forward with faith
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THIS WEEK AT FAITH LUTHERAN
Forward with Faith May each person feel invited to this community, equipped to use their gifts to the Glory of God and sent to serve.
Faith Lutheran Church
360 South Main Stree t Andover , M A 01810
www.fai th -andover .org 978 -475 -4059
Pr. Jeanet te Leisk
June 3, 2021
THURSDAY June 3
6:00 PM Children’s Chimes outdoor rehearsal
6:40 PM Junior Bell Choir outdoor rehearsal
SATURDAY June 5
9:00 AM Meditation Zoom Group
SUNDAY June 6
9:30 AM Zoom Worship with Holy Communion
11:00 AM Outdoor Worship at Faith with Holy Communion
6:30 PM Senior Choir outdoor rehearsal
TUESDAY June 8
6:45 PM Ringers of Faith rehearsal
THURSDAY June 10
6:00 PM Children’s Chimes outdoor rehearsal
6:40 PM Junior Bell Choir outdoor rehearsal
SATURDAY June 12
8:30 AM Habitat for Humanity Build Day
9:00 AM Meditation Zoom Group
SUNDAY June 13
9:30 AM Zoom Worship with Holy Communion
11:00 AM Outdoor Worship at Faith with Holy Communion and Confirmation
5:30 PM FireFLY End of Year Pool Party
6:30 PM Senior Choir outdoor rehearsal
From My Perspective
Reflections through a Lens of Faith from Pastor Jen
“A Letter”
When I took leave of my congregation in Virginia last August, I received a
number of cards and notes wishing me well. In the midst of packing, I stuffed
most of them in a bag to read when I arrived in Massachusetts. About a week
later, I sat at the kitchen table and began to read…
There was one particular note which caught my attention. The first reason is
that it was written by a teenager – and it was in cursive – and it was four pages
long! The second reason I will remember this note for a long while is because of
what it said.
The teen said that over the past number of months, he had realized he was gay. He hadn’t told anyone outside his
family yet, but he wanted to let me know that he was grateful that when he fully came out, he knew he would be
accepted by the church he had attended all of his life – the community among which he had been baptized and
confirmed, took part in youth group and served as a youth delegate on council. He had no doubts that God accepted
him for who he was… but it was a relief for him to know without doubt that his church would too.
June is Pride month. It started as an act of defiance after police raids at the Stonewall Inn in June of 1969. It continues
because there are still places where it is not safe to be openly gay – and many of those places (tragically) are churches.
You are God’s beloved. Rejoice and be glad! And may the church rejoice with you.
In Christ,
Pastor Jen
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Seeing and experiencing the
temptations that abound, we center
ourselves on Jesus Christ through our
worship and study.
Recognizing our blessings, and that
we are not self-made, we name
the name of God, giving thanks in
daily life.
Being blessed by God, we seek to be
a blessing unto others by giving of
ourselves to our church and to our
community.
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Faith Builds… with Habitat for Humanity
Friends from Faith are especially invited to help with Habitat for Humanity on the 2nd Saturday of the month. That is next Saturday, June 12. No special skills are required (although they're welcome!). Can't stay but want to help? Consider providing lunch!
You can contact Tom Baird at [email protected].
WORSHIP INFORMATION
Do you plan to attend this Sunday’s outdoor worship
service at 11 AM? Please sign up here.
Or do you plan to worship at the Zoom service at 9:30?
The link to join the service is here.
All are welcome!
Do you have an item to include in FWF? Please send it to
Shauna by Wednesday at noon!
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
The Tuesday morning Bible Study is on hiatus for the
summer, but mark July 20 on your calendars for a social
time on Zoom (and maybe in person? And maybe lunch?)
More details will be provided in the coming weeks.
Contact Cindy Schatz at [email protected] for more
information.
SATURDAY BIBLE STUDY/MEDITATION
The Bible Study/Meditation group meets via Zoom on
Saturdays at 9:00 AM.
If you would like to attend, please email socialministry@faith-
andover.org for the login details.
Team Faith Lutheran Church - Andover
Calumet “Walk the Walk 2021” Walk
Going all this Summer!!!
Tom Schauer and Lisa Hodge are organizing a Faith
Lutheran Church - Andover Team, for Calumet's “Walk
the Walk 2021” walk this summer.
If you are interested in joining, please email Tom.
The registration fee of $25.00 goes to Calumet. Calumet
does a great job of providing spiritual opportunities to all
people regardless of their financial situation.
The walk goes from July to September and every week, you
report your miles walked. You can either walk on your own at
home or invite people to walk with you. Plus, we might even
arrange some type of get-togethers for group walks (maybe
around Lake Quannapowitt?). We might even get our own
Faith team T-shirts! I sense there might be bragging rights
for the highest miles walked and maybe a Brownie Ice Cream
Sundae party at the church afterward.
This is all for a great cause!!
Fire FLY
Pool Party and End of the Year Cook-Out at the Rices’
Sunday, June 13th at 5:30 PM!!!
Dawn and Ian Rice have graciously agreed to open up their
home (and the backyard pool) for us to have an End of the
Year Cook-out for The Fire Fly Group next Sunday, June 13th
at 5:30 PM. The church will provide the hamburgers and
hotdogs and buns and condiments and stuff. The Rices will
provide a grill. We are just asking that people bring either a
side dish or dessert to share. If you think you are going to join
us, just email Tom let us know what you might bring. And no
worries if you want to just bring yourself! That is fine too!!! I
would also bring your bathing suit and towel as they have a
pool!!! And there may be a Cannon Ball contest!!! Probably
not!!! But you can hope, right!!!
This is going to be really awesome! and I am so thankful the
Rices want to host this great event! Let’s hope the weather is
fine and we get a really good group there. The Rices live in
Methuen and I will send out the exact address as we get
closer. If anyone has any questions, let me know. You are all
awesome! Take care!!! And talk to you soon!!! You all rock!!!
SUPER FLY—High School Group
K1 (Go-Karts) Racing Night!
Fri Night, June 18th
5:30 PM
Meet at the church at 5:30 PM and go over to K1 Racing in
Wilmington for 6:00 PM. Everyone will be on their own for
transportation. Tickets are $39.95 for two races. Scholar-
ships are available if needed. The church will be paying for
Pizza. Let’s see who will be the fastest Race Car Driver.
Let Tom know if you are interested!
Information about K1 Racing can be found here.
It is going to be awesome!
Please join us!
Photos for Father's Day
Share a photo of you and your father or someone who has been like a father to you!
Email your photos to Pastor Jen by next Wednesday, June 16 so we can show them in a video during worship on June 20.
Email: [email protected]
Summer Worship Schedule
June 20 - September 12
Outdoor Service: 8:30 AM
Online Zoom Service: 10:00 AM
Faith moves to a summer worship schedule with two services beginning June 20. In order to take advantage of cooler temperatures and protect the electronics which can be damaged in the sun, the outdoor service will be earlier at 8:30 AM and the online Zoom service will be at 10:00 AM.
Introducing Newcomers
This Sunday we welcome newcomers to Faith! We welcome Aadu and Morgan Pirn, Steven and Heather McGrath (daughters Tessa and Noelle), Johanne Clark, Robin Popp, Rebecca Zammuto, Jon and Virginia Anderson, Brittany and Mark Leonard (daughters Chloe and Avery), and Jason and Fallon Durant (daughter Winter).
Brittany Leonard grew up going to Faith and is very excited to start bringing her own family. Mark is a mechanical engineer and Brittany works in advertising sales. They love going to Kennebunkport, Maine in the summer.
Robin Popp lives in Amesbury and has 2 adult children, Zach and Madeline Severance. She is a philanthropy consultant to non-profit organizations. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA but raised in New Hampshire and her Lutheran roots go back centuries to Germany!
Stephen and Heather McGrath are both transplants to the state of MA with Heather originally from Florida and Stephen hailing from Wisconsin. Each attended their state university (UF and UW) for undergraduate and graduate school and are big college sports fans, cheering on the Gators and Badgers. They met while both working in MA in 2013 and married in fall of 2016 with their oldest daughter, Tessa, arriving a couple years later and their youngest, Noelle, born at the start of this crazy pandemic. Heather and Stephen love to travel and are looking forward to one day being able to take their daughters on worldwide adventures, but for now are just trying to survive life with a toddler and 1 year old!
Johanne Clark is familiar to many as Lisa-Beth Yanicke's mother! Aadu and Morgan Pirn met playing trombone in the band at Pitt and were married last fall. We've appreciated Rebecca Zammuto who has shared her vocal talents with us in Faith's praise band! Jason Durant also grew up at Faith and he and his wife Fallon welcomed a newborn daughter, Winter to the family last month. We will include a special prayer of blessing for Winter at this Sunday's 11:00 AM service. Jon and Virginia Anderson live in Andover and have been regulars with the Saturday morning meditation group.