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Our mission is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through Worship, Education, Service to our Community and our world, Fellowship, Caring and Prayer.
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Sunday Night Concert Series
Monique Canniere And Friends In Concert
Singer/Songwriter Monique Canniere and Friends open the monthly singer/songwriter concert series at Faith Lutheran Church. Monique and friends will showcase her original songs. This versatile artist incorporates elements of folk, jazz and classical music into a performance that offers something for everyone. Admission is FREE. (Free will offering will be donated to the church and a charity of the artists choosing)
Date: August 1st
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: Faith Lutheran Church
4150 Woodhaven Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-2820
(Doors open at 7 PM)
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VBS: PLANET ZOOM: WHERE BOLD BEE-LIEVERS ZIP, ZAP & ZOOM FOR JESUS
At Planet Zoom, children learn how little is big—just like each little bee has a job to do to help build up the hive, Planet Zoom teaches kids that because Jesus died and rose again for them, they can play a big role in God’s kingdom by sharing his love.
Come to Planet Zoom, the coolest place to hang out this summer.
Date: July 26 – July 30
When: 6:30 PM – 8 PM
Where: Faith Lutheran Church
Register On-Line Today! http://planetzoom.cph.org/
1. Click on ‘Simplify the VBS registration process…’ directly under ON LINE
2. REGISTRATION User Name is Faith Lutheran
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Progressive BBQ
Will be Saturday, July 17th, beginning at 6 p.m. Participants move from house to house to enjoy a different course. We thought it would be fun to do a BBQ-feel, but don’t worry ~ you don’t have to grill your course, just plan on a course which has a Summer ‘feel’ to it. If you would like to participate but are not able to host the group, sign up anyway and we will pair you with someone who can host. Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board and please sign up no later than Sunday, July 11th.
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Volunteers Are Needed
Volunteers for Helping Hands Mission on Sunday, July 18th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aid for Friends is on Tuesday evening, July 20th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the church.
Look for sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
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Council Highlights from the December Meeting
- Fran and Dorothy met with the Y on May 27th to discuss the new contract. After much discussion, the council voted to end our partnership with the Y. Fran will send them a letter.
- A new riding lawn mower was purchased at Home Depot.
- Rich is working with Mike Gendek to get estimates to repair the roof.
- Wayne Radlach has resigned from the council. We discussed people who could be asked to assume the remainder of his term.
- Finances have been stable – all bills are paid month to date.
- Dorothy asked the Music and Worship committee to consider having communion every other week, instead of every week. Sue will bring it up at the next M&W meeting.
- Fran presented information about a fund raiser to be held at the 99 Restaurant on Roosevelt Blvd. Vote was taken to proceed, shooting for a date in late September.
- Diane took care of chipping the tree branches that were cut down earlier this year.
- Next meeting will be Tuesday, September 7th.
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Destination APO Sends Troops Comforts Of Home.
(From an article in the SEPANew Update, Jun 2, 2010)
Congregational Deacon Marilyn Griffiths of Faith Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, supports military men and women who are currently serving overseas on deployment. Marilyn’s daughter, Spc. Sandra Sampson, U.S. Army Reserves, is presently deployed in the Middle East, and expressed to her mother that many soldiers were not receiving any comforts of home. In response, Deacon Marilyn began a project called “Destination APO” with a mission to send comforts of home to these soldiers/units to let them know that people back home care and are supporting them.
The mission is to enhance the quality of life to military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and remote locations. Destination APO collects items including toothpaste/toothbrushes, foot powder, body wash, antibacterial wipes, baby wipes (for cleaning rifles), chewing gum, lip balm, sunscreen lotion, shampoo, conditioner, flip flops (protect feet), insect repellant wipes, baby powder (removes sand), hand sanitizer, Q-tips®, dried fruit, loofahs, and deodorant. A more complete list of items is available if you would like to donate supplies (see contact info below).
Destination APO believes that there is power in numbers, and the sum of the whole group is greater than what the individual organizations can accomplish by themselves. Deacon Marilyn is a volunteer with two non-profit organizations in her hometown of Mt. Laurel, NJ that sort, pack, and send the boxes to soldiers.
These organizations are funded solely through the efforts of private citizens, civic organizations, churches, and veterans organizations.
Anyone that has a loved one serving in the military or knows of someone who has a loved one serving, please feel free to send their complete APO/FPO address to Dc. Marilyn to place them on the list to receive comforts of home.
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