What if?
Have you ever played that “game”? What
would you do if you won the lottery? What if you could vacation anywhere in the
world, where would you choose?
It can be fun to speculate about
different trivial things but what about serious thoughts? The apostle Paul does
that in his first letter to the Corinthian congregation when he asks, “What if
Christ had not been raised?”
His first thought is that if Christ
had not been raised then our “faith is futile, you are yet in your sins.” This
truth is the foundation upon which our faith and hope are built. The
resurrection of Jesus tells us that God accepted his payment for our sins and
that we are declared righteous. Our major problem has been solved.
Paul also says that “those who have
fallen asleep in Christ are lost.” The gravestone over Abraham would read
“Lost”; over John the Baptist’s headless body, “Lost”; over the graves of my
parents and loved ones, “Lost”; and over my own grave, “Lost”. Without a risen
Savior, there is only one epithet to our life, “Lost” for eternity.
Paul concludes with “If only for this
life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” How sad
would it be if we spent our lives hoping for a future that could not happen?
How foolish would that be?
Thanks be to God that Christ has been
raised. We know our faith and hope are secure; we and all believers will be
raised to life eternal with Jesus our Savior. Celebrate your new life in Christ
this coming Easter season!
Pennies for Patients
We raised $274.17 for the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society. Thank you to all
who participated.
No School Days and Early Dismissal
April 14th and 17th
there will be no school. April 28th,
school will dismiss at noon for teacher in service.
Kids’ Day at the Dena’ina
Faith Lutheran School will be hosting
a booth at Kids’ Day on April 15th.
The event runs 10:00 – 4:00pm and highlights programs for children in
Anchorage. We will need volunteers to
help throughout the day. Please let Mrs. Z know if you can volunteer for an
hour or two to help out at Faith’s Booth.
We also need plastic colored eggs for the craft which can be dropped off
in the office or with Mrs. Z.
Easter Celebrations
For those of you looking for a place to
celebrate Easter, Faith Lutheran Church invites you to join us on April 16th. Faith will have Easter services at 8:00am and
10:30am. Breakfast will be served
between services beginning at 9:00am. We
look forward to seeing you!
Alaska Junior Theater
Grades K-4 will be attending the
presentation of “The Tree and the Donkey Who Loved to Sing” on April 20th
at 10:15am. Please return permission
slips by April 13th.
Library Visit
The upper graders will be visiting the
library on Thursday. Be sure to bring
all library books to return.
Parking Lot Snow
Parents, please pay extra attention in
the parking lot. We are trying to melt
the snow a little quicker.
Hot Lunch April
Parents, we have a volunteer for hot
lunch this month on April 20th. If you
would still like to help, please contact Sheila Lillo at 229-7901. The menu for
this month is pizza.
PTF Meeting
The next PTF meeting is scheduled for
April 19th at 7:00pm. This is an important meeting as we will be
planning Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1st-5th), Parking
Lot Sale (May 20th), and End of School Picnic (May 24th). We need your help for these events to be a
success!
Open Enrollment
Enrollment
for the 2017/2018 school year is now open.
Please enroll your
student if he or she is returning next year so we can begin to prepare for the
school year.
Track Season
As you are well aware, there is still
snow on the ground. Track season is
delayed until the ground/track is dry enough to run on and not cause
damage. There will be no meets before
May.
Funeral Services
For those who would like to attend,
funeral services for Pastor Oldfield will be held here at Faith Lutheran Church
on April 22nd at 2:00pm.
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