Don’t Lose the Trail!
During my years in Alaska, I have
traveled my share of trails. I have walked, biked, driven ATVs and snow
machines, and even followed trails in a boat. There have been times that I have
felt lost because of the weather conditions or unfamiliar territory. There have
been times when I was following a friend who was hauling materials in to build
a cabin. It was dark and snow was falling heavily and blowing up from the snow
machine in front of me. White out conditions made it hard to find the trail.
Other times, it was a thick fog that made all landmarks disappear.
As we travel through our earthly life,
our enemies (the devil, the world, and our own flesh) will try to make us lose
our way, the trail laid out for us. They will try to confuse us and turn us
around, make us travel in circles. They will try to lead us down the wrong path
or get us lost in a cloud so thick you can’t see your hand in front of your
face.
Thank God that He has provided a
guiding light so powerful that our enemies cannot put it out or cover it up.
The Psalmist wrote, “Your Word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my
path.” Ps. 119:105. His Word shows us the only path to salvation:
faith in Jesus as our Savior. There is no other “trail” that will take us to
our heavenly home. Every other path leads only to destruction. Don’t lose the
“trail.” Follow His Light!
Hot Lunch
We will have hot lunch this Thursday,
October 19th. The menu is:
tacos, carrots, fruit and dessert.
For those of you new to Faith, PTF
sponsors a hot lunch once a month. Lunch
is served in the fellowship hall and enjoyed with
the entire
school. Parents are welcome to join
their children for lunch. The cost is $4, and participation is optional. If your student would like to participate
simply complete the hot lunch form and return with payment. You may pay by check or cash. Checks should be made out to Faith Lutheran
PTF. Because this is sponsored by PTF,
the charge cannot be added to your TADS account.
Basketball Practice
Basketball practice continues this week
at The Center, 4855 Arctic Blvd, located
on the East side of Arctic between Tudor and International. Tuesday players may be picked up at The
Center at 5:30pm and Thursday at 5:15pm.
If picking up at the school, please arrive at 5:45pm or 5:30pm
respectively.
End of Quarter
Our first quarter ends on Friday,
October 20th. School
dismisses that day at noon. Parent teacher conferences will be held on
Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th. Please use the following link to sign up for
times:
If
you have multiple students at Faith, be sure to sign up for each student.
Trunk or Treat Donations and Volunteers
Volunteers
are needed to decorate a car, help with the photo booth, organize pumpkin
decorating, donate candy and goodies for cake walk, and get lights and such for
the parking lot. Candy and other items
may be dropped off in the office. Please sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a44a5a723a20-trunk. You can also contact Gabrielle or Sheila.
BoxTops
Please bring any BoxTops you have been collecting to
school and place in the collection box or give to your teacher. The deadline for this submission is October 27th.
No School
There
will be no school on October 27th, 30th and 31st.
Conferences will be held on the 27th.
Our teachers and pastors will be attending the Alaska Conference of Pastors and
Teachers on October 30th and 31st.
Reformation Service
This year marks the 500th
anniversary of Martin Lutheran hammering his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg
Castle Church marking the beginning of the protestant reformation. Faith Lutheran Church will host the annual
reformation service for the WELS Alaska churches on October 29th at
4:30pm. The Jr. Choir will sing during
the service. All families are invited to
the service and to stay for a potluck following the service.
Calendar Change
All FLS teachers will be attending the
Pacific Northwest District’s Teachers Conference on February 15th and 16th,
2018. Therefore, we will not have school on those two days.
Picture Retakes
We
need to know by October 26th if you want to have your child’s
picture retaken. If you do not RSVP by
this date, you may not be able to have a photo taken at the school. You can
stop by, call 563-3499, or email the office at faithlutheran@gci.net.
Brrrrr…It Is Cold Outside
Parents, be sure your student is
bringing proper winter gear to school.
Students enjoy their time outside when they can keep warm and dry with
hats, gloves, winter coat, boots, and snow pants.
Parent’s Night Out
In
November, we will have a Parent’s Night Out drive-in movie night, date to be
determined. Please save any boxes large
enough to sit in so the kids can decorate them like ‘cars.’
Singing in Church
Thank you to the all of our preschool and
kindergarten students for singing in church last Sunday. We enjoyed listening to you praise God with
your voices.
Family Art Gallery
Thank you to everybody who came to
Paint Night. All of the beautiful
paintings are hanging in the hallway downstairs.
Meet Your Teachers Monday
The
answer to last week’s Meet Your Teacher trivia question was Mrs. Z. Congratulations to Emma Robbert for guessing the correct answer! Make sure to check the school’s Facebook page
for this week’s question.
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