Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church DeLand, Florida

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
DeLand, Florida
Our focus and conversation remains: mission. Our
identity is a family of Faith. Our context is a neighborhood
with a playground and older homes inhabited by renters and
owners with varied backgrounds that is “off the beaten
path” of DeLand. Our purpose is to gather for worship and
service. But that’s just my “take.” It may be incorrect or incomplete. I am praying that you good folks can help “fill in
the blanks.” Our mission planning involves discovering how these three parts – identity, context and purpose –
intersect and form a clear picture of who we are and what God is leading us to become.
Churches and schools experience cycles of life. Years ago, our Children’s House was very small and our congregation quite large. Now, it is almost the polar opposite! Parents yearn for quality education; many find it here
rather than in public education. Churches like ours are in a downward trend. Many of us would dearly love to see
our school families become our church families as well. We do things together, which always creates that possibility. If we don’t become younger, we will fail to thrive. Our school has met a need. How can our church meet people’s needs? Be always on the lookout for opportunities to witness with actions and if necessary, words. There are
activities and ministries coming about that will hopefully bring us strength and renewal. Some remain to be discovered through your dreams, creativity, and imagination.
My prayer – and hopefully yours too – is to pin down what our ministry focus should be. This is God’s
church, entrusted to you to tend, nourish, and naturally grow. It is not my place to “call all the shots.” I am blessed
to be your servant/leader for however long the Holy
Spirit keeps me here. I will empower and equip you
IN THIS ISSUE:
to the best of my ability, as together we extend hospitality, serve our community in context, and spread the
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Notes from the Pastor
redeeming Gospel message.
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Council Highlights
Outreach
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Worship Assistant Schedule
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March Calendar
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Love,
Birthdays / Lent
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Pastor Art
Coming In April
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Money Matters
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I’ll see you in church!
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What Is Shrove Tuesday?
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Prayer Chain
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Sponsors / Comics
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From February 10 Meeting
We have a full schedule of events in March.
Concessions Car Wash
Plant Sale
Bake Sale
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March 1st-Church and property clean-up day.
Bring your tools and come to help keep our
church and grounds clean and beautiful. 9AM
until …
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March 2nd-5PM. Getting to Know You Gathering
in the Fellowship Hall. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall.
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March 4th-5PM. Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner.
Fun and games also.
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March 5th-6:45PM. Ash Wednesday Service.
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March 8th-8:30AM. Saturday breakfast-Missionaries from Guinea will speak.
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March 9th-1:30PM. Crop Walk starting at Bill
Dreggors Park. Becky Hodges is the coordinator.
Sign-up to walk. If you can't walk, support someone who is walking.
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March 11th-Interfaith Kitchen.
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March 15th-Spring Fling from 8AM-12noon. Sell
your own yard sale items. Make your own donation to the church ministries. Come and see what
is on sale. There will also be a plant sale, car wash
and food for sale.
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March 30th-There will be one service at 9:30AM.
This will be a Service of Healing. A health official
will speak on depression at the fellowship following the service
Spaces are also available for the yard sale!
Sell your :
furniture
antiques
baby items
nick-nacks
dishes…
whatever!
Set up your own yard sale with a table provided by the church. At the
end of the sale, simply put the
money you raised in the provided envelope, and choose
what ministry gets it. Best of
all, you get the credit for the
donation!
Call the office for more information!
Faith Lutheran is on Facebook! Find us at:
If you belong to or know of any group
that needs a meeting space, why not
suggest our facilities? It’s a WIN/WIN! It can lead to new
relationships forming, as well as helping our church out a
little financially. Please call the office at 386-734-2791 for
more information! Thank you!
During the months of February, March, and April, several
of our church members will be hosting “get-togethers” for
the purpose of all of us getting better acquainted. You
will receive a telephone invitation each month for dinner,
or lunch, or maybe even just dessert, at a fellow member’s home. The hosts are planning simple food that will
not require a lot of preparation, but we hope this informal socializing will be enjoyable, even informative. Each
month, you will be meeting with a different group of 8-12
people. Some you may know; some, maybe not! We
urge you to say “yes” to the invitation!
Grant that I may not pray
alone with the mouth; help
me that I may pray from the
depths of my heart.
-Martin Luther
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The Second Sunday of every month is
Faith’s Outreach Ministry will
be continuing our partnership
with St Barnabas to help their
Located in the basement of the
First United Methodist Church
On March 9
Please Bring:
Faith at Work
Food Pantry!
of DeLand
Thanks to all who served in February!
On the second Sunday of each
month, everyone is asked to
bring a specific non-perishable
food item the pantry needs.
On Tuesday, February 11th, we served 97 meals to the
hungry and needy. Big thanks go to the following for
preparing and serving:
Craig Parrillo, Coordinator Judy Swiatosz
Sue Hoffman
Debbie Wuertz
Wayne Struble
Pastor Art Wuertz
Thank you also to our members who made desserts:
Doris Candalino, Jean Cornwell and Debbie Wuertz.
Great teamwork – thanks be to God!
We serve on the second Tuesday of each month. This is
a great opportunity for a group, club, or family to serve
the community. There is no financial commitment necessary; simply a gift of time and service. The entrees for
these meals are provided, but salads, side dishes, and
desserts are always appreciated.
Our next turn is
Tuesday, March 11
at 5:30pm.
1:30pm
Bill Dreggors Park
If you would like to serve, please call
Craig Parrillo at 717-4321.
We are tremendously grateful to our
quilting ladies, especially Jean Cornwell,
Debby Boyer and Kathryn Dunmire for working so hard on
tying quilts this past year. On
Monday, February 10th, Don
Boyer and Wayne Struble loaded these 105 quilts and transported them to Redeemer Lutheran in Winter Park for delivery.
This quarter we are collecting items for
Baby Care Kits (Layettes)
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Two lightweight cotton t-shirts
Two long- or short-sleeved gowns or sleepers (without
feet)
Two receiving blankets, medium-weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to
52” square
Four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred
One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, or include
a baby cap
Two pairs of socks
One hand towel, dark color recommended
Two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.) of gentle soap, in original
wrapping
Two diaper pins or large safety pins
What a blessing! Thanks be to God for sending us these
amazing servants!
Thank you! Please bring these items to the church
office or mark them for LWR kits and leave in the church
kitchen
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Altar guild:
Ruth Erickson, Sonia Nieves, Jennifer Graesart,
Allison Groover, Jean Cornwell
Audio / Video Crew:
Don Boyer, Craig Parrillo, Tiernan Sutton, Zenan Sutton,
Justin Folsom
Lectors
March 2
9:00 John Toenjes
Communion
Assistants
Acolytes
Ushers
Ash Wed
Maarch 9
9:00 Ray Morris
Debbie Morris
11:00 Jean Cornwell
Helen Martin
9:00 Wilma Ross
6:45 Roy Erickson
6:45 Ruth Erickson
Debby Boyer
Michelle Herman
6:45 Michelle Herman
6:45 Mike Swanto
Dorothy Caldwell
9:00 Cornelia Policke
9:00 Dennis Hanson
Jessie Hanson
Cornelia Policke
11:00 Debbie Wuertz
Amy Wuertz
9:00 Wilma Ross
9:00 Wayne Struble
Mary Lou Struble
11:00 Amy Wuertz
11:00 Paul Dascher
Brayden Dailey
9:00 Wayne Struble
Mary Lou Struble
Jennifer Graesart
11:00 Julia Beckwith
Brayden Dailey
9:00 Wilma Ross
9:00 Bob Bebee
Alice Bebee
11:00 Brayden Dailey
11:00 Joyce Parrillo
Don Gooden
9:00 Bob Bebee
Khristine Sholtis
Sharon Tonjes
11:00 Flo Wise
Michelle Herman
9:00 Wilma Ross
9:00 Dennis Hanson
Jessie Hanson
11:00 Michelle Herman
11:00 Carl Kaiser
Debbie Wuertz
9:30 Nancy Dascher
Pam Swanto
Joyce Parrillo
Dorothy Caldwell
9:30 Brayden Dailey
9:30 Walter Peterson
Mannie Peterson
11:00 Jean Cornwell
11:00 Doris Candalino
9:00 Wayne Struble
March 16
11:00 Julia Beckwith
9:00 Alfred Policke
March 23
11:00 Flo Wise
March 30
9:30 Dorothy Caldwell
11:00 Amy Wuertz
9:00 Danny Stewart
Marianne Stewart
11:00 John Herman
Richard Hoel
Bring your work gloves and help make Faith Lutheran beautiful! We'll be cleaning up the property, removing
trash, trimming shrubbery, and giving the church some curb appeal!
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2 Worship Services
9:00 Contemporary
11:00 Traditional
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7 FELC Day at
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Rebecca Circle
GS-FL 10:00am
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2 Worship Services
9:00 Contemporary
11:00 Traditional
Pastor Art’s
Devotions at
GS-FL 9:00am
Soup & Bread
Dinner 5:30
5:30
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2 Worship Services
9:00 Contemporary
11:00 Traditional
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Soup & Bread
Dinner 5:30
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Soup & Bread
Dinner 5:30
2 Worship Services
9:00 Contemporary
11:00 Traditional
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1 Worship Service
Service of Healing
9:30
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Mar 3: Judy Caldwell
Irma Milward
Jacob Peterson
Zenan Sutton
Mar 4: Nancy Dascher
Bob Smith
Susan Sponsler
Mar 8: Irene Campbell
June Hubbard
Sharon Tonjes
Mar 9: Minneva Tucker
Mar 13: John Herman
Mar 14: Corinne Martinez
Craig Parrillo
Mar 18: Karin Goranson
Mar 19: Wendy Cox
Mar 20: Lucille Eaton
Chad Raborn
Mar 23: Anna Anderson
Mar 24: Jessie Hanson
Mar 25: Alice Bebee
George Sherman
Mar 26: Natasha Smiley
Hoyte Whitley
Mar 28: Mary Lou Struble
Mar 30: Dorothy Caldwell
This is an Orientation Course for new/inquiring
Lutherans, led by Pastor Art. All who are praying
about joining this congregation are encouraged to
attend. You will have a chance to meet other
members, with coffee and refreshments, and learn
more about our church.
WEDNESDAY
EVENINGS
IN LENT
SUNDAYS IN MARCH
10:20am in the Fellowship Hall
“MAKING CHANGE”
Also beginning March 2nd, in the Fellowship Hall, Roy Erickson
will be teaching a class on “Bible 101”. This is for those who
want a “refresher” on aspects of Bible study.
Here’s irony for you: change is constant!
Some changes are made after careful deliberation, while
some are thrust upon us.
We can’t predict how things will turn out.
Beginning March 12th, we will explore the different changes
we experience in life.
March 12
Change of Season
March 19
Change of Habit
March 26
Change of Circumstances
April 2
Change of Heart
April 9
Change of Plans: Worship at Pioneer Park,
corner of Rich and Woodland downtown
Taize’ is a town in southeast France.
In 1940, Brother Roger formed an
international, ecumenical community there, devoted to
simplicity and spirituality.
Three times daily, they pray together. The pattern of worship, which we will follow on Wednesdays in Lent, incorporates meditative singing, Bible reading, silence and prayer.
We hope you will find this worship style meaningful and
beautiful.
Every Wednesday, we invite you to join us at 6:00 p.m. for
soup and bread, and for Taize’ worship at 6:45. For our final
Wednesday meal on April 9th, we are open for ideas. We
could eat downtown or bring food to share.
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5th – Bishop’s Lenten Visitation at All Saints, Port Orange, 10:30
6th – World Malaria Sunday
Contemporary Worship: 9:00am
Traditional Worship: 11:00am
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Attendance & offerings for the month of
Date
Attendance
January 2014
General &
Ministry Offerings
Memorial & Other
Pass-Thru Offerings
Building Fund
Offerings
Weekly Totals
Feb 2
91
$6,816.50
$98.83
$148.00
$7,063.33
Feb 9
101
$4,878.65
$603.00
$25.00
$5,506.65
Feb 16
96
$2,518.76
$151.50
$0.00
$2,669.76
Feb 23
112
$2,035.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,035.00
Average:
100
Total Monthly Offerings:
By Comparison: On this month in 2013
Weekly Average Attendance: 120
Month of Feb
All of 2014
$684.83
$756.55
$17,274.74
Total Monthly Offerings: $17,170.46
Thank you for all your support! Please
remember that Capital Fund donations
should be in addition to your regular tithe. We still need your
regular tithe in order to maintain day-to-day operations.
For a while now, we have
“turned down the volume”
on the financial message.
However, the need for increased giving is urgent. We
need to make sure we are prepared for the “postEaster letdown” and lean summer months. The savings we have borrowed from for ongoing operations
are nearly depleted. We have no safety net.
We cannot cut ministry spending any further. Just
“trying to keep the doors open” is unsatisfactory, bad
stewardship, and does not serve the kingdom of God.
Please prayerfully consider giving even just a dollar
more. Give the Sunday worship bulletin ($20.00). Give
the Sanctuary Candle. Invite a group you know of to
hold their meetings here. There are many ways you
can help offset costs and spending. Thank you so
much!
Thank you to all members who
allotted their Thrivent Choice Dollars to
Faith Lutheran Church!
Save the planet and help Faith Lutheran at
the same time! Recycle your paper at
Faith, and help raise money for your
church. Look for the large recycling bin
in the church parking lot, and add your
paper. Faith receives money every time
the bin gets emptied, so fill ‘er up! Bring your paper, shredded or intact, as often as you wish. The bin is open for dropoffs all day, every day. You can deposit all types of paper,
even if it has staples. This is a great way to raise money for
Faith while saving the planet! Please deposit paper only; no
plastic, tin, or other metal. Also, please do not deposit cardboard or phone books. Thank you!
General & Ministry Offerings
includes Regular and Loose
Tithe offerings, Stewardship,
and Sunday School offerings.
Capital Fund Offerings are included with Memorial
and other Pass-Thru Offerings
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Shrove Tuesday Traditions
Shrove Tuesday has a variety of customs that have derived
from different regions around Europe and the Americas. As
previously mentioned, England began the tradition of serving
pancakes, and for this reason the day is known as "Pancake
Day". In addition, there are the annual Pancake Day Races,
where contestants dress in aprons and scarves and race down
a course flipping a pancake in a frying pan or skillet.
Traditionally viewed as a day of repentance, Shrove Tuesday
has become the last day for celebration and feasting before
the period of fasting required during the Lenten season. The
name "Shrove Tuesday" is derived from the word "shrive",
which means to confess and receive absolution. The name
denotes a period of cleansing, wherein a person brings their
lusts and appetites under subjection through abstention and
self-sacrifice.
In Eastern Europe, the Carnival celebrations include boisterous
processions where people in large masks parade around and
play jokes on bystanders. The masks are often caricatures of
individuals from traditional folklore. Men and women will
dress as one another and engage in gendered mimicry. The
day is filled with eating, drinking, fortune telling, and practical
jokes.
Perhaps the most
prominent customs
The concept behind this practice is found in 1 Corinthians 9:27, are the balls and pagwhere the Apostle Paul states: "I buffet my body and make it
eants in New Orleans
my slave..." Ironically, Shrove Tuesday has evolved into a day
and Rio de Janiero.
of frivolity and indulgence, during which people participate in Like Eastern Europeas much pleasure and self-gratification as they can before Lent an celebrations, parbegins.
ticipants wear masks
and costumes, many
The Origins of Shrove Tuesday
of which are quite
Shrove Tuesday originated during the Middle Ages. As in con- flamboyant and elaborate. Rio has a parade of multi-colored
temporary times, food items like meats, fats, eggs, milk, and
feathers, which include hundreds of dancers dressed in cosfish were regarded as restricted during Lent. To keep such
tumes decked with feathers, all dancing the samba. In New
food from being wasted, many families would have big feasts Orleans, Mardi Gras includes a variety of parades featuring
on Shrove Tuesday in order to consume those items that
grand floats and giant effigies of eccentric characters. There is
would inevitably become spoiled during the next forty days.
much eating, drinking, and dancing, as well as practical jokes
The English tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
and humorous street plays.
came about as a way to use as much milk, fats, and eggs as
possible before Ash Wednesday began. In France, the conFor many Protestant believers, Shrove Tuesday holds no parsumption of all fats and fatty foods on this day coined the
ticular significance. For Catholics and Anglicans, however, the
name "Fat Tuesday" or Mardi Gras.
day is still observed with confession and absolution, in addition to modest feasting and rejoicing.
Originally beginning on Sunday, Shrove Tuesday was a threeday celebration that culminated in large feasts on Tuesday
night. By the beginning of the 20th century, however, the
event was restricted to the Tuesday observance. Carnival became associated with Shrove Tuesday, in part from the Spring
Equinox celebrations that were practiced by the Romans and
the ancient tribes of Europe. The word "carnival" comes from
the Latin carnem levare, meaning "to take away the flesh".
However, in the New Orleans and Rio de Janiero celebrations,
public revelry and carousing have become the tradition for
Carnival around the world. It was mostly as a result of the Carnival celebrations that the Church restricted the observance to
a single day.
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Intercessory prayer is one of the Christian’s most powerful tools. By lifting up those in need,
we bring them to the Lord for His healing hand, strength and comfort.
We pray for those who are chronically ill, that God
would be their daily companion and strength:
Laura Coe
Andrew Delio
Donna Doroban
Nina Eriksen
Linda Feiler
Gwen Mazur
JD Perkins
Selena
Paul Stroud
For those who are fighting cancer, that they will know
they are not alone in the battle:
Kitty Jones
Janet Persell
Peter Vrionides
Gary Cherwin
Curt Doroban
Bob Jordan
Natalia Mogar
Alfred Mueller
Isabelle Lee Pritchett
Gary Stoudt
John Zammit
Lloyd Zeller
Kerry Sholtis
Alice Bebee
Lance Borows
Marion Barfett
Jane Piper
Faith Eriksen
We rejoice with those who are recovering from injury
or illness:
Nina Eriksen
Doris Candalino
Wilma Ross
Gary DiFiore Ridolph
Robert Knight
Emily Snyder
Suzie Farris
Judy
Cathy
For those who are shut in, that they will feel the Lord’s
constant presence:
Millie Glover
Dan Wilcox
Harold Watson
Wayne Struble
Lucille Eaton (FLHC)
Jerry Kimmel
Irma Milward (FLHC)
Doris Paskewitz (Cloisters)
Dick Woodring (FLHC)
Helen Long (FLHC)
For those in mourning, that God will comfort them:
We pray for those whose needs are known only to the
Lord:
Karin Goranson
Cathy Buchner
Marilyn Snow
Heather and Preston Kinney
Carolyn Stevens
Dick Woodring
Dorothy Caldwell
The family of Evelyn Bennett
The family of Pastor Gerald Daniels
The family of Richard Peterson
The family of Johnny Withers
The family of Pat Murray
The family of Phyllis Simmons
The families of John and Mavis Bratt
The family of Doris Smith
The family of Dorothy Dedlow
The family of Rev Charles Burkey
We pray for the special concerns of our neighbors, our
community, our nation and our world:
Our men and women in the military
Habitat for Humanity
All people in war-torn nations
Storm victims
Rain for areas that need it
For our local, state and national leaders
For those in the grip of addiction to drugs and
alcohol and for their families
Email your prayer requests to
prayerrequests@faithlutherandeland.org
or contact Faith Eriksen at 736-1799.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
Sharing Christ’s love, our mission is to extend hospitality, serve our community,
and spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
CONGREGATION COUNCIL MEMBERS:
President: Rev Arthur Wuertz
Vice President: Wayne Struble
Council Secretary: Helen Martin
Julia Beckwith
Debby Boyer
Janice Cornwell
Nancy Dascher
Justin Folsom
CHURCH OFFICE:
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00am—5:00pm
Phone: (386) 734-2791
Fax: (386) 943-8758
Email:
mission@faithlutherandeland.org
Richard Hoel
Craig Parrillo
Carol Sutton
Pam Swanto
Sue Thurmond
Website:
faithlutherandeland.org
facebook.com/faithlutherandeland
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL OFFICERS:
Treasurer: Bob DeGaetano
Financial Secretary: Debby Boyer
Children’s House Montessori School:
Administrator: Dora Mallet
CHURCH STAFF:
Pastor:
The Rev. Arthur Wuertz
Office Manager:
Julie Saylor
Music Director:
Deborah DeGaetano
Church Sexton:
Jack DeGaetano
Organist:
Tiffany Robbins
Nursery Attendant:
Ruth Erickson
Sign up to be a worship assistant! Call the church
office for details, or look for the sign-up sheet in the
Fellowship Hall. Be part of the worship service as a
lector, Communion assistant, acolyte, or usher!
Open Fridays 8:00am-1:00pm
Located inside the Orange City Flea Market
1015 S Volusia Ave.
Orange City
If you have moved or changed any of your
contact information, including home phone,
cell phone, or email address within the last few
years, we may not have your current information.
Please call or email the church office, or fill out a yellow
Contact Information form and give it to Pastor Art or an
usher so we can update our records!
Visit us on the web!
FaithLutheranDeland.org
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