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Your weekly newsletter from Faith Church
May 17, 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FAITHOUGHTS Teacher Christina Petrovic I am a lot of things; mother, poet, writer, friend. A teacher, I am not. Four months ago my daughter Ava was struggling at school. After trying everything to clear her incredibly rocky path, we decided to enroll her in an online school to complete the second half of her seventh grade year. This was a temporary solution to an immediate problem. Although it solved one, it created another. I am NOT a teacher. Despite being patient and bright, homeschooling was never an option because I was confident I would fall short in the role of teacher. Knowing something and imparting that knowledge to others is a skill I did not think I possessed. In the program, school exists via the internet. There are also “live lessons” for each subject where the child can interact with teacher and students online in a virtual classroom setting. My job as parent/learning coach occurs in overseeing schoolwork, checking assignments and explaining difficult lessons. Though I have a college degree, it was not awarded in teaching. Without teachers, how would we learn? To teach is to enhance a mind, enrich character, craft skills…teach. I reluctantly found out that I already had all of the tools that I needed. Teaching has become something in which I have excelled. I have been able to frame information in a newer and simpler way. I am not just doing it, but doing it well. I like to think that part of the reason my daughter took this side road, wasn’t strictly for her own walk. God has intertwined our paths so fluidly for His purpose of teaching me how to teach her, that I discovered a whole other side of myself. By teaching my child, my Father has taught me. Christina Petrovic is a stay-at-home mom with her children Ava and Evan. She’s at petrovic3@hotmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday School Celebration Sunday, May 20 This Sunday during our education hour at 9:30am we celebrate the end of our Christian Education year, with food and affirmation and appreciation in the gym. All are invited to come join in, and enjoy the treats and the fellowship! A special thank you to all of our Sunday School teachers and subs this year, and to everyone who participated in Christian Education Hour! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pentecost Sunday, May 20 Pentecost, along with Christmas and Easter, is one of the three great festivals of the church. It’s this Sunday!, and at Faith we mark this festive day in various ways: with special music, with a multi-lingual reading of the Acts lesson; and with an abundance of the color for the day – RED: banners, flowers, streamers, and you! Wear red this Sunday and join us in a Spirit-filled celebration! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stock in Youth Our high schoolers have been speaking in worship in May about their upcoming mission trip to Pennsylvania. It’s been great to hear about their previous experiences, what they’re looking forward and who’re they’re hoping to meet and help. You are invited to purchase Stock in Youth! You can invest in them by purchasing a share. Being a stockholder entitles you to emails & information about their activities and an invitation to the stakeholder dinner & presentation after they return from their trip. Stop by the table in the church gathering area on Sunday! Or call the church office, 708.799.1160. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faith Spring Cleaning Day this Saturday, May 26 Please join us at the church Saturday, May 26, 9am- 1pm. We’ll clean and paint as well as do yard work and planting (weather permitting!). Projects for all ages and abilities available. Lunch will be provided afterward. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Congregation Call Meeting, June 3 Faith’s Staffing Committee has interviewed candidates, has made a recommendation to the Faith Council, and now Council is recommending that the Rev. Amy Wiegert be called as associate pastor, half-time, with responsibility for children & family ministries and communication. A congregation meeting to consider the call is scheduled for Sunday, June 3, 10:30 a.m. Copies of the position description are available at the Welcome Center in the church gathering area. We pray God to continue to guide us as we consider this significant step in the life of our community ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Growing In Faith Together (GIFT!) This summer two small groups will meet, one on Saturday mornings and one on Thursday evenings. GIFT participants will read a few pages of the New Testament every day, and then gather for a weekly facilitated conversation about what we learn in the Bible about our lives as people of God. Never read Bible before? No problem! Videos in class and the groups’ facilitators will help us learn and grow!
* Saturdays, 8:30 – 10am, June 2 through August 18. * Mondays, 7-8:30pm, June 4 through August 20. Sign-up sheets on the church office window, or call the church office, 708.799.1160. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scripture Readings for this Sunday Acts 21:1-21 Psalm 104 Romans: 8:22-27 John 15:26-27;16:4-15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In This Issue
Faithoughts Sunday School Celebration Pentecost – Wear Red! Stock in Our Youth Cleaning Day Congregation Call Meeting Growing In Faith Together (GIFT) Scripture Readings
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This week at Faith
Thursday 6:30 Men’s Bible Study 7:00 Jacob’s Well Practice Saturday 9:00 Altar Guild 9:00 Church House Cleaning 10:00 Brownie Step Up Bridge Sunday May 20 8:15 Worship: Pentecost 9:30 Sunday School Breakfast Celebration 10:45 Worship: Pentecost 7:00 NA Meeting Monday 10:00 Quilters 6:30 Jr. High Girl Scouts 7:00 CHADD Tuesday 9:30 Collate Newsletter Wednesday 10:00 Wonderland Graduation/Step Up 6:30 Choir Dinner at Aurelios Pizza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serving on Sunday, May 20, 2018
Serving God in Worship 8:15 AM Presiding Minister: Pastor Robert Klonowski Assisting Minister: Suzy Carlson Preacher: Carla Benard Children’s Message:Maria Arndt Organist: Rita Jeffirs Song Leaders: Sarah Cutcliffe & Karen Aronson Violinist: Earl Reyes Altar attendants: Michelle Burke & Mary Woolsey Ushers: Garth Aronson, Bill & William Hornof Serving God in Worship 10:45 AM Presiding Minister: Pastor Robert Klonowski Assisting Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Preacher: Carla Benard Children’s Message:Maria Arndt Musician: Rob Travis Drummer: Wayne Stewart Choir Director: Jeff Silhan Lector: Katrina Perez Altar attendants: Michelle Burke & Mary Woolsey Hospitality Host: The Suchor family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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