Monday, April 1, 2019

Announcements for March 31


Continuing on Monday, April 1 at 6:00pm, our pastors will be offering a class entitled “Making Life Better.”  In this class, you will see how God has made your life better by reviewing your past, changing your present and transforming your future. Come on Monday night and hear how prayer changes your life!

Tuesday Teen Night is an opportunity for the youth of our congregation to gather together for worship and fellowship. We invite anyone who is currently enrolled in Catechism class or has been confirmed to a special worship service at 6:00pm on Tuesdays. Youth from Faith, Faith Hmong and Iglesia Luterana and their friends are enjoying this gathering—we hope you can make it, too!

Join us for Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00am! Toddler Time is an hour of multi-sensory play, stories, and snacks for children ages 0 to 5 years and their parents. If you would like more information about this event, please contact Cara Ewings at (907) 792-9388.

Come find grace, peace and truth at Faith this Wednesday. Join us at 3:00 or 6:30 to hear “Three Words of Truth” from the record of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. There will be a soup supper beginning at 6:00. All are welcome and invited!

Faith Lutheran Church and School is sponsoring a Health Fair Saturday, April 6, from 8:00am-12:00pm to bring free health education, health screenings and affordable blood tests to our community. we need volunteers to help set up and take down, and donate food. Set up will be Friday, April 5, at 4:00. A Sign up sheet is in the Fellowship Hall or you can contact Gabby at gyb279@yahoo.com or 907-223-8449.

Ms. Kelli Baas has declined our Call to serve Faith Lutheran Preschool as Early Education Director and Lead Teacher. There will be a call meeting Sunday, April 7 in the sanctuary immediately following 10:30 worship. Folks will have a chance to stretch and refresh for 10 minutes or so after the worship service and then reconvene for the Call meeting. We strongly encourage everyone to attend!

Men’s Bible Study will meet at 9:00am on Saturday April 6 at Village Inn on Spenard (4403 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK 99517). At this Bible study, we are studying the Small Catechism to see how its timeless truths touch our lives as men of the Word. All are welcome and invited to join us. If you need a Catechism, please contact Bill Rieth.

The church entry area, including the sanctuary lobby entry area, is in need of repairs to the drywall.  We are requesting that anyone interested in tackling and performing this work (patch, texture and paint the drywall and associated cracks) contact Mike Klebs mikeklebs@gmail.com or 907-365-2528.  Scaffolding will be provided.

If you are interested in joining a coed softball team, we’d love to have you. Play begins the first week of May (weather dependent) and will be on Monday, Wednesday or Friday evenings at 6:30p, 7:35p or 8:40p and will be determined once registration ends. The season is 14 games and the cost to play is $77 + jersey per person. If there is interest in a youth team as well, we can accommodate. Please contact Jeremiah Zajic @ 907.841.4480 for more information.

Want to share greetings with those far and near?  Our convenient Caring Card Corner has Easter cards in addition to cards for other occasions.  See the turnstile in the Fellowship Hall by the bookcase.  Cards are $1 each on the honor system.  One envelope per card, please.

Who’s thinking about summer? This summer we will have plenty of opportunities for the children of our congregation and our community to have fun and grow in their faith. We have four week-long camps:
June 17-21 STEM Camp
June 24-28 Soccer Camp
July 8-12 Outdoor Adventure Camp
July 14-18 Camp Luther
We have four different groups of helpers coming up from the Lower 48 for these camps. Please contact Pastor Chris for more information.

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