God has been gracious to us and for this we give Him all praise, thanks, and glory. We have tried to manage the blessings He has bestowed upon us in a God-pleasing way. In certain aspects and at certain times we have done well in this stewardship. But there are instances of neglect and failure too, for which we have the forgiveness of Jesus.
Good stewardship comes as much from seeing and taking opportunities as it does from following good, sound, steady stewardship practices. Many of us have lived in different communities, gone to different churches, and we all go through different phases in life. When time is available, a skill is needed, a position is open, or resources happen to be plentiful there may be a good steward opportunity in the here and now.
Sunday’s stewardship theme for worship and bible study is “Be Generous in Every Way.” “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God” (2 Corinthians 9:11). The Apostle Paul tells us that God will bless us in every way so we can be generous. God will give us both the resources to give and new hearts that desire to give. Through our giving, the recipients of our gifts will thank us for giving, and they will also thank God for giving us loving and giving hearts that make our gifts possible,
If you have questions or comments about the study focus on stewardship please contact Greg Sinatra, Ward Irvin or Pastor.
Vicarages
We have several young men studying to be ministers in the LCMS who will be serving their vicarages this upcoming year. Please keep them, and their families, in your prayers as they serve these congregations and learn the day-to-day life of leading God's people and sharing His Word.
Nicholas Sinatra will be serving at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Arlington, WI, a small town just north of Madison where he looks forward to serving the families of this 105-yr-old congregation. More info from Nicholas
Stephen Wareham will be serving at Living Savior Lutheran Church, in Fairfax, VA, where they have a large military presence - perfect for Stephen who is planning to become a military Chaplain! More info from Stephen
Matt and Katie (nee Onnen) Wilson will be serving at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, in Warner Robins, GA - just down the road! more info from Matt & Katie
Security update
In light of recent mass shootings, we have been implementing increased safety measures at Faith Lutheran School. Some of these measures will affect church member access to the school building. Our increased measures are listed below.
A school security task force has been established. The task force includes staff, board members, and law enforcement officers.
A Cobb County police officer is on site whenever students are present.
Parents' key card and key fob access to the school has been turned off.
Church members' key card and key fob access to the school has been turned off except for the times shown below.
Parents and church members must be buzzed into the school.
Faculty and staff will be meeting with Cobb County police officers on May 16 to further develop our emergency lockdown procedures.
All staff members have been issued new walkie-talkies for immediate, emergency communication.
New emergency lockdown locks have been installed on classroom, office, and cafeteria/kitchen doors.
We are planning to add electronic communication devices allowing the Cobb County Police Department real time crime access to our security cameras during an emergency situation.
An upcoming security assessment will evaluate our exterior windows and doors.
Many of these improvements come with a cost for protecting our students and staff. A security find has been established to accept school family, staff and church member donations to offset the new security costs. Checks should be designated for security fund.
Most importantly, pray daily for God's protection of students and staff in all schools.
Gordon Stuckert
Principal
Members' key cards/fobs will allow access to the church building 6am - 10pm, 7 d/w. For the security of the school children and staff, "general" access to the school, gym, and admin buildings is limited to 6:20-8:30pm, Mon-Fri, and 6am - 10pm Sat/Sun. If access is needed during the school day, please come to the front desk and let us know.
OK, so maybe it's not quite this old, but our phone system at Faith is very old - it was installed in 2007! With the new infrastructure going in which will support it, it's time to look for a new phone system. We're looking for people who can help solicit and evaluate bids for a new VOIP phone system (because Janice only knows how to use phones, no frame of reference for evaluating systems!). Are you a phone systems guru? (Is it a VOIP we need or is there something which would better fit our needs?) Know one who would like to help us out? If you or someone you know would like to help, please let Janice Schaag know.
Mission of the Month - March, April & May
First Care Women’s Clinic
First Care Women’s Clinic is an evangelical Christian non-profit organization that was established to reduce abortion by giving the support and information that people need to choose life.
We will be collecting items for the Baby Boutique. There is a basket in the school lobby for donations as well as the church narthex.
The Baby Boutique supports women who have chosen life by providing practical assistance. Clients who attend our Parenting and Prenatal Classes are able to participate in a class baby-shower where they receive new items to help with the first months of motherhood. Through a variety of ongoing classes, mothers earn “points” and are able to use them to shop the boutique. All items provided are free.
Current Needs
Maternity clothes – new or gently used
Newborn Pacifiers(Need to be good quality, some are cheaply
made and could be dangerous)
Teethers, burp clothes, bibs
Breast pads
4oz to 8oz baby bottles
New girl receiving blankets
Boys pjs (0-3 mos – 2T)
Boys outfits (0-3 mos – 2T)
Girls outfits (0-3 mos – 2T)
Socks 0 – 2T
Boy and girl cotton hats (0-3 mos)
Receiving blankets and larger crib blankets
If you prefer to make a monetary donation those will go with any chapel donations to support other parts of this ministry. This is a local non-profit located in Marietta.
Faith's Food Pantry
Brumby again served over 300 families on May 5th. We delivered 210 food bags and 210 toiletry bags on April 4th. Our next delivery will be May 23rd.
Below are advertised grocery prices for Publix, Kroger, Aldi, Lidl, and Walmart. The sales ads run from May 3rd through May 9th. The pantry needs peanut butter, jelly, corn bread mix (Jiffy, etc.), Tuna Helper, pasta and pasta sauce, canned meats, canned chili and pasta, cereal, 2nd breakfast items like breakfast bars and pop-tarts, and pudding cups as our shelves need to be restocked to make more bags. Toiletry items are always needed - bath wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant. We are hoping to make and deliver our next toiletry bags the end of July for back to school. Also, we are collecting re-useable grocery bags for our Senior bags so we can keep them separated from the other food bags. If you have any bags you are not using, please put them in the basket in the narthex or the blue bin under the mailboxes. Thank you.
PUBLIX
Classico Pasta Sauce 24 oz jar - BOGO
Martha White Muffin Mix 7 to 7.4 oz pouch - BOGO
Swanson White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast 4.5 or 12.5 oz cans also 2 pk 12.5 oz cans or 4 pk 4.5 cans - BOGO
Hunt's Tomatoes or Sauce14.5 to 15.25 can - BOGO
Peter Pan Peanut Butter 16.3 oz jar - 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.
Kroger Peanut Butter 16oz jar - $1.79 with Kroger card
General Mills Cereal 8.9 to 12 oz box - $1.99 when you buy 3 or more - can Mix and Match
Tuna Helper - we always need this one /(Hamburger Helper (LOOKING for ones labeled can be used for hotdogs, black beans or chicken on top) - 5.2 - 7.6 oz - 1.49 cents with digital coupon -can buy up to 5
Prego Pasta 24 oz jar - $1.79 with digital coupon - can buy up to 5
Suave Body Wash 18 oz bottle - $1.99 with digital coupon - can buy up to 5
Kroger Toaster Treats 8 ct - 2 for $3.00 ALDI Peanut Delight Creamy Peanut Butter 18 oz - $1.79 Pudding Cups 4 pk - 99¢
LIDL
General Mills Cereal 12 to 16.8 oz boxes - check shelf tag for flavors - 2 for $6.00 - Must buy 2 - Limit 6
Peanut Butter - Creamy or Extra Crunchy - 2 for $3.00 - Must buy 2 - Limit 6
WALMART - the below is normal pricing Walmart brand Pasta - 98¢ box
White rice - 1 lb bag - 88¢
Hunts Pasta Sauce can - $1.18
Walmart brand Pasta Sauce 24 oz jar - $1.48 Grape Jelly - $2.62 Jiffy Cornbread - 60¢
Walmart brand Peanut Butter - $1.84
Sweets/Treats and canned fruit are always appreciated, if you run into any deals on these items.
Have a great day. Thanks for your support.
May 5 - Kelly Langkopf (Stf)
May 7 - Evi Schleuger (E1)
May 9 - Kim Kaumeyer
May 9 - Freda Amihere-Otoo
May 9 - Grazielle Otoo
May 11 - Roby Hamilton
May 11 - Willow Wells (E3)
May 13 - Jack Morr (E1)
May 13 - Sam Schoneberger (G6)
May 13 - Max Schoneberger (G7)
May 14 - Isaac Bradshaw
May 5 - Peter & GanneElyse Amelingmeier (50 years!!! - congrats!) May 5 -Roger & Muriel Pfaff
May 6 - David & Karen Hirschler
Teethers, burp clothes, bibs
