The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder on the web: http://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org Faith Lutheran Church*
Phone 632-7246
[email protected]
*a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
YEAR OF MARK
Christmas/Epiphany
January 2015
“And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’” (Revelation 21:5) Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Happy New Year! I hope you find 2015 to be a year of renewal in your life; a year filled with joy, and prayer, and gratitude; a year in which you find the courage to respond to the opportunities and challenges that God will surely provide. Yes, it’s a new year and we think of making alterations in the way we live. Perhaps you are contemplating adopting a healthier lifestyle; quitting a bad habit; mending a broken relationship; changing your attitude; reaching out to new opportunities. The New Year usually provokes those kinds of thoughts. Of course, every new day is a gift from God, so in reality, each morning God is “making all things new”. That opportunity comes each and every day so how do we respond? With gratitude, that’s how. Thank God for each new day because it is a precious gift. Consider it a divine gift card to be spent any way you choose. How will you spend your gift card? I suggest you spend it in prayer. What, you say? Sorry, I don’t live in some cloistered, isolated monastic order; I live in the real world. I have real responsibilities, real health concerns, real financial burdens, real family issues. I may drop to my knees in a crisis, but the rest of the time I have to function. Yes, I agree, of course you do. But prayer isn’t always a heads bowed, eyes closed activity. Think of the last time you missed hitting that deer as you sped down the road. There was that “Oh my God!” moment wasn’t there? It was instinctive wasn’t it? What if you kept God in the forefront of your mind in non-crisis moments? God wants to be with you in the ordinary times too. Do you only talk with your close friends, the people you love when you’re in trouble? Of course not, you share all your thoughts with them because you love them and you trust them to love you. It’s the same with God. When Paul advises that we “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) he’s talking about staying connected to God in our everyday, hum drum existence. It will give you peace and help you to function better than ever.
That leads to joy and gratitude. I’m not saying you will spend your days giggling, but you will spend your days feeling positive about yourself because the fact that you are a beloved child of God will be an intrinsic part of your core beliefs and that leads to gratitude. You feel whole and valued, which in turn leads to confidence, which leads to courage.
INSIDE Page 2…Shut-ins, birthdays, anniversaries
Special Dates New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015 Epiphany, January 6, 2015 Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 11, 2015 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday, Then what happens? You respond to life differently. Where there may have been anxiety in the past, now there is calm and self-assurance. Where there may have been January 19, 2015 irritation and exasperation, now there is patience. Where there once was pressure to be in control, get everything done and done properly and quickly, there is the ability to let God be in control and live your life as God’s “good enough” beloved child who We thank you for your Christmas gifts lives in a world filled with others whom God loves. and cards. We would also like to thank And what is absent from this life? Something you will never miss and can very well you for providing Christmas gifts for live without – fear. I’ve heard it said that the most frequent message from God in the our adopted families. Your caring for us Bible is “fear not”. I’ve been told, although I’ve never counted it myself, that the “fear and for them is greatly appreciated. not” message is in there 366 times (once for every day of the year including leap year). Your generosity has brought joy to So, for 2015, I challenge you - live fearlessly. many hearts. Blessings and Peace, Pastor Barry
Pastor Barry and Bobbie See: PASTOR, p. 2
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Faith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Synod website: nglsynod.org;
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is the monthly newsletter of the
Remember Our Shut-Ins
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at : Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (906) 632-7246 The deadline for the Pathfinder is the 15th of each month. Please send articles, comments, news items c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to [email protected]
At McKinley Manor:
Margaret Morris,
2023 W. 4th Ave. MI 4978
#115 E, 632-3844 SSM,
At Freighterview Asst. Living: Ruth Ronquist, 253-2331 605 W. Portage Ave.
SSM, MI 49783
Pastor: Rev. Barry J. Levine
At home:
Church Office Administrator/Editor: Pat Deatrick
Wes Bush
Beverly Tankersley
6907 S. Scenic Dr.
1 Lake St.
SSM, MI 49783
SSM, MI 49783
632-9407
632-3888
John Nobliski
Louise Benson
6462 Snake River Heights Colorado Springs
1305 Walker Ave. NW Apt. 3205
CO 80923
Gr.Rapids, MI 49504
Congregation Council: Jack Armstrong, Louise Armstrong, Nancy Bolio, Joy Lake, John McDonald, Darlene Sawyer, Cathy Tibbett, Jill Weber, and Lori Strickland
4 Brian Bush Kathy Kagarise 5 William Robinson 8 Erin Bachand 11 Alec Cook 12 Peggy Suriano 15 Brian Marken, Jr. Garrett Peterman 16 Jonathon Sundstrom 17 Kristine Fiechtner 24 Darryl East 25 Logan Cook 26 Danielle Fike 28 Nina Nelson 29 Nancy Bolio
Josh & Amy Sanner
1/09/1979
36 years
Dave & Judy Bloom
1/25/1964
51 years
Bernard & Esther Beaulieu
1/28/1962
53years
PASTOR , cont. from p. 1
If you are responsible for a report to be included in the Annual Report, please turn it in to the church office by February 3rd. All methods will be accepted : written, e-mail, typed. Thank you!
THREE LAKES LAY ACADEMY Winter 2015 Class Offerings Classes will be held on Thursdays from January 15 — March 19, 2015, beginning at 4 p.m. Teachers will be pastors and elders from local Presbyterian and Lutheran churches All classes held at: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 950 Huron St., St. Ignace, MI 49781 For more information, contact the church office or call (906) 643-7370.
The Pathfinder
Non-Profit
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
U.S. Postage Paid
1600 PARK STREET
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 49783
January
4
11
18
25
ASSISTING
Dennis Brindley
Lori Strickland
Bruce Anderson
Ben Deatrick
CHOIR
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
ORGANIST
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Capt. (440-4609)
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
OFFERING
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
COUNTERS
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
NURSERY
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
LECTORS
ALTAR WORKERS Martha Cowan
USHERS
Phone 632-7246
[email protected]
*a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
YEAR OF MARK
Christmas/Epiphany
January 2015
“And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’” (Revelation 21:5) Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Happy New Year! I hope you find 2015 to be a year of renewal in your life; a year filled with joy, and prayer, and gratitude; a year in which you find the courage to respond to the opportunities and challenges that God will surely provide. Yes, it’s a new year and we think of making alterations in the way we live. Perhaps you are contemplating adopting a healthier lifestyle; quitting a bad habit; mending a broken relationship; changing your attitude; reaching out to new opportunities. The New Year usually provokes those kinds of thoughts. Of course, every new day is a gift from God, so in reality, each morning God is “making all things new”. That opportunity comes each and every day so how do we respond? With gratitude, that’s how. Thank God for each new day because it is a precious gift. Consider it a divine gift card to be spent any way you choose. How will you spend your gift card? I suggest you spend it in prayer. What, you say? Sorry, I don’t live in some cloistered, isolated monastic order; I live in the real world. I have real responsibilities, real health concerns, real financial burdens, real family issues. I may drop to my knees in a crisis, but the rest of the time I have to function. Yes, I agree, of course you do. But prayer isn’t always a heads bowed, eyes closed activity. Think of the last time you missed hitting that deer as you sped down the road. There was that “Oh my God!” moment wasn’t there? It was instinctive wasn’t it? What if you kept God in the forefront of your mind in non-crisis moments? God wants to be with you in the ordinary times too. Do you only talk with your close friends, the people you love when you’re in trouble? Of course not, you share all your thoughts with them because you love them and you trust them to love you. It’s the same with God. When Paul advises that we “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) he’s talking about staying connected to God in our everyday, hum drum existence. It will give you peace and help you to function better than ever.
That leads to joy and gratitude. I’m not saying you will spend your days giggling, but you will spend your days feeling positive about yourself because the fact that you are a beloved child of God will be an intrinsic part of your core beliefs and that leads to gratitude. You feel whole and valued, which in turn leads to confidence, which leads to courage.
INSIDE Page 2…Shut-ins, birthdays, anniversaries
Special Dates New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015 Epiphany, January 6, 2015 Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 11, 2015 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday, Then what happens? You respond to life differently. Where there may have been anxiety in the past, now there is calm and self-assurance. Where there may have been January 19, 2015 irritation and exasperation, now there is patience. Where there once was pressure to be in control, get everything done and done properly and quickly, there is the ability to let God be in control and live your life as God’s “good enough” beloved child who We thank you for your Christmas gifts lives in a world filled with others whom God loves. and cards. We would also like to thank And what is absent from this life? Something you will never miss and can very well you for providing Christmas gifts for live without – fear. I’ve heard it said that the most frequent message from God in the our adopted families. Your caring for us Bible is “fear not”. I’ve been told, although I’ve never counted it myself, that the “fear and for them is greatly appreciated. not” message is in there 366 times (once for every day of the year including leap year). Your generosity has brought joy to So, for 2015, I challenge you - live fearlessly. many hearts. Blessings and Peace, Pastor Barry
Pastor Barry and Bobbie See: PASTOR, p. 2
2
Faith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Synod website: nglsynod.org;
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is the monthly newsletter of the
Remember Our Shut-Ins
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at : Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (906) 632-7246 The deadline for the Pathfinder is the 15th of each month. Please send articles, comments, news items c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to [email protected]
At McKinley Manor:
Margaret Morris,
2023 W. 4th Ave. MI 4978
#115 E, 632-3844 SSM,
At Freighterview Asst. Living: Ruth Ronquist, 253-2331 605 W. Portage Ave.
SSM, MI 49783
Pastor: Rev. Barry J. Levine
At home:
Church Office Administrator/Editor: Pat Deatrick
Wes Bush
Beverly Tankersley
6907 S. Scenic Dr.
1 Lake St.
SSM, MI 49783
SSM, MI 49783
632-9407
632-3888
John Nobliski
Louise Benson
6462 Snake River Heights Colorado Springs
1305 Walker Ave. NW Apt. 3205
CO 80923
Gr.Rapids, MI 49504
Congregation Council: Jack Armstrong, Louise Armstrong, Nancy Bolio, Joy Lake, John McDonald, Darlene Sawyer, Cathy Tibbett, Jill Weber, and Lori Strickland
4 Brian Bush Kathy Kagarise 5 William Robinson 8 Erin Bachand 11 Alec Cook 12 Peggy Suriano 15 Brian Marken, Jr. Garrett Peterman 16 Jonathon Sundstrom 17 Kristine Fiechtner 24 Darryl East 25 Logan Cook 26 Danielle Fike 28 Nina Nelson 29 Nancy Bolio
Josh & Amy Sanner
1/09/1979
36 years
Dave & Judy Bloom
1/25/1964
51 years
Bernard & Esther Beaulieu
1/28/1962
53years
PASTOR , cont. from p. 1
If you are responsible for a report to be included in the Annual Report, please turn it in to the church office by February 3rd. All methods will be accepted : written, e-mail, typed. Thank you!
THREE LAKES LAY ACADEMY Winter 2015 Class Offerings Classes will be held on Thursdays from January 15 — March 19, 2015, beginning at 4 p.m. Teachers will be pastors and elders from local Presbyterian and Lutheran churches All classes held at: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 950 Huron St., St. Ignace, MI 49781 For more information, contact the church office or call (906) 643-7370.
The Pathfinder
Non-Profit
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
U.S. Postage Paid
1600 PARK STREET
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 49783
January
4
11
18
25
ASSISTING
Dennis Brindley
Lori Strickland
Bruce Anderson
Ben Deatrick
CHOIR
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
R.A. Brindley
ORGANIST
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Pat Deatrick
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Martha Cowan
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Ben Deatrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Jim Carrick
Capt. (440-4609)
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
Dan Doran
OFFERING
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
Joy Lake
COUNTERS
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
Darlene Sawyer
NURSERY
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
LECTORS
ALTAR WORKERS Martha Cowan
USHERS
