There’s Always Hope for Tomorrow
All of us want to have hope. No matter
what the situation, we need to hope for a brighter future. The basketball
player who missed the free throws that could have won the game, the young
mother who has suffered through the worst day of her life, or a little toddler
who scraped their knee while learning to ride a bike; all need to feel that
things can be better than they feel right now. Sometimes all it would take
might be an ice cream cone, a night out for dinner, or just a kiss from Mom to
raise a person from the hopeless feelings they have.
But there are going to be times when a
kiss or an ice cream will do nothing to raise our spirit. Things may get so bad
that there doesn’t seem to be any hope, no light at the end of the tunnel. But
even then, there is hope.
“So
that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have
hope.” Romans 15:4. In these words, God tells us why He gave us His word.
As we read the Bible, God talks to us. He encourages us. He gives us strength
to endure. Endurance is the ability to stand up under heavy pressure, our
ability to put up with difficulties, even the darkest times. In the Scriptures,
God gives us examples of how he has delivered his people in the past. He says,
“I still have the same power and the same love to help you today and every
tomorrow you will face.” That is our hope.
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
12th and 19th 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.
Bake Sale
Faith
Lutheran School and Preschool will be hosting a bake sale on Thursday, December
13th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm in the church entry way. If you are able to donate something for the
sale, we need items such as cakes, cupcakes, cookies, candy, breads, nuts, and
jellies are all great. They can be small
or large, sweet or salty.
Items
can be dropped off all day Wednesday or Thursday morning in the kitchen. Please label them for the bake sale.
Holiday Performance Dimond Center
K-8 students will be singing and
playing hand chimes on Tuesday,
December 18th at 2:00pm in the
Dimond Center. Parents are
welcome to come and watch too!
Early
Dismissal and Christmas Break
School
will dismiss at noon on Thursday, December 20th. There is no aftercare available. Christmas break begins Friday, December 21st.
Christmas
Program
Our preschool and school will perform “What
Child is This” Children’s Christmas Service on Thursday, December 20th at
6:30pm in the recital hall at the UAA Fine Arts Building. Students should by at the
UAA Fine Arts building by 6:15pm.
This is a mandatory school function, and all
FLS students are expected to be present.
Students put much time and effort into preparing for this special
opportunity to share their Christmas joy with you. Invite family and friends to join us!
Students need to wear their best church
clothes such as dresses, dress pants, button-up shirts, etc. No jeans or t-shirts please.
Permission
to Film
Mr. Bob Walker has volunteered his time and
talents to film the Christmas performance so that parents, families, and
friends are able to watch it without having to record it on their own. All DVD copies
will be provided free of charge.
December
Birthdays
Miss
Kruger – December 21
Kathrin K. – December 27
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