Which Disturbs You Most?
Let’s play a little game today. It’s
called, “What disturbs you most?”
What disturbs you most, a soul lost in
hell, or a scratch on your new car? A sermon that is ten minutes too long, or a
lunch served half an hour late? Your Bible left unread or your daily newspaper
unread, or maybe your Facebook feed unread?
Does it bother you more that your nation is in debt, or that your church
is in debt? Is it worse for you to miss a Bible class, or to miss your favorite
team’s game? Which disturbs you most, missing a day of work, or missing an
Advent or Christmas service? Missing the Lord’s Supper, or missing your
favorite television show or movie? Good questions, aren’t they? How do I answer
them? For what am I living, what is my goal?
Certainly we have to live and work in
this world. We have to use money and investments. Those are the means God has
given us to use for our livelihood. We have to use them but not let them use
us. Misuse of earthly goods can only rob us of the heavenly treasures God has
prepared for us. More valuable by far is the salvation God has prepared for us
in Christ. More durable by far is the heaven He has waiting for us. More
valuable by far is the effort to be rich in Christ and His Word. That is the
only way to live for eternity. Jesus says, “Provide purses for yourselves that
will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted.” Luke
12:33.
Handchimes Choir
In preparation for the Children’s
Christmas Service, we will be practicing twice this week, Tuesday, December 12th
and Thursday, December 14th.
We will also be playing during this
Wednesday’s 3:00pm Advent service.
Advent Services
We invite you to join us and your
children as we celebrate the Advent season at Faith. We will have special worship services on
December 13th and 20th at 3:00pm to close out the school
day. These services will last a little
more than half an hour. Students will be
dismissed for the day at the end of the service. Please pick up your students through the main
church entrance instead of the school entrance.
Hot Lunch
Hot
lunch will be Thursday, December 14th. This month’s hot lunch will be prepared by
Christopher Robbert. Christopher is a
graduate of Faith and has just returned from training in the Alaska National
Guard. Thank you Christopher!
The
cost is $4 and the menu is:
Chicken
Nuggets
French
Fries
Carrots/Celery
Fruit
Dessert
Parents are
welcome to join your student for lunch.
Help Needed
Mr. Z. is looking for someone with a truck
to help him pick up the pieces for the stage after school Thursday from Party
World Rentals at 3810 Arctic Blvd. These
are 4’x8’ panels. He also needs you to
help take them back Saturday morning.
Children’s Christmas Service
Our school Christmas service, “From Heaven
Above to Earth I Come,” will be held this Friday, December 15th at
6:30pm in Faith’s Fellowship Hall. This
is a mandatory school function. All FLS students are expected to be present for
this opportunity to present the good news of our Savior!
Students need to wear their best
church clothes such as dresses, dress pants, button-up shirts, etc. Please no jeans or t-shirts.
Students should meet in the following
locations at 6:15pm:
·
Handchime
Choir: Fellowship Hall
·
Preschool: Preschool room
·
Kindergarten: Kindergarten room
·
1st
– 4th: Spare classroom
·
5th
– 8th: Spare classroom
Bake Sale
Thank
you to all those who stopped by the bake sale and to those who donated the
yummy items. We had an exceptional bake
sale this year raising over $850 to support our school. What a blessing to have such a supportive
community for this school!
Yearbook
With the year nearly half over, this
is a reminder to create your yearbook account at www.treering.com/signup-intro so you can upload pictures, personalize
your child’s pages in the front, and buy your books. A reminder email was also sent to all parents
with a link to the website. We can’t be
at all of the events so it helps when parents upload their pictures. It is important to us that every child has
their picture in the yearbook. Together,
we can make our yearbook a success.
Performing at the Dimond Center
K-8 students will be singing and playing handchimes at the Dimond Center Tuesday, December 19th at 1:30pm. We are looking for five parents who would be willing to drive students to and from the Dimond Center. Please see the attached permission slip for more information.
Meet Your Teachers Monday
The
answer to last week’s Meet Your Teacher trivia question was Mrs. Koenig. Congratulations
to Kennedy M. for guessing the correct answer!
Make sure to check the school’s Facebook page for this week’s question.
December Birthdays
We
would like to wish these students God’s richest blessings on their upcoming
birthdays:
Elin F. - December
25th
Kathrin K. -
December 27th
Ryan T. –
December 31th
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