17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:17-20
EVERYTHING STARTS September 12, 2021
New Kids' Connection
One Chapter a Day.com
Confirmation Classes
Adult Confirmation Classes
Membership Classes
Connection Groups
On campus
Online
In homes
Year-long worship & discipleship focus under the theme: IN ALL THINGS, based on Colossians 1:15-20. Here are three of the big pieces:
We’re going deep TOGETHER this year into the New Testament. We are going to read together the entire New Testament as a church, ONE CHAPTER A DAY starting September 13, 2021 – August 22, 2022. We’re building a website, daily readings will posted in audio and written (maybe video), questions to consider, connection group resources, and a weekly connection video group study to guide your connection group through the NT IN ONE YEAR!
We have a domain: onechapteraday.com (coming soon).
We hope you will walk through the New Testament with us ONECHAPTERADAY. (lot's more information coming soon!)
Kids Connection is coming starting September 12 @ 9:25 am every Sunday.
You can register online or on campus.
Start in the worship center at 9:25 am. Parents, bring your kids to the worship center at 9:25 am for a time of worship, large lesson drama and teaching, and fellowship.
Kids and teachers move into their classrooms where crafts, learning, prayer continue.
10:25 your kids will move to the gym for a central location to pick your kids up between 10:30-10:35 am.
Starting September 12! Ages 4-6th grade.
The national LCMS Youth Gathering is coming the summer of 2022.
Every three years, our national LCMS youth ministry sponsors a life-changing event for high school youth. The theme for this year’s gathering “in all things,” based on Colossians 1:15-20.
Watch for more information every week. Registration opens September 13, 2021.
MORE INFORMATION COMING!
SAFETY and SECURITY
The rear church parking lot will not be accessible during school hours. Please enter the school building through the main entrance, sign in at the reception desk, and receive a VISITOR name tag. Please sign out and return the visitor tag when leaving the building. These procedures are effective beginning Tuesday, August 3. Thank you for helping us keep students and adults safe.
Place it on your calendar! We are looking forward to our Welcome-back-to-Faith Sunday.
Worship 10:30 am (ONE worship service)
New member welcome
Installation of Gordon Stuckert, Principal
Re-dedication of school staff
Lunch (following worship)
Don’t forget to invite family, friends, school families.
It is going to be a great day of worship and fellowship. Can’t wait to see you!
Pastor Carl
Love working with young children? Know someone who does? Here's a chance to help our little ones learn about the love of God in their lives. We need teaching assistants at all levels (1-yr-old thru Kindergarten) for the upcoming school year. For more information, call Susie in the school office at 770-973-8921 or email her at susie.glass@faithmarietta.org.
Altar Flowers
Have you noticed the beautiful flowers which grace our altar area each Sunday? Would you like to honor or remember someone or some event? Please consider giving an arrangement or two. If you'd like to take them home after the 11am service, please do; otherwise the flowers will be taken to brighten another's day. Arrangements are $25/ea and you can sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044ca4ad2fa57-altar7
Please consider helping beautify our worship area by donating an arrangement.
Bible Blessings
Have you been looking for a way to connect with the students at Faith Lutheran School? Well, here is your opportunity! We are starting a new program this year called “Bible Blessings”. We are looking for individuals to sponsor each of the 3rd grade students. A $10 donation will be collected from the sponsors to pay for the 3rd graders “grown up” Bible (3rd grade is the first year that students use a “grown up” Bible in class). In addition to purchasing the Bible, the sponsor will be asked to pray for the student they are sponsoring and their family, as well as work on developing a relationship with the student and their family all school year long. Who knows!? This relationship might last long past 3rd grade! We will be including our sponsors in class activities such as writing letters to them and inviting them to special events! The students will receive their Bibles in church on August 8th at the 11:00 service and we will pray for their learning and growth as a congregation. Following the service there will be a small reception for the 3rd grade families and the sponsors; this will be a chance to meet and start to develop the relationships that will last through the year! If you are interested in being a sponsor, please email Becca Ford at becca.ford@faithmarietta.org.
We still need a couple of families to join us in this very special outreach to our school students and their families. Remember - the school is a mission of Faith Lutheran Church! Please pray about helping us with this piece of the mission.
Hope's Happenings
Please continue to submit your requests for a Zoom visit via the following methods:
Complete the ‘Hope Comfort Dog Request’ form via this link: https://forms.gle/8oknB7haY7VLGgtE9 When a request is submitted, the information is sent directly to my organizer’s phone.
Call the church office at (770) 973-8877 to set up a visit. Janice Schaag and Susie Glass are excellent sources for getting this information to my group.
Woof...Hope
Social Ministry
Taste of Habitat is back!
Yes, the Lutheran Coalition for Habitat is excited to share that on Sept. 17th, we'll once again gather to celebrate our work, with the Lord's help! We need you!! How is your cooking? We need volunteer chefs to make this event successful. Email Colleen Umphrey (umprey.colleen@gmail.com) for more information and to reserve your spot.
There's lots more information to come.
JUST ONE THING
We continue to be amazed with the donations given for this mission project. We are in need of cereals, hygiene items, and school supplies for the next few weeks. We will be supplying these items to the food pantry at the end of July. Thank you so much again, I wish you could all see the smiles on the faces of the recipients and also the volunteers at the food pantry site.
The month of July, since the kids are getting ready to go back to school, we would like to concentrate on collecting toiletry items and school supplies so we can put together back packs as this is so costly for families.
Toiletries Needed: Bar soap or bath wash, shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste
School Supplies Needed: Colored pencils (12 ct.), composition books, crayons (24 ct.), erasers, glue - liquid and sticks, highlighters, index cards, markers (8 ct.), No. 2 pencils, pens, pocket folders, ruler, spiral single subject notebooks and inexpensive backpacks (Walgreens sometimes runs Buy 1 Get 1 Free on their $9.99 backpacks.
We appreciate your help in keeping this ministry going to help those in our community.
JUST ONE THING - BELOW you will find the sales ads for this week. There are some wonderful ads this week. With school coming to an end for many families that receive breakfast and lunch the need will be great to keep the children fed, as well as many seniors in our community. This week is a great time to stock up on your favorite breakfast item that you would like to share with a family in need! Just remember that JUST ONE THING you would love to share! Also if you would like to take a peek at our “New Food Storage” also known as the bat cave… let me know and I would love to show it to you!!! God’s richest blessings on you and your families!
PUBLIX
General Mills cereal - Check signage which size - BOGO
Quaker Cap'N Crunch - Check signage for which size - BOGO
Crayola Crayons 24 ct box - .50 cents
Dixon No. 2 Pencils 8-ct - .50 cents
Jiffy Cornbread - not listed in ad but has been running .50 cents a box
KROGER - Must have Kroger Card - specials vary using digital coupons which you add to your card, etc. Please see flyer at store.
General Mills cereal 8.9 to 12 oz - .99 cents with digital coupon you can buy up to 5
Post large size cereals - $1.99 with digital coupon you can buy up to 5
OfficeWorks Pencils 10 ct. .50 cents
Crayola Crayons. - .50 cents
Crayola Markers - 10 for $10.00
WALMART
White rice - 1 lb bag - 72 cents
Small 4 roll pack of Toilet Paper - .60 cents a pack
Hunts Pasta Sauce - under a dollar a can
Grape Jelly - under a dollar a jar
Jelly is always appreciated to go with the peanut butter.
Jul 30 - Stacy Sinatra
Jul 30 - Hazel Cherry (G3)
Jul 31 - Susan Irvin
Aug 2 - Tony Rosado
Aug 3 - Pamela Cole
Aug 3 - Destiny Bernal
Aug 5 - Larry Anderson
Aug 6 - Dan Wilder
Aug 7 - Andrew Hornsby (G3)
Aug 8 - Larry Kuehnemund
Aug 8 - Nick Crocker
Aug 8 - Ricky McKeone
Aug 8 - Abbey Latuenschlager
Aug 9 - Vernon Gardener
Aug 9 - JP Campos-Lacey (G2)
Aug 9 - Patti Schneider
Jul 31 - Cy & Debby Meyer
Aug 4 - Norma & Terry Palmer
Aug 5 - David & Sue Hughes
Kids Connection is coming starting September 12 @ 9:25 am every Sunday. 
SAFETY and SECURITY
