Announcements Week of February 7th

Sunday, February 14th, after the service there will be a call meeting to call a new principal and kindergarten teacher.  Your input is valuable; please make every effort to attend. Soup Suppers begin February 10th at 6:00pm  Bring a salad, soup or dish to share or just come enjoy the fellowship before Midweek Lenten Service. Midweek Lenten Services begin February 10th at 7:00pm. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten journey with a reminder of our mortality and a call to repentance. This year at Faith we will observe the ancient practice of imposing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful on Ash Wednesday. The Church father Tertullian (AD 160-215) writes of the practice as a public expression of repentance and of our human frailty that stands in need of Christ. The ashes remind us forcefully of our need for redeeming grace as they recall words from the rite for Christian burial: ”...earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust…,” words that will someday be spoken over us all.  Ladies’ Craft Day - February 13th, 10:00 - 2:00.  This month’s craft theme is cake and cupcake decorating. All creations will be donated to the CAMM Bake Sale.  Please come with prebaked items that you have put in the freezer overnight.  Any questions contact Claire Zarnstorff at 792-9688 or alaskimo731@gmail.com. Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) has touched thousands of patients in Zambia and Malawi with medical care. This year Faith Lutheran will support CAMM with a Valentine’s Brunch and “Mission of Love” fundraiser on February 14th at 9:00am.  Breakfast items will be available as well as baked goods and craft items. Free will donations will be accepted.  We will have a special Bible study led by Pastor Ewings on mission work for adults and children alike. Contact Joy Bromaghin at 336-6186 for more information. Family Movie Night, February 14th at 5:30 in the fellowship hall.  Your family is invited to come enjoy the movie Inside Out.  Faith Lutheran School PTF (Parent, Teacher, Friend) will provide the movie, hot dogs, nachos, fruit and popcorn.  Enjoy a fun filled evening with door prizes, trivia and of course a movie.  PTF will be accepting donations for the Sprinkler Fund.  For more information contact Tina Henry at 240-0623. An afternoon of games, snacks and fellowship.  Bring your favorite game and snacks on February 20th 12:30-4:00pm.  Contact Jed Else at Jedediah.J.Else@gmail.com Teen Neon Bowling February 20th.  Meet at the church at 6:30pm for pizza and devotion then to Center Bowl.  Wear your best neon attire.  We will return to the church at 10:00pm.  The cost will be $20.  Contact Tina Henry to sign up, 240-0623.  Choir practice meets Mondays at 7:00pm.  We are practicing selections for the season of Lent and Easter.  The choir will sing for the Ash Wednesday Service. Come lend your voice! Mondays at 6:30pm, Pastor Chris is offering a class entitled “Making Life Better.”  In this version of Inquirer’s Class, you will see how God has made your life better by reviewing your past, changing your present and transforming your future.  This course covers the basic truths of the Christian faith and is offered to newcomers and long-time Christians alike.  Come marvel at what God has done for you! Women’s Bible Study will meet next on February 20th at 10:00am in the fellowship hall.  Cara Ewings is leading the study Living a Chocolate Life.  Contact Cara at 792-9388 to sign up or order a book. Men’s Bible Study meets next on March 12th at 9:00am.  Men's Bible study will meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month from now on.   The current study is Five Things You Can Do to Live a Jesus-Centered Life and is led by Pastor Ewings.  The group meets at Barbie’s Café on Lake Otis Parkway.  Contact Pastor Ewings at 792-9788 to sign up or order a book. Life is busy. When will it slow down? Are you and your marriage distracted? God designed marriage between one man and one woman and only he can help rid your marriage of the distractions you face. Join us for a marriage enrichment weekend February 26-28 at the Dimond Center Hotel. Spend your weekend learning how to get rid of the distractions in your marriage by tuning in, turning off, communicating, listening well and fighting fair – all with God’s help. See the poster and brochure in the hall or visit wels.net/adult-discipleship for more information and to register. The way society receives information has change drastically in the last 10 years. Our secretary, Sheila, wants to know the best way to provide  information about the activities, meetings and anything else going on at Faith.    How would you like to see information posted? Facebook? Text? Bulletin boards? Twitter? Changes to the website?  Bring your ideas to Sheila at office@faithalaska.com or 229-7901.