Community Event – See You At The Lot (SYATL)

SYATL is coming to Hope on Wednesday, September 25th at 8:00 am.  Join us for 30 minutes in the Elementary parking lot as we unite in worship and prayer with our students and other students around the globe to lift our school, community, leadership and world before God.  Join millions around the world in asking God to bring revival and know that you are part of a vast, united student-led movement of prayer on this global day. Be a part of what God wants to do in our school, our Hope community, our cities, and our world through your prayers.  Not sure how to pray?  See this PRAYER GUIDE.  Prayer points will be provided for your use.

The Well

We are excited to announce that “The Well” will be opening this Wednesday during lunch, featuring a variety of different snacks for the students to enjoy! If you would like to purchase items on Wednesday the cost of items will be between $1 – $2 per item.

100 Years of Hope – Opening Service, Sep 29, 10:00 am

Hope Lutheran Church was officially founded in September 1955, and Hope Lutheran Christian School officially opened its doors in September 1995. Next year, we will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 70 years of God’s blessings for the church and 30 years of blessed service through the school.

To honour these great milestones, we are excited to launch our “100 Years of Hope” celebration! This year-long celebration will feature events and activities that bring our community together in thanksgiving, praise and action, culminating in September 2025.

We warmly invite our entire Hope community to join us for the Opening Service on September 29th at 10:00 AM.

Come join us with your family and let us all celebrate together 100 years of Hope!

“100 Years of Hope” – Opening Service

September 29th, 2024 at 10:00 am

 Volunteering Opportunities

 Lunch Supervision – Term 1

Lunch Supervision – Term 1 sign-up form listed the available slots for Term 1 (Sept. 3- Dec. 19, 2024). Only the START DATES have been listed. However, we are looking for parent volunteers that could commit to help on the SAME weekday(s) every week consistently in Term 1 for a total of 16 weeks. For example, if you signed up for the Wed, Sept 4th spot, you are signing up for all Wednesdays (when school is in session) in Term 1. To be fair to other parent volunteers, please sign up for no more than 2 weekdays. If you see your preferred weekday(s) has been taken and would like to be put on a waitlist, please email Angela at .

Library Liaisons

Interested in supporting our school Library? We are looking for a group of volunteers to be the voice our Library needs. If you are interested please email:

Open House Parent Volunteers

Our school will be hosting the first Open House of the school year at the elementary school on Thursday, October 17 from 6:30 – 8:00pm.  Here are some great opportunities to get involved and accumulate some volunteer hours SIGN UP.

Chess Club & Tournament Details

Interested in joining the school chess club? Please see THIS SIGN UP form for details.

Join the Chess Blitz Tournament! 

Date: Wednesday, October 23rd – Time: 4:00 – 7:00 pm – Location: HLCS

Show off your strategy and speed! Compete in our fast-paced ‘Back to School Blitz’ tournament, open to all skill levels. Great prizes, friendly competition, and a chance to sharpen your game.

Register now and make your move!

Hope Lutheran students can sign up with a special discount code BSB10 when registering in the link:

For more details, visit  Fraser Valley Chess Events

Let the games begin!

If you are a parent and are interested in volunteering, please see THIS LINK.

Terry Fox Dress Down

On Friday, October 4, 2024, we will be holding our whole school Terry Fox Run. This is a dress down day where students are invited to bring $2 (for Cancer Research) and wear their Canadian colours (red and white).  Please ensure that students are able to run comfortably in what they choose, and dress for the weather.

Terry Fox Run

It’s time for a Terry Fox Moment. During his Marathon of Hope Terry set a goal to raise $1 million for cancer research. He crushed it. So he upped his goal: he wanted to raise $1 from every Canadian: there were 23 million of us back in 1980. Almost no one – except Terry – believed it was possible for a 21-year-old, one-legged runner to raise $23 million. But Terry crushed that goal, too! Today, thanks to kids like us and people from all around the world, more than $900 million dollars has been raised in Terry’s name! That money is helping the very best scientists in Canada discover new and better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer. The moral of this story is simple: You, too, can crush your goals if you Try Like Terry!

Our school will be participating in the Terry Fox Run again this year.  Pledge sheets were sent home today and should be returned by October 11, 2024. Fundraising is optional, but all students will participate in the run at 9:45 am on Friday, October 4, 2024. Let’s get our fundraising going and show everyone how we can run for Terry as he ran for us, #No Matter What!

Donations can be made online using this LINK.

Our goal for this year is for every class to have at least 10 sponsorships and to raise over $4500. 

“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” – Hebrews 12:1-2

Hope Lutheran Church Happenings

Hope Lutheran Church (HLC) Welcomes You

As you start a new school year at Hope Lutheran Christian School, you might be considering finding a home church for you and your family. Hope Lutheran Church gathers every Sunday, 10:00 am and many other activities happen through the week, including Youth and Young adults groups. Adding to that, Pastor Lucas is in the office and around the school every week, as his kids also attend Hope Lutheran Christian School. You are free to talk with him at any time, he will be happy to share more about the teaching and the life of the Church. If you’re looking for a church home, give Hope a try! We look forward to welcoming you and your family into the HLC community.

Badminton

Welcome back to another exciting school year! We are thrilled to announce that badminton lessons will start right away, with the first session tomorrow! While I will be stepping back this year to focus on some personal matters, we are excited to introduce Coach Wen, who will be joining us to help our students elevate their badminton skills to new heights! Coach Wen brings a wealth of experience, having recently coached at Johnson Heights Secondary School in Surrey, where he guided their team to the Provincial Championship last year. He is truly delighted to be part of our Hope community and is ready to give his all to help your children succeed in the badminton program.

This fall, with so many exciting activities at Hope, badminton will be offered Tuesdays for grades 1, 2, and 3, and Fridays for grades 6, 7, and 8.

Due to a late start and with many grade 8 students having committed to other activities, I would like to open up Fridays to grades 4 and 5 as well. Seeing the current roster, including these grades this fall will be okay. I hope this adds an extra option to some of you who wanted the students in these grades to join badminton this fall. Please sign up as soon as possible, so that I may relay this addition to Coach Wen.

Lastly, here is a special reminder for our middle school students: CESS, organized by Mr. Lok, is expected to take place next April! Mr. Shutsa had also found the means to organize a competitive tournament exclusively for our grade 8 students, also scheduled for next April! We hope to see all of our middle schoolers continuing to train hard in badminton and proudly representing Hope in both of these amazing tournaments!

Payment is preferred to be via E-transfer to “  “; however, if you choose to pay in cash, please contact Coach Ken directly to arrange a time for pick up. Let us give our new Coach Wen the time and focus on our students during lessons.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F44ADAD2AA7FC1-51289076-badminton

PTL/Community Relations News

PTL Meeting Sept. 12, 2024

It was awesome to meet you online through Zoom! In total we have 106 attendees who joined our first PTL Meeting in 2025-206 School Year. We have shared lots of important information in the meeting. The  PTL Meeting minutes Sept 12-24 is ready for your review. Please email if you would like to review the meeting recording, the link and access password will be shared upon request. 

Term 2 Refund Cheques

The term 2 Parent Participation Program refund cheques from the 2023-24 school year are now available for pick up with Mrs. Klassen at the elementary school campus. If you partially completed your Term 2 hours and expecting a refund that’s you!  Please pick up immediately!

Parent Prayer

You are invited and welcome to join other parents and our school administration to pray (even if you’ve never prayed before!). Please consider setting aside 30 minutes of your time at the beginning of each week to join us for Parent Prayer as we pray for our school, families, and community. 

We meet at the Elementary Campus.

Hope Connect

Dear Parents, 

As Hope’s Development Director and Community Relations Officer, we often wish for opportunities to really connect and have deeper conversations with those in our school community.  After a successful trial last year, we are continuing to engage our parent stakeholders to really connect, listen, and share information through our regular casual Parent Dessert Evenings.  Hosted by Lisa Klym and John Lok with a small group, this is an informal evening to unwind, meet other parents, give feedback about school, learn more about Hope, and enjoy dessert with good company.  The first two of our dates are listed in the sign up below with limited sign up spots. The meetings usually start at 7:00pm and finish no later than 8:30pm.  Location will be emailed out to attendees.  We look forward to seeing you.

Parent Connect Dessert Evenings sign up

Blessings, John Lok & Lisa Klym

Newsletter

Our school publishes a monthly newsletter where we highlight student achievements and special interest articles written by our students.  This year we have a new monthly column entitled Our Impact where we will showcase members of our Hope community impacting their world for Christ’s glory.  Do you have an achievement, special interest or impact story to share?  Submissions to Lisa Klym at .  The October newsletter will be published on October 4th.

Hope Community Groups

To equip our Community members, small group online Bible reading plans are offered for both men and women throughout the school year.  If you are interested in committing 5-10 minutes each day in a reading plan, please email Lisa at to receive an invitation.  A new plan started today but it’s not too late to join.

Equipping Parents Seminar

Dough Raiser fundraiser with Cobs Bread

Are you looking to purchase bread or treats from the Oxford location of Cobs Bread? Anyone who buys something at the Oxford Cobs Bread location just has to say they are a part of Hope Lutheran Christian School and 5% of their total transaction gets put aside for our school. This is an ongoing fundraiser.