Christian Education
This year we are returning to an in-personSunday School program during the 10:30 a.m. serviceas well as continue with a “Sunday School” program on Wednesdays at 4:30pm via zoom!   
    With everyone’s busy schedules and feelings about safety, we are happy to offer more options for children to learn about the Bible and our loving Heavenly Father.   We began on Sundays in October with teachers, Gail Achilles and Anita Halpern and then on Wednesdays with teachers, Nancy Gansner, Gail Achilles and Anna Friedrich. We will be using the Whirl curriculum, following lessons that go along with the lectionary (the lessons that are read each week.)  
    Please come on Sunday morning or contact the church office at faithmont@verzion.netif you would like to be part of the Wednesday zoom class.  (Please make sure we have your email address so we can send you the zoom link. Materials will also be sent to those participating on zoom.  A Bible will be provided to your child if they do not have one.  Please let us know.) 
    The lessons for November are: 
Oct. 31 & Nov. 3:   The First Commandment      Mark 12:28-34
Nov. 7 & 10:           The Widows Offering            Mark 10:2-16
Nov. 14 & 17:        The Temple Destruction         Mark 10:17-31
Nov. 21 only:            Pilate Accuses Jesus          John 18:33-37
  There will be no Wednesday Bible Study on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

Vacation Bible School 2022
We didn’t have Vacation Bible School this past August but are looking to resume in-person VBS in 2022.  We are considering possibly changing the time to the evenings.  We are looking for your input.  Should we have VBS in the mornings from 9am to noon (which would include a snack) or 10am to noon or 5pm to 7pm with no snack? Would you be willing to volunteer that week?  It may be only November, but we need to start planning now because August 8-12, 2022 will be here before we know it.  Please contact Melissa Prunkel or the church office with your suggestions or to volunteer to help.  Thank you, Church Family!

Adult Forum
This Bible Study for adults is studying 1 and 2 Timothy. They will continue on Zoom for the foreseeable future.  To join us, please contact Janet for the Zoom link.

The Monday Night Bible Study
This Bible Study meets at 7pm on Monday nights via zoom. They are studying “Finding I Am” by Lysa Terkeurst.  It is a 10-week study which began on September 20, 2021.   All are welcome to attend anytime.  For questions or to get the zoom link, please contact Gail Achilles.


SHARING CHRISTMAS WITH “Gabe,” “Savannah,” and “Malik” FROM MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOLMartin Luther School in Plymouth Meeting was founded as an orphanage.  It now provides a home, treatment, education and other services for boys and girls, ages 6 to 14, who have experienced past traumas, including abuse, neglect and poverty. All services are provided in a nurturing environment that promotes recovery, resilience and, where possible, families reunited.  
 
Their new name is “Gemma Services”—where hope shines. 
Your social ministry team is asking you to support the following children.  
 
      Gabe  (boy): age   11 - Basketball, basketball tights, Lego set 
                                                                                                                                
      Savannah (girl): age 8 - Stuffed dog, LOL Surprise!, Doll, Book about pets
                                                                                                                                 
      Malik (boy): age  10 - Remote control car, Rubik’s cube,  matchbox cars
 
To support this ministry with a deadline of Sunday, December 5, we are asking that you send your checks to either me at 110 Country View Lane, Chalfont, PA  18914 made out to “Faith Lutheran Church” --- or – send them directly to the Church at 615 Cowpath Road, P. O. Box 182, Montgomeryville, PA  18936.  Please mark the “Memo” line as “Martin Luther School”.   Thank You.
 
Since we are also meeting at church, there will be a collection on Sunday, December 5.  One of our children will take the collection after the service.   
 
Our goal is $150.
                                                                                                                                                       
Your Christian love for these children is most appreciated.  
 
--- In Christ, Sharon Hood

Hello Church Family, straight from the Word of God and my Jesus loving heart.  
​Your Sister in Christ, Gail Achilles.  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.  My heart leaps for joy,and with my song I praise him. (Psalm 28:7, NIV)
Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed, save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.  (Jeremiah 17:14, NIV)
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b] 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:15-17, NRSV}
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. (2 Corinthians 9:10, NIV)
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. (Jude 1:21, NASB)
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.2 Worship the Lord with gladness;come before him with joyful songs.3 Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100:1-5, NIV)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (1Chronicles16:34, NIV)
I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.  (Psalm 69:30, ESV)
     I am the true….
Vine and, my Father is the gardener. (John 15:1, NIV) 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain inyou, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. (John 15:5-8, NIV)
Iwill sing of your steadfast love, O Lord forever;with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.   2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.(Psalm 89:1-2, NRSV)
   6Do…..
Not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Christian Education
The Christian Education team is still in discussion over the direction of Sunday School this year.  Chair, Melissa Prunkel will be in touch with the teachers and students (and their families) to check out interest and will come to a mutually agreed upon time for school aged children’s Christian education classes. 
    For more information see, Melissa Prunkel, Education Leader
 
Adult Forum
Bible Study for adults will resume on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.  They will start the year with 1 and 2 Timothy. They will continue on Zoom for the foreseeable future.  Please consider joining! 
 All are welcome!  
For more information see, Rich Hollenbach, Leader
 
The Monday Night Bible Study will return at 7pm on Monday, September 13, 2021.  They will be deciding on what will be studied at that time.  They will continue to meet via zoom.
Contact Debbie Hollenbach for more information.


Fresh Flowers Return!
Beginning on Sunday, September 5, 2021 we will be having fresh flowers on the altar again!  Hatfield Flowers and Gifts ((215) 822-1530)will again be providing two lovely flower arrangements to adorn our sanctuary.

You can sign up to sponsor flowers, bulletins or a food basket.  The flowers are still $35 (one thing that has not gone up in price since Covid), the bulletins are $10 and the food basket is $25.

You can dedicate any one of these things for someone special, for a birthday or in memory of a loved one. You may take the flowers home or they will be given to an ill or homebound member.  The $10 for the bulletins is to help cover the cost of making the bulletins and the $25 for the food basket is money donated to “Manna on Main Street.”  

To sign up for a particular Sunday either sign up on the chart on the Foyer bulletin board or call Janet in the church office (215) 368-0240.

Social Ministry
The social ministry team feels since more people are returning to worshipping in the sanctuary, it is time to schedule monthly social ministry projects.  Therefore, for the balance of this year, we will support Manna with needed items.   
 
For the month of September, we are requesting donations of afterschool snacks, like fruit cups, puddings, jellos, packs of peanut butter crackers, pack of cheese crackers, etc.  Bring your donations to church weekly, put them in the purple “barney bin” (in the coat closet), and at the end of the month they will be delivered to Manna. 

American Red Cross Blood Drive 
Classrooms E/F 
Thursday, September 2, 2021
and 
Friday, September 3, 2021 
8:00am to 3:00pm at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
 
To make an appointment, please click on the link below 
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Abington%20Lansdale%20Hospital
 
or go to www.redcrossblood.org
Enter Sponsor Code “Abington Lansdale Hospital”



Support for Haiti
 “I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words”(Psalm 17:6).
A devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Haiti on Saturday morning. Over 1,400 people were killed, and that number is expected to increase as search-and-rescue efforts continue. Blocked roads are delaying the delivery of vital supplies to hospitals, which are overwhelmed with more than 6,900 injured people. At least 26,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, but the full extent of damage is still unknown. Haiti is also suffering through a political crisis and was hit by Tropical Storm Grace on Monday night, which caused severe flooding in communities already damaged by the earthquake.

For over two decades, the ELCA has maintained a presence in southern Haiti through support for agricultural and sustainable development work. To continue our engagement with those communities, Lutheran Disaster Response is collaborating with partner organizations in the communities to meet relief needs, including food, water, medical supplies and temporary shelter. In the future, other areas of support will include psychosocial care, water and sanitation, and creating sustainable livelihoods through agriculture and livestock. We also stand with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Haiti as it assesses damage and impacts on churches and church life.  Together, as church, we can be there for our neighbors in Haiti.

Your gifts will support earthquake survivors in Haiti. Gifts to “Haiti Crisis” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by the earthquake.

Ways to Give:  Checks or money orders can be sent to:
Lutheran Disaster Response
P.O. Box 1809
Merrifield, VA 22116-8009
Write "Haiti Crisis" on your check memo line.

Give by phone at 800-638-3522 or online

E-Giving Through Vanco
We continue to encourage online giving through Vanco.
* Electronic gifts are fast and secure
* Recurring donations can be scheduled and managed
* Giving can be with your credit card or banking information
Electronic giving has really benefitted our church during this time when we haven’t been able to worship in person. 
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for online giving and also for those of you who continue to mail in your pledges!
 
If you would like to give electronically, visit our website (faithmontgomeryville.org) and click on the E-givingbutton.