You Should Have Been Here!
Have you ever had an experience where
you missed out on something because you were in the wrong place at the right
time? Maybe it was a party that you missed because you were sick. Maybe it was
the big game against your arch rival, and your team won at the last second.
Maybe it was a night out at a local establishment where a celebrity showed up
and sat in with the local band for a few fantastic songs. You should have been
here! It was a night to remember, the night of a lifetime! Do you feel left
out? Do you feel like your friends are just “yanking your chain” by making up
stories?
I wonder if the disciple, Thomas, had
some of these same feelings? We have no
idea where Thomas was that first Easter evening but we know that he missed out
on something truly exciting, something that truly changed the lives of those
who witnessed it. When Thomas came back and heard that Jesus had appeared to
the rest of disciples, he demanded proof before he would believe. One week
later, Jesus gave Thomas exactly what he had demanded: undeniable truth. He
invited Thomas to put his fingers into the nail holes in His hands, to reach
out and place his hand into the spear hole in His side. With this proof, we are
told that Thomas believed.
Sometimes we may wish that we could
have been there, too. With Thomas, we would like to have tangible proof for
what we believe. Jesus tells us, “Blessed are they who have not seen and yet
have believed.” He is talking about us!
We have been blessed with faith to trust in Jesus as our Savior. That is truly
a blessing for which to be thankful!
Alaska Spelling and Geography Bees
Emma Robbert represented Faith at the Alaska
State Spelling Bee on Mar. 29th and at the Geography Bee on Apr. 6th. Thank you for all of the time and effort you
put into preparing. Congratulations on a
job well done!!
Indoor Soccer Practice
There
is soccer practice on Tuesday and Thursday this week. The games on Wednesday start at 4:00pm vs.
Lumen Christi and 5:00pm vs. Holy Rosary
Saturday’s
tournament times have not yet been announced.
Players will be given more information when we have it.
PTF Meeting Rescheduled
Due to the soccer games this Wednesday
night, the PTF meeting has been moved to Wednesday,
April 18th at 6pm.
Spirit Week
Let’s show our Huskies soccer team support
for their tournament this weekend. Starting
tomorrow, we are wearing different outfits each day (unless you’d rather just
wear your plain, old uniform!)
Tuesday: Wear a
tie day
Wednesday: Crazy hair day
Thursday: Wear your class color day
Preschool: Blue
Kindergarten: Red
Grades
1-4: Green
Grades 5-8: Black
Friday: Wear school colors teal & gold
Parent’s Night Out
Herbie the Love Bug Night – Friday,
April 20th, 6:00-9:00pm. Parents can
drop off their preschool (potty-trained, please) through 8th graders for a
night out. Free-will donations will be
accepted.
More
details will be available next week.
Kids’ Day at the Dena’ina
Faith Lutheran School will be hosting
a booth at Kids’ Day on April 21st. The
event runs 10:00am – 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 with crafts at Faith’s Booth.
PTF Needs Parents
It is time to get involved with your
child’s school.
Over the past few years, parent participation in our school and PTF has
declined. PTF is a great way to support your child and our school with
activities such as hot lunch, parent’s night out, Trunk or Treat, and also to
provide our school with needed equipment through fundraisers. The best
way to start would be by attending our next PTF meeting on Wednesday, April
18th. The agenda for this meeting
includes the upcoming Parent’s Night Out, Teacher Appreciation Week, Parking
Lot Sale, School Picnic, and most importantly election of officers.
For
the coming school year, we need parents to volunteer for the positions of
president, vice-president, and secretary. If you are interested in
supporting our school this way, please contact Sheila Lillo at
907-229-7901. I would be happy to discuss what the duties are and how
much time they really take. None of the officer positions consume too
much time, and all have been held by parents with full-time jobs. This is
a great opportunity to be involved in your child’s life.
Pennies for Patients Amount Collected
Woo-hoo!! All of your donations have been counted, and
here are the totals:
Grades 1-4: $177.47
Grades 5-8: $172.11
Preschool: $122.75
Kindergarten: $101.83
Thank you for
everyone’s participation. Together, we are able to send $574.16 to the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society to benefit patients who have been diagnosed with a blood
cancer.
Open Enrollment
Enrollment
for the 2018/2019 school year is now open.
Please enroll your student if he or she will be returning next year so
we can begin preparing for next school
year. If
you have any questions, don’t hesitate to stop by, email, or call the office
563-3499.
April Birthdays
God’s
blessings on your birthday and throughout the year.
Caroline
K. – April 21
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