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April 12, 2024

Baseball Field Dedication - this Sunday at Noon

All of you are invited to a special service of dedication for our baseball field this coming Sunday, April 14^th, at noon. We have invited teams from Lincoln Lutheran to be there as well, where we will ask God’s hand of blessing upon the field and the teams and the partnership between Faith and Lincoln Lutheran. It would be wonderful if we could have folks from Faith there to participate and support these efforts.

Also, once the dedication is done, stay for lunch and a time of fellowship. There will be burgers and hot dogs, and drinks. This would be a great time to meet some of the players and parents of the teams from Lincoln Lutheran and spend some time with them. We hope to see many of you there, and that this time together would be a blessing for you and for all involved.

We are thankful to see how God’s hand is at work in this partnership with Lincoln Lutheran, where they are able to use the baseball field here at Faith. We continue to pray for God’s hand of blessing to be upon this partnership, for the dedication this Sunday, for the time of food and fellowship, and to see what other opportunities God continues to put before us in the time ahead where this partnership is a wonderful aspect of the ministry efforts taking place here at Faith.

Pastor Will and Family to Visit Nashville

I’m hitting the road and heading back down South with Ana and Mari. Here’s why: on April 18^th, my father, Ricky Miller, is going to be inducted into the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame where he will be honored as a high school sports legend for his athletic accomplishments. The ceremony will be held at Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville (home of the Tennessee Titans), and I could not be prouder of my dad.

Here is a short summary of why he is being honored.

For Football: He was a finalist for the 1969 Nashville Interscholastic League (as it was known at the time) Athlete of the Year. He was ALL NIL First Team Quarterback 1968, played in the 1968 Apple Bowl. And he set four (4) NIL passing records in the ’68 season (passing attempts, completions, total yards, and touchdown passes) as the Two Rivers High School quarterback. He received multiple offers to play college football, including Florida State.

For Basketball: His senior year he averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds per game, was First Team All NIL, 2nd Team All State, and a starter on the East-West All Star Game. He accepted a basketball scholarship to Tulane University where he went on to become co-captain of the team, as well as the team’s leading rebounder his junior and senior years. He still holds the university record for most points (25) in one half.

For Golf: At Two Rivers High School he was unbeaten in match play for five (5) years and the Top 8 Scoring Average for the Eastern Division for five (5) years running. He was NIL scoring leader his senior year, as well as Individual Regional Champion as a freshman and again as a senior. Two Rivers High School men’s golf team was the Tennessee State Runner Up his sophomore year and the Tennessee State Champion his junior year. He received multiple college offers including Memphis State (today the University of Memphis) and the University of Alabama.

Faith Kids Camps

Registration opens Friday, April 12th at 9am!

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Circles of Faith Collection

Circles of Faith (LWML) is collecting jean pockets for a service project at the LWML National Convention that will be held in Omaha in 2025.

They can be cut tight to the pocket - but they need to be in tact as a pocket. Adult pockets must be at least 4.5 inches for the pocket area with the seams outside of that. Those with "bling" accepted also!

If you have some available, please consider giving them to Diana Hollman or put in the Circle drawers in the Commons.

Mower Purchase

After 20 years of faithful service mowing the expansive lawn here at Faith, our large commercial mower has reached the end of its life. To replace this mower is not an inexpensive venture, however Small Engine Specialists will sell us a new commercial grade mower at their cost. The new mower will also be an ExMark machine, made in Beatrice. The cost to purchase this new mower is $16,799. This purchase is not in our annual budget, and our Foundation has once again stepped up by covering half of the cost of the mower!! Looking back through some old meeting minutes, the Foundation discovered when we purchased our current mower 20 years ago, the Foundation paid for half of the cost of the mower at that time as well, with the remaining half coming directly from members.

Above the Foundation's assistance, Faith is in need of an additional $8,400 to cover the remaining purchase price. We have already had one member step up and contribute $1,000, leaving a balance of $7,400.

To break it down, it would take 7 people contributing $1,057, or 14 people contributing $528, or 50 people contributing $148. Would you consider contributing to help with this purchase, and help keep our beautiful campus looking great?

If you are so moved to support please reach out to Lori in the church office or contact Church Council Treasure,Todd Reed

Men's Retreat

Registration is now OPEN! Don't wait on this, be sure to register today!

For more information including costs and to register

click here.

Service Sunday - May 5th

On Sunday, May 5th, we will be having another one of our Service Sundays. This is a time where we will only have one short service on Sunday morning, at 9 am, and then we will have various service projects for members to participate in. Some will be held on our campus, and many will be opportunities for folks to go out into our community and serve through a variety of means. Then, we will all come back together for lunch. Look for more details soon on the specific service project opportunities, and for how you can sign up to help.

Women's Bible Study

As women, we are aware of our

vocation of motherhood, but what about sisterhood? Explore a woman’s group and find people to walk alongside you in faith. You might think you don’t have time for this, but once you start you will wonder how you got along without this group!

Learn more about all of Faith's Small Groups!