Moving Onward

As you will notice from my post below, our church, HOPE UMC has had a pastoral change the beginning of last month. Pastor Laurie Boche has been sent to us, and we all feel very blessed to have her with us. She came to us from Southern Minnesota, and she was excited to come to Duluth, as she loves Lake Superior, and even more amazing she loves cooler weather. She has lived in Texas and some of the southern states in her past life, and does not like the heat and humidity. She felt at home right away, and of course we made sure that we welcomed her with our northern hospitality! Since I read that this past July was the coldest July on record... I'm glad we could accommodate her in that area!

Yesterday she met with our leadership of Hope, for a workshop/retreat from 9 am - 2:30. We had a great session. Made plans for the rest of 2009 and 2010 and looked forward to the next three years, set goals for what we want to see at Hope. We are excited about our future!

If you do not have a church, and are looking for one, please visit us. We are a healthy and welcoming congregation. Worship is at 10:00 am, 301 W. St. Marie St., across from UMD.