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Your weekly newsletter from Faith Church
June 13, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FAITHOUGHTS A Necessary Affirmation by Carla Benard Recently, six of our young people made public affirmation of their baptism and accepted the faith that had been accepted for them as children. The statements given by two of those young people were profound; I’m not sure they realize how profound. Austin Hewes spoke of an evolution of faith from thinking most of what was said in church to be a lot of “mumbo-jumbo” to actually beginning to understand during the two years of Confirmation instruction that there was actually something to all this stuff he’d been listening to (but perhaps not really hearing) for years. He read the story of Noah and in the end of the story found: hope that in the midst of the worst of times, God does not and will not forget or forsake us. A long, long way from mumbo-jumbo. Faith Kenshol spoke of the day as a time to be ready to claim her faith. Perhaps more importantly, she spoke honestly about uncertainty and doubt. She asked whether she was in fact “ready.” But then she spoke of Peter, and Jesus’ unflinching faith in him, as an instrument in spite of boundless evidence of Peter’s un-readiness. She acknowledged God’s continuing to call the most unlikely of people to carry His message forward. She realized He could use her, too. As an adult, it is tempting to believe that the concerns of these young people are no longer ours. That we are so far along in an understanding of God and faith that doubt has, as they say, left the building. Honestly though, demands a different conclusion. Honestly speaking, we are probably just as confused and just as unsure as those brave young people. We don’t often admit to either feeling: we come to church, we join committees, we participate in Bible study. We are very busy doing what by any measure is God’s work on Earth. But if pressed to clearly explain our fundamental FAITH, could we do it without being too academic, or too theological, or too preachy? Could we be as honest as those young people and say that we’re not always sure we understand? Could we share our doubt? Are we who or what God is looking for ? Even if we are, we’re not so sure we’re ready to be found quite yet. So, to Austin and Faith I have this to say: thank you. Thank you for putting into words what it actually means to affirm vour faith. Thank you for being brave and honest – to admit that we might be afraid or uncertain, to admit we might not understand completely or might doubt what we hear. Even then, we have reason to hope and to trust that God will make us ready for what lies ahead. Carla Benard is a member of Faith. After a career as a high school English teacher she is now enjoying retirement. She’s at carla.benard@yahoo.com [mailto:carla.benard@yahoo.com]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prospective members’ class & orientation Are you, or is anyone you know, considering membership in Faith Church? A class and orientation session for those considering is offered on Saturday, June 15, 9:00-10:30 am OR Monday, June 17, 7:00-8:30 pm. This discussion-oriented session will explore 1) how we articulate Christian faith, 2) the expression of Christian faith in Lutheran Christianity, and 3) the expression of Christian faith in our congregation. Led by Pastor Klonowski, pastorklonowski@comcast.net [mailto:pastorklonowski@comcast.net], or (708) 799-1160. We are looking ahead to receiving new members into the community on Sunday, June 23. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Church picnic, Sunday, June 23 Food and games for all! Sunday, June 23, beginning at 11am, on Faith grounds, weather permitting. If you haven’t already completed a sign up sheet, please let Kim Kurtz know if you can attend and what dish you’ll bring. You can reach her at kkurtz58@mac.com [mailto:kkurtz58@mac.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VBS begins! Vacation Bible School (week one) begins Monday, June 17. We’re excited, full to capacity & looking forward to a great week. Don’t forget the crew leader meeting 11am this Thursday OR Friday. Leaders and helpers, you’re invited to be blessed at 9:30am worship this Sunday, June 16. On Monday, June 17, arrival times as follows please: participants (aged 3- 5th grade) arrive at 8:45am crew leaders arrive at 8:15 am and head to the sanctuary staff leaders and helpers arrive at 8am Donations of toilet paper & paper towel cardboard tubes needed for crafts. Please place in marked bags in gathering area. Please pray for students and leaders for a great week of learning more about being God’s children. If you have questions or have some free time to help out, please contact Janet Daley at 708-912-1940. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Book study begins Small groups will be starting to read and discuss In Search of Belief by Joan Chittister. The book is available on Amazon, can be ordered by Bookie’s in Homewood, and a few copies available through church if cost is an issue. Sign up sheets on the office windows. Groups will gather: Wednesdays 6/19- 7/31, 7-8:30pm- Jillian Johnson and Quinn Kirchner lead this group for young adults & high schoolers Thursdays 6/20-8/1, 7- 8:30pm- child care provided! Saturdays 6/22- 8/3, 8:30-10:30am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summer Song Leaders We’re looking for a team of singers to lead singing Sundays, June 16, June 30, July 7, July 21, August 11, and September 1. Join us for every Sunday or when you are available. We’ll meet at 9:05am that Sunday morning before we sing in worship to rehearse. We’ll sit in the pews for worship, and come up to the altar area to lead singing. Questions? Contact Rob Travis at rstravis@gmail.com or Jed Jedlicka at patorjed1981@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15
In This Issue
Faithoughts prospective members’ class church picnic VBS! book study summer song leaders Scripture Readings
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This week at Faith
Thursday 11:00 Vacation Bible School Leaders Meeting 7:00 Jacob’s Well Practice Friday 11:00 Vacation Bible School Leaders Meeting Saturday 9:00 Altar Preparation 9:00 New Members Class Sunday 6/16 9:30 Worship 7:15 NA Meeting Monday 9:00 Vacation Bible School 7:00 New Members Class Tuesday 9:00 Vacation Bible School 7:00 Council Meeting Wednesday 9:00 Vacation Bible School 7:00 “Belief” book study ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serving on Sunday, June 16, 2019
Serving God in Worship at 9:30AM
Presiding Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Assisting Minister: Chris Cochrane Children’s Message: Pastor Robert Klonowski Preacher: Don Beal Musician: Rob Travis Lector: Carla Benard Communion Deacons: Tom Dockweiler, Sherrell Salas Acolyte: Aiden Showalter Ushers: Joanne Roney & Gary Madsen Altar Attendants: Mary Woolsey, Mary Brady & Michelle Burke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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