Weekly Update from Holy Faith - 9/5/2022

A Prayer for Labor Day

O God, through human labors you continually perfect the immense work of your creation. Listen to the prayers of your people, and grant to everyone employment that calls us to our best and unite us with each other, so that we can serve our brothers and sisters, and your world, through our work. This we ask through your Son Jesus Christ, who lives in unity with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

Lunchtime Bible Study, Thursday, September 8, 2022, 12:00-12:30 PM - Drop-Ins Welcome!

Click here to download this week's study guide.

Everyone is welcome to join this lunchtime Bible study, whether you join us every week or once in a while.

These lessons use present day events to generate conversations about faith. Join us via Zoom for a half-hour of refreshing discussion and prayer.

Lesson for September 8, 2022:

Kate Bowler, Day 38, “When Words Fail,” pp 200-204

Bible Reading:

Luke 19:28-42

Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: UzWXL8

Saline Area Social Service News this Week

Bring Food for SASS. Priorities for this week:



Spaghetti sauce

Diced tomatoes

Stewed tomatoes

Tomato sauce

Canned pineapple

Toilet paper

Place food in collection baskets located inside entry door when you come to church. For more information on donations, click here.

Donation Match Opportunity September 10th.

For every $10 Simply Give card purchased at the Meijer located at 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline Road on September 10th, Meijer will double match the donation with $20 for a total of $30 to fight hunger in Saline. 

Money donated during Meijer Simply Give helps SASS fill the pantry shelves. 

See SASS's New Space on Sunday, September 11th, 11:45 AM - Special Tour for Holy Faith Church!

Saline Area Social Service has moved to new space at 1259 Industrial Drive. Participants will see and hear more about the services SASS offers to Saline-area residents who are in need. See for yourselves the display of fresh produce from Holy Faith’s food garden.

This is a private tour for the people of Holy Faith! We will rendezvous in the Holy Faith parking lot at 11:30 am, and then caravan to Industrial Drive. 

Meet for Ignatian Prayer Mondays, 10-11 am, September 12 - October 3

Adult Education Starts Again on September 13th at 10:30 am 

Summer is ending and it is time to get back in the classroom! Adult Education will start on September 13th at 10:30 am in the Social Hall. This year we will journey back to Early Christianity. Our trip will have quite a few side trips as we explore all different angles of Early Christianity. Everyone is welcome! 

Blessing of the Animals Service: Sunday, October 2, 10 AM, Outdoors

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi who famously loved animals and all creation, bring your animals to receive a special blessing, a certificate, and a St. Francis medal.

In our prayers that day, we will remember beloved pets who have died. Submit names and kind of your deceased pet (ie: Casey, beagle) to office manager, Laurie Tikkanen: [email protected]

Optional - bring on October 2nd, donations of (new) dog food and gently used towels and blankets for the Devoted Barn, a home for animals who have been abused, neglected, or have special needs. HFC parishioners Suzanne Buchalski and Mike Centlivre volunteer there and will bring our donations to the farm.

Invite your veterinarian, dog-walker, groomer, trainer, pet-sitter, pet shop owner, or Humane Society representative to showcase their business or expertise by having a display table in our parking lot before and after our outdoor Blessing of the Animals Service, Sunday, October 2nd, 10 AM.

Invitations are available for you so you can invite folks who have expertise about ways we can take good care of the animals we love. Click here.

October 16th All-Parish Potluck Lunch with Keynote Speaker

Sonja Markqwart, Esq.

Make up for lost (COVid) time, and share a potluck meal with friends after church. During dessert, we will hear from Sonja Markwart, Esq. Sonja will talk about planned giving, and how a planned gift is the ultimate form of Christian witness, and one demonstrating affection and concern for Holy Faith over many years. She will talk about ways to make a planned gift and how each of us can leave a lasting legacy. Look for a potluck sign-up later this month.

Help Holy Faith Extend a Safe Welcome:

Join A Team to Install an Outdoor Hand Railing

Holy Faith’s PLT would like to install a hand railing alongside the sidewalk, leading from the parking lot to the front red door entrance. Our own Larry Darling has drawn a beautiful architectural plan and compiled a “shopping list” of component parts.

Although we tried to hire pros to do the installation, the

tight labor market means we have yet to find a contractor interested in the project.

Intrepid Buildings & Grounds Chair, Steve Jolliffe, believes that given Larry’s precise blueprint, Holy Faith volunteers can get the job done.

If you are able to be part of an installation team, please contact Steve: [email protected]

Online Volunteer Sign-up Sheet - Reading, Make Coffee, and More

Volunteer to read, make coffee, donate altar flowers, or usher on our online sign-up sheet here. Anyone may read a lesson. Readers can choose to read from home (online) or in-person. You will receive the reading and instructions several days in advance.

Thank you for considering this ministry of proclamation and witness. 

Did You Know the Weekly Worship Bulletin is Now Available for Download and Printing on Holy Faith's Website?

If you worship by Zoom, in addition to the link in Friday's announcements, Holy Faith's weekly worship bulletin will  now be available for easy download and printing on the home page of our website. 

Located in the lower left side under "Latest News," weekly announcements and scripture readings are also listed.

Click here to go to our home page.

Please pray for:

Those Who Are Sick, In Need, or Grieving:

Rhys, Tish, Jordan, Lynn, Annie, Tom, Craig, Brenda, Rose, Cathy, Meredith, Brian, Deacon Don, Katie, Ted, Joan, Maxine, Peggy, James, Daniel, Wender, Joyce, Diane, Alice, and the family of Lorraine Anderson, that God's loving grace enfold them.

Thanksgiving for the birth of Brenna Morin, daughter to Joy and Paul Morin

Prayer requests may be submitted to the clergy or to Office Manager, Laurie Tikkanen: [email protected]. Names will remain on the prayer list for three weeks unless otherwise requested,

People in Ukraine:

Precious Lord, Prince of Peace, may all the people

of Ukraine feel our prayers and be bathed in your protection; that war and suffering may cease; that aggression and violence may be no more; and that a season of hope and relief will arise in your new day and with the love which heals all brokenness. Amen.

Put Prayers for Ukraine into Action by Donating to Either Lutheran Disaster Response and/or Episcopal Relief & Development.

Altar Flowers

Altar flowers for September 4 and September 11 are given to the glory of God by Andy and Wendy Amstutz celebrating Claire and Nate's first wedding anniversary.