No guarantees?
Someone
once said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. If you pay
attention to the news, you might tend to agree, at least with the death part of
the saying. The media is full of stories of people who unexpectedly came to the
end of their lives on this earth. They were at various times in their lives,
some just starting out, others were teens or early adulthood, and still others
were later in their lives. All of them
came face to face with their mortality. Their death came in various ways but
I’m certain very few of them were aware that they would die that day.
As people, we know that death is coming for
us sometime but we prefer to think of it as something far into the future. We
feel we have many days ahead of us before we have to be concerned about death.
But we don’t know for certain if there is a tomorrow for us. “Do not boast
about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” Prov. 27:1. We
cannot lay claim to tomorrow! Only God’s grace can give us another day! Today
is the time of grace given us by God to prepare ourselves for our eternal
future. How do we do that? Using each
day to grow closer to your Savior would be a good start! The Psalmist reminds
us, “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Ps. 90:12. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t plan for tomorrow but make sure you
plan for your most important tomorrow!
Basketball Schedule
This is our
schedule as it currently stands. Changes will be announced as soon as possible.
·
Oct.
24 at Anchor 6:00pm
Girls 7:00pm Boys
·
Oct.
26 practice APU 3:45pm - 5:15pm
·
Oct.
28 Holy Rosary coed game (tentative)
·
Nov.
2 Anchor at The Center 4:00pm Girls 5:00pm Boys
·
Nov.
7 at Birchwood (tentative)
·
Nov.
9 at St. John’s (time and place TBD) coed
·
Nov.
21 at Birchwood 4:00pm Girls
5:00pm Boys
Group Photo
We will be taking our school-wide group
photo on Wednesday, October 25th at 9:30am. Please have your student wear their blue
uniform shirt to school.
End of Quarter
Parent
teacher conferences are Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th. Please use the following link to sign up for
times:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aaae2aa0fc1-parent1
If
you have multiple students at Faith, be sure to sign up for each student.
Trunk-or-Treat
Join us this Friday in your best
costume to enjoy some trick-or-treat fun.
We will have several trunks decorated and full of candy. There will be popcorn, hot cocoa, a photo
booth and pumpkin decorating. The fun
begins at 5:00pm and wraps up at 7:00pm.
Trunk or Treat Volunteers
Donations are still needed for CANDY
and BAKED GOODS. Candy can be dropped
off anytime in the office until Friday.
Any items for the cake walk should be dropped off by Thursday. Please have your goodies divided up into 1-4
servings size.
All volunteers who are helping with
set up or trunks, please plan on arriving between 3:30pm and 4:30pm. We would like to have the cars lined up by
4:30pm. We can fit in a couple more
decorated trunks if you are interested.
For any questions or to volunteer,
please contact Sheila Lillo at 229-7901.
Picture Retakes
We
need to know by THIS Thursday, October 26th if you want to have your
child’s picture retaken. If you do not
RSVP by Thursday, you will need to have retakes done at Focus Alaska instead of
at the school. Please call or email the office at 563-3499 or faithlutheran@gci.net.
No School
There
will be no school on Friday, October 27th or the following Monday
and Tuesday, October 30th and 31st. Parent Teacher 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.
BoxTops for
Education
Please bring any BoxTops for
Education 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.
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.
Brrrrr…It Is Cold
Outside
Parents, now that there is snow on the
ground, please make sure your student brings warm
winter gear to school for recess. Children
must have a hat, gloves, a winter coat, boots, and snow pants.
Handchime
Choir
The Handchime
Choir will play during this Thursday’s chapel service. Handchime members, please meet in the sanctuary at 8:15 am to
prepare.
Spirit
Wear
We will be taking
t-shirt and sweatshirt orders until Nov 6th. There are order forms by the office door if
you need one.
Parent’s Night Out
Drive In Movie Night – Friday, November
10th, 6:00-9:00pm. Parents
can drop off their students for a night out.
Movie goers will decorate a “car” then enjoy a movie and movie-time
snacks. This night is best enjoyed for
kids in preschool through the fourth grade.
Ms. Snyder will be coordinating this fun evening.
If you have boxes big enough to make
“cars” with, please drop them by Ms. Snyder’s classroom.
Photo/Video Release
After Christmas, we are hoping to do
some advertising for Faith Lutheran School and Preschool using photos and
videos of our students. In preparation,
we are asking you to sign the attached release form so that when it’s time to
film we are ready.
Interested
in helping us with this project? Start
now by taking your own photos and videos during school events and
extracurricular activities. Just make
sure you turn your phone or camera horizontal when taking pictures. More details coming soon!
Meet Your Teachers Monday
The
answer to last week’s Meet Your Teacher trivia question was Pastor Ewings. Congratulations to Tricia Hackmann for guessing
the correct answer! Make sure to check
the school’s Facebook page for this week’s question.
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