“…we must
help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more
blessed to give than to receive’.” – Acts 20:35b
It’s been a few weeks now since Christmas, and
we are back into our normal routines. During the holidays many take the
opportunity to take stock of the many blessings God has given them during the
past year. Certainly this is something we should do on a daily basis, but the
holidays give us a real opportunity to break from our busy schedules to focus
on blessings.
Sometimes, however, people celebrate
“getting” rather than “giving”. We focus on saying thank you while enjoying our
bounty, but forget that God gives us gifts to share.
With the thawing and refreezing
typical of this time of year, you may notice icicles growing steadily from
roofs. An interesting thing about icicles: They give to grow. For an icicle to
grow longer, the water dripping down from the roof has to run to the very point
of the icicle. Typically most of it drips off, but a small amount freezes to
the end. This constant dripping, while retaining a small amount, slowly grows the
icicle into a long and beautiful structure. If the icicle was “selfish” and
froze all of the water to itself instantly, it would get wider and fatter, but
it would not grow.
May God help us to remember to take
the opportunity to share the gifts we have with those in need. This next week
we celebrate our 100th day of school. The students of Faith Lutheran
are taking an opportunity to collect items to bless those in need from the ages
of 0 to 100. I encourage your family to participate with whatever you are able
to donate. You may be able to help with one project, or with all of them.
Whatever you are able to provide, be it a little or a lot, we encourage your
family to take this opportunity to “help the weak”. As we share the many
blessings God has given us through our family, our school, our churches, and
our community, we grow as well. By following God’s encouragement to share not
only our treasure, but our time and talents to help others as well, our faith
and trust in the Lord can be grow, and by giving, we receive.
Thank you God, for your
many blessings. Help us to use your gifts to bless those around us. Amen
God
bless your week,
-Principal
Schneck
Co-ed Volleyball continues this week for boys and girls in
grades 5-8.
Practice is Tuesday,
January 19th at Taku Lake Elementary. There is no Thursday practice
this week.
Junior
Choir meets this week on Wednesday, January 20th at 12:20 p.m.
Jr.
Choir sings this Sunday, January 24th at Faith. Service is at 10:30,
please be here by 10:15.
Handchime choir meets this week on Thursday, January 21st
at 12:30 p.m.
PTF
Hot Lunch this week – Chicken Strips! Please see the attached
slip. Parents are welcome to join us for lunch!
You
are invited to join us for our weekly school chapel service this Thursday,
January 21st, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. This
week Pastor Hackmann from Peace, Eagle River will present a devotion on 1 John
4:10. Families and friends are invited to come and join us in starting our day
with the Lord.
Spelling Bee
Our school spelling bee takes place this Wednesday in
the fellowship hall. The students in grades K-2 will have their own classroom competitions,
while finalists from grades 3-8 will compete in the school bee at 1:00 p.m.
Parents are invited to attend. The
finalists are: Cody Boswell, Josh Henry, Ella Anton, Saraya Hegerberg, Megan
Lillo, Joshua Lillo, Caleb Lillo, Eli Corwin, Olivia Zanto, Taylon Robichaux,
Emma Robbert, and Lexi Klebs. Cara
Ewings, a 5 time Faith Lutheran School Spelling Bee Champ and 1998 Alaska State
Champion will be announcing the bee.
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