Faith News and Notes for December 2, 2018

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Welcome, welcome, welcome! God is a good and glorious God and has given

us this wondrous planet to live on and to enjoy. And he has given his Son to be

our Savior, so that we can enjoy the goodness of salvation. Life with Jesus is an

adventure, and we are so glad you are here to join in that adventure today! May

God bless our time together!

The new tax changes introduced by the IRS have gone into effect for this

year. While many will find these changes positive, there are others who could

take a real hit on their taxes. These changes may also affect charitable giving,

which in turn could affect churches like ours. Sarah J. Davis, our area Thrivent

Financial representative, will present a workshop TODAY after late ser-

vice with lunch, and before tree decorating to educate folks on the differ-

ent implications of these tax changes, and look at some possible alternatives.

Please stay TODAY after the Thrivent Workshop to decorate

the Christmas Tree.

New Member Reception with Continental Breakfast being served after the early service this

morning. Come greet our new members: John & Jessica Dillahunt, Andrea Emde, Jesse & Xanadu

Levier, Dick Michel, Ed & Debbie Moore, Rick & Jill Schneider.

ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF ELECTRONIC GIVING

You may go to our website: faithlutheran-npb.com, locate the GREEN DONATE button and set up your recurring giving schedule. The first time you give, you will select a password that will enable you to log in at any time and make changes to your giving or view your complete online giv-ing history.

Or if it’s easier, complete a paper authorization form and bring/send it to our Church Office. Forms for electronic giving are in the lobby next to the Name Tag stand.

THE CHANCEL FLOWERS today are Given to the Glory of God in honor of Tobi-

as Worrell’s birthday by Grandma, Kathy McCoy; also in honor of David Schwartz’s

birthday by Tom and Sally Schwartz.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Dan Specksgoor, Laura Tegart, Don Zickert, Eileen Frerking

2016-2018 Mission Grants From LWML District Scholarships:

Scholarship of the Week

$30,000 ~ Pastoral & Church Worker Students

#6 Preparing Christian Youth for Faithfulness to Christ in a Multi-Cultural World $ 8,000—will

help Christian High School students follow God’s clear plan that Christians only marry Christians and to

avoid becoming unequally yoked through marriage to non-Christians.

Preparations are being made by the Altar Guild of Faith Lutheran Church to

beautify our sanctuary for Christmas with poinsettias. The cost for each poin-

settia is $8.50. Order forms are available in the Narthex, December Newsletter

and Church Office. Deadline for orders is Sunday, December 16.

2019 Offering Envelopes

Your new 2019 Offering Envelopes will be available in the Narthex. Please pick up your

box, as it will save us from having to mail them. Please do not use these new envelopes

until the new year as you may have a different giving number from 2018.

Attention to all who donate thru Electronic Fund Transfer, your 2017 envelopes are also available for you to

use for special holidays, such as Advent, Lent, Christmas, memorials and the building fund.

SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDIES

Join us on Sunday morning—a traditionally excellent time to study the Scriptures!

10:00 AM—”The Book of Hebrews– The Fulfillment of Faith”——Meets in the upstairs Library of

the Michel Building. Led by Larry Hess.

10:15 AM— Brothers and Sisters in the Word Sunday Morning Bible Study

Look a little deeper into the Scripture readings for each Sunday! Pour a cup of coffee, grab some refreshment, and join us in the Michel Building Multi-Purpose Room. This Bible study will not be fol-lowing a specific series or book of the Bible, so you can come once or many times. If your schedule does not allow you to join us every Sunday, come when you can! Visiting this week or for a few months? Come and spend an hour in fellowship and study! Led by Magdala Ray.

WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDIES

Home Bible Study on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at the home of Tom and Sally Schwartz — All are welcome. We begin at 6:30 PM with a potluck dinner, then Bible Study and fel-lowship. We end promptly at 9:00 PM. We begin a new study on The Book of Romans. Call for info and directions 622-4946.

Tuesday Morning Women’s Bible Study will meet December 4th, 11th, and 18th us-

ing Max Lucado’s “Because of Bethlehem”, a 4 week study. Join us at 10:00 AM and pre-

pare your heart for the Advent of your King! Kick off the New Year with a new and ex-

citing study of Ezekiel beginning Tuesday, January 8, 2019!

PLEASE INCLUDE THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK

Our Homebound: Curtis Mertz, Irma Meyer, Monica Trautsch, and Etta Ornstein, Jim & Rosie Stilwell.

Other Requests: Faith Lutheran Teachers, Students and their families, Bill Cahill, Judith Gonnerman, Dave & June Johnson, Audrey Kittelberger, Kathy McCoy, Cynthia Mertz, Carole McCoy Satherwaitte, Sally & Tom Schwartz, Betty Sither, Laura Tegart, Donna Van Bommel, Richard Walker, Don & Sue Zickert.

Marcia's Pantry Needs for this week ...are: pasta, pasta sauce, fruit . Thank you on be-half of the 500 + people you helped last year, and we pray you are able to continue to help us feed the hungry.

We also need volunteers 2 hours on Wednesdays (with enough volunteers, this opportunity occurs about every 5-6 weeks). ...if you have 2 hours to donate, this involves distributing grocer-ies to those in need ....from the office. The hours are; 10 AM—12 Noon. Also needed to assist with shopping and stocking the shelves of the pantry. If you like to shop...please call Carla: 561-744-1076. Thank you......

The new 2019 Altar Flower Chart is now up in the Narthex and ready for you

to sign up for your “In Honor Of” or “In Memory Of” requests. The cost of the

flowers are $25. Please make your checks out to Faith Lutheran Church and put

“Altar Flowers” and the date that you requested in the memo line.

The “Matthew 25:40” Homeless Ministry of Faith Lutheran Church is requesting donations

to help feed and clothe the homeless. Go to “GoFundMe.com” for “Help the Homeless Christmas

Project”, look for the North Palm Beach link, click and donate.

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sis-

ters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 We are a small group from Faith Lutheran Church in

North Palm Beach Florida, trying to spread God's Grace through our homeless outreach project. Ear-

lier this year we gathered supplies and filled 100 packs and distributed them throughout the county.

This time we hope to fill another 100 packs and hand them out during a Christmas lunch. We plan

to spread this holiday cheer/love with a hot meal and a gift. Again, our small group is looking for

community support to help bring joy to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. With your gift, The

Help for the Homeless Project will be able to continue our impact on the homeless crisis and im-

prove our city for all families. Make a donation today! Love and Peace, The Help

for the Homeless Project Team.

If you would like to volunteer to help serve the Christmas lunch at Currie Park on

Saturday, December 22, please contact Dave Hernandez (635-7442) to offer

your assistance.

Select an Angel from the Tree.

Put your name and phone number on the bottom part of the tag and place it in the

box. The center part of the tag is for you to take shopping with you and the top

part is to attach to the gift.

You can either buy gifts for an Angel or make a cash donation. If you make a cash

donation, please make checks payable to Faith Lutheran and put "Angel Tree" in

the memo. We appreciate any amount. If you want to donate enough to pur-

chase a gift and toy for an Angel we recommend $35-$50.

Enjoy shopping for your Angel. Please spend between $35-$50 per child. If you can

buy a piece of clothing, a toy, and a book for your Angel, that would be wonder-

ful. If you want to spend more, we encourage you to sponsor more than 1

child. We have many children that need sponsors.

Please put the gifts (unwrapped) in a bag and attach the Angel to the bag. Also, a

gift tag on each gift with the name and Angel # would be a huge help.

Return the gifts to Faith Lutheran by Friday, December 14. If you return gifts

on a Sunday you can put the gifts under the Christmas Tree in the Sanctuary. If

you return on any other day, the gifts can be returned to the church office, the

school offices, or New Day offices

If you have any questions, please email Carri Leininger at cleininger@wlclaw.com

We are blessed to share the love of Jesus Christ with

students at Peppi Head Start in Belle Glade. They have a

great need for our love and support. You can join us in

sharing the Christmas message by participating in the

Christmas Angel Project.

Just follow these steps.

Sunday—December 2 New Member Sunday

9:00 AM—Worship Service & Faith Kidz (S/C)

10:00 AM—Coffee Fellowship (Gym)

10:15 AM—Bible Studies

11:00 AM—Worship Service & Faith Kidz (S/C)

12:15 PM - Thrivent Luncheon & Workshop (MPR)

12:15 PM—Gym Rental

1:00 PM—Decorate Christmas Tree (S)

6:00 PM—Jesus Ministries Sanctuary Rental (S)

Monday—December 3

6:00 PM Multi Room Rental

7:00 PM—Gamblers Anonymous (Chapel)

Tuesday — December 4

10:00 AM Woman’s Bible Study (MPR MB)

5:30 PM Faithful Walkers (Gym)

Wednesday — December 5

10:00 AM—12:00 PM—Food Pantry (O)

6:00 PM—Advent Dinner (MPR)

7:00 PM—Advent Worship

Thursday — December 6

6:15 PM Bell Choir Practice (S)

7:00 PM Choir Practice (S)

7:30 PM Messiah Practice (S)

Friday — December 7

6:00 PM—Jesus Ministries Sanctuary Rental (S)

Saturday — December 8

Sunday—December 9 New Member Sunday

9:00 AM—Worship Service & Faith Kidz (S/C)

10:00 AM—Coffee Fellowship (Gym)

10:15 AM—Bible Studies

11:00 AM—Worship Service & Faith Kidz (S/C)

This Week at Faith

Your BOARD OF DISCIPLESHIP MEMBER on Duty for this Week:

Lou Raffa — 601-4058

And is available to answer any questions you may have about Faith’s programs, membership, and ministries. You may also share a prayer request or personal concern/need.

OUR VISION

We believe God calls us to engage, encourage and equip our church,

community and world with His unfailing love.

We will engage all people in meaningful relationships with God’s unfailing love as the foundation.

We will encourage all people to a closer relationship with Jesus.

We will equip all people to live a loving, powerful, Spirit-filled life.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

555 US Hwy 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Office: 561-848-4737 Fax: 561-881-1613

Email: church@faithnpb.com Website: faithlutheran-npb.com

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Pastor Rev. Mark Stillman

Pastor Emeritus Rev. John Frerking

Director of Music Ministry Dr. David McCalla Praise Team Director Janet Cunningham Secretary/Purchasing Diana L. Bly Bookkeeper Mary Lou Schaffer

FAITH LUTHERAN PRE-SCHOOL — 842-2487 Kathy Knudtson: Director — Pilar Tucker: Assistant Director

NEW DAY ADULT CARE CENTER — 844-0012

Julie Tombari: Director

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS SERVING TODAY

9:00 AM 11:00 AM

Altar Sharon Hess Fran Hickman

Communion Lou Raffa Karen Hernandez

Greeter Tom & Sally Schwartz Karen Hernandez

Lector Mary Jo Petterson Nancy Meyer

Ushers Parry Bolognese Bert Seitz

Chris Petterson

Watson Ray