Week of February 2nd, 2025
All requests for announcements MUST be made by Tuesdays at noon. Click this link: Bulletin Announcement Request Form
**Please email all announcement requests to church@faithbaycity.org**
Faith families enroll now!! K-8 enrollment fee is $285, and Early Childhood is $150. Pick up a packet in the office M-F between 7:30-3:30pm. Call Andrea with any questions at 989-684-3448 or email at alaframboise@faithbaycity.org
This month’s noisy coin offering will go to Family of God.
Pastor Theil’s address is: 5020 N. River Rd. Freeland, MI 48623 for anyone wishing to send him a card.
Baby Bottles for Life Clinic are available to pick up in the back of the church under the announcement counter. These are due back by Friday, February 28th.
Ladies, widowed & single of all ages, we will meet after the 10:30 service on February 23rd. We will go out to lunch at Ponderosa, and then if you like, get together and play cards and/or board games. If you need a ride or more information call Bonnie Randall @ 989-697-3595.
All Ladies of Faith are invited to an evening of fun and fellowship on February 11th at 6:30pm. Brenda Peppel, a member of Faith and a Stampin Up Consultant, will lead us in making an original 4 x 4 wall art piece and a handmade card. All of the supplies will be furnished. After our creative time together we will have a short meeting with some delicious refreshments. You don’t want to miss out!
Endowment Fund - The Faith Lutheran Endowment Fund is taking grant requests, March 1-30. If you are a member of Faith, on a Board, Committee, or on the staff here at Faith and have an idea for a need that is non-budgeted, please feel free to make a request. Application forms are available on our website at faithbaycity.org under documents or by contacting the office. We will review the applications at our April meeting. Thank you for your prayers, contributions, and support.
SAVE THE DATE! Faith Lutheran’s Open House is on Thursday, February 20th from 5:30-7:00pm. Share to your friends and family to tour the school, meet the teachers and staff, and see if Faith Lutheran is the place for your child to attain a SUPERIOR education in a SAFE FAMILY environment. We will have a supervised coloring station available for littles while parents/guardians fill out enrollment paperwork, as well. Come see the home of a Faith Wildcat! Can't wait to have you!
The school’s Special Friends Day is February 26th from 7:30-10:30am. If you are interested in signing up to be a “Lend-a-Friend” for this event, please fill out one the forms located in the back of the church. Once you’ve completed the form, simply place it in the white box labeled Lend-a-Friend. Thank you!
LAYETTES FOR ORPHAN GRAIN TRAIN - The Pack-n-Play is up now in the Beyer room to collect items. We will collect them through May 10 and then set a date to assemble them to be delivered to OGT in Sebewaing. There is a paper on the ledge in the back of the church that lists the items needed - we only want infant thru 12 months. The most needed items are rubber pants which are hard to find - ordering them online seems to be the best source. Also needed are sleepers, washcloths, and cloth diapers. Thank you in advance for making a difference in these children's lives.
MISSION GRANT FEATURED FOR JANUARY: God’s Word for Central and South American Missions Lutheran Heritage Foundation - $100,000. Lutheran evangelism efforts are being intensified in countries like the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Uruguay. The need for Spanish language Bibles, Luther's Small Catechism, children's materials, devotions, and other resources is continuous. New pastors who are being trained to be missionaries and evangelists need to be equipped with the materials that help share the Good News. This grant will provide for the translation and printing costs of approx. 25,000 books Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Thank you for your mites to make this grant possible.
**Monday evening services have moved to 6:00pm**