Celebration for Music Director Laura Cooper!
The Congregation at Faith Lutheran Church would like to celebrate and give best wishes to long time Music Director Laura Cooper. Her last day with us will be Church Music Sunday on May 12th. Following the service, we would like to invite Laura and Alexis down to the Fellowship Hall for a combined Mother's Day Breakfast/ Celebration for Laura. There will be waffles with all the sides and fixings as well as a cake and other sweets.
Join us to celebrate Laura and
share favorite memories and stories!
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.
Please keep the stamps coming!
It’s a continuing need! Thank you for all your contributions. It really helps!
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…
Hatfield Flowers and Gifts (215) 822-1530) provides Faith with two lovely flower arrangements for our sanctuary each Sunday.
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.
Sunday School: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Sunday School hours are at 9:30am during the worship service.
The children will leave worship service after the Pastor-led children’s sermon with one of our teachers, Nancy Gansner,
Anna Friedrich or Gail Achilles 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.
Our Monday Night Bible Study group meets 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:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84493505997?pwd=eEVUUGpKRnJQSTU2MUNJZHBzMFNRQT09
Meeting ID: 844 9350 5997 Passcode: 196585
All are welcome to join, please contact Gail Achilles if interested.
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 will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024
from 6 pm to 9 pm.
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!
Where the Word of Jesus is spoken, heard, and lived
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 (NASB)
Our Vacation Bible School theme this year will be “Scuba: diving into friendship with God” where we’ll take kids deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. Kids will be immersed in the Word and discover what living water is really all about! Gail Achilles, our coordinator, is enthusiastically looking forward to this adventure. The dates for this year are Monday through Friday, August 5-9, 2024, from 9am to 12noon.
If you are interested in helping and supporting this fun and Christian formation event for our youth, please contact Gail or the church office to volunteer to help. Thank you, Church Family!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:3)
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 May 1, 2024, this month. For more information or if you need a ride, please talk to Anna Friedrich. All are welcome!
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.
MAY SOCIAL MINISTRY PROJECT – “HOUSE” HOLD SUPPLIES FOR LAUREL HOUSE
Laurel House, located in Norristown, incorporated in 1981, is dedicated to the vision of ending domestic violence in individuals (both women & men), families and communities throughout Montgomery County. They are an advocate for those impacted by providing a safe haven, supportive programs and resources, as well as advancing social change through preventive education, community training and collaboration to create a coordinated response to domestic violence.
The name was selected because of the beauty of the laurel, Pennsylvania’s state flower. It represents a victory for people who have taken the courageous first step of reaching out to Laurel House in their efforts to build a violence-free life for themselves and their children.
We have decided to support this ministry by answering their “wish list” and providing in New and Original Packaging:
Lysol all-purpose cleaner, Lysol toilet bowl cleaner, paper towels, trash bags, aluminum foil, Windex, Laundry detergent pods.
Please put these items in the purple Barney bin.
Just a reminder for another way you can support this ministry. Laurel’s Loft is a thrift shop on North Broad Street & Cowpath Road, Lansdale. They have a wide selection of clothing for the whole family, as well as jewelry and small household items. They are also in constant need of donations in gently used condition.
Thank you for supporting this ministry by listening to God’s directive …. love & serve others.
In Christ,
Sharon Hood and Mary Lou Foster, Co-Team Leaders
* * * *
An update on March’s Social Ministry Project:
GOD’S GLOBAL BARNYARD – ELCA
Thank you from the social ministry team for your generous donations totaling $250.
Appreciation goes to Vivian, Eleanora, Clay, Dominic, Leigh Ann and Miss Nancy for deciding what barnyard animals to purchase with these funds. They are (3) goats, (2) pigs,
(2) chicks and (1) honeybee.
May God bless the families that receive these animals!
In Christ,
Sharon Hood and Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Chairs
We are in need of Greeters, Lectors (reading the lesson and psalm) and Worship Assistants (reading the prayers and few other passages) for our worship. If you would like to volunteer or would like more information, please call Anna Friedrich.
FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY: The Fellowship Ministry Team at Faith tries to schedule activities for members of the congregation to spend time together to strengthen their bonds outside of the traditional worship service. We also encourage members to bring their family, friends and members of the community to these activities. This strengthens our ties to one another and opens opportunities to meet new people.
The Fellowship activity for May 2024 is:
Saturday, May 18, Meet at Bishop Winery in Perkasie.
SAVE THE DATE:
Annual Church Family Picnic, Sunday, June 2, 11am to 2 pm, Rain or Shine!
Spring Valley Park, Claremont Drive, Montgomery Township
On Sunday, June 2nd right after the 9:30am worship service we are planning on having the Annual Church Picnic at Spring Valley Park. We’ll have designated cooks barbecuing hot dogs and burgers. We will also be providing all the sides and desserts funded by a Thrivent Action Team card. All you need to bring is a lawn chair. We only ask that you let us know if you are planning to attend so that we have enough food. So come out on the 4th to fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ!
Faith’s Transportation Initiative
If you need a ride to church on Sunday or you are interested in providing a ride to church to someone, please contact Dale Foster.
We currently receive donations of WAWA Food through the Food Donation Connection. We may receive anything from sizzlies, to breakfast burritos, to lunch sandwiches, to muffins, to sweet treats, to hot dogs...anything they didn’t sell the day before and have now frozen. If you are in need of some supplemental food or know of someone who is, please let either Janet Hill in the church office or Dale Foster know and we will make sure you receive some Wawa food.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalms 139:23-24 (NLT)
If you shop at Redner’s, please save your receipts. Anna Friedrich turns them in and the church receives a monetary donation from Redner’s. All you need to do is either bring your receipts to church. Thank you to those who bring in their receipts and to Anna who does the paperwork to receive this donation! Please note that when bringing in your receipts we need the entire receipt. Please do not tear off the bottom. Redner’s will not accept the receipt if the bottom is torn off.
The Congregation at Faith Lutheran Church would like to celebrate and give best wishes to long time Music Director Laura Cooper. Her last day with us will be Church Music Sunday on May 12th. Following the service, we would like to invite Laura and Alexis down to the Fellowship Hall for a combined Mother's Day Breakfast/ Celebration for Laura. There will be waffles with all the sides and fixings as well as a cake and other sweets.
Join us to celebrate Laura and
share favorite memories and stories!
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.
Please keep the stamps coming!
It’s a continuing need! Thank you for all your contributions. It really helps!
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…
Hatfield Flowers and Gifts (215) 822-1530) provides Faith with two lovely flower arrangements for our sanctuary each Sunday.
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.
Sunday School: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Sunday School hours are at 9:30am during the worship service.
The children will leave worship service after the Pastor-led children’s sermon with one of our teachers, Nancy Gansner,
Anna Friedrich or Gail Achilles 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.
Our Monday Night Bible Study group meets 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:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84493505997?pwd=eEVUUGpKRnJQSTU2MUNJZHBzMFNRQT09
Meeting ID: 844 9350 5997 Passcode: 196585
All are welcome to join, please contact Gail Achilles if interested.
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 will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024
from 6 pm to 9 pm.
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!
Where the Word of Jesus is spoken, heard, and lived
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 (NASB)
Our Vacation Bible School theme this year will be “Scuba: diving into friendship with God” where we’ll take kids deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. Kids will be immersed in the Word and discover what living water is really all about! Gail Achilles, our coordinator, is enthusiastically looking forward to this adventure. The dates for this year are Monday through Friday, August 5-9, 2024, from 9am to 12noon.
If you are interested in helping and supporting this fun and Christian formation event for our youth, please contact Gail or the church office to volunteer to help. Thank you, Church Family!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:3)
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 May 1, 2024, this month. For more information or if you need a ride, please talk to Anna Friedrich. All are welcome!
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.
MAY SOCIAL MINISTRY PROJECT – “HOUSE” HOLD SUPPLIES FOR LAUREL HOUSE
Laurel House, located in Norristown, incorporated in 1981, is dedicated to the vision of ending domestic violence in individuals (both women & men), families and communities throughout Montgomery County. They are an advocate for those impacted by providing a safe haven, supportive programs and resources, as well as advancing social change through preventive education, community training and collaboration to create a coordinated response to domestic violence.
The name was selected because of the beauty of the laurel, Pennsylvania’s state flower. It represents a victory for people who have taken the courageous first step of reaching out to Laurel House in their efforts to build a violence-free life for themselves and their children.
We have decided to support this ministry by answering their “wish list” and providing in New and Original Packaging:
Lysol all-purpose cleaner, Lysol toilet bowl cleaner, paper towels, trash bags, aluminum foil, Windex, Laundry detergent pods.
Please put these items in the purple Barney bin.
Just a reminder for another way you can support this ministry. Laurel’s Loft is a thrift shop on North Broad Street & Cowpath Road, Lansdale. They have a wide selection of clothing for the whole family, as well as jewelry and small household items. They are also in constant need of donations in gently used condition.
Thank you for supporting this ministry by listening to God’s directive …. love & serve others.
In Christ,
Sharon Hood and Mary Lou Foster, Co-Team Leaders
* * * *
An update on March’s Social Ministry Project:
GOD’S GLOBAL BARNYARD – ELCA
Thank you from the social ministry team for your generous donations totaling $250.
Appreciation goes to Vivian, Eleanora, Clay, Dominic, Leigh Ann and Miss Nancy for deciding what barnyard animals to purchase with these funds. They are (3) goats, (2) pigs,
(2) chicks and (1) honeybee.
May God bless the families that receive these animals!
In Christ,
Sharon Hood and Debbie Hollenbach, Co-Chairs
We are in need of Greeters, Lectors (reading the lesson and psalm) and Worship Assistants (reading the prayers and few other passages) for our worship. If you would like to volunteer or would like more information, please call Anna Friedrich.
FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY: The Fellowship Ministry Team at Faith tries to schedule activities for members of the congregation to spend time together to strengthen their bonds outside of the traditional worship service. We also encourage members to bring their family, friends and members of the community to these activities. This strengthens our ties to one another and opens opportunities to meet new people.
The Fellowship activity for May 2024 is:
Saturday, May 18, Meet at Bishop Winery in Perkasie.
SAVE THE DATE:
Annual Church Family Picnic, Sunday, June 2, 11am to 2 pm, Rain or Shine!
Spring Valley Park, Claremont Drive, Montgomery Township
On Sunday, June 2nd right after the 9:30am worship service we are planning on having the Annual Church Picnic at Spring Valley Park. We’ll have designated cooks barbecuing hot dogs and burgers. We will also be providing all the sides and desserts funded by a Thrivent Action Team card. All you need to bring is a lawn chair. We only ask that you let us know if you are planning to attend so that we have enough food. So come out on the 4th to fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ!
Faith’s Transportation Initiative
If you need a ride to church on Sunday or you are interested in providing a ride to church to someone, please contact Dale Foster.
We currently receive donations of WAWA Food through the Food Donation Connection. We may receive anything from sizzlies, to breakfast burritos, to lunch sandwiches, to muffins, to sweet treats, to hot dogs...anything they didn’t sell the day before and have now frozen. If you are in need of some supplemental food or know of someone who is, please let either Janet Hill in the church office or Dale Foster know and we will make sure you receive some Wawa food.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalms 139:23-24 (NLT)
If you shop at Redner’s, please save your receipts. Anna Friedrich turns them in and the church receives a monetary donation from Redner’s. All you need to do is either bring your receipts to church. Thank you to those who bring in their receipts and to Anna who does the paperwork to receive this donation! Please note that when bringing in your receipts we need the entire receipt. Please do not tear off the bottom. Redner’s will not accept the receipt if the bottom is torn off.
