All gathered joyfully and with thanksgiving and prayer! (Wendy was not present, alas.)In old news, the Arts Council decided last fall to change their name to the HopeArts Pastoral Team, or HAPT, to better reflect their purpose. Let's just call them the Happy Team, shall we?Brie has decided to meet with each member of the HAPT individually to see what they think they've been doing, what they want to

Hope artists met at the Bryant's home for an extravagant potluck, performance, reports and prayer. Here is an overview.Before and after dinner, we decorated seed packets for the upcoming Hope Chapel art project. Anyone is invited to take a template and draw/write on it the type of seed they are, the type of plant it will become, and instructions for growing or other seed-type information. Wendy and

Well, I don't know if just the most interesting and enthusiastic people came to the meeting or if all writers are that way, but we had a very fun group, willing participators and unique storytellers each one. For more detail on the meeting please check the minutes to our meeting.  Also please note that I am not going to attempt to place people in writers groups. By coming to these larger meetings

Kelly reported on his recent trip to New York to attend the IAM conference. He got to spend time with former and returning Hope artist Brie Walker, as well as with grad students from his alma mater, the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The main speaker was Nicholas Wolterstorff, a hero of Kelly's for the past 18 years. One of many "God moments" was when he got to ask Mr. Wolterstorff a question he's

We met at the Rascos' home on March 9 for amazing curries made by Wendy and Chanaka and other goodies, for a 100% gluten-free potluck. After a good time hanging out and in keeping with our desire to connect more relationally with other "tribes" at Hope, Gayle Bender and Cathy Tucek took time to talk about the projects they are working on. Gayle is taking over administering the summer Neighborhood

Kelly, Wendy, and Jane met on Sunday, Feb. 22. Rick was absent due to illness. The first order of business was to verify who is responsible for which upcoming events. Kelly is in charge of the Ash Wednesday and Good Friday services, with a team that includes Ann Cogdell and Elizabeth Huss. ChristChurch is leading the Maundy Thursday service at Hope. Wendy will lead the March arts gathering. It was

The newly enlarged arts council met on Sunday, Feb. 1 to plan for upcoming arts events for the seasons of Lent, Easter and Pentecost, as well as the whatever-it-is (formerly the HopeArts Festival) this summer. In attendance were new member Jane Bryant and continuing members Kelly Foster, Wendy Dooldeniya, and Rick Van Dyke. They discussed planning hands-on activities for the monthly arts gatherings,

The Arts Council (Jack Dorman, Rick Van Dyke, Wendy Dooldeniya, and Kelly Foster) met on Sept. 28 to discuss many things. Here's a brief recap.• The members will decide who will be responsible for what actions by defining what needs to be done, with the goal of letting the HopeArts comminuty know. They also discussed how to keep Geno in the loop -- by inviting him to some meetings and otherwise

After a delicious meal and great conversation on Monday Sept. 8, Jack called us to attention, and Wendy led us in a discussion about “hope” as the theme for the upcoming exhibit, 8 Minutes Max, and writing venue.First we split into groups of about 6 to 8 to talk about any or all of the questions she gave us:  ف. Define hope in your own words.  ق. What verse, quote,

On Monday evening, August 11, we had our second HopeArts meal and discussion as we continue to “think together” what HopeArts can be in this new season. Our goals are to continue answering the following two questions: • What should the goals of HopeArts be? • What are we, as individuals and a group, gifted and called to do to accomplish these goals?The following items were addressed

Over 25 HopeArts folk got together for dinner and discussion to begin to think together what HopeArts can be in this new season. Jack started us off by stating his intention to be the interim arts pastor through the end of this year. Since the last Arts Festival, we have taken a break from our many activities, and as we enter this new phase, we want to emphasize shepherding each other in Christ and