Faith Works 2021-8-27

Faith Works News

August 27, 2021
 

Know Christ!  Live Christ!  Make Christ Known!

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What:  The annual Church Picnic is back

Who:  Everyone is invited

When: Sunday, September 26^th at noon
(following the 11 am worship service)

Where: Faith Lutheran Courtyard / Activity Center

Food:  Hamburgers and Hot Dogs
Faith’s Youth Group will be cooking. 

CLICK HERE to RSVP / Volunteer at the Picnic.   

For more information about the picnic, CLICK HERE. 

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Music Makers and Life Changers

Performing works by Bach, Beethoven, Handel and More

Sunday, September 12 @ 4:00 p.m.

at Faith Lutheran church

Music Makers and Life Changers is a new recital series based in Georgetown.  Featuring a variety of talented performers and showcasing an array of great composers, all performances will benefit a local non-profit, “Life Changer.”  Our debut recital is on Sunday, September 12th at 4:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church.  Mark your calendars, and we hope to see you there.

SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
(Bible stories from God’s Word)
begins September 5th
9:45-10:45

2-year-olds through 2nd Grade in C-101 (downstairs)
and 3rd-5th Graders in C-205 (Upstairs)

SUNDAY MORNING
ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

(Fall Quarter: September 5 – November 28)

REGISTER HERE

• A Survey of the Old Testament…a continuation!
       – Dr. Ron Swanson / Activity Center

   

• Review of the Christian Faith / New Member Class
       – Pastor Pohland / Room B-120

• Parenting Class – Discipling Our Kids
  To Think & Act with a Biblical Worldview
       – Pastor Crowe / Room B-116

MIDWEEK MORNING
ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

Trustworthy:
Overcoming Our Greatest Struggles
to Trust God
– Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.  / Room B-120
Start date: Sept. 22nd
– Shelly Curren

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Men’s Bible Class – 1 Samuel
– Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. / Room B-116
-Pastors Pohland & Crowe 

Contact the church to sign up. 

See also “Compass Groups” below for other Small Group Bible studies.

Sponsored by Faith Senior Ministries:

“Five Legal Documents
Everybody Needs”

with Austin Attorney, Keith Leuty
Barnett & Leuty, PC, Attorneys & Mediators at Law

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Faith Lutheran Church

1:00-1:30 – Refreshments in the Library
1:30-2:30 – Presentation in the Sanctuary

CLICK HERE for more information.

Confirmation Begins Sunday, August 29th! 1:00pm—2:30pm

Calling all 7th and 8th grade students!
Confirmation is starting up again for the fall.
If you would like to register your 7th or 8th grade student for Confirmation class at Faith Lutheran, or if you have any questions, please contact Austin Angerman at the church office.

The Georgetown officials are: Josh Schroeder, Mayor Wayne Nero, Chief of the Georgetown Police Department John Sullivan, Chief of the Georgetown Fire Department Eric Johnson, Director of Public Works

The Williamson County officials are:

• Mike Gleason, Williamson County Sheriff
• Mike Knipstein, Director of Williamson County Emergency Medical Services
• Michael Shoe, Director of Williamson County Emergency Management
• Hank Jones, Williamson County Fire Marshal

We give thanks to God for all public servants and ask Him to bless their labors.  “Good government” is included in the “daily bread” we ask God to provide when we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.”

Please take a moment before or after worship to tie knots in these quilts and lift these officials before God in prayer.  The quilts, which were crafted by members of Faith, will remain in the church lobby until Sunday, September 5.

Upbring Golf Tournament

Join us for an 18-hole, four-person scramble at:

Avery Ranch Golf Club
10500 Avery Club Dr., Austin, TX 78717
Monday, September 27, 2021

We are excited to welcome you to our annual golf tournament on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Avery Ranch Golf Club, benefiting the children and families in our care.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Compass Groups

Would you like to join a small group for fellowship and Bible study?  Our small groups are called “Compass Groups.”  If you are interested in joining a Compass Group, please fill out the form HERE.

Chrismons moved it’s meeting
to this THURSDAY, September 2nd
at 9:30 a.m. in B116.

Faith’s Braille Team

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Faith’s Braille Team is in need of volunteers.  Our team prints 20 copies of I and II Corinthians in Swahili to send to East Africa Countries.  Contact Paul or Lois Howe to join the Missionary Outreach.

NOTE NEW TIME:  The team meets the 2nd Monday of each month at Zion Lutheran Church.  Our meeting time has changed to 12:00-2:00.  We were asked to meet earlier so we do not leave the same time as parents are arriving to pick up children from the school.

Helping Hands Mission Project

THIS SUNDAY IS THE LAST SUNDAY
we are collecting Point Store items
for New Life Children’s Center for girls ages 11-17.

July 4 – August 29 @ Faith’s Ministry Center in the Narthex FEATURED ITEMS:  STUFFED ANIMALS (NEW) and $5 GIFT CARDS to HEB or Walmart

To read more about this project, to see a full list of the items we are collecting, or for information on where to write a check, click here.

Weekly Financial Status Update

¹ $24,386.54 needed weekly to meet 2021 adjusted budget. 
² This number reflects completed online attendance cards, not views.
³ Pre-COVID, 3/8/2020, average worship attendance was 556.

Sunday Worship Links
for August 29

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

CLICK HERE to Join us for Worship online

CLICK HERE for Adult Bible Study with Pastor Pohland

(These links will not be “live” until 7 a.m. Sunday morning.)

Readings for this Sunday:
Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-9
(Psalm 119:129-136)
Ephesians 6:10-20
Mark 7:14-23

* Worship Services are in BOLD print

Minute Prayers

CLICK HERE for August 22-28 Minute Prayers

CLICK HERE for August 29-September 4 Minute Prayers

These links take you to the Minute Prayers
on our website; once there,
find the day you seek then click the “+”
to open the prayer for that day.

If you would like to receive a Minute Prayer email every day
(and are not already subscribed), click here.

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