Parent Connection February 13

Where Do You Put Your Trust?

          Is it just me or have you noticed how sensationalized the news media have become? It seems to me that no matter what they are reporting about it gets blown all out of proportion. If there seems to be an upturn in crime, it is unprecedented, worse than ever before. If the population is being hit by the flu, or the mumps, or whatever it might be, it is almost an epidemic, or pandemic!

Then there is the weather! Before I woke up yesterday, the school district had called off school in Anchorage, UAA had cancelled classes for the day, the military bases had a delayed workday, and I heard that conditions were worse than ever before. I drove around for twenty minutes, through some subdivisions and on main roads. The snow and freezing rain predicted during the previous night hadn’t materialized anywhere that I had driven. All I could think of was that the storm hadn’t arrived yet and conditions during the day were going to deteriorate. So, I followed the crowd and called off school for the day.

The prognosticators of this world will let us down because they are not in control of all things. Paul reminds Timothy, and us, about the safe place where we can anchor our faith and life: “Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we disown Him, He will also disown us; if we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself.”

Spelling Bee

          Congratulations to Elijah E. for winning the K-2 Spelling Bee and to Emma R. for winning the 3-8 Spelling Bee. 

Volleyball Practice and Games

          Volleyball players will practice tonight, but there will be no games this week.

Next week’s schedule includes practice on Tuesday and Thursday and tournament games on Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, we have not been assigned game times yet.

Christians Forward-Southeast Asia

Anne Press, the executive director of CF-SA, will be with us tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. She will be presenting information about her work with this medical mission. This group is our mission project for this portion of the school year. Parents are welcomed, and encouraged, to join us for this presentation. We will meet in the church for this presentation.

Midweek Lenten Services

          As we begin our journey together towards the cross of Christ, we commemorate Ash Wednesday, February 14th, with a service of imposition of ashes at 3:00pm for our children and parents of Faith Lutheran School.  The service 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.

Hand Chimes Choir

          We will play one song during tomorrow’s 3:00pm Ash Wednesday service.

No School Reminder

All FLS teachers will be attending the Pacific Northwest District’s Teacher’s Conference this Thursday and Friday.  There will also be no school on Monday, February 19th.

          There is aftercare available for K-8 grades after school on Wednesday, however, Preschool will not have aftercare available due to the teachers’ flight times. 

Junior Choir

          We will NOT be singing this Sunday, February 18th at Shephard of the Hills Church.

YMCA Visits

          The first day back from a long weekend can be very hectic.  Grades K-8th will continue their visits to the YMCA on Tuesday, February 20th.  Don’t forget your child’s swimming attire (K-4) or gym shoes (5-8).

Spirit Week

Next week, Wednesday through Friday, we will ditch the uniforms and dress in theme to cheer on our volleyball team before their tournament!  Look for the daily themes in your Parent Connection next Tuesday. 

Chicken Fundraiser Dinner

Next Friday, February 23rd, PTF will host a Chicken Fundraiser Dinner to fund our new basketball goals.  It will begin at 6:00pm and will be a free will donation.  The menu will be chicken with sides of pasta, fresh vegetables, Olive Garden Salad and breadsticks.  We will have dessert and drinks as well.

We look forward to seeing you there for fellowship and a great meal.

Health Fair

          Faith Lutheran Church and School is sponsoring a Health Fair Saturday, March 3rd from 8:00am-12:00pm to bring free health education, health screenings, and affordable blood tests to our community. 

Alaska Health Fair Inc. will provide the majority of materials, supplies, medical volunteers, and other support but we need volunteers to help set up and take down, to help during the fair, and to donate food.  Setup begins on Friday afternoon March 2nd.  A list of food items needed and a signup sheet is posted in the Fellowship Hall or you can visit SignUpGenius at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054ba5a72ba57-101516.  Contact Gabby gby279@yahoo.com for more information.

February Birthdays

God’s blessings on your birthday and throughout the year.

Sean T. – February 28