The fall Sunday morning Christian education season is kicking off with a Rally Day Picnic on September 11 after the single 10:30 AM Sunday morning worship service. Fall classes and Bible studies for children, youth, and adults begin Sunday September 18.
All members and all neighbors are welcome to attend the picnic. It is being held behind the old court house in the patio area. Just bring yourself. Food and drinks and fellowship will ensue. There will be a bouncy house for kids and corn hole games for the adults. There will be a ministry fair where you can learn more about Christian education and social ministry opportunities. Contact Debbie Schellman (schellman4@reagan.com) if you wish to participate with a display in the fair.
Please use the following sign-up genius to let us know approximately how many people will be attending the picnic. Click here to RSVP. The sign-up genius also includes the ability to volunteer to help set up and/or take down the picnic facilities. You can also talk to Jonathan Cain (jcain1280@gmail.com) if you wish to help with set up or take down.
We are offering our next Adult Confirmation Class – Connecting You to Jesus - starting on Sunday, September 18, at 9:30 am. It a six-week class that cover the basics of the Christian Faith and what Lutherans believe. There is no requirement to attend. This class prepares for baptism and adult confirmation in the Lutheran Church. It is a great opportunity to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Register online with this linkor call the church office 770-973-8877. If you have questions email me, carl.schneider@faithmarietta.org. I hope you can join us.
Sunday Morning Kids Connection
We have a lot going on in our wonderful church buildings on Sunday mornings between services. Please join us. We have a fellowship coffee and cookie hour, we have Kids Connection Sunday school, we have confirmation classes, and we have 3 adult bible study classes going on.
Kids Connection is our four-year-old to Grade 6 Sunday school program at Faith. We all know how important it is to have our children learn God’s truth, love, forgiveness and joy early and often in their impressionable years.
Stay at church a little longer or come a little bit early and have your children attend Kids Connection. Attend a bible study while your children are in class. Kids Connection classes start up again this fall on Sunday September 18.
“Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.””(Matthew 19:13-14)
Also, please pray for our teachers and our Kids Connection program as we partner with the Holy Spirit to increase enrollment and better serve our precious little ones. Please contact Liz Cain (liz.cain@faithmarietta.org) if you would like more information about Kids Connection.
We would like to welcome our two newest additions to the AED family, the HeartSine samaritan PAD. One is located by the library on the first floor and the second is on the second floor halfway down the hall. We now have a total of four AEDs on campus. All the teachers and staff are trained and certified to use these devices.
The Taste of Habitat 's coming up!
Have you reserved your spot(s)?
Since 1995, Faith Lutheran Church has been a member of the Lutheran Coalition for Habitat for Humanity in the northern Atlanta metropolitan region. Faith has participated with other Lutheran churches in the area in the building of over 30 houses for poor families.
Building of new homes will begin again in late fall or early winter 2022. Our big fundraising event to support the builds is coming up. The 18th Annual Taste of Habitat is being held on Friday, September 16, from 7 – 9 PM at The Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta.
The event has food, drink, live music, a silent auction and a trivia contest. There will be over 50 different “tastes” you can try from congregation member church chefs. Faith has seven chefs cooking this year! Tickets to attend are $25 and can be picked up at the door or contact Gary Schleicher at garyandkim23@outlook.com or 908-339-7180.
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
~Hebrews 10:24-25
Attention all Women of Faith!!
Meeting in small groups to enrich our faith and knowledge of the Bible is so important. In the early church, Christians met regularly and frequently to encourage each other, grow in faith, and work to bring others to Christ. With this in mind (along with the fact that this was the top request at our coffee gathering earlier this year), we are pleased to announce the return of small group bible studies for our Women of Faith!
The week of September 18th will kick off these studies.
The following dates and times are available, so choose what best suits your schedule and interest:
This month we will be collecting our chapel offering to support the Lutheran Braille Workers. This organization does so much here are just a few highlights:
Christian materials and Bibles in Braille are freely provided in English, Spanish, and 14 other languages to people who are Blind or Visually Impaired throughout the world.
Christian materials in English are provided via DTB cartridges free of charge to recipients in the United States (no orders accepted in other countries).
Christian materials and Bibles in Specialized Large Print are freely provided in English, Spanish, and 11 other languages to people who are Visually Impaired.
On Wednesday, September 21st during both chapel services, Daniel Jemkins will be here to share about this ministry as it connects with Making Disciples for Life. One of our sister churches, Rivercliff Lutheran, in Sandy Springs, helps print materials for this organization. Thank you for your chapel offerings as they help support the sharing of God’s love to those here at home and around the world.
Faith's Food Pantry
Thank you so much Faith Family. With your contributions and help from our community of Pantry Friends we were able to deliver 212 food bags to Brumby the end of August. The families were so appreciative to see the bags which also included hotdogs and buns for the Labor Day weekend. Amazing!
Our next goal for September is making more food bags to be delivered September 27th which is Fall break. These bags will be breakfast and lunch items since the kids will not be getting breakfast and lunch at school. Thanks to everyone for your support of the pantry. The weekly community distribution at Brumby has climbed to over 200 families weekly with 10 new families this week. The Brumby team sees new families every week as the need for this support continues to grow.
The below are advertised grocery prices for Kroger, Publix, Lidl, and Walmart. The sales ads run from August 31st thru September 6th.
The pantry needs peanut butter, jelly, mac and cheese, corn bread mix (Jiffy, etc), Tuna Helper, canned vegetables (corn, peas, black beans, and baked beans) and canned soups for the bags we are doing for delivery in August as our shelves are mostly bare of these items due to the bags that went out the end of June.
PUBLIX
Ronzoni Pasta 12 to 16 oz box - 4 for $5.00
Bertolli Pasta Sauce - BOGO
Swanson White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast 12.5oz can or 2 pack of 12.5 oz cans - BOGO
Suave Body Wash 15 oz bottle - BOGO
Jiffy Cornbread - not listed in ad but has been running 64¢ a box
KROGER - Must have Kroger Card - specials vary using digital coupons which you add to your card, or buying 5 or more specials, (this can be a combination of buy 5 or more items as marked in the store) etc. Please see flyer at store. Kroger is running their ads now for basically 2 weeks with a few changes - so if you used the digital coupon the first week you cannot use it again.
General Mills Cereal 8.9 to 12 oz box - $1.99 when you buy 5 or more participating items
Kellogg's Cereal 8.2 to 18 oz box - $1.99 when you buy 5 or more participating items
Post Cereal 11 to 14.75 oz box - $1.99 when you buy 5 or more participating items
Classico Pasta Sauce 15 - 24 oz jar - $1.79 when you buy 5 or more participating items
Kroger White Rice 1 lb bags - have been running 10 for $10.00
LIDL - please see in store ad listing below deals and more Baked Beans 28oz can 3 flavors to choose from - 99¢ Limit 6
WALMART - the below is normal pricing Walmart brand Pasta - 82¢ box
White rice - 1 lb bag - 72¢
Small 4 roll pack of Toilet Paper - 84¢ a pack Hunts Pasta Sauce can - $1.16
Walmart brand Pasta Sauce, 24 oz jar - 88¢ Grape Jelly - $1.68 Jiffy Cornbread - 52¢
Sweets/treats and canned fruit are always appreciated,
if you run into any deals on these items.
Have a great day and thanks for your support!
Hope's Happenings
First of all, thank you, Faith family, for helping me celebrate my sixth birthday! It was a special day, and the donations you gave me have been shared with Adopt a Golden Rescue in Atlanta to help Golden Retrievers find loving forever homes!
My life has become even busier these days! More schools and special education classes have asked me to visit. On top of that, Kennestone Hospital has invited me to visit their patients and to cheer them up! I'm now visiting the hospital every week!
So, I could use some extra help! Do you have an hour or two once or twice a month to join me and my handler on a visit? You can volunteer as much or as little as your schedule allows. You will help me show the love of Jesus to people who need a lift in spirit. I'll be at Rally Day, September 11th, and we can talk, or you can contact Peter Amelingmeier; his contact information is:
Mobile 770-876-4292 orarmormaker@comcast.net).
We would like to welcome our two newest additions to the AED family, the HeartSine samaritan PAD. One is located by the library on the first floor and the second is on the second floor halfway down the hall. We now have a total of four AEDs on campus. All the teachers and staff are trained and certified to use these devices. 
First of all, thank you, Faith family, for helping me celebrate my sixth birthday! It was a special day, and the donations you gave me have been shared with Adopt a Golden Rescue in Atlanta to help Golden Retrievers find loving forever homes!
