The Parish News and Notes - Sunday, April 13

Parish News and Notes

April 13, 2025

The Week Ahead

Sunday, April 13

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 Men's Breakfast Bible Study

11:00 a.m. - Congregational Assembly

Monday, April 14

8:15 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Tuesday, April 15

5:30 p.m. - YCC

6:00 p.m. - Handbell Choir Rehearsal

8:15 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Wednesday, April 16

11:00 a.m. - Wisdom of the Ages

7:00 p.m. - Senior Choir Rehearsal

8:15 p.m. - Chapel Evening Prayer

Thursday, April 17

MAUNDY THURSDAY

No Women's Bible Study

3:30 p.m. - Worship Service

7:00 p.m.- Worship Service

Friday, April 18

GOOD FRIDAY

OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON

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

7:00 p.m. - Tenebrae Worship

Saturday, April 19

No evening Worship

Sunday, April 20

EASTER

6:00 a.m. - Sunrise Worship

7:00 a.m. - Easter Fellowship Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - Festival Worship

9:30 a.m. - Festival Worship

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 worship service.

Please return the vase to the sacristy by Thursday.

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!

EASTER FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST AT FAITH

We know some have been wondering and asking... And now as the Commons recovery work has met some thresholds this week, we have answers.

Yes, Faith will have an Easter Fellowship Breakfast again this year. It will be served from 7:00-7:50 AM (after Sunrise worship)

and again after each Festival Worship service (as long as refreshments are still available).

There is a group working on augmenting our usual array of Sunday morning items. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to supply baked goods which would best be brought already on Saturday (but Sunday contributions will also be received.) Please bring your contribution any time between 9 AM & 4 PM on the Saturday of Easter weekend.

There is still a need for a few extra volunteer hands on Sunday morning. If you would like to play a role in that please simply speak with Pastor Ungemach who is the lead organizer for this event.

All Men are invited to join our Men’s Chorus for a special Easter Sunrise worship. There will be one rehearsal Saturday, April 19 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!

WISDOM OF THE AGES - Wednesday, April 16 at 11 a.m.

Luther's Large Catechism: The Sacrament of the Altar"

Open to everyone ages 55+, the next Wisdom of the Ages is this Wednesday, April 16 at 11 a.m. at:

Rivalry Alehouse

945 Main St, Antioch, IL 60002

To view menu, click link below.

Rivalry Alehouse

Click on the link below for more information on all of the Winter 2025

Sunday School and Bible Class Offerings.

Spring 2025 Bible Classes

LADIES OF FAITH BOOK CLUB

A wonderful group of ladies joined us for our last book club! April 14th's selection is The Whittiers, by Danielle Steel. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. Please use this link to register if you plan to attend.

2025-2026 SLHS SCHOOL YEAR - APPLY NOW!

Shoreland’s admission application for new students for the 2025-2026 school year is open! If you are interested in having the opportunity for your student to attend SLHS next school year, apply as soon as possible! The application can be found on our website, slhs.us, under the Admissions tab or by visiting https://mytads.com/a/shoreland.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 13, 2025

TREASURE

Unified Weekly Need: $14,623.19

Unified Actual: $18,086.00

Mortgage

75th Anniversary: $1,823.00

Online Giving

TRUTH

230 Worshiped Saturday (50) and Sunday

77 Worshiped 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

Lord Hear Our Prayers

~ for the friends and family of Elfrieda Hanson, who has passed into glory.

~ for the friends and family of Erika Kleisner's grandmother, Dottie Odell, who has passed into glory.

~ for Scott Rutledge.

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.