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Your weekly newsletter from Faith Church
March 7, 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FAITH THOUGHTS PRAY-Whenever, Wherever, and However Carla Benard O Lord, hear my prayer O Lord, hear my prayer When I call, answer me O Lord, hear my prayer O Lord, hear my prayer Come and listen to me The verses are often a part of our Lenten worship. Certainly, the idea of prayer during Lent makes sense as we allow ourselves to go on Christ’s final and most important journey: the one that leads directly to the cross. Some people are very comfortable praying. They can pray at any time and always seem to have the “right” words. But for those who are not as comfortable praying, that is often the reason given; I don’t have the right words. I don’t know what to say. Sometimes people just take the easy way out, as in, “Pastor, will you lead us in prayer. The assumption seems to be that by virtue of the job, the pastor always has the “right words.” And yet throughout my life in this church and others, outside the prescribed form of the liturgical prayers, every pastor has prayed in a way that is wholly individual. Different styles, different vocabulary, different emotions. Not too surprising, as they have all been different people with their own individual relationship with God. A relationship that is in evidence in their prayers. Nope, it clearly isn’t a job title that makes prayer easier for pastors or those others among us who can pray without hesitation. Maybe, just maybe, it’s all about an understanding of the relationship between God and us. An understanding that in a relationship of such intimacy, the words really don’t matter. The Lenten journey we’ve begun puts the nature of that relationship in stark relief. We are the beneficiaries of a gift we don’t deserve. A breath-taking gift that can cause us to become speechless. But this gift was intended to do just the opposite: to free us from the paralysis of sin and certain death and to bring us to bold new life. Wow! So, how could this God, who knows all too well every single wart we try to hide, expect perfection from us when we speak to him? Why would He only listen if we use the “right words?” If the study of Scripture teaches us anything, it teaches us that in spite of all our all-too-obvious flaws, God is always right there waiting to answer, to come, and to listen when we call. I offer this poem to you as an incentive to pray confidently, regardless of the words you choose. Praying Mary Oliver It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak. Carla Benard is a retired teacher and member of Faith. She can be reached at carla.benard@yahoo.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lenten Bible Study Please join us for our next adult Bible Study. Titled “Beyond Question,” it will take place during all the Saturdays of the Lenten Season: March 9, 2019 through April 20,2019. We will gather at 8:30 a.m. in the conference room and will be done no later than 10:00 a.m. A Sunday group has been added that will meet during the education hour, 9:30- 10:30am. ALL are welcome. To join and get a book, sign up on the church office window, or contact the church office at secretary@faithhomewood.org [mailto:secretary@faithhomewood.org] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vacation Bible School Staff needs We’re looking ahead to two wonderful weeks of Vacation Bible School at Faith, June 17-21 and June 24-28. Can you help make it happen? If you feel God’s is giving you a passion or a tug at your heart to be involved with VBS in a leadership role – please contact Janet Daley by calling or texting her at 708-912-1940. Station Leaders Positions: If you can fill any of the positions,please contact Janet Daley by calling or texting 708-912-1947. We are in need of both Preschool and Elementary leaders for the preschool age and elementary age groups for Bible Story, Crafts, Video and games. We are also in need of people to help with snacks for both weeks. If you are handy with a hammer and drill Joe Daley would welcome a couple people to help with the VBS set that we put up in the sanctuary. If you can help him or if have questions as to what is involved you can contact him by calling or texting 708-912-1947. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Building Vision!” – Faith’s 2019 capital needs appeal We need a new roof this year! And we need other things, too: a new sign for our outreach ministry, a paint job for the place, and of course we tithe 10% to ministries beyond our own. We’ll kick off Building Vision, our capital funding campaign, with an all-congregation information dinner on SUNDAY, MARCH 17, at noon. See the insert in today’s bulletin to sign up to help set up, or help clean up, or bring food! Plan to be there as we celebrate, and dream …. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spring Forward!
Don’t forget to change your clocks on Saturday night. Move them one hour ahead as we move to daylight savings. See you bright and early on Sunday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS WEEK’S SCRIPTURES Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 94:1-13
In This Issue
Faithoughts Lenten Bible Study Vacation Bible School! Faith’s Capital campaign Scripture Readings
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This week at Faith
Thursday 6:30 Confirmation Class 7:30 Jacob’s Well Practice Friday 6:30 Girl Scouts Troop 60310 Saturday 8:30 Lenten Journey 9:00 Altar Preparation 5:30 Parents Night Out Sunday 3/10 8:15 Worship 9:30 Education Hour 9:30 Lenten Journey 10:45 Worship 5:30 PADS- High School Youth Cook 7:15 NA Meeting Monday 6:00 Faith Homeless Shelter Tuesday 7:00 Outreach & Hospitality Team Wednesday 7:00 Worship: Lenten Prayer 8:00 Choir ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serving on Sunday, March 10, 2019
Serving God in Worship 8:15 Presiding Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Assisting Minister: Ben Epley Children’s Message: Pastor Robert Klonowski Organist: Rita Jeffirs Lector: Gary Madsen Song Leaders: Carla & Dennis Benard Acolytes: Austin Hewes Communion Deacons: Deb Burnet, Kim Kurtz & Joan Orwar Ushers: Garth Aronson, Bill & William Hornof Altar attendants: Anne Anderson, Barb Berger & Karen Opalinski Hospitality Hostess: Mary Brady Serving God in Worship 10:45 Presiding Minister: Pastor Amy Wiegert Assisting Minister Scott Showalter Children’s Message: Pastor Robert Klonowski Musician: Rob Travis Lector: Mary Brady Acolyte: Grace Suchor Communion Deacons: Terry Norris & Donna Koven Norris, Tom Dockweiler & Lucas Kramer Choir Director: Jeff Silhan Ushers: The Kramer family Altar attendants: Anne Anderson, Barb Berger & Karen Opalinski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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