Pastor John recently led our final mini-chapel of this school year for our Discovery Center preschool friends. The 4 year old children were invited to bless the 5 year old children who are graduating from preschool. The children were sent off with a prayer to use God’s gifts...
The 30th Annual Saint Paul Area Synodical Women’s Convention was held in early May in Hastings. Faith members Gwen Hansen and Dorothy Grandstrand attended. We connected with other congregational representatives from area churches to worship, study, celebrate, sing and discuss problems...
Facility improvements are moving forward at Faith! Sidewalk and step repairs are underway at Door A and the Main Entrance. Our goal is to have entrances that are safe and welcoming. New concrete will be in place by Thursday, May 11 and will take five days to cure. Feel free to admire (not...
“And this?” I ask, picking up a fruit and passing it to my friend. “It is…” Teta pauses, and then she sticks her tongue out at me. We laugh at her non-verbal way of showing me the word is on the tip of her tongue. Suddenly, it comes to her...
At our April Council meeting we discussed how the Sunday attendance has continued to grow and how well our Lenten services were attended and received. Faith members again rallied together to donate 1556 pounds of food and $892.46 for the Food Drive, 172 pounds more than last year. We...
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The following is an update from Julia Hubbard, St. Paul Area Synod Bega Kwa Bega Coordinator. Greetings from an overcast Iringa! I hope this finds you well. I wanted to share with you news from our most recent visit out to Kidabaga on the way back from visiting Lutangilo. ...
Rob & Pastor Kerrie Holschboch are new Faith members passionate about missions. They are active in Food for His Children (FFHC), a holistic community development ministry serving the materially poor in rural Tanzania, Africa. Thank you, Kerrie, for sharing your story of Faith in...
Ash Wednesday at Faith started in the morning with mini-chapel. Thirty five pre-preschoolers heard a message from Pastor John, learning about the tradition of using ashes and about the season of lent. The message closed with a blessing with water – rather than ashes &ndash...
We held our February Council meeting on the 21st and spent some time getting to know each other as we had four new people who were attending for the first time. We also talked about things that were going on at Faith, including the Annual Meeting. We had people come up after the meeting and...