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Faith Lutheran Church
2200 S. High Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47401
812-332-1668
email: [email protected]
Website: www.faithbtown.org
Faith Lutheran Church
LCMS Bloomington
Sunday Schedule Worship: 8 am, 10:30 am & 5 pm
Chinese Worship: 9:15 am
Sunday School/Bible Class: 9:15 am
FLY: 6-8 pm, select weeks
Pastoral Staff Rev. Eric J. Edwards
Rev. Christopher Beck
Rev. Liwei Sui
Telephone: 812-332-1668
University Lutheran:
Rev. Richard Woelmer
Telephone: 812-336-5387
Email: [email protected]
Faith Lutheran Church
Adult Education .......................... 2
Bookstore .................................... 5
Camp Lakeview .......................... 6
Catechism Corner ........................ 3
Choir ........................................... 4
Christian Education Sunday ........ 3
College addresses ........................ 6
Confirmation ............................... 3
Endowment ................................. 4
Fellowship ................................... 5
FLY ............................................. 6
Hoosiers Outrun Cancer .............. 6
Jesus Company ............................ 3
Ladies’ Night Out ........................ 5
Lutheran Men's Gemütlichkeit…..3
LWML ........................................ 5
Pantry 279 ................................... 5
Parenting Class ............................ 7
Preschool ..................................... 7
Stewardship ................................. 4
Sunday morning snacks ............... 5
Sunday School ............................. 3
University Lutheran ..................... 4
Volleyball ................................... 6
What Do We Believe? ................. 2
Inside this issue
August 2019
By Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)
Hebrews chapters 11 and 12 will be read during our worship services in the month of August,
and in these chapters “Faith” comes up over and over again. I encourage you to pick up your
Bibles for a minute and read through chapter 11 in particular. Did you notice how “faith” is
described? “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
“By faith…” that is, in assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen, the
saints of old lived their lives and did things that defied human logic and reason. Abel offers a
better sacrifice, Noah builds an ark, Abraham leaves his father’s household to go to a place
unknown to him. In their assurance and conviction, these men of faith acted. They sacrificed,
they built and they went.
But contrary to the popular saying, faith is not blind. Faith doesn’t appear out of thin air.
Faith has something concrete that it is based on. Faith has an object, and that object is God.
For the saints of old, their faith was anchored in the promises God made. From Abel on down
the line, the promise that God made and the promise that He was keeping was that He would
send Jesus to save the world from sin and death. Abel makes his sacrifice trusting that God
will keep His promise. Noah builds trusting that through those in the Ark, God would keep
His promise. Abraham leaves his father’s home trusting that God will build a family for him
through whom the whole world would be blessed. And so it goes through the list of those who
believed and acted in the assurance and conviction of God’s promises.
Then you come to chapter 12 of Hebrews and you see the promises of God finding their ful-
fillment in Christ Jesus. For Jesus is “the author and perfecter of our faith” (Heb. 12:2) It is in
Jesus that you and I are to look in faith, that is, in assurance and conviction. It is in Jesus
where forgiveness of our sin is found. It is in Jesus where peace with God is provided. It is in
Jesus where we find true love and service. It is in Jesus where we find life. It is in Jesus
where we find hope of things still yet to come, namely the resurrection from the dead and the
fullness of everlasting life. All God’s promises are kept in Christ!
I pray that as you recall God’s promises to you in Christ Jesus you too may be strengthened in
faith, assured of things hoped for and full of conviction of things not yet seen. For you are
baptized into Christ and your life is in Christ, the author, perfecter, and the object of faith.
—Pastor Edwards
Did you know?
The church calendar is available on our new website: faithbtown.org
The calendar on the back page of this newsletter can be handy, but things change! As events
and activities are added or updated throughout the month or even throughout the week, check
online for the most current information.
Click on an event for possible extra information, such as Bible readings for Sunday morning
worship, a map link to an event away from church, or other details about the event.
Note that events in red are pending. Calendar questions or updates should be directed to Janet
This Newsletter
is also available in
paper form from the
narthex at church.
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Altar Guild Martha Harrell
Arllys Papke
Coffee Norm & Arllys Papke
CD Delivery
August 4 Joe Ziegler
August 11 Jan Greenwood
August 18 Alice Hawkins
August 25 Janet Hitzeman
Food Pantry Jean Scott
Grass Cutting
Week of August 5 Barry Martin
Brad Braun
Week of August 12 Drew Antilla
Jeff Franz
Week of August 19 Rick Stults
Paul Brunner
Week of August 26 Doug Hoffman
Andrew Lukefahr
Head Usher Steve Wilkinson
Ushers Bob Graves
Doug Hackman
David Skirvin
Greeters
August 4 & 11 Jim & Judy VanOsdol
August 18 & 25 Trevor & Ina Jones
Acolytes
August 4 Miriam Sui
August 11 Mary Brunner
August 18 Nate Poage
August 25 Lily Gebhardt
Head Usher Drew Frey Ushers John Harrell
John Landgraf
Greeters
August 4 & 11 Carl & Marth Lenthe
August 18 & 25 Norm & Arllys Papke
Acolytes
August 4 Nate Poage
August 11 Elise Sensabaugh
August 18 Erich Schuler
August 25 Evan Huang
Serving us in AUGUST 8 am Service 10:30 am Service
Statistics for May 2019
Average Attendance
Sunday Worship —243
Sunday School — 28
Adult Bible Class — 40
Statistics for June 2019
Average Attendance
Sunday Worship —243
Sunday School — 20
Adult Bible Class — 41
September newsletter ar ticles are due
Saturday, August 10.
“What does God say about…?” 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
resuming August 22
7-8 pm | Classrooms A, B and C
Perhaps you or someone you know has
asked the question, “W hat does God say
about…?” (fill in the blank). It could be
something in the sciences... evolution, age of
the earth, genetic engineering, in vitro fertili-
zation, global warming. Maybe it was some-
thing political like the role of government
and the church, or Christian responsibilities
and freedoms in the civil realm. If you have
ever asked these questions, then this study is
for you. Resuming Thursday, August 22, the
pastors of Faith will be taking your questions
and leading topical studies through God’s
Word to discover what it is that God says on
a given subject.
In order to prepare for these studies, we need
to hear from you. Let us know what you
would like to explore. Fill out a purple form
available on the round table in the narthex
and return it to the marked basket in the
church office, or email the pastors at
What Do We Believe? Sundays | 9:15 am
September 8 – November 10
Class open to all—
bring a friend!
This class is offered to indi-
viduals who wish to learn
more about the Christian faith
and, in particular, the Luther-
an Church. This class also
prepares adults for member-
ship in the Lutheran Church,
if they so desire.
Please consider inviting a
friend and join them for the
10 weeks of this class as we
make discoveries about the
abundant life God has for us
in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Come prepared to ask ques-
tions and learn as we study
God’s amazing Word, the
Bible.
Adult Education
News
We had a very successful Wednesday morn-
ing breakfast Bible study at the Cloverleaf
Restaurant, with an average attendance of
about 15 early risers.
August Bible study opportunities include:
Sundays, 9:15 am: History of Liturgy
This DVD series, narrated by Dr. Arthur
Just, explores the development of Christian
liturgy through the centuries. It is being led
by both pastors, and will continue through
September 1.
Wednesdays, 10 am:
Men's and women's morning Bible studies at
church will resume on August 14. Pastor
Edwards will lead the women's group, and
Pastor Beck will lead the men's group. Study
topics are pending.
Thursdays, 7 pm:
Our combined men's and women's study on
Thursday evenings will resume August 22.
See the “What does God say about…?” arti-
cle to the right for more information, and
watch for bulletin announcements about the
weekly topics to be covered.
—Norm Papke,
Adult Education Ministry Team Leader
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Catechism Corner
This August, as our children resume
their studies, we at Faith observe
Christian Education Sunday as the
kickoff for the various Christian in-
struction opportunities in the congre-
gation, including Confirmation,
Jesus Company, FLY, and Sunday School. To keep
children engaged and active in their spiritual growth
and nourishment is the highest call of Christian Parents
and no opportunity to foster this care should be refused
lightly. However, as wonderful as the above organized
curricula are, they are all supplementary to the instruc-
tion that takes place in the household from day to day.
As parents (and grandparents, aunts, uncles and guardi-
ans), you are your child’s principal instructor and mod-
el in the Christian faith. Indeed, Luther wrote that
“Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to
their children, for it is they who make them acquainted
with the gospel” (Works, vol. 45).
The gravity of this responsibility cannot be understated,
for Luther also urges…
“If we want to have good and capable persons for both
temporal and spiritual leadership, we must certainly
spare no diligence, effort, or cost in teaching and edu-
cating our children that they may be able to serve God
and the world. We must think not only how we may
amass money and possessions for them; for God can
surely support them and make them rich without us, as
He is doing every day. But He has given and entrusted
children to us that we should train and govern them
according to His will; otherwise He would have no
need of father and mother. Let everyone know, there-
fore, that it is his (or her) duty, on peril of losing divine
favor, to bring up their children above all things in the
fear and knowledge of God and, if they are so talented,
to let them learn and study so that they may be of ser-
vice wherever they are needed” (Works, vol. 30).
While it is the pleasure and privilege of the teachers
and pastors of this congregation to help in the Christian
instruction of your children, they will ultimately look to
you as the model for their own faith. Take all due dili-
gence to provide them a rich and faithful example to
follow! Yes, bring them to the events and lessons in the
congregation, but share also the daily, organic parts of
the Christian life with your kids: pray with them, prior-
itize family devotions with them, read the Scriptures
with them, and, most importantly, be with them in wor-
ship to receive, as a family, the gifts God gives in His
Divine Service.
As you do this good and noble work for your children,
know that you are constantly in your pastors’ prayers
and that we are here not to substitute, but to support
you in the care and nourishment of your children!
—Pastors Edwards and Beck
Christian Education Sunday—August 11
Commissioning:
Teachers and those working with children and youth of all ages
in both our church and preschool will be commissioned at both
morning services.
New Sunday school classes:
As part of Christian Education Sunday on
August 11, all ages will meet for a Com-
mon Opening in the gym at 9:15 am. This
is an opportunity for adults and children
both to encourage one another in their faith. Children will then
advance to their new grade levels in Sunday School (odd-
numbered grades move up; the teachers will be on hand to make
sure everyone finds the right class!) and a Faith Milestone will
be recognized during the morning services:
Bibles for new 3rd graders:
Children beginning 3rd grade will be present-
ed with their very own Faith Alive Bibles.
During the 9:15 Sunday School hour on August 11, new 3rd
graders and their parents will meet with Pastor Edwards to go
through the Bible to see how it is organized and examine the
special features it has and learn ideas for helping children learn
Scripture.
Jesus Company & Confirmation instruction:
Jesus Company and Confirmation class will
meet each week from Noon-1:30 pm. The two
groups will start together in the gym each week with a meal and
opening devotion. The first week will be a Family Pitch-in on
August 11. After the meal, the two groups will split for times
of instruction and activities.
Are you being Called to Teach?
Serve our families and children by co-teaching
our 5-year-old/Kindergarten class. Teachers
alternate months, so you can still attend Adult
Bible Study on the weeks when you are not
teaching or accommodate your family’s schedule. A one-year
commitment is requested. All materials are provided.
To learn more talk with one of the pastors or Sunday School
superintendent Tim Paul ([email protected] or 812-
876-7045).
Lutheran Men's Gemütlichkeit 1st & 3rd Thursdays—5:15 pm
Just getting off work? Grab a beverage and join
in a time of fellowship with men of Faith and ULu at Lutheran
Men's Gemütlichkeit.
Beginning August 15, this group will meet on the 1st and 3rd
Thursdays of each month, alternating with the Thursday evening
Bible studies held at church (resuming August 22).
Locations will vary. Watch the bulletin, newsletter, and online
church calendar for details as each date approaches. For more
information please call or text Andrew Rusch at 765-860-7210.
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Meals for ULu indianalutheran.com
(click on the “Provide a Meal” tab)
Please consider providing a meal one
Sunday or Wednesday this semester. The sign-up
will be linked at indianalutheran.com near the begin-
ning of the semester, or contact Carolyn Woelmer at
812-327-4611 or [email protected].
607 E. 7th Street—across from Dunn Meadow The Lutheran Student Center is open daily
for studying, free laundry, wi-fi & copy center.
Pastor Woelmer: [email protected]
812-336-5387 | [email protected]
indianalutheran.com
Fall Schedule begins August 25
Sunday:
9:15 am Bible Class
10:30 am Divine Service
6 pm Fellowship Meal
Tuesday & Friday:
8 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday:
6 pm Midweek Meal
7 pm Evening Prayer
7:30 pm Bible Study
Thursday:
7 pm Grad Student/Young Adult
fellowship/Bible study
9 pm Pizza Talk—residence halls
Welcome Back Picnic Sunday, August 25
11:30 am
Join the excitement at
University Lutheran as we
welcome another year of
connecting in fellowship with
Christ, where the community
meets the campus!
Join us right after the 10:30 am
service as we gather on the
shaded lawn for an awesome
meal. You’re invited to see
what’s offered on a daily basis
in our landmark Lutheran Stu-
dent Center. Join in cornhole
and other outdoor games. It’s
all free! Everyone is welcome!
—Pastor Woelmer
Jesus Visits with Mary and Martha
In Luke 10:38-42, we find the account of Jesus visiting the
home of His friends, Mary and Martha, in Bethany. Luke
tells us that, while Mary sat at the feet of Jesus “listening to
what He said,” Martha was distracted by all the prepara-
tion that had to be done and complained to Jesus about
Mary not helping her. “‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are wor-
ried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has
chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’”
As stewards, we learn from these verses that time spent with Jesus is time
spent productively. Perhaps we, like Mar tha, have allowed too many
activities to keep us too busy to study God’s Word and spend meaningful
time in prayer. Perhaps we have even gotten into the habit of looking at the
Sabbath as just another day to sleep late, play golf, go fishing, or work some
overtime. John 15 discusses at length the importance of abiding in Christ.
As branches on the Vine, we will be nourished by Christ Himself who will
help us “keep the main thing the main thing.” The Holy Spirit will guide us
into making proper choices so that our work will not just be “busy-ness” but
produce real fruit.
Psalm 31:15 reads, “My times are in Y our hands…” We must be careful not
to get so wrapped up in ourselves and the ways of the world that we foolish-
ly waste our time. Living wisely includes proper time for worship, time for
service to others, and time for self-improvement and enrichment. “Be very
careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of
every opportunity, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).
—shared from Stewardship Advisors
Endowment Fund Committee
Seeking New Member
We are seeking a new At-Large
member to serve a three-year term on
Faith’s Endowment Fund Committee.
All appointed members can serve two consecutive
terms and after a 12-month absence from the com-
mittee are again eligible for re-appointment. If an
appointed member is unable to complete a term, the
PPC shall appoint a replacement to complete the
term.
The committee meets four times per year—either
face-to-face or by email. If you are interested or
have any questions please contact Barry Martin, the
committee Chairman.
Join the choir!
Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day. —Psalm 96:1-2
Welcome back to a new year of singing! Everyone
from kindergarten-age and up is encouraged to join
one of Faith’s choirs this fall. There’s no need for
any musical experience, just a commitment to come
and learn with others about music, singing, and wor-
ship. See below for details.
In Christ,
Priscilla Gabriel
Children’s Choirs:
Our two children’s choirs will kick-off the season
right after Labor Day, following the same rehearsal
schedule as last year. Both choirs will meet in Class-
room C on Tuesdays, beginning September 3:
Preparatory Choir (K-2nd): 4:30-5:40 pm
Junior Choir (3rd-8th): 5:40-7:00 pm
Senior Choir:
Open to anyone in high school or older, the Senior
Choir meets Wednesdays from 7-8:30 pm in the
sanctuary, and sings for the Divine Service most
Sundays and feast days. Rehearsals will resume on
September 4. Newcomers ar e always encouraged
and welcomed!
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Bookstore News
We give thanks for the service and dedica-
tion of Lou Ann Lybrook, who is stepping
down this month as manager of Faith bookstore. Through her
leadership the Bookstore has grown in its current location,
and a seasonally appropriate selection of cards and gifts is
regularly updated and available for all age levels.
Join us in prayer as a replacement is sought for this position.
Women in Mission
Local LWML Help Needed: IU’s first day of classes is August 26 which means that
University Lutheran’s Welcome Back Picnic is Sunday, August
25, beginning after the 10:30 am Divine Service (so, around
Noon) on their front lawn. Please plan to attend the service and/or
picnic. A sign up for food donations will be coming, so stay tuned!
Upcoming LWML Indiana District Treatshop: Join us on Saturday, August 17 at Lutheran High School in Indy
for a Treatshop! What’s a Treatshop? It’s a one-day gathering
with our Sisters in Christ for fellowship and learning. Any con-
firmed Lutheran lady can attend, not just those in “leadership”
positions. Faith’s own Janet Hitzeman will be presenting with the
LWML Human Care Team! Check out the LWML bulletin board
for more info or go to www.lwmlindiana.org and click on the link
on the Home page to register online. You can read more info be-
fore you officially register. If you’d like to join Megan’s carpool,
sign up on the LWML bulletin board.
Quick National Convention Recap: Over 3,100 people attend-
ed the LWML Convention in Mobile, AL at the end of June; 691
of them were first timers. The theme was “In Praise to the Lord!”
The delegates adopted a $2.1 million mission goal for the 2019-
2021 biennium. If all funds are raised, 21 mission grants will be
funded. To see a longer recap and a list of the mission grants, visit
www.lwml.org
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
—Megan Abbott
[email protected] or (260) 433-1213
Ladies’ Night Out Friday, August 9—6:30 pm
Ladies—Mark your calendars and plan to join us
for our August Ladies' Night Out! We will be
meeting in the Grand Hall at church this month on Friday,
August 9 at 6:30 pm. Please bring an appetizer to share.
Dessert and drinks will be provided. We look forward to
seeing you there!
Fellowship News
Suppers for Six is beginning its sec-
ond year. Look for an invitation in your
church mailbox. Please fill out the information and deposit it
in the box in the narthex in order to sign up to participate as a
new or continuing member.
This is a fun, simple opportunity to get to know more people
in our Faith community. Six people—couples and singles—
are thrown together to meet once a quarter, any day of the
week, any meal of the day, as determined separately by each
group. Some groups choose to meet at each others’ houses;
others meet at church or at restaurants. The food is kept
SIMPLE, with the emphasis on fellowship.
Questions? Contact Ann Graves (817-929-1006) or Bonnie
Martin (812-345-3622).
Mark you calendars now for our annual
Church Picnic to be held on Sunday,
September 29 r ight after the 10:30 am
service! Watch for more details in the
September newsletter.
Pantry 279 rear bay of Trinity Lutheran Church
501 E. Temperance, Ellettsville
812-606-1524
Thank you for your ongoing support of Pantry 279 at Trinity,
Ellettsville. Any non-perishable, non-breakable grocery, pan-
try, or hygiene items may be left on the shelves in the nar -
thex at any time (toward the Preschool hallway). School sup-
plies are also cur rently needed. Like the Pantry 279 face-
book page for up-to-date news and needs.
To join the team that takes turns delivering the donations,
contact the church office at [email protected].
There are numerous ways to volunteer at the Pantry as well:
clean the pantry
unload food trucks
sort through food
stock shelves
pack up and carry out groceries for customers
Hundreds of area families are served by this ministry each
week! Learn more at pantry279.org.
Sunday morning snacks
Each Sunday, volunteers graciously provide fruit,
breads, muffins, etc. to provide a light snack for
roughly 40-50 people during the Sunday school
hour. Free-will donations are then forwarded to Orphan Grain
Train to support their mission work.
Please visit the list on the snack table in the Grand Hall, and con-
sider choosing a Sunday to sign up. You choose what to bring (we
just ask for NO NUTS, please!), whether purchased or homemade.
Contact Ann Graves (817-929-1006) with any questions.
Thank you!
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Faith Lutheran Youth [email protected]
Facebook:www.facebook.com/groups/110341806149/
and Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/flyann
or text @flyann to 81010
Sunday Mornings | 9:15 am—youth room above the gym
Join us for Bible study each week.
Event Calendar | 6-8 pm Sundays, unless otherwise noted August 4—dinner & movie at Poages’
August 11—FLY at church
August 18—FLY at church
August 25—FLY at church
September 1—no FLY (Labor Day)
—Faith Lutheran Youth (#BTownFLY)
John Poage (812-345-0223)
Back to School
Conversation Starters
Parents, use some of these conversation starters to help
your child ease back into school:
What are you most looking forward to on the first day of
school?
Name three new things you learned last year.
Do you think we can be on time to school ten days in a
row?
What class subject would you love to have seven days a
week?
What two things did you like most about last school year?
Who have been your three favorite teachers or adults at
school?
What will be great about being in your new grade?
Who would you like to have in your class?
Name a friend who shares our faith in Jesus.
Calling all college students!
College is tough and we all need Jesus!
If you—or your family member—will be a
new or returning undergraduate or grad student this fall, please
help us and your local campus ministry serve you. Please send
your contact information to:
[email protected] so that we can keep in touch
with you,
the Indiana District of the LCMS, who will forward it
to the area pastor, wherever you may be (not only in
Indiana): Pick up a yellow form on the table in
the narthex, or go online to in.lcms.org (follow
the links to Outreach and then Campus Ministry.
Contact either of the pastors with any questions.
Hoosiers Outrun Cancer
September 28
Join the Faith Lutheran Church team at the
20th annual Hoosiers Outrun Cancer [HOC] on Saturday,
September 28. The event begins and ends in the vicinity of
Indiana Memorial Stadium/Mellencamp pavilion.
Our goal is 20 participants for our team, and $600 as a team
in sponsorship/donation, for an average of raising $30 per
person. All proceeds from this event benefit the IU Health
Olcott Center, which provides patients and their families
with information on cancer diagnosis, treatment, early
detection and prevention—all free of charge, thanks in large
part to HOC.
Everyone can participate in some way:
1-Mile Kids’ Run 5K Timed Race
1-Mile Family Walk 5K Walk
Or you can sponsor anyone on our team by donating online.
Register at hoosiersoutruncancer.org by September 20.
In the upper left corner you can choose "register to run" or
"sponsor participant." Cost for any event, for participants
over the age of 6, is $30. You get a long-sleeved T-shirt with
this entry fee. Everyone must register regardless of age.
Questions? Contact Pastor Beck at (812)332-1668 or
Volleyball 7:30 pm—most Thursdays
Join us most Thursdays for an evening of volleyball
in our gym. Feel free to bring a friend!
Looking Ahead
Women’s Retreat
“Full Value” (Luke 13:10-13)
Fri-Sun, September 27-29
Jr. High Youth Rally
Fri-Sat, October 11-12
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Greetings from the Director of
Faith Lutheran Preschool
and Christian Child Care
It’s hard to believe that August is already here. As
usual we are will be making some building improvements to help
us care for our growing program and care for even more children.
We will be starting a bathroom renovation that is much needed. If
you haven’t been down the education wing you may not know that
we only have 1 stall and 1 urinal for the boys and 2 stalls for the
girls. This coming year we are expecting more than 50 preschool-
ers that will need to use those facilities. The renovation will allow
us to put in 2 stalls and 2 urinals in the boys bathroom and 3 stalls
in the girls bathroom. We are also adding a bathroom in one of the
potty -trained toddler classrooms so that they will not have to share
with them. Thank you to the congregation for supporting us in this
endeavor.
We are looking forward to starting another exciting school year.
102 children are cur rently enrolled or are planning to join us
throughout the school year. We do have a few openings in our
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Pre-K class (full day and half day
options) as well as full time and part time spots for potty trained
children ages 3-5 years of age - if you or anyone you know is
interested please email me at [email protected].
In our education wing you will find:
a donations bulletin board located across from the business
office that has items that we need on it,
a bulletin board where you can share something about your
business so that our community can suppor t you,
staff photos as well as some information about each of us,
a family tree that holds photos of our families so that they can
better get to know each other.
We invite you to take a stroll down our hallway and get to know us
better!
You are all invited to attend our Open Houses—
Saturday, August 3, 10:30am-noon
Tuesday, August 6, 5:30-6:30 pm
God’s Blessings
Rachel Stults, Director
Items we could use as a donation for the preschool and
childcare:
(The following items as well as others will be listed on a bulletin
board across from the church business office.)
Play Doh
Water color paints
Markers sets – washable (that includes pink)
Construction paper
Dress up clothes – mostly boy items (no weapons please)
Dolls and doll items
Thank you!
God’s Peace and Blessings,
Rachel Stults, Director
Mission Statement:
Faith Lutheran Preschool and Christian Child Care shall be distinctively Lutheran in its philosophy, curriculum and staff.
While evangelistic outreach is the primary purpose, it strives to assist in nurturing all children and their families.
August birthdays
in Preschool/CCC:
Michael Beck
Andrew Schwab
Ivy Melnick
Parker Melnick
Harry Wyatt
Cruz Johnson
Connor Hood
Asher Ahaus
Conor McCracken
Lucy Laughlin
Theo Bruce
Hudson Wells
Landon Wells
Preschool Storytime invites YOU
to be a Guest Reader
In the preschool we have often been blessed with a
member of the church visiting us as a guest reader
to the children. The children love hearing a story from a new per-
son, and the guest has fun seeing the excitement in the children's
eyes. Many say they want to come back and read again.
This year we are trying to build on this by having time set aside
from about 1:05-1:15 in the afternoon for a guest reader .
Visit the sign-up calendar located at the preschool section of the
bulletin boards across from the library. We look forward to having
many of you sign up for one or more days and help our children
develop a love of reading. We don't expect to fill all days but the
more the better!
If you have any questions feel free to ask Rachel Stults, Meghan
Faulkner, Kristin Cross or Cara Huss. Thank you!
Parenting Class
begins September 8
Parents and grandparents, join us for
a Sunday morning Bible class this fall titled, Effective
Parenting in a Defective World. It is video-based, with
time for discussion as well. There will be four topics of
focus, each to be addressed in two sessions, for a total of
eight sessions.
• How to Raise Positive Kids In a Negative World,
• How to Develop Your Child’s Full Potential
• How to Prepare Your Kids to Win Life’s Biggest Battles
• How to Discipline Your Child Effectively
The class will meet September 8 through October 27.
—Faith@Home Ministry Team