***Attention*** Sunday morning service will be moving to 9:30 a.m. permanently***

As per the directive from Governor Ricketts the restrictions for the Coronavirus quarantines have been eased. The entire state of Nebraska has now been moved to Phase 4 of reopening. What this means for us at Hope Lutheran is that the restrictions on religious services have been removed. 

Guidelines for other gatherings (meetings, Bible Class, Sunday School, etc.) have changed to allowing only up to 75% rated occupancy indoors, or 100% rated occupancy outdoors.  Other guidelines are still strongly encouraged but not required:

• Maintaining 6-foot distance between family units.
• We will still be thoroughly cleaning everything in the church.
• If you are not comfortable in person, please feel free to wait to come back and worship with us online.  We also have physically distanced seating available in the gym.
• If you are elderly, showing any symptoms, or been in contact with anybody showing symptoms please stay home.
  
• Bulletins are printed with all orders of service and hymns so that hymnals are not used.

Sunday School will begin again next week, September 20th.  Join us as we begin a new study of the Bible Stories that are so important to understanding our faith.  

To read the Directed Health Measure listed for Dakota County, go to https://www.nebraska.gov/ (the official Nebraska website), click on the link for coronavirus (http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx), scroll down to access the Directed Health Measures (http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Directed-Health-Measures.aspx), and select the DHM for Dakota County (http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/DKHD-DHM-September14.pdf).  These are the official sources we use to guide our in person services.  

***Offerings*** 
- Can be mailed to the church or brought to the church during open office hours.

218 W. 18th Street

South Sioux City, NE 68776

- You can also download the "Give Plus" app to give directly from a bank account.  Click here for additional instructions or to give offerings directly on the website.