Youth Auction & Pancake Breakfast

March 4 & 5

This weekend is the 19th Annual Silent Auction and Music City Pancake Breakfast benefitting the senior high mission trip to Nashville. Auction bidding will be open Saturday from 4:30 - 6:15 and Sunday from 8:00 - 11:45. Breakfast will be served on Sunday from 9:00 - 10:30. A free-will offering will be received. Come and bid generously!

Lent 2023: Unfinished

Join us for meal and worship on Wednesday evenings in March. Faith Feast begins at 5:30 in St. Michael's Hall followed by Lenten worship at 6:15 in the Sanctuary. The menu for March 8 is sloppy joes, tater tots, salad, carrots, and banana bars.

Lenten devotionals and calendar are available in the church Commons and at www.faithlc.org/lent.

ELCA World Hunger: 40 Days of Giving

As members of the ELCA, we are called to eradicate poverty and hunger. During the season of Lent, ELCA World Hunger's 40 Days of Giving invites us to be part of that work and to bear witness to it with partners, companions, friends, and neighbors. You may click here to give directly to ELCA World Hunger or give as a special offering during worship at Faith Lutheran.

Project Gathering House

The Faith Lutheran Gathering House could use some love! We use this space for church events and to host families experiencing homelessness through our partnership with Family Promise of Greater Des Moines. We would love to make the Gathering House more home-like for our guests, which means some of the household goods need to be replaced. Please consider purchasing items through our Amazon Wish List or our Target registry. Contact Seana Jefferson (sh7jefferson@outlook.com) if you'd like to donate something that is not on the list.

Lutheran Day on the Hill

March 14

Register today at www.lsiowa.org/ldh for this annual day of advocacy at St. John's Lutheran Church and the Iowa State Capitol. Please let Pastor Megan know if you plan to attend - megan@faithlc.org or 641-831-9499.

Lutheran Advocacy

"So, Bishop, why does the church need to be political?"

Earlier this week, Bishop Amy Current shared a pastoral letter on the topic of advocacy. You are encouraged to take a few moments to read and reflect on this message from our bishop. Click here to read the letter.

Family Dance Party

March 25 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm

All Dancing Queens and Kings are invited to the Family Dance Party Disco. There will be dancing, games, and other fun activities. Come dressed in your best disco outfits and show off your dance moves! Cost is $15 per child. Adults are free. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All proceeds support scholarships for Lutheran Lakeside Camp. Click here to register!

Faith Night at the Iowa Wild

March 24

The Iowa Wild hockey team is hosting a Faith & Family Night on Friday, March 24 at 7:00 pm. Faith Lutheran will have a block of seats in the Attack Zone. Tickets are $22 per person. Click here to sign up by March 6.

Endowment Grant Applications

Grant applications for endowment funds are now open! Grants can be used for scholarships to ELCA schools, extra support for Faith ministries, support for local service agencies, and to enhance the work of the synod. Click here to complete the form by March 31.

Lectionary Commentaries & Men's Breakfast Bible Study

Each Tuesday at 7:00 am the Men's Breakfast Bible Study Group meets in person and online to discuss the scripture texts for the upcoming weekend. Commentaries on these texts are used by this group and are posted on the Men's Breakfast website and in the "This Weekend in Worship" portion of the eNews (see above). The commentaries come from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN at www.workingpreacher.org. Church members may consider looking to this resource for inspiration and reflection, especially during the season of Lent.

Worship Tech Help Needed

Screens, sound, and livestreaming are all integral parts of worship. It takes a team of trained people to ensure everything runs smoothly. Please consider serving in one of these ways:

Sound: serve on a rotating schedule for one of the three weekend worship services. The primary job is to adjust the sound for worship leaders as needed.

Worship Slides: use a remote to advance the worship slides on the sanctuary screens. This can be done sitting in a pew or from the tech booth.

Livestreaming: The Sunday 10:30 am service is live streamed online. You'll use state of the art (but easy to operate) equipment to adjust the cameras throughout the service.

Contact the church office (office@faithlc.org) for more information or to express interest.

Pastoral Visit and At-Home Communion

If you or someone you know wishes to have a visit by one of the pastors and/or receive Holy Communion, call the church office at 515-225-8334 or email Pastor Eric Carlson at eric@faithlc.org.

Cancellation Policy

During adverse weather conditions, cancellation of Faith Lutheran Sunday worship and activities will be determined no later than 6:00 am on Sunday. Cancellation of congregational activities all other days will be determined no later than 12:00 noon. Information regarding cancellations will be posted with WHO 1040 AM radio, KCCI TV Channel 8, Faith's Facebook page, the church website, and a direct email to the congregation.