News & Notes
Faith’s
Pandamania VBS—This
year is the perfect place and time to show just how wild you are
about God. It will be held on July 11-15, from 8:45-11:45. We are
still in need of volunteers so stop by the display table in
the entryway to pick up your volunteer forms or registration forms.
Faith
Guild—The
June 9th
meeting of Faith Guild will begin this Thursday at 6:30
p.m., at Jan Sonnenberg’s home, 4007 Terra Bella. The program
will be “Herbs from the Bible,” presented by Jan Sonnenberg and
Debbie Alter. Bring your Mites and bring a friend. We hope to
see you there. Please note this is a change from the information
printed in the handbook.
The
Christian Book Discussion Group
will meet Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., at the home of Caryl
Collier, 727 Hobbs Road, to discuss The
Hiding Place. All
women of Faith are invited to attend.
Diapers—Lutherans
for Life is collecting diapers (any size) between Mothers’
Day and Fathers’ Day. These diapers will be given
to Birthright for mothers in need. Help us out by
putting them in the playpen in the narthex, thanks.
Softball—Come
cheer for Faith Men’s Softball Team on Monday, 6:15 p.m., on
Williams Field, at Binder Complex.
Teens
Encounter Christ—“TEC”
will be held this year at Faith Lutheran Church this
Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m., through Monday, June 13, at 7
p.m. TEC is for teens and adults 16 years and older. The retreat is
led by Lutheran lay persons, youth, and clergy who have already
attended a TEC weekend as they share themselves through talks,
worship, prayer, fellowship, recreation, and prayer. TEC retreat
gives participants an opportunity to experience the Risen Lord
is a personal and refreshing way, apart from the business of life.
Applications and more information are available online at
faithinjeffcity.org.
Needed:
TEC
Supply Donations—We
are in need of the following items for the upcoming TEC
weekend: Six 24 pack canned soda any kind, six 24 count water bottles
any size, 100 candy bars or M&M type candies, 100 granola or
snack bars, 1 bag of Dum Dum suckers, pencils
and pens. Thank you for considering a donation from
this list. Please bring items to the church office and label them TEC
WEEKEND. You are welcome to make a ash donation for items
to be purchased. Please give to Barb in the church office. Thank you
very much for your support and prayers as we prepare for
this retreat!
P.A.T.Ch..
at the Felger farm! Please join us for a picnic lunch and fun on
the farm, Thursday, June 23rd,
at 10:30 a.m. Wear old clothes/shoes, pack a lunch and plan to
have fun seeing the animals and playing in the creek!
Directions: from Hwy 50 west exit D/Lohman and take a left on D;
after 2.5 miles take a right on West Lohman; after 2 miles take a
left on Fischer Road, and after 0.5 mile you will see it, the
first house on the right (call Dawn at 782-3737, if you get lost).
Call Joanna at 584-0160 with any questions, and we hope to see
you there!
Open
House—Please
join the family of Jack and Bethel (Michael) Johnson at an
Open House celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. A cake
and punch reception will be held in the fellowship hall at
Trinity Lutheran Church, on June 12, from 2-4 p.m. Come by anytime
and join the celebration. No gifts please. The gift of your
presence is present enough.
Calvary’s
Gift—Calvary’s
Gift continues to be a blessing to the community, the volunteers, and
the high school. A volunteer meeting will be held at Calvary, on June
13th,
beginning at 9:00 a.m. If you have thought about volunteering, but
haven’t made the call yet, attending the meeting would be an
excellent time to find out more about Calvary’s Gift, its
mission, and how you can help.
Calvary
Recruitment—Applications
for the 2011-12 school year are now being accepted. At the current
time we have 16 students whose families who have made the decision to
send their child to Calvary.
We
thank God that he continues to graciously provide families
who
are seeking a Lutheran, Christ-centered education.