Worship on Sunday, January 11 

Announcement Highlights:​​​​

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

  • Jan. 11:  Crews, adult study planning

  • Jan. 18:  Crews, confirmation, high school youth, budget caucus

  • Jan. 25:  Annual Meeting and activities for kids

  • Feb. 1:  Crews, confirmation, high school youth, adult study

• Join the Community for a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity  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 - 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.

• Annual Congregational Meeting & Constitution Updates   Our council has set Sunday, January 25 at 10:35 as the date and time of our annual congregational meeting.  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 proposed updates to our constitution are to bring it in line with the 2025 updated ELCA Model Constitution for Congregations, and are available now for review at www.hosannatogether.org/meeting.  If you have topics you’d like us to add to the agenda, please speak with our Congregation President Justin Noel or our Congregation Secretary Joyce Uber.  The agenda and reports will be available beginning January 18.  The meeting is open to anyone, with members who are confirmed, communing, and contributing eligible to vote. 
  Members unable to attend in person will be able to join the meeting online via Google Meet at the link above.  Online members 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. 
  We will hold a budget caucus on January 18 during the Faith Formation hour after worship for those interested in a deeper dive into our proposed budget and shared finances with our Congregation Treasurer and Council members. 

• 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 with the following items:
  Toothpaste,  Toothbrush (individually wrapped),  Dental Floss, Deodorant, Bar of soap,  Combs,  Valentines, Granola/protein bars, candies, Tootsie roll pops
  You are invited to donate completed kits in gallon Ziplock bags or bulk quantities of these items. Items can be dropped off in the fellowship hall through February 8. After worship on February 8, kids and adults are invited to stay after worship to make valentines and assemble the kits so that they can be delivered through local veterans’ organizations by Valentine’s Day. If you’re not able to join us after worship, you can also drop off purchased (and signed) or handmade Valentine cards. 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.