The Parish News and Notes - Sunday, March 24, 2024

Parish News and Notes

March 24, 2024

The Week Ahead

Sunday, March 24

PALM SUNDAY

HOLY WEEK BEGINS

8:15 a.m. - ABC/SS/YBS

9:30 a.m. - Worship Service

10:30 a.m. - Fellowship Time

Hosted by Altar Guild

Monday, March 25

6:30 p.m. - Spring AIC

8:30 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Tuesday, March 26

5:30 p.m. - YCC

8:30 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Wednesday, March 27

8:30 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Thursday, March 28

MAUNDY THURSDAY

No Women's Bible Study

3:30 p.m. - Worship Service

7:00 p.m. - Worship Service

Friday, March 29

GOOD FRIDAY

OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON

3:30 p.m. - Service of the Cross

7:00 p.m. - Tenebrae Service

Saturday, March 30

No Evening Worship Service

9:00 a.m. - Men's Chorus Rehearsal

10:00 a.m. - Festival Worship Rehearsal

Sunday, March 31

EASTER SUNDAY

6:00 a.m. - Sunrise Service

Easter Fellowship Breakfast hosted by

Faith Staff & Leadership

8:00 a.m. - Festival Worship Service

9:30 a.m. - Festival Worship Service

Calendar Subject to Change

Click here for Faith's Online Calendar

CHANCEL FLOWERS

The Flower Chart is available and accessible in the Christian Life Center to sign up for flower dedication requests.

Your dedication flowers may be taken home to enjoy after the 9:30 AM service.

PROCESSION WITH PALMS

All are invited to participate in the Procession with Palms this Palm Sunday! It’s easy to do:

1. Pick up a palm branch and worship folder when you arrive.

2. Save yourself a seat in church (unless you like surprise seating!)

3. Meet in the Gathering Space before the bells.

4. Follow the procession into the sanctuary, waving your palm branch and singing.

5. Lay your palm branch at the chancel steps (you’ll see where to put it).

6. Turn to the left or right to walk back to your pew.

Join us for a resounding start to Holy Week!

MEN'S CHORUS - ALL MEN ARE INVITED

All Men are invited to join our Men’s Chorus for a special Easter Sunrise worship. There will be one rehearsal this Saturday, March 30 at 9:00 a.m. The Men’s Choir will sing for worship at 6:00 a.m. on Easter morning.

Sheet music is available to pick up early after any worship service (see Joshua Kramer). Sample recordings and practice tracks are also available here, so that you familiarize yourself with the music. Yes, you can learn the music from the comfort of your own home! We hope all the men of the Faith family will consider joining us!

SPRING ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS (AIC) BEGAN LAST MONDAY

The next round of AIC or "membership" classes began last Monday at 6:30 PM. There's still time! If you would like to join in or would like to invite someone to check out these classes, connect with Pastor Ungemach in person, by email pastorungemach@faithantioch.org or by phone at 847-296-6101.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY THURSDAYS at 9 AM - NEW TOPIC!

Thursday mornings: 9:00 — 10:00 a.m.

Mar. 21 - May 16

Open to: Adult women

Topic: “Families of the Bible”

This 8-week course explores familiar Biblical family relationships - from Adam and Eve to Mary and her son Jesus - and the challenges those families faced. Each lesson examines Scriptural truths from a biblical family circumstance and applies them to modern family life.

NOTE: There will be no Women's Bible Study during Holy Week.

Click on the link below for more information on all of the

Spring 2024 Sunday School and Bible Class Offerings.

Spring 2024 Bible Class Offerings PDF

LADIES OF FAITH BOOK CLUB - APRIL 2024

We had a wonderful March book club meeting! Our next date is Monday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. We will be reading Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys. If you plan to attend, even if you have previously attended one of our meetings, please R.S.V. P. by Monday, April 1 by filling out the form linked below:

RSVP HERE

WELS NIGHT AT THE BREWERS - JULY 12, 2024

Back and better than ever, WELS Night at the Brewers is returning for 2024! Save the date and plan to join thousands of WELS members for an evening at the ballpark on Friday, July 12 to watch the Brewers take on the Nationals. Let’s pack the stands with WELS connections!

Tickets for WELS members and guests continue to receive a discount of up to 50% and are reserved together in all three seating categories. Ticket prices are $23 (Field Outfield Box), $17 (Loge Outfield Box) and $10 (Terrace Infield). Individual tickets are available NOW and can be purchased online at brewers.com/wels.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Week of March 24, 2024

The President's Pen - March 2024

~ for Elaine Frank and Barb Wolf

PRAYER OF THE WEEK

O King most glorious, Savior most humble, hosanna to the Son of David, hosanna in the highest! Praise be to your name! Just as you rode into Jerusalem to fulfill God's promise for our salvation, so come into our lives to keep us on the way of salvation. You didn't waver on your way to the cross; forgive us when we waver on our way. Because your will is one with the Father's, so make our will one with yours. Glory be to God! Amen.

TREASURE

Unified Weekly Need: $14,623.19

Unified Actual: $23,153.00

Faith Forward Weekly Need: $5,760.88

Faith Forward Actual: $4,495.00

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TRUTH

215 Worshipped on Saturday (41) and Sunday

91 Worshipped on Wednesday

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” John 4:23