The Women of Hope organization is involved in many projects; giving to the surrounding community and spreading God's love to others.

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The Women of Hope (WOH) include all confirmed women of Hope Lutheran Church. As a member each is assigned to one of 4 groups and will be included, if able, in sharing their time, talents or treasures for special projects; such as the bazaar, dinners, funerals and coffee hour.

The Women of Hope meet the second Tuesday at 6:30 pm from April through December. Winter meetings, January through March, will only be held if the need arrises.

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Upcoming projects and events include:

• Fall Bazaar Set-up, will start on Friday, Novembe 10 at 9:00. We'll need many helpers for setting up the various locations. Any men willing to set up tables and haul boxes of heavy canned goods would be welcomed.​

• Fall Bazaar, November 11 from 11 until 2. Soup and Salad luncheon is $12 including homemade chicken noodle or cream of broccoli soup, a large selection of salads, delicious desserts and beverage. The quilt raffle drawing will be held at 2 pm. There will be a chance raffle, cookie and bake sale, a large assortment of canned fruits and vegetables for sale including sauerkraut, pickles, pickled beets and carrots, jams and jellies and much, much more.

• Baked Potato Bar, Sunday Dec 3, following worship. Cathy Smith will post a list of toppings needed on the hall bulletin board for people wishing to donate, Cash may also be donated to offset the cost of potatoes.

• Women of Hope Christmas Potluck, Tuesday December 12, with the business meeting to follow. Anyone wishing to participate in the gift exchange/game is asked to bring a wrapped gift up to $10. Please ask a frined, relative or neighbor to join the fun.

• Narthex Christmas Tree, This year the narthex Christmas tree will be decorated with sox in all colors and sizes. Please bring warm socks for kids of all ages - you know how fast they grow, After Christmas the socks will be donated to the youth at the Boys & Girls Club of Alpena. It is reported that there are more than 500 local youth involved in their programs. This is a great outreach and not too expensive.

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In the winter months, many of our women gather on Monday to put together quilts for those in need. In the spring of each year the quilts are blessed during a worship service.

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