“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
We’re wishing each of you a very Merry Christmas! May you all have a safe and happy day celebrating the birth of Jesus!
We’re one week closer to Christmas! We’re just 11 weeks away. And to celebrate the new Christmas Countdown week our Hagerstown Thrift Store is giving you 50% OFF TOYS!!! This deal is so good that even the names on the naughty list can get a Christmas gift!
Enjoy 50% off all toys from October 9th through the 15th. WE’ve got a great selection of toys for kids of all ages. And we’re constantly adding new merchandise to our shelves so each visit is like a new shopping experience! Grab your Christmas list and stop by our Hagerstown Thrift Store this week before the 50% off sale on toys is gone for the season.
Our Hagerstown Thrift Store is located at 215 W. Church St. It’s open Mon – Sat from 9am – 4:30. For any questions about our weekly Christmas Countdown sale or any other Thrift Store info please call 301.739.1114 or visit hagerstownhopecenter.com/thrift-store
And remember, this sale lasts only through October 15th. Each Saturday we’ll unveil a new weekly Christmas Countdown sale so follow us on Facebook (hopecenterhagerstown) to see each new weekly deal.
Christmas is almost here so we want to give you our schedule of all the closures taking place at The Hope Center this week and the next.
CHRISTMAS EVE: Thrift Stores (Hagerstown & Chambersburg), Donation Center, Recycling Center, and Wildside Youth will all be CLOSED. The Administrative Office will CLOSE AT 11:30am.
CHRISTMAS: Administrative Offices, Thrift Stores, Donation Center, Recycling Center, and Wildside Youth will all be CLOSED.
New Year’s Day: Administrative Offices, Thrift Stores, Donation Center, Recycling Center, and Wildside Youth will be CLOSED.
Our daily community meals, including Soup Line, and our overnight shelter will be OPEN on all holidays. Soup Line will operate on holiday schedule (same as Sundays) on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Trinity Center doors will open at 12:45pm on those days.
If you have any questions or concerns about our holiday schedule please call us at 301.739.1165 or email info@hagerstownhopecenter.com. Learn more about The Hope Center by visiting hagerstownhopecenter.com and be sure to stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopecenterhagerstown
We hope each of you have a safe, healthy and happy holiday celebrations this year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The eleven pipers are piping with glee because our week 11 countdown sale is 50% OFF ALL TOYS!!
Our latest 12 Weeks of Christmas Thrift Store Countdown kicked off this morning with a great sale on all the fun things for the little ones on your Christmas list. And let’s be honest, you might just find some great items for the kids at heart in your life too!
Stop by our Hagerstown Thrift Store from October 9 – 15 to enjoy this huge sale on all of our toys. And come back often because we’re always putting out new items on our shelves so you never know what perfect gift is waiting for you.
This sale is at our Hagerstown Thrift Store only. Our store is open Mon – Sat from 9am – 4:30pm. It’s located at 215 W. Church Street and we have plenty of parking on our central lot. For more info call 301.739.1114.
It’s the sound of 12 Drummers Drumming to announce the arrival of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Thrift Store Countdown! From October through December we’ll be counting down the weeks until Christmas with special sales starting each Friday. These sales are BIG but only last for a week.
And those 12 Drummers are beating their drums in excitement for our first week sale. From October 2- 8 all MEDIA will be 50% OFF!! This includes records, tapes, CD’s, and videos. There are so many classic titles, random finds, and collectors items in our media section. And each visit you may find something new that would be perfect for someone on your Christmas list!
Our Hagerstown Thrift Store is located at 215 W. Church St. The store is open Mon – Sat from 9am – 4:30pm. For more info please call 301.739.1114 or email info@hagerstownhopecenter.com.
The 12 Weeks of Christmas Thrift Store Countdown is at our Hagerstown Thrift Store only.
Christmas came and went in a flurry of activity. There’s always so much going on during the holiday season but it’s always worth it all.
Even though Christmas is now a thing of the past, that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about all the fun we had – like when Santa made a surprise visit to our Soup Line!
On December 20th, our Soup Line guests were a part of our surprise Christmas celebration. In addition to delicious holiday themed food and treats, our Soup Line guests were randomly chosen for Christmas prizes. But the favorite part for everyone was when our friend, Santa, stopped by to help spread Christmas cheer.
We love celebrating with our community guests who come to our Soup Line each day. Occasionally we host parties celebrating various holidays and other themed events.
Our Soup Line is free for anyone and everyone and takes place every day of the year including holidays and during inclement weather. Our Soup Line is a very important part of our ministry as we are dedicated to combating hunger and making sure everyone in our community has food to eat.
In fact, we are in the beginning stages of a total expansion and refurbishment of our kitchen, dining room, and food pantry. We’ll be moving forward in 2019 to raise funds and begin the expansion project so that we can have enough room to meet the rising numbers of guests coming for meals.
You can be a part of making sure we end hunger in Hagerstown. By hosting food drives, donating meals, and sponsoring our food services campaign, you will help us continue to make sure no one, young or old, is ever food insecure.
Learn more about Soup Line and our food services programs by visiting http://www.hagerstownhopecenter.com/food-programs
This past weekend the Christian Motorcycle Association hosted a Christmas dinner for the men who are enrolled in our Foundations Life Recovery program.
The CMA had a delicious meal prepared for our residents as well as performing Christmas songs, reading the Christmas story from Luke and then giving each resident a Christmas gift bag.
And in addition to all the festivities Santa stopped by to celebrate with our residents!
We’re so thankful for the CMA coming every year to host a Christmas celebration for our residents. The guys in the program are enrolled for 13-months while they work through recovering from the various addictions and issues that have caused them to lose so much. Events like this are so important to our residents who are often estranged from their family and loved ones so these types of activities and investment in their lives show a loving community who is cheering for their success.
We want to thank the CMA again for showing so much support to our life recovery program and for caring for each of these wonderful men who are walking down a difficult but healthy path. And to each of you who’ve donated, volunteered, and prayed – thank you. Each one of you is helping not just to provide housing or food for people in need but also making an investment in the life of these men who are battling addictions. Thank you for partnering with us to restore the lives of so many and show them the love of God. Merry Christmas!
We were so excited to have the youth group from St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Greencastle stop by to serve lunch to our residents and community guests on December 9th!
This was the first time the youth from the church served at The Hope Center and we hope it’s not the last. They served a delicious meal of homemade soup and sandwiches and even made homemade Christmas cookies for everyone.
The youth group at St. Mark the Evangelist meets a few times a month where the students, grades 8th – 12th, learn about their faith or partake in service projects, like serving at The Hope Center, and fun activities geared for them.
We love seeing young people serving their community. The future success of helping people depends on young people getting involved and actively participating in being the hands and feet of Christ in our community. A big thank you to Vicky, youth ministry coordinator, the parents who helped, and most importantly, the students who gave part of their weekend serving others!
For more information on St. Mark the Evangelist please visit http://www.stmarkstlukeparish.org
Last Friday our residents and guests were treated to a holiday performance and dinner hosted by the choir from Maranatha Brethren Church.
Every Christmas the choir from Maranatha performs their seasonal cantata in the Trinity Center for anyone and everyone in the community. This year the choir performed, ‘A Christmas Prayer’. Our guests enjoyed listening to Christmas music and were reminded about the true meaning and purpose of Christmas. The crowd enjoyed hearing a full choir plus various soloists perform as the Trinity Center was filled with Christmas spirit.
Following the performance the choir from Maranatha was joined by others from the church to serve a free dinner to everyone in attendance.
It was another bitterly cold night in Hagerstown but that didn’t stop people from coming out to hear the choir sing. We had over 100 people spend the evening celebrating the birth of Jesus with us!
We are so thankful for all the support and love that Maranatha has given our ministry and residents & guests over the years. Their Christmas cantata performance has become one of our new Christmas traditions and we are so thankful for the choir coming to perform and serve the community.
If you were unable to join us last Friday then why not stop by Maranatha Brethren Church this Sunday evening (12/16) for the full Christmas cantata, ‘A Christmas Prayer’, being performed by the choir in their church. For more information on the cantata performance please call 301.733.1717. Maranatha Brethren Church is located at 19835 Scott Hill Dr. just off of Jefferson Blvd. in Hagerstown.
To learn more about Maranatha Brethren Church please visit http://www.maranathagbc.net
I don’t know about you but it just seems that each year gets a little shorter and goes by a little faster. 2017 is quickly coming to an end but it literally feels like it just started. It’s definitely been one interesting year.
2017 had it’s ups & downs, good times & bad, high points & low points but with everything going on in our nation and in the world in general, we’ve seen God working and doing things at The Hope Center more than ever. God has been blessing this ministry and He has given us so many wonderful people in the community who have helped us make 2017 one of the best years ever!
From hosting another successful Rock the Run 5K in April, to Camp Wild in the summer, The Great Hagerstown Thanksgiving Feast, and all the other activities in between, it truly has been a great year and we’re thankful to each one of you who volunteered, donated, supported, and prayed for us in 2017.
But we’re excited and looking forward to all the incredible and amazing things God will do in the upcoming year. And once again we will be hosting our Rock the Run 5K in April except we’ve got a pretty big (and fun) twist on it this year! You and your friends & family will definitely want to be a part of that. And along with our 5K we have so many other activities, events, and opportunities for you to get involved in bringing hope to Hagerstown.
And as we’re on the cusp of a brand new year we want to give one final salute to 2017. And there’s no better way to do that than posting pics from all the various things that happened at The Hope Center this year. And if these pics aren’t enough and you just need to see a few more then jump over to http://www.hagerstownhopecenter.com and click on the ‘More’ tab in the upper tool bar. There you can click on the Year In Pictures gallery. Enjoy the look back at 2017! And Happy New Year!
The Hope Center of Hagerstown 