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.
 

Notes from Pastor Matt

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

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.

The semi-annual rummage sale was a busy place...

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.
 

What's Happening...

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.