Monday, March 21, 2016

Announcements Week of March 20th

Call Update:  On Sunday, March 20th, we called two people to serve at Faith.  Benjamin Pagel to serve as principal and teacher for grades 6,7, & 8.  Principal Pagel currently serves at Our Savior's Lutheran School in Peridot, Arizona.  Angela Schwartz to serve as a kindergarten teacher.  Miss Schwartz currently teaches at Grace Lutheran School in Kenai, Alaska.  
Please pray for these teachers as they consider both the calls they now hold.

Seder Dinner on Maundy Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm.  Come partake of a worship service that will show us the beautiful  relationship between the Passover meal and the Lord’s Supper.  While the service contains many Jewish elements, it is unabashedly Christian in nature.  All are welcome and invited to attend.    If you would like to provide items for the meal, there is a sign up sheet in the hallway.


Good Friday Service, March 25th at 7:00pm.



Easter Worship Schedule
7:00am Sunrise Service
   Easter Breakfast
10:30am Worship Service

Easter Sunday Breakfast
 Come join the celebration between services Easter morning. 
For those wanting to bring a dish (enough for 10-12 people),
 follow the first letter of your last name. 
A-H:  Egg Dish       I-N:  Breakfast Meats         
O-T:  Fruit        U-Z:  Pastries or Bread
You can also sign up at signupgenius.com/go/20f0a44a5a72ca46-easter
Ladies following the Bible study on the 26th, we will be setting up for the Easter breakfast.   Please join us then if you would like to help.



Women’s Bible Study will meet next on March 26th 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.


Come for an Underwater Adventure Saturday, April 2nd 10:00 to NoonToddlers to 10 year olds with their parents will enjoy exploring the wondrous world God created underwater.  We will have a devotion, snacks, crafts and multisensory explorations of all things water.  Contact Miss Mittelstadt for more information at faithlutheranpreschoolak@gmail.com.



Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Announcements for the Week of March 13th

Next Sunday, March 20th after the service there will have a call meeting for a new principal and kindergarten teacher.  Your input is valuable; please make every effort to attend.


Join us on Saturday, March 19th for Easter for Families!  Come enjoy an Easter egg hunt, egg decorating, and a multisensory journey that explores the events surrounding Easter.  Stop in any time between 10:00 and 2:00.  We will see you there!

On Saturday, March 19th at 2:00pm we will be canvassing the neighborhood.  We have 600 door hangers to let people know about our Easter services.  We will also have invitations for you to take home and share with friends.

Come for an Underwater Adventure Saturday, April 2nd 10:00 to Noon.  Toddlers to 10 year olds with their parents will enjoy exploring the wondrous world God created underwater.  We will have a devotion, snacks, crafts and multisensory explorations of all things water.  Contact Miss Mittelstadt for more information at faithlutheranpreschoolak@gmail.com.

Seder Dinner on Maundy Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm.  Come partake of a worship service that will show us the beautiful  relationship between the Passover meal and the Lord’s Supper.  While the service contains many Jewish elements, it is unabashedly Christian in nature.  All are welcome and invited to attend.    If you would like to provide items for the meal, there is a sign up sheet in the hallway.

Women’s Bible Study will meet next on March 26th 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.


Easter Sunday Breakfast

 Come join the celebration between services Easter morning. 
For those wanting to bring a dish (enough for 10-12 people),
 follow the first letter of your last name. 
A-H:  Egg Dish                         I-N:  Breakfast Meats                O-T:  Fruit               U-Z:  Pastries or Bread
You can also sign up at signupgenius.com/go/20f0a44a5a72ca46-easter
Ladies following the Bible study on the 26th, we will be setting up for the Easter breakfast.   Please join us then if you would like to help.


 Easter Worship Schedule
 Sundays -                   9:00am Sunday School/Bible Study
                                    10:30am Worship Service
Wednesdays -            6:00pm Soup Supper Potluck
                                     7:00pm Mid Week Lenten Service
Palm Sunday -         10:30am Bilingual Service, March 20th
Maundy Thursday - 6:00pm Seder Dinner, March 24th
Good Friday -          7:00pm Service, March 25th
Easter Day -             7:00am Sunrise Service
                                             Easter Breakfast
                                   10:30am Worship Service
* Please note communion services will be on March 13th and 20th.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Announcements for the Week of March 6th

Call Update - 
Principal Joshua Walker and Miss Rachel Taasaas have both returned the calls they received to serve at Faith.  We will have a call meeting immediately after the service on March 13th to call both a principal and  kindergarten teacher.  Please make every effort to attend.

Men’s Bible Study meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:00am.  The next meeting is March 12th.  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 CafĂ© on Lake Otis Parkway.  Contact Pastor Ewings at 792-9788 to sign up or order a book.


 Ladies’ Craft Day - March 12th  10:00 - 2:00.  This month bring a new craft to learn.  We will enjoy a devotion and snacks as we work on our projects.  Bring any project to work on even if it isn’t new.   Contact Claire Zarnstorff at 792-9688 for more information.

First Annual Ice Fishing Tournament - Join us on Saturday, March 12 at Sand Lake at 10:30 for the first annual Faith Lutheran ice fishing tournament!  All are welcome and invited to participate in this family event.  We will have gear available for all to use if you don’t have any of your own.  Bring what you have.  Not only will you have the chance to enjoy some fellowship with the people of Faith, there will be prizes as well!  Fish on!

Join us on Saturday, March 19th for Easter for Families!  Come enjoy an Easter egg hunt, egg decorating, and a multisensory journey that explores the events surrounding Easter.  Stop in any time between 10:00 and 2:00.  We will see you there!

On Saturday, March 19th at 2:00pm we will be canvassing the neighborhood.  We have 600 door hangers to let people know about our Easter services.  We will also have invitations for you to take home and share with friends.

Women’s Bible Study will meet next on March 26th 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.

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!

Easter Worship Schedule
 Sundays -                9:00am Sunday School/Bible Study
                                  10:30am Worship Service
Wednesdays -          6:00pm Soup Supper Potluck
                                    7:00pm Mid Week Lenten Service
Palm Sunday -         10:30am Worship Service, March 20th
Maundy Thursday -  6:00pm Seder Dinner, March 24th
Good Friday -            7:00pm Service, March 25th
Easter Day -                7:00am Sunrise Service
                               Easter Breakfast
                                     10:30am Worship Service
* Please note communion services will be on March 13th and 20th.