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A monthly publication to keep members and friends informed of the ministry of Faith. May 2017 Vol. 68 Issue 5 3100 E. Evergreen Dr. Appleton, WI 54913 | 601 E. Glendale Ave. Appleton, WI 54911 ● 920-739-9191 ● www.faithfoxvalley.org NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12) In observance of the National Day of Prayer, Faith Lutheran Church is planning an opportunity for prayer, healing, and worship on Thursday, May 4. The sanctuary will be open to everyone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for personal prayer, meditation and quiet time. A resource table and prayer partner will be available for those needing assistance or help getting started. The day will conclude with a Community Prayer and Healing Service at 6:30 p.m., incorporating music, biblical reflection, meditation and additional personal/group prayer time. At the end of the Thursday, May 4 service, those interested may come forward to the altar rail 6:30 p.m. for prayer with a member of the Faith’s Pastoral Office Faith Ministry Center Team and/or to receive the ancient custom of anointing with oil for healing and forgiveness. All are welcome – invite your family and friends! SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE We are in for an adventure this summer! Many things will be different for us during the coming months, including some significant changes to weekend worship due to sanctuary renovations at both ministry centers. Here’s what the summer schedule is shaping up to look like: May 22 - June 19 • Worship at ONLY the Celebration Ministry Center Saturdays, 5 p.m. (contemporary worship) Sundays, 8 a.m. (traditional worship), 9:20 a.m. (blended worship), 10:40 a.m. (blended worship) Mondays, 6 p.m. (traditional worship) June 24 - August 14 • Worship at ONLY the Faith Ministry Center Saturdays, 5 p.m. (contemporary worship) Sundays, 8 a.m. (traditional worship), 9:20 a.m. (blended worship), 10:40 a.m. (blended worship) Mondays, 6 p.m. (traditional worship) August 20 • Worship at ONLY the Timber Rattlers Stadium Sunday, 10 a.m. (Only one worship service this day. Watch for more information in the coming months.) Monday, August 21, 6 p.m. (traditional) at the Faith Ministry Center. Beginning the weekend of August 26-28, we will return to our regular worship schedule at two locations. A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR Greetings in Christ! As many of you may universal institution, comprised of all the are a sinner, Christ died for you! (Romans know by now, Melissa and I have baptized everywhere who “call on the 5:8) For our sake God made him who purchased our first house! We are very name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. knew no sin to become sin, so that in him excited to be putting down roots here in 1:2). And Apostolic – the Church “is built we might become the righteousness of the Fox Valley. It is quite a treat to be on the foundation of the apostles and God! (2 Cor. 5:21) The debt that you have moving across town rather than across prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the incurred before God, the sins that you the country. As my mind has been taxed chief cornerstone” (Ephesians 2:20). We have stacked up which condemn you, God with to-do lists and paint palates and will even get to see this truth in its has taken it away and nailed it to the carpet squares and packing, it got me fullness on the last day when we see the cross! (Colossians 2:14) thinking about how much we move. We Holy City, the New Jerusalem coming are a culture that doesn’t stop. We move, down from heaven, the wall of which has As you move through your day-to-day whether it’s house to house, job to job, twelve foundations, “and on them were vocations, the busyness of schedules and place to place, activity to activity. Our the names of the twelve apostles and the schools and service, feel not unsettled or minds are taxed with to-do lists and piano Lamb” (Rev. 21:14). unanchored. Delight in the sure practice and calendars and programs. It is foundation of Christ’s Church and the tough to keep track of our daily The Church is an institution given to us by mercy of him who has brought you in. schedules, much less find time to sit God. He has given us many institutions, Rejoice in the teaching of the Apostles. down and have a family meal. There is such as the institution of marriage or the Rest in the community of saints here in always something new to do, see, institution of Baptism and the Lord’s this place. Believe the Word that has been experience, or entertain ourselves with. Supper. Because these things have been revealed. The Word will never change, the With the world constantly making instituted by God, this gives us assurance promise remains the same, generation to demands of us, with the constant shifting that they are not going anywhere. They are generation, week in and week out: of daily life, with the expectations of not wishy-washy or moveable, but have Christ crucified for you! Amen! soccer teams and work appointments and been founded on the stone laid in Zion, “a the daily changes in our communities and tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a Pastor Kyle Jones country, is there anywhere that doesn’t sure foundation; the one who relies on it change? will never be stricken with panic” (Isaiah 28:16). In Matthew 16, Peter confesses There is! As we are putting down roots that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the here in Appleton, I am reminded that we Living God.” With a play on words using were first rooted in Christ. In his wisdom Peter’s own name (Petros in Greek means and mercy, Christ instituted his Church. “rock”), Jesus says to him, “I tell you that As we shuffle and shift in our day-to-day you are Petros, and on this petra (“rock,” vocations, we have been brought in by though here Jesus doesn’t use the word as baptism into this Church. The beauty of a name) I will build my church” (Matthew the Church is that she doesn’t change. 16:13-18). The rock that Church is built on She remains the same, steadfast and built is the revelation given to Peter that this on the foundation of Christ. We confess man Jesus truly is the Christ, God in the in the Nicene Creed that we believe in flesh! This confession forms the heart of “one holy, catholic, and apostolic the teaching of the Apostles. This Truth is Church.” One – that we are joined the anchor of the Church! And so the together as one body in Christ, that we Church has taught, generation after have unity in Christ because of his Word generation, century after century, the and work (1 Cor. 10:16-17, 12:12-13). unchanging Word of God. Christians ever Holy – that, as the priesthood of all since have “devoted themselves to the believers and the people of God’s own Apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the choosing, we are set apart as his people breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts and serving the world by carrying the 2:42). And so, generation after generation, Gospel to those in darkness (1 Peter 2:9). week in and week out, we preach the same Catholic – the word “catholic” simply Word that has been preached since Christ means universal. The Church is a founded his church: that even though you 2 page / May 2017 / Faith Lutheran Church TOGETHER IN MINISTRY CAMP LUTHER Camp Luther offers great faith-building and fun experiences for kids of all ages. There are brochures in the lobbies at both ministry centers and you can get information at campluther.com. Faith has many students going to Camp Luther each year. To facilitate ride-sharing and finding camp “buddies” families are encouraged to use the CAMP LUTHER RIDE-SHARING posters on the bulletin boards or contact Kathleen Lane at the PUERTA ABAJO FAQs church office. It will help families May I send a gift to my sponsored child? connect before going to camp. We request that you do not send gifts due to space limitations and to minimize the po- tential for jealousy between children when one receives a gift and others do not. You are welcome to include small flat items in a letter such as stickers, photos, postcards, or bookmarks. Where can I learn more about what is going on in Puerta Abajo? Visit faithfoxvalley.org/PuertaAbajo for information and a link to our sponsorship page through Community HopeChest. You can also join the closed Facebook group: Faith in Puerta Abajo. THE CHILDREN OF PUERTA ABAJO Meet Joselin Marroquin Ordonez. Joselin is 17 years old and is in the eighth grade. She is cared for by both of her parents. She is smiley, collaborative and friendly. She likes listening to music and singing. Joselin would like to be a tourist guide when she grows up. She is Joselin Marroquin Ordonez sponsored by the Hahnemann family—Todd, Julie and Taya. The Hahnemann Family Gas and Groceries are POWERFUL! We have several options to choose from for your monthly gas purchases. Grand Central Station Shell offers a generous 10% rebate! In addition we have Kwik Trip (5%), MotoMart (5%) and Fleet Farm (5%). Scrip gift cards for local grocery stores such as Copps (4%), Festival Foods (3%), Piggly Wiggly (3%), Walmart & Sams Club (2%) and Woodmans (5%) are always in stock.