Advent Worship services, with dinner beforehand, are back! Join Wednesday evenings for a wonderful Mr. Vinny dinner after which we'll all go worship our Lord and prepare our hearts to celebrate His coming. We'll get the menu out next week, but put it on your calendar and save on cooking and cleaning.
Dinner on Dec. 8th will be a Chicken Parmesan and pasta! Come and check it out. Please RSVP so Mr. Vinny will know for how many to plan!
Free will offering - suggesting $5/person; $15/family - where else can you eat for that?! And it comes with great fellowship, too.
Don't forget to come help us decorate our home Saturday morning!
2022 Election Candidates
It’s election time again. Each year in December, we elect the Board of Directors. Last year, we approved a smaller structure, which has five boards, each with one elected director and three elected officers.
This year’s nominees are as follows:
Three Officers
President, Russell Couch
Vice President, Peter Amelingmeier
Treasurer, Bob Angrisani
Five Board Directors
Elders, Paul Arndt
Discipleship, David Hughes
Church Properties, Bill Schellman
Social Ministry, Colleen Umphrey
School Ministry, Andy Doyle
Please join us for our Voters' Meeting on December 12 at 12:15 pm – live and Zoom.
You are invited to purchase a Poinsettia for our Christmas Eve/Day celebrations.
Grab an envelope in the pew, fill it out completely, and cash or check and drop them in the offering as you leave worship. You may dedicate your poinsettia(s) donation(s) in honor or memory of a specify person or persons or simply in celebration of the birth of Christ.
(Please take your Poinsettia home with you after the Christmas services.)
History buffs -
We need a written history of Faith Lutheran Church and School. In our cleanings, whatever we had has been lost. Do you have anything which could help us reconstruct the history of the congregation and school? Please contact Gordon Stuckert (Gordon.Stuckert@FaithMarietta.org) with any information you may have.
Thanks!
During the month of November, we are asking our families to help us show our gratitude for our school, by contributing to “A Faithful Future” campaign.
What is “A Faithful Future” campaign? It is your Parent Teacher League’s largest fundraising event for the 2021-2022.
How is the money raised spent? Monies from “A Faithful Future” are used for student events, educational enhancements, classroom resources and teacher support and appreciation.
How do I give? Visithttps://givebutter.com/afaithfulfutureand credit either "Faith Lutheran," "Faith Alumni," or one of the classes by choosing them. You can then choose an amount.
Thank you so much for supporting our school!
Happy Thanksgiving!
The pledge window for 2022 is open. To ensure that you are able to secure your tax credits before they are fully claimed, it is important to pledge now. Please click hereto be directed to the GaSSO home page to pledge.
There are $100 million in Tax Credits for 2022 that are available on a first come, first served basis. Once the $100 Million tax credit pool is claimed, the ability to participate in the program will be closed.
For improved security be sure to create your GaSSO account to update and manage your personal information, track submission, approval status, funding amounts and scholarship awards.
Once you submit your form, you'll receive a confirmation email and GaSSO will submit your request on January 3, 2022 to Georgia Department of Revenue (GA DOR) for approval. Once you are approved, you'll have 60 days to fund your donation from the date of your approval letter from GA DOR or email from GaSSO.
Your Check list:
__Login or Create your GaSSO Account
__Complete New Pledge for 2022
__Wait until January for GaSSO 2022 approval email or GA DOR approval letter
__Fund your pledge within 60 days from 2022 approval notification
__Receipts will be mailed in January for previous tax year
Georgia Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) Inc. and all the students and families who will benefit from the kind redirection of your tax dollars!!
Hope's Happenings
Continuing with planned activities in December 2021:
Visits to Northwestern Middle School to participate in their reading program, The Oaks, Grace, The Pearl, Cobb County Mental Health Court, Cobb County Veterans' Court
Enjoyed sharing with Faith Lutheran School students' Chapel on Wed., Dec. 1.
Still available to help deliver soup to shut-ins
Update on three new activities planned for December, 2021:
Boy Scout Summit in Marietta - Saturday, 12/4.
Pope High School in Marietta - Mary Bowen's special needs class holiday gathering on Wednesday, 12/8.
Sope Creek Elementary School in Marietta - will be visiting 2nd Graders and special needs students who want to learn about different types of working dogs on Friday, 12/10.
Future Planned Events:
Invited to attend a Yellow Ribbon Service Deployment in Jan, 2022.
Invited to attend Xavier Church in Birmingham, AL in Feb, 2022 to serve as a catalyst in getting their congregation to attend church again since COVID.
Social Ministry
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”
Jonah 2:9
Help needed
As many of you are aware, Tim and Judy Rutz are long-time Faith members and Tim is battling many health issues. Cancer and surgery are just a few. We would like to reach out as fellow church members to help them in anyway we can. We are looking for a few people to volunteer an hour or so a week to sit and visit with Tim so that Judy can do the things she needs to do to take care of herself. If we could get a handful of people to help, the commitment would be less time. Positive faces and conversation would help immensely! If you are interested, please email Colleen Umphrey at umphrey.colleen@gmail.com and we can set up a schedule. If you are unable to help, prayers for healing and peace are greatly appreciated.
The below advertised grocery prices for all stores are from Wednesday, November 17th through Tuesday, November 23rd:
PUBLIX
General Mills Cereal - Check signage which size - BOGO
Post Cereals - Check signage which flavors and sizes - BOGO
Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix various sizes - BOGO
Martha White Muffin Mix 7 to 7.4 oz - excludes corn bread - BOGO
Musselman's Apple Sauce various sizes - BOGO
Colgate Toothpaste 4 oz box - 10 for $10.00
Hormel Premium Chicken Breast 10 oz can - BOGO
Jiffy Cornbread - not listed in ad but has been running 55¢ a box
KROGER - Must have Kroger Card - specials vary using digital coupons which you add to your card, or buying 10 or more specials, (this can be a combination of buy 10 or more items as marked in the store) etc. Please see flyer at store. Classico or Bertolli Pasta Sauce 24 oz - $1.49 ea. when you buy 5 or more - some exclusions
General Mills Cereal 10.5 to 14 oz - 1.79 when you buy 5 or more
Progresso Soup 18 to 19 oz - 99¢ Must Buy 8 to get this price
Mrs. Butterworth Syrup 24 oz - 1.99 when you buy 5 or more or in combination with other 5 or more sale items
Betty Crocker Casserole or Skillet Potatoes 49¢ when you buy 5 or more or in combination with other 5 or more sale items
Annie's Natural Mac and Cheese 5.25 or 6 oz box - 10 for $10.00
WALMART
White rice - 1 lb bag - 72¢
Small 4 roll pack of Toilet Paper - 60¢ a pack
Hunts Pasta Sauce - under a dollar a can Grape Jelly - 94¢
Sweets/Treats and canned fruit is always appreciated if you run into any deals on these items.
Jelly is always appreciated to go with the peanut butter.
Have a great day and thanks for your support!
Thanksgiving Food Drive –
Psalm 107:1 “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
I am so proud to announce that last year Faith Lutheran Church and School donated 86 thanksgiving food bags and this year we donated 120 bags!!! God’s love is so obvious in the generosity our congregation continues to show.
Thank you to Mitzi, Sybil, and all of the volunteers who helped make this happen. We could not do this without the continued support of all of you. As always Praise God from whom all blessing’s flow!
24 Days of Advent Food Drive –
The excitement of Advent makes this food drive super exciting to me. What a wonderful way for our families to count down the days to the birth of Jesus! All of these boxes should be turned into on or before the 24th. There are tables set up for anyone who would like to drop their donations off earlier. Christmas Toy Drive –
This year we will be collecting toys that will be donated to Simple Needs for families in need of help. All unwrapped gifts can be put under the Christmas Tree in the school lobby no later than Friday, December 17th. We are looking for someone to drive the toys to Simple Needs on Saturday, December 18th.We have one volunteer for delivery; it would be wonderful if we could get one more! Please prayerfully consider helping drop off the toys! Please email me at umphrey.colleen@gmail.com
Finally!! – Coat, hat, mitten, scarf, underwear and sock drive
Please leave these items under the Christmas Tree in the school lobby. These items will be distributed to various low-income apartments in the community.
Ladies, please join us for a group adventure on Tuesdays at 10:00 am in the LWML room at Faith.
Remember, if you are a member of Faith Lutheran or an LCMS member, you are automatically a member of LWML. The outreach of the LWML is international - as you give your mites on Mite Sunday, you are helping with God's outreach!
The LWML is nation wide: there are meetings throughout the Florida-Georgia district that you may be interested in and there is also an LWML convention held every two years which is attended by over 2,500 ladies who come together to praise the Lord and to make plans to distribute the mites we all collect. There is a lot for Christian ladies to do!
December 5 - Advent by Candlelight. Look earlier in the newsletter for more details.
December 5 & 12 - Quilts and seasonal table runners will be available for purchase in the LWML room.
December 12 - our annual Craft Show and Bake Sale in the LWML room, 8:45am - 12:30pm, or until we run out of baked goodies. For donations info contact Carol Seelman (404-295-4210) or Norma Palmer. See earlier article for more info.
December 14 @ 11am - LWML will visit J. Christopher's, at 2100 Roswell Rd, for brunch. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for the toy drive.
Craft-wise for December we will be donating caps and scarves made from donated fabric for MUST Ministries Christmas Tree. Ready and willing workers are always welcome on Tuesdays at 10am.
We'll take off the week of Christmas and resume on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022 at 10:00am. You are all welcome to join us for a great New Year!
Serving the Lord with Gladness,
Elaine Long
Dec 3 - Glenn Jones
Dec 3 - Jonathan Cain
Dec 4 - Dalton Hitt (G5)
Dec 5 - Jax Henson (E2)
Dec 6 - Judy Rutz
Dec 6 - Ezra Tarrer (E4)
Dec 7 - Jody Erbe
Dec 7 - Matthew Buchtrup
Dec 9 - Sophia Pereira (E3)
Dec 10 - Deanna Doyle
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