the following for updates which will be posted by Noon daily:
● PLUM website at www.plumofpa.com for all news and event updates.
● PLUM phone hotline412-466-7774(messages may also be left on this line or call our individual churches)
It is the Pittsburgh Lutheran United Ministries (PLUM) mission
to be LIVING CHRIST’S LIGHT OF HOPE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PLUM will:
§ Provide stability of Word, Sacrament, and Pastoral Care.
§ Foster opportunities for connectivity among individuals, congregations, and communities.
§ Develop lay leadership for sharing the Gospel.
§ Encourage freedom to care for neighbors.
10 Congregations of PLUM
Bethany Lutheran Church – Dormont
Christ Lutheran Church – Duquesne
East Liberty Lutheran Church – East Liberty
Hope Lutheran Church – Turtle Creek
Immanuel Lutheran - Irwin
Lutheran Church of our Saviour – North Huntingdon
Messiah Lutheran Church – Munhall
Prince of Peace – Pleasant Hills
Resurrection Lutheran - Oakdale
St. Andrew Lutheran Church – East Carnegie
Pittsburgh Lutheran United Ministries
405 Kennedy Avenue, Duquesne, PA 15110