We had a great time playing broomball on the rink at the Gateway Ice Center.  Check out some cool pics thanks to Joe & Vicky Ruiz.  So, what did you think of broomball?  How many bruises did you get?  Tell us what you thought.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pretty good looking group, huh?

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All I can say is “wow.”  Tonight was an amazing night full of worship and witness.  God’s spirit was definitely with us.  Many thanks to all who made the evening a powerful worship experience.  I could go on and on, but I’ll just let this video from our Black Light Ministry Team speak for itself.
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Are you wondering where to find more information about the Answer Youth Ministry @ Hope Lutheran Church? Well you’ve found the right place! You should consider making this website www.hlcyouthfresno.org your personal Home Page. Checking this website each day, week, or month will allow you to keep up with what’s new and what upcoming events [...]

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Advent is the season in our church calendar when we talk about preparing our hearts and lives to receive the coming of Christ.  Our high school youth really got themselves into the holiday spirit during youth group this past Sunday night.  We assisted the women of the church in decorating the beautiful Christmas trees that will [...]

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Wow, what an incredible day.  Our Jr.High youth, along with their chaperones have joined together with about 100 other youth and adults from all over our synod for an amazing weekend.  Today was great fun with a morning “life-sized” board game experience which led our kids on a series of interactive team-building experiences.  There were [...]

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This past Sunday evening, our church offices and classrooms were transformed to provide space for an evening of elegance, mystery and intrigue.  There were forty-nine high school youth who enjoyed the evening.  As you can see from the photos below, everyone looked great.  The usual suspects (Adam, Arty and Alison) worked together to set the [...]

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Hey friends,
Greetings from Mt.Cross where we’ve been having a great weekend with High Schoolers and the Sierra Pacific Synod Youth Committee.  It’s been a great weekend where we saw two more youth from our church elected to new, 2-year terms as members of the SPSYC.  Congratulations to Jennifer and Emma.  We know they’re going to [...]

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Our high school youth group has really been the place to be on Sunday nights, so if you’re in high school - you should definitely plan to join us.  This past week we discussed the teachings of Jesus, in a different sort of way.  Encouraging us to reach out, expand our minds and think of [...]

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Like I mentioned yesterday from the pulpit, I consider it an honor and a privilege to serve here at Hope and work among so many terrific people.
The sermon message yesterday was from the 3rd chapter of ACTS as we continue our sermon series through this significant historical account of the growth of the early church [...]

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Our high school youth group here at Hope is called “the Life.”  Recently we’ve been talking about what it means to live lives of faith with Christ at the center.  We’ve talked about what it means to be a community of faith where we look out for one another, support each other and share our [...]

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