NORTH CHICAGO OUTREACH UPDATE by Gerardo & Delin Hernandez “And the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.’” (Luke 1:30 ESV) The Hispanic ministry, by the grace of God, continues to …
MUSIC MINISTRY UPDATE by Sean J.M. Newman Dear Faith Lutheran Church Congregation, Happy New Year! We have a fantastic Spring 2025 music ministry season planned! • Handbell Choir: rehearses on Sundays from 11:45am-1:00pm, unless otherwise noted. • Adult Choir: rehearses …
WE’VE HOWDY-ED BUT WE AIN’T SHOOK by Maree Garchow-Bellchambers We see others at church, recognize them, smile and nod – but it ends there. If fact if we see them at the grocery store, we may not even recognize them. …
MOSES, ELIJAH, AND ENOCH ARE BODILY IN HEAVEN by Pastor Jim Buckman Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well – Many of us have questions about Heaven- “When do I go to Heaven?”; “Will I …
by Gerardo & Delin Hernandez One year ends and another year begins Philippians 4:1,4 – “Therefore my brothers, beloved and desired, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord, beloved…Rejoice in the Lord always. And again, I say, rejoice.” …
“Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One” by Pastor Jim Buckman Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well. Johnson Oatman, Jr. grew up in New Jersey in the middle of the 19th Century singing …
HAVE YOU RECEIVED GOD’S GIFT? by Pastor Jim Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well I remember getting my dad a gift for Christmas one year, only to get it back a couple of years …
WHY DON’T YOU GO TO CHURCH? by Pastor Jim Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray you and yours are well. “Somebody said something unpleasant about my makeup.” “The organist stole all the money.” “The president of the congregation did …
SENIOR MINISTRY: WHEN DID IT START AND WHAT IS HAPPENING? by Maree Garchow-Bellchambers Over the past year, our ministry to seniors has grown from an idea introduced at a luncheon inJune 2023. In January 2023 weekly meetings with Inga & …
