Active in Faith - faithlutheranpg.com
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Active in Faith - faithlutheranpg.com
Active in Faith September 2016 Monthly publication for members and friends of Faith Lutheran Church 4005 Palm Drive, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 941-639-6309 faithadmin88@embarqmail.com Pastor: Rev. Dana Alan Narring, MDiv Mission and Vision Statement: Empowering All People to Know Jesus Christ! “Our churches teach that the remembrance of the saints is to be commended in order that we imitate their faith and good works according to our calling.” Augsburg September 5 Holy Cross DaySeptember 14 St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist September 21 St. Michael and All Angels September 29 September 13 September 23 Worship Services Saturday 5:30 Praise and Worship Service Sunday 9:30 Worship Service Wednesday 10:00-11:15 - Pastor Narring’s Bible Study Monday 10:30-11:30 –Bible study on women in the Bible, “Encouraged in Heart” by Dr. Mary Hilgendorf. Classes will resume in November. Thursday – 10:30 -11:30 – Pastor Clyde’s Thursday Bible class will resume in the fall. 1 2 Wandering Editor’s Note During August we have wandered to southern Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. At each place we reconnected with family and friends. God abundantly showered us with His goodness as we shared our stories. At Faith many of our friends enjoyed activities like a baseball outing, an ice cream social and Bible studies led by Pastor. Soon some of us will be thinking of returning to Faith. How will you serve the Lord? Will you try something new? Look for opportunities and be challenged. Naomi Weslock Editor Board of Evanglism The Evangelism Committee is looking for 2 to 4 individuals to help with outreach planning. We will be evaluating the Outreach Surveys and planning activities for the congregation. If you have a desire to help spread the good news of Jesus Christ, please let us know by calling the office and giving us your contact information. Susan Narring Chairperson CAN YOU HELP? The Board of Stewardship is looking for one or two people that can help us out counting the Saturday and Sunday offerings. This is done on Monday mornings, and you would need to be available every other Monday. Please pray about this, and if you feel that you can help, call Carol Meyer @941-916-0050. Thank you! Many volunteers, MEN and women, will be needed on Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 to help set up, serve and clean up for the LWML Zone Rally at Faith, Punta Gorda. We will be setting up tables and chairs in the narthex for the rally and MEN servers are needed for the ...they will walk in the lunch on Saturday. Women are needed to be greeters, serve coffee and donuts, and set tables for lunch. Please save these dates to serve the in the light in the Lord with gladness. Sign up sheets will coming soon. light of your presence, Lord. Psalm 89:15. Naomi Weslock 3 IMMEASURABLY MORE As of August 20/21 Mortgage Balance: $525,953.85 New Monthly payment: $4,869.94 Received in August for IM (Just 1%): $4,068.00 Total extra paid to principal: $142,000.30 Pledges Received to Date: $350,993.00 As you can see from the figures to the left, our capital campaign is very successful and is having a big impact on our mortgage payment. The generous members and friends of Faith have already given over $140,000 towards their pledges – reducing the monthly payment by over $1,800 and giving us funding to reach “Just 1% More People in PG. Carol and Steve Meyer Campaign Directors Mission Trip Support In November Jo Waterman is traveling to South Africa on a mission trip. This mission requires the mission group to bring 3,000 pairs of used glasses to be used for the South Africans. A box will be placed in the Narthex and Zalman Hall entrances for donations of any used glasses. Thank you for your support. It is not too early to think of another year of school beginning this fall. Students and teachers need supplies. There are some supplies that the teachers purchase out of pocket. We can help by purchasing these items. The supplies will be donated to Sallie Jones Elementary School where our member Shelly Cope is teaching. Please place these items in a box labelled “School Supplies” in the narthex. Most needed items: Gift cards USA made #2 pencil Pencil cap erasers Elmer’s glue & glue sticks (Elmer’s works best) Dry erase pens (pen size & marker size All colors) Gel pens (all colors) Transparent tape Copy paper (reams) 4 On Wednesday, August 17th, 59 members/friends of Faith went to the Charlotte Sports Park for a fun night of Stone Crabs baseball. Thanks to Fellowship, who furnished hot dogs and soft drinks. Pastor Narring supplied chicken wings, chips and salsa, parking passes, trivia & prizes – and gave us a 50% discount on three air conditioned suites (where it was so comfortable) – all this, for only $10. Of course, in summer we have strong thunderstorms/heavy rains – ours lasted for about an hour. The game was called in the middle of the 6th inning. Since the Stone Crabs were ahead, 1-0, we won the game! Special thanks to Pastor and Susan, as well as Nancy Vernon. Everyone had a great time. 5 On August 18th at 1:30 P.M. in Zalman Hall, Fellowship sponsored an Ice Cream Social which was attended by about 30 people. Items served were banana splits made by Cheryl Kampa, root beer floats made by Nancy Vernon and sundaes and cones by Gloria Koehler and Marilyn Bredvik. There were many seconds served. Some brought cards or games to play. The social ended about 3:30. All had a great time and want a repeat performance! 6 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Serve the Lord with gladness. Psalm 100:2 LWML FL-GA District Convention September 30-October 2, 2016 PGA National Resort and Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Our two delegates, Marilyn Bredvik and Joanna Waterman, and alternate, Susan Narring, will be attending the convention. Please keep Sam Fink, our adopted seminarian, in your prayers as he studies for the ministry at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Please take a look at the LWML bulletin board for information about the Sarasota Zone Fall Rally on November 19 to be held right here at Faith. Plan to attend this great event! Faith Quilters We invite you to join us in the fall when we resume. Packets for Quilt Tops are available on the LWML Table in the Narthex. Please pick some up to sew over the summer for the Faith Quilt Group. Thank you, Arlene Wells Dates to remember: Sept. 30-Oct. 2: LWML FL-GA District Convention at Palm Beach Gardens, FL Information sheet is on the LWML Cabinet. Nov. 9: Meeting Nov. 18: Set-up for the rally Nov. 19: Fall Zone Rally at Faith, Punta Gorda Dec. 3: Cookie Walk (Set-up Dec. 2) 2017 Jan. 25: Meeting Feb. 22: Meeting Mar. 3 and 4: Flea Market (Set-up Feb. 27-Mar. 3) Mar. 22 Meeting Apr. 26: Meeting June 22-25, 2017 LWML Convention at Albuquerque, NM Naomi Weslock President 7 Linda Daut April 11, 1940 August 17, 2016 Our prayer list is on the glass table in the Narthex. If you, or someone you know, would like prayers, (names remain on for 4 wks.), call Doris Hinze at 627-3790 or the office. Connie Sasse Smith 9/4 Joann Schultz 9/9 Ronald Baird 9/23 Barbara Boehm 9/5 Dani Luce 9/10 Ro Miller 9/24 Elaine Hope 9/5 Edwin Saeger 9/11 Lisa Neff 9/25 Merci Sias 9/5 Bill Boehm 9/12 Trey Cope III 9/26 Roger Thalacker 9/5 James Andrews 9/13 Naomi Weslock 9/26 Arlene Wells 9/5 Steven Meyer 9/14 Elaine Martin 9/28 Larry Berkel 9/6 Carole Miller 9/16 Joanne Fladd 9/29 Doreen Andrews 9/8 Ken Johnson 9/17 Roger Remer 9/9 Janet Smallen 9/22 Tom and Carole Miller 9/5 (57 yrs.) Bill and Deanna Suckow 9/17 (55 yrs.) Dennis and Barbara Garling 9/16 (44yrs.) Dave and Sharon Kolenda 9/22 (26 yrs.) 8 In February of 2017, it will be time to do a new church directory. Our last one was in 2014 and is very much out-of-date since we have had over 70 new members. This one will be a little different, in that it will be a bit smaller and will have members and associate members pictures plus their contact info. We will not have staff, events or committee pictures. Each person that has their picture taken will get a free directory but the church will not receive any extra as they have in the past. There is no charge for Lifetouch to take your picture and you will also receive your free 8 x 10 photo. Extra poses and pictures will be available for you to purchase. Then every year for the following 4 years, the company will come in and take pictures of new members and also anyone already in previous directories that would like to update their picture. Lifetouch then will reprint a new book for each member in the directory. This is a much better way to keep the book up-to-date. We would like to see 100% participation. If you will be gone at the time they are taking the pictures, just let us know and you can have it taken wherever you might be. Or, you can give us a photo and they will put it in the directory. We are looking for people to help with the sign-ups and also to help the days the pictures are going to be taken. If you can give us a few hours in January or February, please call the church office and give your name to Leonora. Thank you! September Ushers, Readers and Head Elder Schedule Date Ushers Reader Sept. 03 Sat. Dick Lehman Sept. 04 Sun. Larry and Marcia Berkel Bob and Kathy Page Larry Berkel Sept. 10 Sat. Sept. 11 Sun. Head Elder Larry Berkel Ken Phil and Ro Miller Sam Jackson, Cheryl Kampa Fred Vogelpohl Sept.17 Sat. Richard Fasnacht Ken Sept.18 Sun. Dave and Shelly Cope Leonora Suglio, Sam Jackson Dave Cope Sept. 24 Sat. Sept. 25 Sun. Dave Cope Dick Lehman Ken and Virginia Johnson Larry and Marcia Berkel Larry Berkel Richard Fasnacht View weekly announcements and calendar at: www.faithlutheranpg.com The church’s office email address is: faithadmin88@embarqmail.com Church office hours are 9am-3:00 Monday-Friday Deadline for October newsletter is September 20. Note change of date! Please e-mail all announcements, articles and photos to wanderingweslocks@netzero.com Editor will reserve the right to proofread and edit all articles for the monthly newsletter. 9