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Your weekly newsletter from Faith Church
June 6, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FAITHOUGHTS Try Something New! by Deborah Burnet Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth – do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19
June is my favorite month. It’s full of new beginnings – graduations, weddings (and my birthday!) Everything is green – new growth abounds.
Did you know that learning a new thing is good for you?
Henry Ford said ‘Anyone who keeps learning stays young,’ and he was right. Researchers studied older people who undertook learning new skills. Both physical and mental challenges significantly improved their brain function. So taking up a new sport (yoga?) or a new activity (learning Spanish?) can be equally beneficial. This is not just the same as ‘staying active,’ – this means wrestling with a new discipline as a novice. Especially as we get older, we like to be experts. We don’t like to go back to square one as a beginner. But that’s what keeps our brains young and healthy.
We are created in God’s image. God has created us to learn, grow and stretch, and does not intend us to stop when we turn 18 (or 65, or … ). Think about it – God called Abraham when he was 75 years old – he told him to leave his home where he had established a large household. He told him to go out and explore a new land, and found a new nation. So Abraham went. He stepped out in faith and he tried something new – and we are his offspring.
This summer, try learning one new thing! Deb Burnet is a member of Faith and a medical researcher in her daily ministry. She can be reached at deborahburnet@comcast.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Homewood/Flossmoor Area Peaceology Call-to-Action Workshop In response to recent events around race in our school &community, 300+ residents gathered on May 5 to be in conversation about such things and to build our community. The follow-up is a Call-to-Action Workshop this Sunday, June 9, 2-5 pm; Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Rd. This is for residents of our community, ages middle school to retirees and elders. Expect to be in conversation with your neighbors, to “ignite and energize our burning desire to be the best example of what communities like ours should be.” Our facilitator is Dr. Peter St. Jean, Flossmoor resident & sociology professor at North Park University. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Metro Chicago Synod Assembly This Friday and Saturday, representatives from Chicagoland ELCA Lutheran churches will gather in Tinley Park to learn, conduct business, and elect a new bishop. Please keep those gathered in your prayers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Respond Now needs: protein items
Respond Now is our local organization that helps those who are in need. There is specific season for need- need happens in the summer as well. Please contribute non perishable food items or personal hygiene items. Summer needs especially include canned tuna, chicken, peanut butter, etc. Drop off boxes are located in the gathering area (narthex). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In This Issue
Faithoughts Call to Action worship Metro Chicago synod assembly Respond Now needs Scripture Readings
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This week at Faith
Thursday 6:00 Stewardship Committee 7:30 Jacob’s Well Practice Friday Metropolitan Chicago Synod Assembly Saturday Metropolitan Chicago Synod Assembly 9:00 Altar Preparation Sunday 6/9 9:30 Worship: Pentecost Sunday 7:15 NA Meeting Wednesday 6:30 South Suburban PADS Annual Meeting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serving on Sunday, June 9, 2019
Serving God in Worship at 9:30AM
Presiding Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Assisting Minister: Ben Epley Children’s Message: Maria Arndt Organist: Rita Jeffirs Choir Director: Jeff Silhan Song Leaders: Carla & Dennis Benard Lector: Suzy Carlson Communion Deacons: Michelle Burke, Karen Aronson, Kim Kurtz & Joan Orwar Ushers: Garth Aronson, Bill & William Hornof Altar Attendants: Mary Woolsey & Michelle Burke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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