Updated May 21:

• We Celebrate Pentecost this Sunday   Pentecost derives its name from the Jewish festival celebrating the harvest and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai fifty days after Passover. Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Holy Spirit as God’s presence within and among us. In the book of Acts, the Spirit arrives in rushing wind and flame, bringing God’s presence to all people. Paul reminds us that though we each have different capacities, we are unified in the Spirit that equips us with these gifts. Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit on his disciples, empowering them to forgive sin. We celebrate that we too are given the breath of the Holy Spirit and sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world.  We invite you to wear red this Sunday as we celebrate the Holy Spirit moving in, with, and around us!

• Synod Bishop Joining Hosanna! for Worship on May 24   We’re excited to have our Central States Synod Bishop Donna Simon joining us for worship and sharing God’s Word with us during the sermon.  On this Sunday, May 24, we’ll be celebrating Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the birth of the church, so it’s a perfect time to connect with the church beyond our four walls.  Bishop Donna serves the ELCA congregations of Missouri and Kansas by connecting congregations providing direction,, offering care and support, and working with the wider ELCA on our behalf.  After worship, Bishop Donna will visit with us to share what’s happening in the wider church beyond Hosanna, offer her excitement and vision for the people of God, and listen to our joys, concerns, questions, and vision for the church. 

• In As Much Ministry food items   In As Much Ministry is a food pantry that addresses food security for people in need within Clay County, Missouri through the generosity of the community and congregations like Hosanna! Your contributions help In As Much distribute over 10,000 lbs. of food to families each week.
  They are focusing on a lot of children for the next three months since children will be home from school and a lot of them may be home alone. They would like to have food on hand that children will not have to cook.
  Please consider picking up an extra item or two the next time you go to the grocery store and place it in our wagon located outside the nursery door.
  Here is a list of their current needs: 
  Canned chicken, Pasta sauce, Kid’s cereal, Granola bars, Canned mandarin oranges, Kids pasta, Pop tarts, Brownie mix, Graham crackers, Toothpaste.