F A I T H L U T H E R A N C H U R C H M O U N T A I N M O V E R O C T O B E R, 2 0 1 4 For More 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 flc@faithsd.net. Get details from our FLC This Week printed announcements at worship services. 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 presence of children at worship. We also provide free professional child care. Our new worship and ministry building is designed in a California Craftsman style. W E S T E R N D A Y S O C T. 4 & 5 PARADE Be a part of the action in the Western Days Parade on Saturday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m. We need children dressed in western duds to ride on our float (our 23rd in a row!) and older youth and grown-ups to walk along side and distribute candy, flippy-fliers, invitation cards, and water. We also need donations of candy and water. Please bring them to church by Friday, October 3rd. Contact the church office at 909 599-3870 for parade information. FESTIVE WORSHIP We ll have special music by Country western artist Brian Winkler at Western Days Sunday worship October 5th. Pastor Berkedal will arrive for worship at both our 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. services dressed as a frontier preacher and wearing his "Bible-belt". Western outfits are welcome, but optional. Our Lady Bug and Honey Bee Classes will bring an offering of song at our 10:00 a.m. worship service. LUNCH! A Spaghetti Western lunch will follow at 11:15 a.m. Bring your homemade spaghetti sauce, side-dishes, salads or desserts. We ll be showing old Westerns in the Parish Hall. Contact Nancy Brewster at 626 484-5894 for lunch information. Yee-haa! A D U L T C H O I R S T A R T I N G T H U R S D A Y S Do you sing? Would you like to learn how? We are forming a liturgical choir to sing on Sunday mornings! FLC member Dan Ambrosini will be directing the choir. Dan is a graduate of Cal State LB in music education, and he will start with the very basics. Our initial goal is for the choir to learn the liturgy in 4- part harmony and to support congregational singing. We have had 13 people sign-up already, and rehearsals will take place on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. starting October 3rd. Come this Thursday and learn to enrich our worship by singing to the LORD!
M O U N T A I N M O V E R Page 2 FLC KEY RINGS FLC key rings are available on the announcement table at FLC. Use them as gifts, put them on lunch bags, book bags, and gym bags. You can even put keys on them! The only thing we ask is that they not be used for is keys for the church, for security reasons. B R I N G Y O U R F A I T H I N T O F O C U S SEEDS OF FAITH GARDEN Our Seeds of Faith Garden group gathers at the garden on the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Contact Lisa Blair at 626 422-9097 or at lisamblair127@ yahoo.com for more info on how to help care for Creation. WALK, DANCE, PRAY Walk, Dance, Pray takes place Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. The group walks, does Christian Tai Chi, does devotional Bible and prays together. All are welcome to join the class. Call Rev. Sally Welch at 909 599-3978 for more information. R A L L Y D A Y T H A N K S Rally Day was hot, hot, hot, but our enthusiasm was not wilted! Our confirmation class was commissioned and Dan Ambrosini brought a Ministry Moment introducing our new choir for adults. FLC groups displayed baskets at our Ministry Fair. We cooked and served food outdoors, but moved the tables and chairs indoors to escape the heat. Our thanks to our Men of Faith and Women of Faith groups for organizing the food and drinks. Our thanks to our LIFT and CIA groups for organizing the fish for prizes game and the pinatas. Pastor Berkedal was soaked in the ALS Icebucket Challenge. We are already planning to make next year s event even better. Our thanks to all who produced and celebrated this new program year seeking to follow Jesus at FLC! W O M E N O F F A I T H The Women of Faith meet on the first Saturday of each month for planning and Bible at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. The are organizing our Spaghetti Western Lunch and are already planning their Christmas service ministry! Contact Nancy Brew- ster at 626 484-5894 for more information. M E N O F F A I T H The Men of Faith gather the second Saturday of each month at 8:00 a.m. in the church parking lot. They then go out for breakfast together and return to do work projects around the church. They will be helping with the Spaghetti Western lunch and cooking for the community Family Harvest Festival. Contact Jerry Bain at 626 810-2733 with any questions about the Men of Faith.
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... Page 3 L I F T LIFT is a youth group for post-confirmation through high school youth. They meet Sundays at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. They host movie nights, community service projects, Bible study, and more. They served at Rally Day and our Outdoor Summer Movie Night and will be active at our Family Harvest Festival. Contact Candace Martinez at martinez. candace000@gmail.com or at 909 234-1555. Find them on Facebook at LIFT(Living in Faith Together). C I A 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, brunch, community service projects, beach trips and more. They served at Rally Day and our Outdoor Summer Movie Night and will be active at our Family Harvest Festival. Contact James Berkedal (jberkedal@gmail.com) or Mike or Lia Melton (michael_melton84@yah oo.com) with questions. Check the group s Facebook page, Christians in Action, for more info. 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 OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT THANKS Our thanks to all the groups and individuals who helped with this year s first Outdoor Family Movie Nights! We will resume them in the spring when evening temperatures move up again. This was a great service to our young families! FIRST BIBLE PRES- ENTATION O12 Students and parents who took part in our 3 Bible basics classes will be presented with their first Bible from the church on Sunday, October 12th. Students, their parents, and godparents come to the altar for prayer and a gift 7 times between Baptism and graduation from high school. WALK FOR THE HUNGRY O19 Come and take part in the 41st annual Walk for the Hungry on Sunday, October 19th. Our group will leave right after church to go to Claremont for the walk. Sponsor sheets are on the announcement table at church. Contact Janna Crowther (at 909) 592-7523 at for more info. B U G S S I N G A T F L C Come and hear the children of our Faith Preschool and Day Care bring an offering of song in October. The Ladybug and Honey Bee classes and their families will be with us on October 5th. The Butterfly class and their families will be with us on October 12th. N E X T C L A S S F O R N E W C O M E R S Are you interested in going deeper in your relationship with God? We are planning 3 onehour classes on the basics of the Christian faith for this fall. It will be called Introduction to Faith. Signup at church or call us to be on our notification list. Have questions? Speak with Pastor Berkedal about it today, at 909 599-3978, or contact him at dberkedal@faithsd.net, or message him on Facebook. Come and learn about the basics of faith and how to have an eternal future with God.
M O U N T A I N M O V E R Page 4 F H F P L A N N I N G S E P T. 1 1 Our 4th Annual Family Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday, October 12th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. We will have a petting zoo, pony rides, 6 games with prizes, a bounce house, two costume parades with candy stations, face painting, food, crafts, and more! We need 36 volunteers to make it happen. Come and help us reach families with a positive message for Jesus this fall. We are receiving a special offering for this event. S U N D A Y S C H O O L Sunday School has begun a new year of Christian growth for our youth. Children in pre-school through 6th grades, friends, and guests leave worship after the Children s Sermon at our 10:00 a.m. worship service Speak with Codirectors Elizabeth Crowther or Katie Gyore for information about Sunday School! T H R E E M O R E T H I N G S B Y T H E N U M B E R S 1.) SPECIAL GIV- ING FOR CHURCH IN DAKAWA Please consider giving a special gift in conjunction with our 50 Years of Faith to help move our current church-building project along in Tanzania. Our goal is $5,000.00 and we have given $2,680.00 so far. People received as members in 2014: 8. Worship attendance compared to this point last year: -9 (Goal for year +10%) Giving to our General Ministry Fund compared to this point last year: +3% budgeted for year +4%) 2.) INVITATION CARDS & PENS Pick up a handful of invitation cards and FLC pens at church at the name tag table at church and pass them around. People come to Christ primarily at the invitation of a friend or relative. Use our cards and pens to get a serious conversation started. Giving to our Mortgage Fund this year: $69,273.33 (77.61% of goal at 75.00% of year). Emergency Food Pantry giving: 4,547 lbs. (60% of goal at 75% of year). Students enrolled in our pre-school: 79 3.) CHILD CARE PROVIDED AT ALL WORSHIP SERVICES Free professional child care is provided at all three of our worship services: Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. We also provide a glassfronted Cry Room in the worship space and activity sheets for children to use during worship. Faith Lutheran Church Fan Page likes on Facebook: 448 (+6) Average daily faithsd.net web site visits in past 30 days: 23.96.
... T H A T G R O W S I N T O E N T H U S I A T I C C H R I S T I A N L I V I N G. Page 5 S O C I A L M E D I A C O N N E C T I O N S 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 Facebook. 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 Twitter by going to twitter.com, from our Media tab and signing-in, Pastor Berkedal s Blog posts short articles periodically. Check it out through our web site Media tab. Check out our You- Tube channel at www.youtube/flc505 and get your free subscription to FLC videos. Find pictures of our events on our Faith Lutheran Church Fan Page on Facebook and in Shutterfly albums (password faithsd). Skype Pastor Berkedal at david.berkedal. Username on Instagram: flcsd. #FLCpens Review us on Yelp.com on your phone Find special opportunities for giving at www.faithsd.net. Come in and get connected. P R E - S C H O O L C H O I R C O N F I R M A T I O N R E S U M E S Music education in early childhood has been shown to boost communication skills, emotional development, cooperation, group effort, and school readiness. A music education and choir class for Preschoolers ages 3 6 is being formed through the church, the community, and Faith Pre- school and Day Care. Go to www.faithsd.net for an informative flier. Two classes have already been filled. Two additional classes are being planned. On October 31st in 1517, Martin Luther, then a young monk, nailed a list of 95 statements for debate to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany. Luther challenged the Catholic church of his day to debate beliefs and practices which Luther believed were contrary to the Bible. We ll be celebrating our 497th anniversary on Sunday, October 26th. Join us to enjoy a special cake decorated with Luther s Seal, a symbol of a basic Lutheran belief: it is Christ in my heart, that is, faith, in Christ alone that saves me. A N O T E F R O M T H E P A S T OR Near the end of his book, Bad Religion, Ross Douthat notes that during the four times in history that Christianity itself seems to have been threatened with (temporary) extinction, two things have brought it back: holy living and the arts. One Mother Theresa speaks volumes more than all the books written answering the new atheists. One Pope Francis or one Dr. Kent Brantly, or one of you does more for the church than all the programs directed at the spiritual but not religious. We are the Church. We are the Body of Christ. How we live is the message of Christ to the world. The arts can communicate the voice of God in a way that touches people through a common culture. What can you bring to the proclamation of Christ, and him crucified? You are the light of the world. Be you! Find an expanded version of this story and comment on it at http://pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com/
F A I T H L U T H E R A N C H U R C H THE VISION CORNER www.faithsd.net F A I T H L U T H E R A N C H U R C H 505 East Bonita Avenue San Dimas, California 91773 P 909 599-3978 F 909 599-3324 E flc@faithsd.net W www.faithsd.net David Berkedal, Pastor E dberkedal@faithsd.net M O U N T A I N M O V E R October Discover more news, photos and info at our web site: faithsd.net. 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 flc@faithsd.net 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. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : W O M E N & 2 M E N O F F A I 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. P H O T O O F T H E M O N T H L I F T & C I A 3 H A R V E S T F E S T I V A L S U N D A Y S C H O O L PRE-SCHOOL M U S I C C L A S S C A L E N D A R A N D F Y I 4 4 5 I N- SE RT Students and teachers are blessed at the beginning of a new school year.
October 2014 at Faith Lutheran Church 909 599-3978 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed nesday 1 10:00 AM San Dimas MOMS Club 7:00 PM En Theos Prayer, Holy Communion & Bible Western Days Western 5 Special Music: Brian David Winkler 8:30 AM Traditional Blend Worship Service 10:00 AM Ancient-Future Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School after Childrens Sermon 6 7 6:00 PM Girl Scou ts 7:00 PM FLC Book Club 11:00 AM -ish Spaghetti Western Lunch 6:00 PM LIFT Youth Group 8 First Bible Presentation Butterfiles sing at 10 am worship 8:30 AM Traditional Blend Worship Service 10:00 A M Ancient-Future Worship Service 10:00 A M Sunday S chool after Child ren's Sermon 3:00 PM -5:00 PM Family Harvest Festival 5:00 PM Bells of F aith Practice 2 4:00 PM Walk, Dance, Pray 4:15 PM Confirma- tion Class +Pizza 7:00 PM Adult Choir Friday 3 4:00 PM Confirmation Class +Pizza 7:00 PM First Bible Class Saturday 4 10:00 AM Western Days Parade 10:00 AM Women of Faith Me eting 7:00 PM San Dimas Toast. in Parish Hall 9 4:00 PM Walk, Dance, Pray 7:00 PM En Theos Prayer, Holy Communion & Bible 4:15 PM Confirma- tion Class 7:00 PM Adult Choir 10 4:00 PM Confirmation Class 4:00 PM Girl Scouts' CPR Class 11 8:00 AM Men's Break fast & Work Morning 9:00 AM Road Cre w Worship Band Rehear sal 7:00 PM First Bible Class Ladybugs Honey Bees sing at 10 am worship 12 Thursday 13 6:00 PM Girl Scouts 14 7:00 PM Church Council 7:00 PM FLC Book Club 15 16 7:00 PM Adult Choir 7:00 PM En Theos Prayer, Holy Communion & Bible 7:00 PM San Dimas Toast. in Parish Hall 17 18 9:00 AM Road Cre w Worship Band Rehear sal 10:00 AM Seeds of Faith Garden Group 6:00 PM LIF T Youth Group 19 Walk for the Hungry after Worship 8:30 AM Traditional Blend Worship Service 10:00 AM Ancient-Future Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School after Children's Sermon 5:00 PM Bells of Faith Practice 20 21 6:00 PM Girl Scouts 22 23 7:00 PM Adult Choir 7:00 PM En Theos Prayer, Holy Communion & Bible 7:00 PM FLC Book Club 24 9:30 AM School Comm. 6:00 PM LIFT Youth Group 26 Reformation Sunday 8:30 AM Traditional Blend Worship Service 9:30 AM Altar Guild 10:00 AM Ancient-Future Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School after Children's Sermon 5:00 PM Bells of Faith Practice 6:00 PM LIFT Youth Group 27 6:00 PM Girl Scouts 7:00 PM FLC Book Club 28 29 30 4:00 PM Walk, Dance, Pray 7:00 PM En Theos Prayer, Holy Communion & Bible 4:15 PM Confirma- tion Class 7:00 PM Adult Choir 7:00 PM San Dimas Toast. in Parish Hall 31 4:00 PM Confirmation Class 25 9:00 AM Road Crew Worship Band
For Your Information Faith Lutheran Church 505 East Bonita Avenue San Dimas, California 91773-3124 David Berkedal, Pastor Email: dberkedal@faithsd.net Phone: 909-599-3978 Fax: 909-599-3324 www.faithsd.net FLC Pre-school and Day Care Gail Balandran, Director 909-599-0783 Send your email address to flc@faithsd.net and receive the FLC E-pistle ezine online! W o r s h i p S e r v i c e s Sundays : 8:30 a.m. Traditional Blend 10:00 a.m. Ancient-Future (Sunday School youth go to classes after Children s Sermon Sept.-June) Wednesdays : 7:00 p.m. EnTheos Evening Worship (optional potluck meal at 6:15 p.m.) Call these servant/leaders for more information: Ministry Contact Person Phone Altar Guild Diane Biermann 909 596-8042 Bells of Faith Hand Bell Choir Dan Ambrosini 909 392-8400 Book Club Sam Kamler 909 599-1689 Church Council Tom Marino 626 914-1879 CIA Christians in Action (Young Adults) Lia Melton 909 599-9643 Confirmation (Grades 7th-8th+) David Berkedal, Pastor 909 599-3978 Deep Heart s Core Retreat Group Rev. Sally Welch 909 599-3870 Family Harvest Festival Tom Marino 626 914-1879 Food Pantry Jerry and Betsy Dade 909 592-3236 Hosts/Hostesses Tedde Smith 909 971-3435 Job Network (Seekers & Providers) Tom Marino 909 476-0343 LIFT Living in Faith Together (post-conf.-20) Candace Martinez 909 234-1555 Men of Faith group Jerry Bain 626 810-2733 Newcomers Classes David Berkedal, Pastor 909 599-3978 Pre-school and Day Care Committee Cheri Tyler 909 592-6807 Readers & C.A.T.s Scheduling Doug Halvorsen 626 532-0576 Seeds of Faith Garden Lisa Blair 626 422-9097 Sunday School Elizabeth Crowther 909 592-7523 Co-Superintendents Katie Gyore 909 962-7060 Ushers Don Caldwell 909 596-6550 Walk, Move, Pray Rev. Sally Welch 909 599-3870 WNL! Midweek Potlucks Kay Moore 909 241-1049 Women of Faith group Nancy Brewster 626 484-5894 www.faithsd.net