Faith Lutheran Church

Welcome Statement
As members of Faith
Lutheran Church (ELCA)
and as followers of Jesus
May 2018 Christ, by whose grace we
have been welcomed into
fellowship with God, we
proclaim the good news of
Faith Lutheran Church God’s unconditional love
and welcome to all people.
We celebrate with gratitude
the varieties of people God
calls into the life and min-
Happening at Faith Lutheran in May istries of this congregation,
including people of diverse
♦ 10:30 am Worship every Sunday! nationalities and ethnici-
ties, ages, gender identities,
economic circumstances,
♦ Godly Play Sunday School for 6-12 yr olds starts on May
sexual orientations, marital
6th! statuses, and physical and
mental abilities.
♦ Congregational Meeting May 6th~ Calling all voting
members!
You are
♦ May 20th is Pentecost! Please wear red!

♦ May 27th is Holy Trinity Sunday ♥

Here!!!

Cartwheels: A Christian Preschool

FLC SPECIAL
POINTS OF
Happening at Cartwheels: A Christian INTEREST
Preschool in May • 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Worship
♦ May 11th at 10:15 am class and 2:15 pm class. • 6:00 p.m.
Cartwheels Tea for moms, grandmothers, & aunties. Wednesday Choir
• 1st Saturday every
♦ May 11th at 6:00 p.m. Painting Palooza Fundraiser month is Game
Night! Bring a
♦ No school on Memorial Day, May 28th. snack and a game
to share and join us
for this fun time of
fellowship. 5:30
pm
 Godly Play
Godly Play Sunday School
Faith Lutheran begins our new Sunday School program on May
th
6 at 10:30am. Godly Play is a multi-sensory approach to spiritual
education, giving children an opportunity to explore the Christian
faith and Bible stories through wonder and play. The program is for
children ages 6 to 12, but if you or a younger child wish to partici-
pate, speak with Sunday School teacher, Elizabeth Jurich, to make ar-
rangements.
The program is best conducted in a specially designated space
with trained adults providing structure and guiding children in calm
curiosity through the lessons. The space is supposed to be a sanctu-
ary/sacred space for children.
For this reason, Pastor Israel is moving out of his Pastor’s Of-
fice into the Main Office. Now the former Pastor’s Office is becom-
ing the Godly Play classroom. There will still be comfy chairs availa-
ble in the former Pastor’s Office for private pastoral meetings.

Social Ministry News

Themba Mkhabela is coming to visit in August! From August 9th to August
13th, Faith Lutheran Church will host Themba, who serves as the ELCA Madagas-
car, West and Central Africa Regional Representative, an area greater in size and
population than the entire United States. So… he’s kind of a big deal. I mean,
you could go over there sometime and tell people that your AA sponsor is Martin
Sheen and they’d be like, “Who?” But if you said Themba Mkhabela came and
visited your church, they’d be all like, “Wow?! You must be someone special if
you know Mr. Mkhabela!”
We’re hoping that this year he will get to enjoy the Oregon Coast with Dune
Buggy rides, maybe a beach BBQ, and other fun. If anyone wants to help prepare
for his visit and make him feel super welcome, please contact Christina Coughlin.
R.E.M.
Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends.
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand.
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along.

When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on.

Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends.

Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand.
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes.

And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on,

hold on.
Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Hold on,
hold on.

What is Pentecost?
On the day of Pentecost, 50 days after Easter, the church celebrates the gift of the
Holy Spirit and the mission of God extending to the whole human family.
Principal Themes:
• The Holy Spirit
Pentecost
• The formation of the Church
Sunday is
• Christ as the light of the world May 20th!
• The mission of God to all nations

https://www.crossmap.com/blogs/day-of-pentecost-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america.html

What is Holy Trinity Sunday?

Trinity Sunday is a day that celebrates and honors the Holy Trini-
Trinity
ty. We commemorate and celebrate God, who is three in one: God Sunday is
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday falls May 27th!!
on the Sunday after Pentecost. Thus the Trinity season begins on the Sun-
day after Pentecost and lasts till the last Sunday before Advent, which
falls in November.
PAINTING PALOOZA FUNDRAISER
for
Cartwheels: A Christian Preschool
Financial Assistance Fund

May 11th, 2018

6:00 p.m.
For more information,
please call 541-269-9141
or email dadinc@charter.net
From the ELCA Task Force on Women and Justice: One in Christ

Greetings in the name of Christ!

When we began our work in 2012, we were charged to foster church dialogue
around issues of sexism. We had no idea those issues would be dominating the
headlines when we scheduled the publication of the "Draft Social Statement on
Women and Justice" for 2018! We invite you to join this timely conversation about
the draft because we need the voices of everyone from across our church.

How can you join the conversation?

You can read the draft and respond. Just as talking together has helped our task
force to think about these issues, we encourage you to get together with a group.
You also may choose to attend a hearing in your synod. Go to http://elca.org/Faith/
Faith-and-Society/Current-Social-Writing-Projects/Women-and-Justice/Draft to
learn more about all of these options. The comment period is open through Sept.
30, 2018.

What will you find in the draft?

Among many important theological themes, the draft stands upon the Lutheran
emphasis that we are justified by grace through faith. It explores how this marvel-
ous gift urges, even empowers, us to challenge the structures of patriarchy and
sexism because they prevent all people from living the abundant lives God in-
tends.

Some of the issues the draft explores include:

• how Lutherans understand Scripture;
• restricted access to health care and economic resources;
• objectifying portrayals of women and girls in the media and popular culture;
and gender-based violence.
•
It has been an immensely humbling and gratifying experience to be part of the
Task Force on Women and Justice. We invite you to the table as the Spirit moves
you. We invite you to be a part of advancing this social statement process and to
contribute to what will be a living guide for our church.

Yours in Christ,

The Rev. Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld

Intentional Interim Pastor, Wisconsin

Professor Brad Wendel

Cornell University School of Law

Co-Chairs, ELCA Task Force on Women and Justice: One in Christ

 We are a
Reconciling in Christ
congregation!

Faith Lutheran Church PLEASE

2741 Sherman PLACE
North Bend, Oregon 97459 STAMP
HERE
Phone: 541-756-4035
Fax: 541-756-2435
E-mail:
faithlutheran_nb@frontier.com

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