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Sunday Worship
Schedule
8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service
11:00 a.m. - Contemporary
Worship & Praise Service
Holy Communion is celebrated
the 1st, 3rd, and 5th
Sunday of each month
Child care is available for both services and during Bible
class.
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Please click on the button above for a detailed calendar of
activities and events.
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Notes
from Pastor Matt |
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Dear Faith Family,
Summer is here, the sun is
shining and with it comes much to celebrate—among them—confirma’ds,
grads and dads! June is a great month. It marks a change
in the routine as some of us will be able to take a
vacation and get away for a while. Jesus recognized the
importance of getting away from the hustle of life when
he said to his disciples, “Come with me by yourselves to
a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31)
I like
The Message’s paraphrase of Matthew 11:29: “Learn
the unforced rhythms of grace.” So often the rhythm of
our life is not one of grace, but like a crowd clapping
at an ever-increasingly quick tempo. It becomes faster
and faster until the rhythm of life is no longer
distinguishable.
If we
stay in that mode, we won’t last. That’s why Jesus
pulled aside his disciples who were caught up in the
moment and the crowds. And that’s why you may be feeling
a gracious tug from Him as well. Jesus knows you need
rest. So while I am all for vacation and getting away,
vacationing from Jesus is quite heavy and burdensome.
Instead, Jesus invites us to live freely and live
lightly. “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden
is light.” (Matt. 11:29-30). It’s a life that He is
willing to teach us, if we are willing to learn.
This
year the 9:45-10:45 Education Hour for adults and
children will continue throughout the summer. While our
routines may change, our need to learn from Jesus does
not. Please consider teaching for a week or two. Why not
team-teach? You may sign up on the church’s website or
on the purple clipboard on the usher’s stand. Materials
are provided. The class designations are
preschool-kindergarten, 1st-4th, and 5th-8th. High
school students are welcome in my class. Parents,
encourage your children to come to Sunday School by
setting the example.
These
are the “unforced rhythms of grace.” When we go away
with Jesus to a quiet place and get some rest, we invite
Him to teach us how to live. Then people will learn to
appreciate our peace, not our pace.
Happy
Summer!
Pastor
Matt
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Faith Communications
Want to tell the rest of the congregation, and others,
about what’s happening in your committee or group? Try
one of these:
Sunday Bulletin: Submit your announcement in
writing to the church office secretary (Diane) by
Wednesday noon for the following Sunday. Diane’s email
address is
faithchurchoff@comcast.net.
Monthly Newsletter: Submit your article to the
church office secretary (Diane) by the 20th of the month
of the month prior to publication. E.g. If you want it
in the April newsletter, Diane needs to have it by March
20.
Church Council Agenda Item: Submit the agenda
item to the council secretary (Marie) by the Sunday
before the church council meeting. Please include a
brief description of the issue or item, how much time
you want, and who will speak to council. Marie’s email
address is
famkoehler@comcast.net.
Web Site: Submit your item, photo, or article you
want included in the web site to
webmaster@faithlutheranlacey.org. If you don’t want
to write that down, go to the web site, click on the
Contact Us button, and click on Webmaster. |
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The
semi-annual rummage sale was a busy place...
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Sunday School and Adult Bible Classes
9:45 a.m. in
the Sanctuary
Sunday School
begins with an opening in the Sanctuary.
The Adult Bible
class will be studying The Present Future - Six Tough
Questions for the Church.
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What's
Happening... |
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VOTERS’ MEETING JUNE 28TH
The Church Council has scheduled a regular voters’
meeting on Sunday, June 28th, at 12:15 pm. On the
agenda…recognition of new voters,
Pastor’s
congregational covenant (published in May newsletter),
change re: worship times, brief board reports, and the
recognition of Christy Siegerdt as our new school board
chairman. If you have any questions or would like more
information, please contact congregational president
Gene Hansen, 923-1692.
COMMUNITY PICNIC AT THE
PARK
Sunday, August 2nd, will be Faith’s Community Picnic at
Woodland Creek Community Park (6729 Pacific Ave). This
is also the Sunday after Kid’s Camp (VBS). On August
2nd, the early service will be at Faith, but there will
be no education hour since the 11:00 service will be
held outside at the park! After the worship service,
there’ll be a BBQ for all and plenty of games. It should
be a nice day in the park and a great way to serve our
community and meet people. We’ll need help to pull this
off, but it’s going to be a lot of fun for the church
and the community! Save the date and watch for more
details to come…
NEW CLASSROOMS
Did you notice that the temporary "walls" that separated
the library from the narthex and the classroom from the
narthex have become "permanent?" That's because
those rooms are being turned into classrooms for the
next school year to accommodate the increase in our
student body.
ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES
Looking for help with basic computer software or
operating your digital camera? Marcus Brown will
be offering an adult (18+) computer course this summer.
Learn more about Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and
the internet. Call Marcus at 456-8618.
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