Are you ready for
Christmas?
If you don’t already, we encourage you to take
the opportunity this Advent season to get your family in the habit of devotion
together. It only takes a few minutes a day, and a few minutes together in
God’s Word not only refreshes our souls and reminds us of the precious gift of
the Savior, but also expresses to our children that our God is important enough
to take the time. We wouldn’t decide not to eat or sleep because we are “too
busy”. Yet we often make excuses to avoid something just as important. Are we
really too busy to spend a few moments at our Savior’s feet with our families?
Here are some ideas to help you get
started:
- Focus your advent
devotions around an advent calendar, an advent wreath, or a “Jesse Tree”
to help your children focus their countdown to Christmas.
- Commit yourselves
to devotions. Set aside a time in the morning, or in the evening after
dinner or before bed. Have everyone in the family put aside other
activities to make Christ the center of your family. A few minutes are all
that it takes. You do have the time, if it’s important to you!
- Make family
attendance at Sunday worship, Advent, and Christmas services the most
important events in your family’s holiday celebration. Would you have a
birthday party and forget to invite the person whose birthday it is?
- A family devotion
can be as simple as a Bible reading and a prayer together. You may also
pick up a free copy of the devotion book Meditations, available in our church entrance, which
has devotions designed around the Advent and Christmas season. Or make use
of online devotions like Grace
Moments http://www.timeofgrace.org/moments or
·
Make
use of the Advent Challenge from Time of Grace (on the reverse side of the
attached school calendar).
Now is the time to start a great routine
that can strengthen you and your family throughout your whole lives.
God
bless your Christmas and Advent preparations, and your week!
Chapel
Service
You are invited to join us for our weekly chapel service
this Thursday, December 3rd from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Our chapel
service message will be presented by Pastor Moua from the Faith Hmong
congregation. This week’s theme: Living for Jesus means Caring for God’s
Creation (Baal-Hanan). Families
and friends are invited to come join us in starting our day with the Lord.
If classes are
cancelled due to weather conditions announcements will be posted on our school
blog http://faithparentconnection.blogspot.com
as
well as on our Faith Lutheran School Facebook page. PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT
AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE WHEN ASD SCHOOLS CLOSE. If ASD is closed we may yet be
open. Please call the school office or Mr. Schneck at 331-7761 if you are
uncertain.
“Thank you!” to all
those who contributed to our Thanksgiving food collection. Collected food was
given to the Alaska Food Bank. Thanks for being a blessing!
Winter is here…
Please
MAKE SURE that your child has the proper clothing for recess EVERY DAY:
·
a
winter coat
·
hat
·
gloves
·
snow
boots
Please
check your child before they leave your home in the morning AND before they get
out of the car to make sure they have everything they need.
Do
you need winter clothing or have winter clothing that you no longer need? See
the attached flyer for information on our Winter Clothing Exchange.
Junior Choir
The
Junior Choir will sing at King of Kings in Wasilla this Sunday, December 7th
at their 10:30 a.m. service. Students should be at the church by 10:10 a.m. to
prepare. If your child needs a ride out to Wasilla, please contact Mrs.
Schneck. She will be leaving the Faith parking lot at 9:00 a.m.
Grade 3-5 Field Trip
Grades
3-5 will be attending Alaska Junior Theater’s Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great at the Performing Arts
Center on Friday, December 12th. Mr. Zarnstorff has two spots for
chaperones available if any parents would like to join them. Please contact him
if you are interested in attending with the class.
PTF Good Sale and Silent Auction Saturday Dec 6th 2-5 p.m.
This Saturday in the Fellowship Hall, PTF will be hosting a bake sale, goodie sale and silent auction. The silent auction will end on Sunday at 12:30. Baked goods, craft items, and filled baskets will be up for auction and for sale. There will also be items from Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Norwex, and Wildtree. All the proceeds, 100% of the profits, go to support Faith Lutheran School. Please show your support by stopping by on Saturday.
Donations for the Bake Sale and Basket Auction
Donations for the bake sale and basket auction on Saturday are needed. If you can help with a donation please contact Mary Klebs at 727-2326. Donations would need to be dropped off Friday or Saturday morning.
School Calendar for
this week:
Monday,
December 1st
·
Making Life Better Bible Information Class
6:30
– 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
December 3rd
- Junior Choir 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday,
December 4th
- School Chapel Service 8:30 a.m.
- Handchime Choir 12:30-1:00 p.m.
Saturday,
December 6th
- Christmas for Kids 9:00 a.m. to noon
- PTF Good Sale and Silent Auction 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday,
December 7th
·
Junior
Choir sings at King of Kings, Wasilla
10:30
a.m.
And
Coming Up…
Friday,
December 19th
·
School Christmas
Service
6:30 p.m. at UAA Music Hall
Please
note: This is a school function where the students will be presenting the
service. All Faith students are expected to be in attendance.
December
22nd to January 2nd
·
Christmas
Break
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