Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school times will be determined soon. Stay tuned!

Wednesday Worship 6:00 p.m.

p. 1 “From Pastor Melinda”

Dates at a glance

Office/Pastoral hours

Worship times

p. 2 “About Faith Lutheran”

Homebound members

From the Treasurer

Choir announcement

p. 3 Important dates

Up coming events

p. 4 & 5 Sanctuary Church Talking Points

p. 6 Other announcements

From Pastor Melinda…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Does anyone else think that summer went too fast this year? It seems like we had winter, then some warm weather, and now it is time for school to begin! That being said, there are many activities and events

taking shape to kick off the fall schedule at Faith! I encourage you to carefully read this issue of the Pathfinder for all the details and join us!

There are a couple of other items I’d like to mention:

The Call Committee finished the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) and it has been submitted to Bishop Finegan!

I continue to pray for a new pastor to provide leadership in your minis-tries and walk alongside you in your faith journey.

Also, at the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly which was held from Au-

gust 5th-10th in Milwaukee, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted a resolution that, among other things, declared the ELCA a sanctuary de-nomination. So what does this mean for Faith?

According to Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, talking points have been prepared, “to provide a better understanding and further clarification on what

sanctuary means for you and your congregations. We acknowledge this will look different in different contexts across the ELCA.” (Bishop’s email to pastors 8/14/19)

You will find those talking points in this issue of the Pathfinder (Pages 4-5). You may also view them online at:

https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/ELCA_SanctuaryDenomination_TalkingPoints.pdf

As we discern what this means for the people at Faith, we are to remem-

ber, most importantly, these words from scripture: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave

me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. “ – Matthew

25:35

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some

have entertained angels.” – Hebrews 13:2 “The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the

fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.” – Psalm 146: 9

I continue to pray for you and your faith journey.

Peace+

Interim Pastor Melinda

Dates at a Glance

Sept. 2, 2019

Labor Day

Sept. 8, 2019

Grandparents Day Rally Sunday

Sept. 11, 2019

Patriot Day

Sept. 23, 2019, First Day of Autumn

Office hours for

Faith Lutheran Church:

Monday through Friday

9AM—2PM

Pastor’s hours:

Pastor VanderSys will

be in the office

Wednesdays

from 2-7pm

Incase of Pastoral

emergencies she can be

reached at

(715) 212-5787

INSIDE

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Faith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Northern Great

Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Synod website: nglsynod.org Denomination website: elca.org

At Home:

Beverly Tankersley- 2621 Lake Blvd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-3888

Alice Isaacson- Avery Center, Apt. 302

SSM, MI 49783 (906)259-0402

Copper Garrett- 5036 W. Five Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-8727

Linda Doran- 590 Three 1/2 Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-6483

Eva Mohr– E 5040 State Highway M35

Escanaba 49829 (906)789-0423

At Freighterview:

605 W. Portage Ave.

SSM, MI 49783

Ruth Ronquist- (906)253-2331

Walter Pell- (906) 635-6002

At McKinley Manor:

2023 W 4th Ave. SSM, MI 49783

Diane Borrousch- (906) 632 7250

Our homebound and nursing home members are often so isolated that

your phone call, visit, even a card can mean the difference between lonely ex-istence and continued life in our faith community. What can you do? Please

reach out to those who have been such a vital part of our congregation and

give back.

The Pathfinder is the monthly

newsletter of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

community at :

Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street,

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (906) 632-7246

The deadline for the Pathfinder is

the 15th of each month.

Please send articles, comments, news items

c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to faithlc1966@att.net

Interim Pastor: Rev. Melinda VanderSys

Church Office Administrator/Editor: Sean Uhrig

Congregation Council: Will Karr,

Dennis Brindley, Dan Kinnear, Sandy Lawson,

Vicki Luoma, Wayne Olsen, Stephanie Miller,

and Ese Osumili

FROM THE TREASURY

The Treasury would like to remind any-

one who made a pledge to the Organ

Fund to please fulfill that obligation as

soon as they can. If you have any ques-

tions, please contact

Wayne Olsen at (989) 430-5678

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Wednesday, September 25th

We are updating our active members list in our church database and in doing so, some people

who have not attended in a while will not be present on lists gathered for birthdays or anniver-saries. Also with something like this there are bound to be a few mistakes or errors. So if you no-

tice someone’s name was not on one of these lists and you would like to have them added, please contact Sean in the church office weekdays 9am-2pm or by telephone at (906) 632-7246

3rd Kathy Flickinger

3rd Jackson Gervasio

3rd Lynnea Kagarise

4th Chase Izzard

6th William Baatz

7th Andrew Piirainen

8th Marisa Nelson

10th Eric Marken

11th Chris Camp

11th Stephanie Garn

12th Bruce Anderson

13th Lindsay Bricco

13th Emma Kempfert

13th Jenna Sanderson

13th Jess Sanner

15th Mark Nelson

15th Kinsale Wallace

17th Lily Randall

20th Benjamin Peterman

21st Krysta Fike

23rd Vicki Luoma

23rd Steven Rogers

25th Lee Sanner

26th Matthew Kagarise

26th Lynne Nortch

27th Phala Gendreau

28th Nancy Skidmore

29th Diane Markstrom

SEPT. 2nd

Connie & Bob Mattson

58 years 9/1/61

Sandee & Paul Raappana

45 years 9/7/74

Judy & Lee Baatz

29 years 9/17/90

Angie & William Pfeiffer

25 years 9/10/94

Jennifer & Adam Mohagen

12 years 9/8/07

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Sept. 23rd

SEPTEMBER 8

Join us ! ! ! Sunday, September 8th

for ice cream treats

In the fellowship Hall

following worship

DAY

The Community Chorus will begin rehears-

als Mon. Sept 30th at 6:30PM at St. James Lutheran Church in Rudyard, MI. The cho-

rus is open to anyone who loves to sing. The chorus will be directed by David Erfourth.

GRANDPARENTS DAY

Sunday School starts September 8th!

The time that Sunday School will

be held at will be determined shortly. Keep and eye on your

email because the office will send

out a special email with more in-formation about Sunday School

in the following days.

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(ELCA Sanctuary Denomination Talking Points Continued)

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Visiting Ministry

Do you enjoy visiting people? Then the Visiting Ministry is for you!

The purpose of the Visiting Ministry is to reach out to: •First-time visitors who live in the community •Visitors who are new to the community or new members of the congregation •First-time parents •Congregants who have been absent for extended periods •Members in the hospital •Members who are homebound

You are encouraged to participate in the Visiting Ministry training which will occur on Monday, September 23rd, at 6:30pm, at the church. Please note that Holy Communion celebration will not be a part of the training at this time.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Pastor Melinda at (715) 212-5787.

Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Starting September 9th Mondays and Thursdays

At 1:30PM

Attention!

Are you interested in becoming a Member of Faith Lutheran

Church? Do you know of someone interested? Or maybe you would like to know about becoming an Associate Member?

A New Members class will begin later in September. Time and date will be determined by those interested.

Please contact the Church Office at 632-7246 or Pastor Melinda at

(715) 212-5787 for more information.

It’s coming soon...The Annual Bazaar & Luncheon

The Women of Faith will host our annual Bazaar and luncheon on Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

We are asking for your donations of food items (salads & desserts) for the luncheon and baked items

for the bake sale as well as handcrafted items (sewn, knitted, crocheted, etc.) for the crafts booth, and those things you no longer use or display for our Attic Treasure’s room. The non-food items will be accepted several days before the Bazaar and the salads, desserts & goods for the bake sale the

day before or morning of. Please contact Joy Lake at 632-3133 to volunteer to make a salad.

Tickets will be mailed soon and we ask that you sell them to your families, friends and neighbors. They will also be available in the church office.

This is an event that has been held for many years and is the women’s group (WELCA) main fund-raiser. The money we earn is used for helping fund various needs for the church, as well as donating to needy community groups, the ELCA and to provide lunches following member fu-

nerals.

Many hands will be needed on the day of this even. Please let us know if you can help in any way. Page 6

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ASSISTING

MINISTERS

Ben Deatrick

Keith Nortch

TBD

TBD

TBD

LECTORS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

CHOIR

DIRECTOR

R.A. Brindley

R.A. Brindley

R.A. Brindley

R.A. Brindley

R.A. Brindley

ORGANIST Dave Erfourth Dave Erfourth Lisa Justin Lisa Justin Dave Erfourth

ALTAR

WORKERS

Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers

USHERS Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers

OFFERING

COUNTERS

Stephanie Miller

Vicki Luoma

Stephanie Miller

Vicki Luoma

Stephanie Miller

Vicki Luoma

Stephanie Miller

Vicki Luoma

Stephanie Miller

Vicki Luoma

NURSERY Flickingers Flickingers Flickingers Flickingers Flickingers

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

10:30am Worship

2

9am Yoga

1pm Monday Quilters

Labor Day

3 4

9am Yoga

10:30am WELCA

1pm Hand Quilters

6pm Worship

5

6

9am Yoga

7

8

10:30am Worship

Rally Day

Ice cream treats after

Worship

Grandparents Day

9

9am Yoga

1pm Monday Quilters

1:30pm Tai Chi

10

11

9am Yoga

1pm Hand Quilters

6pm Worship

Patriot Day

12

1:30pm Tai Chi

13

9am Yoga

14

15

10:30am Worship

16

9am Yoga

1pm Monday Quilters

1:30pm Tai Chi

17

7:00pm Council

Meeting

18

9am Yoga

1pm Hand Quilters

6pm Worship

19

1:30pm Tai Chi

6-8pm Youth

Group

20

9am Yoga

21

22

10:30am Worship

23

9am Yoga

1pm Monday Quilters

1:30pm Tai Chi

6:30pm Visiting Ministry

Training

First day of Autumn

24

25

9am Yoga

1pm Hand Quilters

6pm Worship

26

1:30pm Tai Chi

6-8pm Youth

Group

27

9am Yoga

28

29

10:30am Worship

30

9am Yoga

1pm Monday Quilters

1:30pm Tai Chi

September 2019

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

1600 PARK STREET

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 49783

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