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asked to be at church by
8:00 a.m.
Call Doug Halvorsen at
626 532-0576 or Janna
Crowther at 909 967-7922
for more info.
The word animation
means “to be full of life”.
Come at 7:00 p.m. every
week during the Wednes-
days of Lent to begin a
sweep through the major
characters of the Old Testa-
ment and see how God
brings life to his people.
We are viewing the animat-
ed introductions we use in
Confirmation Class. They
will give us a funny and in-
sightful introduction to peo-
ple like us who helped form
the foundation for our lives
today.
Come and get the big
picture of God’s love and
salvation in action.
YOUTH PROVIDING
PALM SUNDAY
BREAKFAST
Confirmation and L.I.F.T.
youth will provide a pan-
cake breakfast on Palm Sun-
day, March 29th from 9:15
a.m.—10:15 a.m. Youth are
L E N T B R I N G S A N N I M A T I O N
V I S I O N B Y G E N E R A T I O N S
where FLC should invest its
time, treasure, and talent as
a church. The gatherings
take place on Saturdays from
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
The remaining schedule is
as follows:
Those in their 40’s are
asked to come on Saturday,
March 7th.
Those in their 50’s on
March 14th.
Those in their 60’s and
above on March 21st.
There will be a make-up
session for all who couldn’t
come for their Saturday
event on Thursday, March
26th, at 7:00 p.m.
Come and share your in-
sights for this exciting time.
Give us 50 minutes for our
next 50 years.
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M O U N T A I N M O V E R
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
Faith Lutheran Church
has a median age in the
mid 30’s.
We encourage the pres-
ence of children at
worship. We also
provide free profes-
sional child care.
Our new worship and
ministry building is
designed in a California
Craftsman style.
Discover the many
things God is doing at
FLC on our website
at: www.faithsd.net
Subscribe to our
free weekly E-pistle
Ezine, and be a part
of our PrayerNet by
sending your email
address to
Get details from our
FLC This Week
printed announce-
ments at worship ser-
vices.
For More
What is God calling us to
do and to be at Faith Luther-
an Church in the next 50
years?
We are
asking that
question of
all our mem-
bers, gener-
ation by gen-
eration.
Come for
50 minutes to offer your
views and help us decide
ADULT CHOIR
Come and sing a new
song to the LORD!
Come on Thursdays at
7:00 p.m. in the worship
space and learn to sing in
a choir.
All experience levels
are welcome.
Contact Dan Ambrosini
at ambrosini.daniel
@gmail.com or at (909)
392-8400 to participate.
SAVE THE RETREAT
DATE
There will be a Con-
gregational Spiritual
Growth Retreat in Mali-
bu at Serra Retreat Cen-
ter on Saturday No-
vember 7th entitled
“Time Out For
Faith”
Save the date and
watch for registration
details. Contact Rev.
Sally Welch at 909 599-
3978 for more details.
RECEPTION OF
NEW MEMBERS
Come and welcome
our newest members,
being received at our
10:00 a.m. worship ser-
vice on Sunday, March
15th.
Meet Brenda Hallock,
David and Darlene
Hodgkins, and Russell
Pearson, and welcome
them into our Christian
Community.
ster at 626 484-5894 for
more info.
The Women of Faith
meet on the first Satur-
day of each month for
planning and Bible Study
at 10:00 a.m. in the Par-
ish Hall.
They will be discussing
the Easter Sunrise break-
fast on April 5th in addi-
tion to their normal ac-
tivities.
Contact Nancy Brew-
The Men of Faith
gather the second Satur-
day of each month at
8:00 a.m. in the church
parking lot.
They go out for break-
fast together and return
to do work projects
around the church.
They will be planning
our Easter Breakfast be-
tween our 8:15 a.m. and
B R I N G Y O U R F A I T H I N T O F O C U S
WOM E N O F F A I T H M E N O F F A I T H
F R I E N D S U N D A Y M A R C H 2 2 N D
Eight out of ten people
who don’t go to church
say they would visit a
church if someone invit-
ed them!
Invite a friend or
friends to worship with
you at either our 8:30
a.m. or 10:00 a.m. wor-
ship services on Sunday,
March 22nd.
What can you do?
1. Think of three
friends who don’t go
to church.
2. Spend one minute
a day – each day un-
til the 22nd - praying
for those friends by
name.
3. Pray that God will
give you the oppor-
tunity to invite these
three people to
church.
We will focus on the
meaning of friendship
and how it is a reflection
of God’s love.
Friends and family are
credible witnesses for
most people. Invite your
friends to this special
event.
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10:00 a.m. worship ser-
vices on April
5th.
Contact Jer-
ry Bain at 626
810-2733 with
any questions
about the Men
of Faith.
Contact Dan Am-
brosini at ambrosini.
[email protected] or at
(909)
392-8400
to take
part.
LIFT is a youth group
for post-Confirmation
through high school
youth. They meet Sun-
days at 6:00 p.m. in the
Parish Hall, and are con-
sidering another time.
Our Christians in Action
(C.I.A.) group is for young
adults (from approximately
20—35 years of age). All
young adults are welcome.
They gather for Bible
Study, brunch, community
service projects, beach
trips and more.
They delivered 145
paperback Bibles and
Christian books donated
by the congregation for
The Prison Library Pro-
ject in January.
p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Free professional child
care will be provided.
Contact us at
[email protected] or 909
599-3978 to RSVP.
That’s it. No agenda, just
a gathering for people who
want to ask questions and
get to know Pastor David
Berkedal and his wife, Rev.
Sally Welch in a totally in-
formal atmosphere.
Enjoy pizza and conver-
sation on us. Ask what-
ever you like. Enjoy the
time together on Thurs-
day, March 12th at 7:00
Do you play a brass
instrument?
We are forming a brass
choir to play at our 8:30
a.m. and 10:00 a.m. wor-
ship services on Easter
Sunday, April 5th.
The group will play with
our Hand Bell Choir and
Adult Liturgical Choir.
Rehearsals will be starting
soon.
L I F T C I A
P I Z Z A W I T H P A S T O R & S A L L Y B R A S S C H O I R F O RM I N G
U R T H E C H U R C H M I N I S T R Y O P P O R T U N I T I E S SEEDS OF FAITH
Our Seeds of Faith
Garden group gathers at
the garden on the third
Saturday of every month
at 1:00 p.m.
Learn and teach how
to grow your own food
Contact Lisa Blair at
626 422-9097 or at lis-
amblair127@ yahoo.com
for more info on how to
help care for Creation.
CHURCH CON-
STRUCTION IN
TANZANIA
Our generous regular
and special giving has ena-
bled us to build or re-
build 5 churches in Tanza-
nia.
We sent $4,131.91,
our latest gift to help
build a new church at
Dakawa, Tanzania, in
early March.
PLAY IN THE BELLS
OF FAITH FOR
EASTER
Come and ring unto
the LORD! If you are in
high school or older, you
can play in the Bells of
Faith Hand Bell Choir at
Easter!
Contact Dan Ambrosini
at ambrosini.daniel
@gmail.com or at (909)
392-8400 to participate
or for more info.
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Contact James Berkedal
([email protected]) or
Mike or Lia Melton
(michael_melton84@yah
oo.com) with questions.
Check the group’s Face-
book page, Christians in
Action, for more info.
They host movie
nights, community ser-
vice projects, Bible
study, and more.
Contact Candace Mar-
tinez at martinez. can-
at 909 234-1555.
Find them on Face-
book at LIFT(Living in
Faith Together).
and come this Sunday.
or Pastor Berkedal 909
599-3978 or at
asap.
Thank you for your
generous giving and
“statements of intent”
for 2015.
We have
received 41
pledges to
our Ministry
Fund totaling
$109,976; we
need $214,828 by the
end of the year.
We have received 34
pledges to our Mortgage
fund totaling $75,196;
we need 98,652 by the
end of the year.
We are providing the
money, the talent, and
the time to make our
church both grow and
reach out to the com-
munity in service.
Pray about it, and then
act on God’s direc-
tion today. Thank you
for your generosity!
Save the dates for
FLC’s Vacation Bible
School coming July 20th
– 24th.
This is one of our best
opportunities to reach
children with the good
news of God’s love.
This will be a daytime
program.
We will need tons of
life-changers to lead and
help.
Speak with Lia Gyore
at 909 962-7060 or at
F O RW A R D I N F A I T H A P P E A L P L A N F O R V B S 2 0 1 5
T H R E E M O R E T H I N G S 1.) STRAW POLL
SURVEY RESULTS
The results of our
Straw Poll Surveys, re-
ceived every Sunday in
January, are posted on
the announcement wall.
Take a look and see
how your responses
compared to the rest of
the congregation’s.
They will be used by
our Church Council and
Visioning Committee.
2.) FLC BOOK
CLUB
Come and discuss rele-
vant Christian literature
with a group of very nice
people Monday nights at
7:00 p.m. in the Confer-
ence Room, just down the
hall from the entrance to
our worship space.
Contact Sam Kamler at
909 599-1689 or at
3.) PRE-SCHOOL
CHOIR SATURDAYS
Two classes meet dur-
ing the week, and a third
1/2-hour music and choir
class for pre-schoolers
and slightly older children
practices on Saturdays at
9:00 a.m. All three form a
choir!
Contact the church
office at 909 599-3978 or
[email protected] for info.
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B Y T H E N U M B E R S 17.31% of year).
Students enrolled in
our pre-school: 79
Faith Lutheran
Church Fan Page likes
on Facebook: 497 (+12)
Average daily
faithsd.net web site
visits in past 30 days:
26.3 (+1.6).
People received as
members in 2015: 1.
Worship attendance
compared to this point
last year: +6 (number
fluctuates wildly week-to
-week at beginning of
year)
Giving to our General
Ministry Fund com-
pared to this point last
year: -1% (number fluc-
tuates wildly week-to-
week at beginning of
year)
Giving to our Mort-
gage Fund this year:
$24,090.00 (24.42% of
goal at 17.31% of year).
Emergency Food
Pantry giving: 924.00
lbs. (12.58% of goal at
The Ladybug and Honey
Bee classes will sing on
Sunday, March 8th and
the Butterfly Class will
sing on March 15th, both
at our 10:00 a.m. worship
service.
Come and meet their
parents and welcome
them.
Come and hear bugs
sing!
You can connect to
all our social media
on the “Media” tab at
www.faithsd.net.
Check out our “Faith
Lutheran Church Fan
Page” on Face-
book. Click on “like” to
become a fan. And, you
can friend Pastor
Berkedal on Facebook
by doing a search for
David Berkedal.
“Follow” us on Twit-
ter by going to twit-
ter.com, from our Media
tab and signing-in,
Pastor Berkedal’s Blog
posts short articles peri-
odically. Check it out
through our web site
Media tab.
Check out our
YouTube channel at
www.YouTube/FLC505
and get your free sub-
scription to FLC videos.
Find pictures of our
events on our Faith Lu-
theran Church Fan Page
on Facebook and in
Shutterfly albums
(password faithsd).
Skype Pastor Berkedal
at david.berkedal.
Username on Insta-
gram: flcsd. #FLCpens
Review us on
Yelp.com on your phone
Find special opportuni-
ties for giving at
www.faithsd.net.
Come in and get con-
nected.
our neighborhood? Holy
Name of Mary might give
more, but as a per-
person amount, I believe
it would still be us on
top.
How about on our
side of town? I think it
would be HNM and us.
What about in all of
San Dimas? CCV is like-
ly giving more but, again,
I think we could hold
What is the most gen-
erous organization on
our block?
In terms of what we
give to the community
and beyond, in both dol-
lars and time, as a sum
and as an amount per-
person, I think it would
have to be Faith Luther-
an Church.
What is the most gen-
erous organization in
our own with nearly any
organization on a per-
person basis.
We are a generous
church.
But did you notice that
all of these groups are
churches?
We are blessed, to be a
blessing!
S O C I A L M E D I A C O N N E C T I O N S
A N O T E F R O M T H E P A S T O R
H E A R B U G S S I N G N I G H T O F C H A M P I O N S Confirmation age and
LIFT youth will be going
to the annual Night of
Champions for teenagers
event, with the theme
“Everyone Matters” 1
John 4:10-12 at Azusa
Pacific University Satur-
day, March 28th at 3:30
p.m.
The cost is $10, which
includes presenters, a T-
shirt, an In-N-Out dinner, a
sports-themed New Testa-
ment, games, live entertain-
ment, and the company of
about 3,000 kids!
We will need drivers
and chaperones.
RSVP to Pastor Berkedal
at 909 599-3978 or dberk
[email protected] ASAP.
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Have you every heard
bugs sing?
Then you’re
in for a treat!
Come and
hear the chil-
dren from
our Faith Pre-
school and
Day Care
bring an offer-
ing of song to our wor-
ship services.
Find an expanded version of
this story and comment on it
at http://pastorberk-
edalsblog.blogspot.com/
505 East Bonita Avenue
San Dimas, California 91773
P 909 599-3978
F 909 599-3324
W www.faithsd.net
David Berkedal, Pastor
F A I T H L U T H E R A N C H U R C H
P H O T O O F T H E M O N T H
I N T R O D U C I N G P E O P L E T O N E W L I F E I N
J E S U S C H R I S T T H A T G R O W S I N T O
E N T H U S I A S T I C C H R I S T I A N L I V I N G .
www.faithsd.net
THE VISION CORNER
What if we provided the funds to pay our
mortgage, support all our existing ministries, and
call an associate pastor and a minister of music?
What gifts and strengths would we want those
persons to have? What new ministries is God
calling us to do? Who could we reach toward
realizing our mission to introduce people to new
life in Jesus Christ that grows into enthusiastic
living?
Send your thoughts to [email protected] or call
them in to the church at 909 599-3978, or speak
with Pastor Berkedal or a
member of our Church
Council about them. Pray
about how you can help
realize our mission.
Our Faith Lutheran Church Liturgical Choir, under the direction of Dan Ambrosini, has begun
singing the liturgy at our 8:30 a.m. worship service and will soon start singing at 10:00!
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C H A M P I O N S
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