Faith's Friday Update

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“Gathered faithfully to love and serve God and all others.”

Faith's Friday Update

July 16, 2021

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

9:00 AM Bulletin

Join us in Fellowship Hall after the service for Coffee Hour!

This Week's Readings:

Jeremiah 23:1-6

From David’s line, a righteous shepherd for Israel

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. (Ps. 23:1)

Ephesians 2:11-22

Reconciled to God through Christ, our peace

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Christ healing the multitudes

VISITATION & HOSPITALITY

Please contact the church office if:

You or someone you know would like a communion visit, hospital or home visit, or to be contacted.
You know of someone who would appreciate receiving a card in the mail.
You would like to serve as a Eucharistic Minister.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE - WE DID IT!

Thanks to the generosity of Faith Lutheran, Thrivent, and others, WE HAVE MET OUR GOAL! We will deliver 100 backpacks filled with back-to-school essentials to Mothers Helping Mothers. They will be distributed to local children in need to help them prepare for the new school year!

NOTE: If you are in need of a backpack kit for your child or know of someone who is, please contact the church office by July 21.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Mothers Helping Mothers, Inc.

PREPARING OUR CHURCH - ALL HANDS ON DECK!

To “prepare our church” for a new pastor we are holding a Clean Up & Organize (with Pizza!) event on July 24 & 31.

Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, please mark your calendar to join us for one or both events listed below, one or both time slots. Even if you cannot lift, your help is needed. The more hands, the better!

Pizza will be served at noon for all helpers!

EVENT DATES AND TIMES:

July 24: 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm

July 31: 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm

ALTAR FLOWERS

ALTAR FLOWERS are a beautiful and meaningful way to honor/remember someone or a special occasion, while decorating our altar for worship. Next available date, August 1!

When you purchase altar flowers, your name and dedication will be published in the bulletin on your selected Sunday and the flowers are yours to keep after the service!

Available upcoming dates are; August 1, September 12, 19, 26, all of October, November 7 and 14, and December 19 and 26.

To make a dedication: At church, complete an 'Altar Flowers' envelope with your payment, and place it in the offering plate; By mail, send payment with a note indicating your desired date and dedication; or CLICK HERE to order online. The cost is $60, which is for 2 vases. Please make checks payable to Faith Lutheran Church and indicate ‘altar flowers’ in the memo.

Thank you for making Faith Lutheran’s altar beautiful!

FAITH LUTHERAN CONSTITUTION

NEW! The 2020 Faith Lutheran Church Constitution was recently approved by the FL-Bahamas Synod. This replaces the standing 2015-2016 Constitution.

The updated constitution will be available in the weekly Friday Update, located at the very end of the email. It will also be available soon on our website under 'About Us'.

CLICK HERE to view it now.

DAILY PRAYER

VENTURES

The ELCA offers daily Prayer Ventures, which may be found on their website, https://www.elca.org/en/Resources/Prayer-Ventures. The prayer for today is below. Visit the website if you would like to follow the daily prayers!

16 Pray that our senses will be tuned to God so that we “hear what God the Lord will speak,” and will be obedient and faithful in following God’s word, commandments and ways for the sake of the world.