The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction by Adam S McHugh
"Be quick to listen, slow to speak." —James 1:19
“How would our lives change if we approached every experience with the intention of listening first?
Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission in the world. God himself is the God who hears, and we too can learn to hear what God may be saying through creation, through Scripture, through people. By cultivating a posture of listening, we become more attentive and engaged with those around us. Listening shapes us and equips us to be more attuned to people in pain and more able to minister to those in distress.
Our lives are qualitatively different—indeed, better—when we become listeners. Heed the call to the listening life and hear what God is doing in you and the world.”
Throughout the year, our congregations will be meeting monthly to discuss the book. For the month of December, we will be taking a break and will pick up this study in January. More information in the January Mustard Seed.
Jerusalem Ministries Presents The Live Nativity on Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 3pm to 5pm at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 733 Ridge Road, Sellersville, PA 18960. Family, friends, and neighbors are all welcome to see the signts and sounds of the season come alive in this free dramatic presentation including live animals. Continuous performances given every 15 minutes.
The Hanging of the Greens will be held on December 21, 2025, during the 9:30am worship service. Look for a sign-up sheet to help with the service that day. You can help change the sanctuary over from Advent to Christmas - whether it be changing bows, paraments or candles, putting up banners, setting up the nativity or decorating the tree with our lovely Chrismons or be part of our live nativity. Or you can just come and enjoy the magic of the day as we prepare for the birth of Christ.
Christmas Coffee Can Sale will be held on Sunday, December 21st
We need lots of volunteers to bake Christmas cookies for our Annual Christmas Coffee Can Sale. Please bring your cookies to the church the week before the 21st or that morning. Here’s how it works. You buy a holiday decorated empty coffee can for: $7 for small can, $9 for a medium can and $12 for large can and then get to fill it with whatever assortment of cookies will fit into the can. You get only your favorites! So please consider baking and then come out and buy too! Questions, please see Beth Schoening.
Christian Radio keeps the faith going
88.9 FM WORD -- Contemporary Christian Rock Music
107.5 FM -- Praise/Gospel Music & Bible teaching
106.9 FM -- KLOVE -- Contemporary Christian Rock
Check out bibleproject.com They provide videos, podcasts, Bible study, online classes and more, all for free. They are “helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.” Check out their website!
Understand the Bible in ten minutes a day with plans for every book and guides for every chapter.
Through the Word is a nonprofit ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to read the Bible, understand it, apply it, and make it a habit. They provide simple yet powerful tools via the web and mobile apps that lead users on a journey to understand the entire Bible, one chapter at a time. TTW combines clear, balanced, and relatable teaching with direct accessibility. Their purpose is God’s calling: to make disciples, equip the saints, and preach the word. (Mat. 28:19, Eph. 4:12, 2 Tim, 4:2)
TTW is the cure for broken Bible habits and lost-in-Leviticus syndrome. Easy to start, easy to keep, easy to share. Go to throughtheword.org or download the app on your phone.
Do you shop at Giant?
If you do, you can buy Giant gift cards from the church. A $50 card costs you $50. How does the church make money? Well, when Faith purchases $1,000 worth of cards from Giant, they only charge us $950 (a 5% discount.) So, when we sell those cards to you, the church makes $50. It adds up…
Please keep the stamps coming!
It’s a continuing need! Thank you for all your contributions. It really helps.
Hatfield Flowers and Gifts ((215) 822-1530) provides Faith with two lovely flower arrangements to adorn our sanctuary.
You can sign up to sponsor flowers, bulletins or a food basket. The flowers are $35, the bulletins are $10 and the food basket is $25.
You can dedicate any one of these things to someone special, to celebrate 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 help feed those in the North Penn area.
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.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Sunday School: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sunday School hours are at 9:30am during the worship service.
Our teachers are Gail Achilles, Anna Friedrich,
Nancy Gansner & Kate Waldman
Classes are held during Worship Service in the Church’s Sunday School Room.
The children will leave worship service after the Pastor-led children’s sermon and return to worship service before the rite of Holy Communion.
Please call the Church office 215-368-0240 or email [email protected] to register your child for Sunday School.
Any questions or comments, contact Gail Achilles, Christian Education Chair.
We are looking forward in sharing Jesus’ love and word with your Child(ren).
Proverbs 22:6 ESV Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
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16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)
Our Monday Night Bible Study group will be meeting on Zoom on Monday nights from 7-9pm. If you would like to grow in your relationship with Jesus and fortify your Faith in fellowship, please join us.
Here is the zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82697873852?pwd=I9NPiMekDaNswbF3BJe6xIMvJFmWKO.1
Meeting ID: 826 9787 3852 Passcode: 143104
All are welcome to join, please contact Gail Achilles by email [email protected] or text at 267-664-3328 if interested.
Faith Lutheran is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Parents’ Night Out (PNO) – Youth Fellowship (YF)
Looking for a night out and a fun, safe place to bring the kids?
Well, look no further! We here at Faith Lutheran Church are ready to care for your child(ren) in a safe environment, provide food and fun activities, and share the love of Jesus.
The children will have dinner when they arrive consisting of pizza or chicken nuggets, grape and apple slices with caramel dip, water, 100% fruit juice, then enjoy music, games, crafts, stories, and end the evening with popcorn and a movie!
PNO-YF is held on a Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm. The schedule for 2025 is: Dec 5, The schedule for 2026 is: Jan 16, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 8, Jun 12, (off for July and August due to summer vacations) Sep 18, Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 11
If interested, please register at www.faithmontgomeryville.org and click on the PNO – YF tab or call 215-368-0240.
Note: A minimum donation of $5.00 per child is suggested so we can provide future youth events.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Email: [email protected]
Where the Word of Jesus is spoken, heard and lived!
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Young Adult Fellowship for ages 12 to 17.
Looking for somewhere to learn about Jesus with others your age? Join us at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montgomeryville every third Sunday in 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm!
Expect to have fun while learning about the Word of God by joining in prayer, devotions and readings at the church. We will also have occasional outings around the area such as mini golf, bowling and more! Our adult support team will provide snacks and beverages during meetings. We hope to see you soon!
Where? Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 615 Cowpath Rd. Montgomeryville, PA 18036 (215) 368-0240
When? Third Sunday of the month from 6:00-7:30pm
Dates for 2025: Dec 21. Dates for 2026: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 15, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 28*(Father’s Day is 3d Sunday), (No meeting in July and August due to summer vacations), Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20
Please don't hesitate to contact us at the number above, we hope to see you soon!
Greetings! You are all invited to our Faith Education Dinner. We will focusing on the Bible this year. This dinner will be held on the second Sunday of the month, this month, Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 5:30-7pm. This dinner is geared toward teens and adults. However, activities will be provided for all ages. Come eat and learn!
Lord, when did we see you...?
The purpose of the Social Ministry Team is to follow Jesus' commandment to love one another as he loved us. To offer opportunities to our congregation to be good and faithful servants. To share the love and truth of Jesus Christ and to offer hope to all God's children by giving of our time, our money and ourselves to our church, our community, and the world.
One of our Social Ministry Projects for December is our Angel Tree.
John 13:14
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.
December’s Social Ministry project is our Angel Tree with all donations going to Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. These funds will be distributed to members of our church family as needed for groceries as well as other financial aid. If you would like to participate in this project, please give your donation to Janet.
SHARING CHRISTMAS WITH “JASMINE”, “JOEY” and “XAVIER” FROM MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL, now known as GEMMA SERVICES Your Social Ministry team is asking you to share Christmas with the following children from Martin Luther School/Gemma Services in Plymouth Meeting “where hope shines.”
Jasmine age 7 Unicorn squishmallow, Crayola art kit, LOL African American Doll
Joey age 9 football, Spiderman action figure, Jenga
Xavier age 12 remote control car, Lego set (car theme)
These gifts will be on display on Sunday, December 14. After the church service, you will be asked to make your donations toward our goal of $195.
Your Christian love for these children is most appreciated by the School and especially by the children. As they unwrap their presents, know it brings them great joy and excitement knowing others care so very much!
May your holidays be blessed as you are blessing these children!
In Christ, Sharon Hood
“Noisy Can” Offering
A noisy coin offering is a worship service collection where members donate loose change to a specific cause. The collection is called "noisy" because the coins make a clanging sound as they are placed in the offering bucket.
This collection was from January through November. This month, the Sunday School children will be asked what animals to purchase based on your total donations. A variety of animals helps provide ample nutrition and a sustainable source of income for many families. We will let you know in January what the children chose.
For January - October, God’s Global Barnyard “noisy coin collection” has received a total of $499.50.
In Christ, Sharon Hood & Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Chairs
Update on our October Social Ministry Project:
In October, the Social Ministry Team was collecting boxed Muffin or Bread Mixes. Thank you so much for your generous donations of 30 boxes of muffin and bread mixes along with 20 boxes of potatoes. They were delivered and very much appreciated by the Food Cupboard in Hatfield.
Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Team Leader
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34 (NKJV)
The “Golden Girls of Faith” (Golden Men are welcome too!) will be meeting once a month for lunch, fellowship and prayer at a local restaurant. They will meet the first Wednesday of the month which will be December 3, 2025, this month.
For more information or if you need a ride, please talk to Anna Friedrich. All are welcome!
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
"Be quick to listen, slow to speak." —James 1:19
“How would our lives change if we approached every experience with the intention of listening first?
Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission in the world. God himself is the God who hears, and we too can learn to hear what God may be saying through creation, through Scripture, through people. By cultivating a posture of listening, we become more attentive and engaged with those around us. Listening shapes us and equips us to be more attuned to people in pain and more able to minister to those in distress.
Our lives are qualitatively different—indeed, better—when we become listeners. Heed the call to the listening life and hear what God is doing in you and the world.”
Throughout the year, our congregations will be meeting monthly to discuss the book. For the month of December, we will be taking a break and will pick up this study in January. More information in the January Mustard Seed.
Jerusalem Ministries Presents The Live Nativity on Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 3pm to 5pm at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 733 Ridge Road, Sellersville, PA 18960. Family, friends, and neighbors are all welcome to see the signts and sounds of the season come alive in this free dramatic presentation including live animals. Continuous performances given every 15 minutes.
The Hanging of the Greens will be held on December 21, 2025, during the 9:30am worship service. Look for a sign-up sheet to help with the service that day. You can help change the sanctuary over from Advent to Christmas - whether it be changing bows, paraments or candles, putting up banners, setting up the nativity or decorating the tree with our lovely Chrismons or be part of our live nativity. Or you can just come and enjoy the magic of the day as we prepare for the birth of Christ.
Christmas Coffee Can Sale will be held on Sunday, December 21st
We need lots of volunteers to bake Christmas cookies for our Annual Christmas Coffee Can Sale. Please bring your cookies to the church the week before the 21st or that morning. Here’s how it works. You buy a holiday decorated empty coffee can for: $7 for small can, $9 for a medium can and $12 for large can and then get to fill it with whatever assortment of cookies will fit into the can. You get only your favorites! So please consider baking and then come out and buy too! Questions, please see Beth Schoening.
Christian Radio keeps the faith going
88.9 FM WORD -- Contemporary Christian Rock Music
107.5 FM -- Praise/Gospel Music & Bible teaching
106.9 FM -- KLOVE -- Contemporary Christian Rock
Check out bibleproject.com They provide videos, podcasts, Bible study, online classes and more, all for free. They are “helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.” Check out their website!
Understand the Bible in ten minutes a day with plans for every book and guides for every chapter.
Through the Word is a nonprofit ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to read the Bible, understand it, apply it, and make it a habit. They provide simple yet powerful tools via the web and mobile apps that lead users on a journey to understand the entire Bible, one chapter at a time. TTW combines clear, balanced, and relatable teaching with direct accessibility. Their purpose is God’s calling: to make disciples, equip the saints, and preach the word. (Mat. 28:19, Eph. 4:12, 2 Tim, 4:2)
TTW is the cure for broken Bible habits and lost-in-Leviticus syndrome. Easy to start, easy to keep, easy to share. Go to throughtheword.org or download the app on your phone.
Do you shop at Giant?
If you do, you can buy Giant gift cards from the church. A $50 card costs you $50. How does the church make money? Well, when Faith purchases $1,000 worth of cards from Giant, they only charge us $950 (a 5% discount.) So, when we sell those cards to you, the church makes $50. It adds up…
Please keep the stamps coming!
It’s a continuing need! Thank you for all your contributions. It really helps.
Hatfield Flowers and Gifts ((215) 822-1530) provides Faith with two lovely flower arrangements to adorn our sanctuary.
You can sign up to sponsor flowers, bulletins or a food basket. The flowers are $35, the bulletins are $10 and the food basket is $25.
You can dedicate any one of these things to someone special, to celebrate 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 help feed those in the North Penn area.
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.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Sunday School: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sunday School hours are at 9:30am during the worship service.
Our teachers are Gail Achilles, Anna Friedrich,
Nancy Gansner & Kate Waldman
Classes are held during Worship Service in the Church’s Sunday School Room.
The children will leave worship service after the Pastor-led children’s sermon and return to worship service before the rite of Holy Communion.
Please call the Church office 215-368-0240 or email [email protected] to register your child for Sunday School.
Any questions or comments, contact Gail Achilles, Christian Education Chair.
We are looking forward in sharing Jesus’ love and word with your Child(ren).
Proverbs 22:6 ESV Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
* * * * * * *
16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)
Our Monday Night Bible Study group will be meeting on Zoom on Monday nights from 7-9pm. If you would like to grow in your relationship with Jesus and fortify your Faith in fellowship, please join us.
Here is the zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82697873852?pwd=I9NPiMekDaNswbF3BJe6xIMvJFmWKO.1
Meeting ID: 826 9787 3852 Passcode: 143104
All are welcome to join, please contact Gail Achilles by email [email protected] or text at 267-664-3328 if interested.
Faith Lutheran is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
* * * * * * *
Parents’ Night Out (PNO) – Youth Fellowship (YF)
Looking for a night out and a fun, safe place to bring the kids?
Well, look no further! We here at Faith Lutheran Church are ready to care for your child(ren) in a safe environment, provide food and fun activities, and share the love of Jesus.
The children will have dinner when they arrive consisting of pizza or chicken nuggets, grape and apple slices with caramel dip, water, 100% fruit juice, then enjoy music, games, crafts, stories, and end the evening with popcorn and a movie!
PNO-YF is held on a Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm. The schedule for 2025 is: Dec 5, The schedule for 2026 is: Jan 16, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 8, Jun 12, (off for July and August due to summer vacations) Sep 18, Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 11
If interested, please register at www.faithmontgomeryville.org and click on the PNO – YF tab or call 215-368-0240.
Note: A minimum donation of $5.00 per child is suggested so we can provide future youth events.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Email: [email protected]
Where the Word of Jesus is spoken, heard and lived!
* * * * * * *
Young Adult Fellowship for ages 12 to 17.
Looking for somewhere to learn about Jesus with others your age? Join us at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montgomeryville every third Sunday in 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm!
Expect to have fun while learning about the Word of God by joining in prayer, devotions and readings at the church. We will also have occasional outings around the area such as mini golf, bowling and more! Our adult support team will provide snacks and beverages during meetings. We hope to see you soon!
Where? Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 615 Cowpath Rd. Montgomeryville, PA 18036 (215) 368-0240
When? Third Sunday of the month from 6:00-7:30pm
Dates for 2025: Dec 21. Dates for 2026: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 15, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 28*(Father’s Day is 3d Sunday), (No meeting in July and August due to summer vacations), Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20
Please don't hesitate to contact us at the number above, we hope to see you soon!
Greetings! You are all invited to our Faith Education Dinner. We will focusing on the Bible this year. This dinner will be held on the second Sunday of the month, this month, Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 5:30-7pm. This dinner is geared toward teens and adults. However, activities will be provided for all ages. Come eat and learn!
Lord, when did we see you...?
The purpose of the Social Ministry Team is to follow Jesus' commandment to love one another as he loved us. To offer opportunities to our congregation to be good and faithful servants. To share the love and truth of Jesus Christ and to offer hope to all God's children by giving of our time, our money and ourselves to our church, our community, and the world.
One of our Social Ministry Projects for December is our Angel Tree.
John 13:14
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.
December’s Social Ministry project is our Angel Tree with all donations going to Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. These funds will be distributed to members of our church family as needed for groceries as well as other financial aid. If you would like to participate in this project, please give your donation to Janet.
SHARING CHRISTMAS WITH “JASMINE”, “JOEY” and “XAVIER” FROM MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL, now known as GEMMA SERVICES Your Social Ministry team is asking you to share Christmas with the following children from Martin Luther School/Gemma Services in Plymouth Meeting “where hope shines.”
Jasmine age 7 Unicorn squishmallow, Crayola art kit, LOL African American Doll
Joey age 9 football, Spiderman action figure, Jenga
Xavier age 12 remote control car, Lego set (car theme)
These gifts will be on display on Sunday, December 14. After the church service, you will be asked to make your donations toward our goal of $195.
Your Christian love for these children is most appreciated by the School and especially by the children. As they unwrap their presents, know it brings them great joy and excitement knowing others care so very much!
May your holidays be blessed as you are blessing these children!
In Christ, Sharon Hood
“Noisy Can” Offering
A noisy coin offering is a worship service collection where members donate loose change to a specific cause. The collection is called "noisy" because the coins make a clanging sound as they are placed in the offering bucket.
This collection was from January through November. This month, the Sunday School children will be asked what animals to purchase based on your total donations. A variety of animals helps provide ample nutrition and a sustainable source of income for many families. We will let you know in January what the children chose.
For January - October, God’s Global Barnyard “noisy coin collection” has received a total of $499.50.
In Christ, Sharon Hood & Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Chairs
Update on our October Social Ministry Project:
In October, the Social Ministry Team was collecting boxed Muffin or Bread Mixes. Thank you so much for your generous donations of 30 boxes of muffin and bread mixes along with 20 boxes of potatoes. They were delivered and very much appreciated by the Food Cupboard in Hatfield.
Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Team Leader
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34 (NKJV)
The “Golden Girls of Faith” (Golden Men are welcome too!) will be meeting once a month for lunch, fellowship and prayer at a local restaurant. They will meet the first Wednesday of the month which will be December 3, 2025, this month.
For more information or if you need a ride, please talk to Anna Friedrich. All are welcome!
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
