Announcements 9/1/16
Special Today: Grilled Cheese
Special Friday: Sloppy Joes
Special Friday: Sloppy Joes
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday
September 1, 2016
ALL SCHOOL
Lunch Today: Grilled Cheese
Lunch Friday: Sloppy Joes
HIGH SCHOOL
Fishing with Faith
"If you’re hooked on fishing this club is for you!"
Matthew 4:19- "Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Fellow fishing "finatics" are welcome to join.
The Fellowship of Fishing Freaks!
Our information meeting will be Tuesday 9/6 in room 501
(Mr. Anderson's room)
Mr. Dave Anderson's email- andersond@flhsemail.org (9/6)
DID YOU KNOW?????
The long sleeved T-Shirt is NOT considered a uniform shirt! You can wear it on Fridays for Spirit Day. Any questions, please see Mr. Bowline. (9/8)
Interested in High School Softball here at Faith Lutheran??
Please attend our mandatory Fall Softball Meeting at 3:10 on Thursday, September 8th in Room 219!!!
The meeting should last about 30 minutes, so adjust accordingly!
See you then!!! Coach P~ (9/8)
If you missed the meeting and are interested in participating in the Nevada State Mock Trial Competition please, please speak to Ms. Uy ASAP. ALL FORMS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 @3PM
~ Help Faith Gather Hope & Share Love ~
Join us in northern LA as we serve at The Gathering, Hope of the Valley Mission, Children's Hunger Fund, & Casa Esperanza. We will depart after school on Wednesday, Oct 26 and return to Faith on Sunday, Oct 30th. Be the hands and feet of Jesus and have fun serving alongside your classmates with the added benefit of completing all of your Community Crusade service hours in one trip. See Mr. Heupel in Portable 55 or email at heupelt@flhsemail.org for more information.
AUDITIONS for the musical "THE CHRISTMAS CAROL" are right around the corner! AUDITIONS are SEPT. 7-14. For audition calendar or audition requirements, email Mr. Ball at ErikBall123@Gmail.com
There will be a Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) meeting in room 120 after school this Thursday, Sept. 1. The meeting will start at 2:50 and is for current members as well as those interested in joining. In order to join, you must have completed at least two High School math classes and currently be in your third or fourth high school math class and you must have a math g.p.a. of 3.0 or higher. There will be a $15 dues fee charged to new members as well. Come to the meeting for additional information about our group!! (9/1)
JOIN RPG CLUB! Are you looking for adventure after school? Look no further than RPG (Role Playing Games) Club! The adventure starts NEXT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th from 3-5 PM in ROOM #103 (Miss Heimlich's Room). Have fun, make new friends, and slay some monsters along the way! No previous experience necessary! Questions? Ask Miss Heimlich, Mitch Elliott, or Jack Williams. (9/7)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
PigsForTheKids.org is looking for volunteers to help with their event on Saturday, September 17th from 2:00-6:00pm and 5:30-10:00pm. More information and volunteer sign ups can be found on their website: PigsForTheKids.org (9/16)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Nevada Child Seekers - Sept. 17th – Police Vs Firefighters Game
Nevada Child Seekers volunteers will arrive one hour before the start of the event and check in at the Nevada Child Seekers booth. Volunteers will help set up booth, greet attendees and help coordinate the game and prizes at our booth. Please fill out the form below to volunteer.
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Nevada Child Seekers - Oct 1st – Nascar – Kids Zone
Nevada Child Seekers volunteers will arrive two hours before the start of the Show and Shine event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Volunteers need to check in at the Nevada Child Seekers booth. Volunteers will help set up booth, greet attendees and help coordinate the game and prizes at our booth.
Please use the link below to sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054baeae2fa7fb6-volunteer2?1472059734130
Hey Crusaders! New school year means new Model United Nations season! Model U.N. is a simulation of the real United Nations; high school students collaborate to solve the world’s largest issues such as world hunger, water shortages and so forth! If you’re as excited as we are, come out and join us for the Annual Kick-off Practice and Pizza Social Thursday, September 1st, 7:00-8:30 in Rm. 118. See you there! (9/1)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
THE DOUGLAS J. GREEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION needs volunteers to help tape, pack boxes and organize food for their annual “United We Stand” care packages for deployed service members. The event is Sunday, September 11 at 12:00pm. For more information contact Suni at 702-845-9171 (9/9)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
First Good Shepard Fall Carnival
Sunday, October 23 from 9-4 pm (Does not need to be the entire time, whatever you can do)
Contact: Hilda Washington (702)429-2690 Or First Good Shepard School
Wear Faith Polo. Helping with Set up, take down, and running activities. (10/21)
Attention 8th-11th graders! Would you like to visit the amazing Inca ruins of Machu Picchu? Sail to an island on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake? Explore Lima, the historic capital of Peru? Or walk the streets of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas? Then join Ms. Gieseke and Mr. Crowder on a trip to Peru during spring break 2018 (March 29-April 7, 2018). We know it is a long way off, but start thinking about it NOW. The first informational meeting is Thursday, September 15th, at 6:30 p.m. in the library. If you have any questions or need further information, please talk to or email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Crowder. Stay tuned for more information! (6/25)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Fishing with Faith
"If you’re hooked on fishing this club is for you!"
Matthew 4:19- "Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Fellow fishing "finatics" are welcome to join.
The Fellowship of Fishing Freaks!
Our information meeting will be Tuesday 9/6 in room 501
(Mr. Anderson's room)
Mr. Dave Anderson's email- andersond@flhsemail.org (9/6)
AUDITIONS for the musical "THE CHRISTMAS CAROL" are right around the corner! AUDITIONS are SEPT. 7-14. For audition calendar or audition requirements, email Mr. Ball at ErikBall123@Gmail.com
CX-DaR - Crusader Exploratory Drones and Robotics Club
Information Meeting - Room 105, Thursday, September 8th, 3:15 pm. Questions? Ask Mr. Diaz or Mr. Schumacher (9/8)
The Middle School Ballroom Waltz workshop is now full. If there is enough interest a second one may be offered. See Mrs. Wheat and watch the announcements.
All Middle Schoolers NOT participating in a Fall Sport-If you are searching for a fun, competitive way to meet new people, GaGa Club could be for you! We will meet after school from 3:30-5:00 every Monday and Wednesday at the GaGa Pit starting August 29th. If you are interested, sign up with Mr. Kerr at his classroom, room 323. Any questions can be directed to Mr. Kerr's e-mail: kerrm@flhsemail.org (9/2)
We are starting Mathcounts this year. It is open to any 6 - 8th grader who has a passion for math beyond what is taught in the classroom. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm with Mr. Kirkpatrick in room 223. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015. If you are interested in Mathcounts, come on by. (9/2)
Attention 8th-11th graders! Would you like to visit the amazing Inca ruins of Machu Picchu? Sail to an island on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake? Explore Lima, the historic capital of Peru? Or walk the streets of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas? Then join Ms. Gieseke and Mr. Crowder on a trip to Peru during spring break 2018 (March 29-April 7, 2018). We know it is a long way off, but start thinking about it NOW. The first informational meeting is Thursday, September 15th, at 6:30 p.m. in the library. If you have any questions or need further information, please talk to or email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Crowder. Stay tuned for more information! (6/25)
Daily Devotional
Unbreakable
READ:
I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering (v.10).
Ulfberht. No, that’s not a typo. It’s the name for a special type of Viking sword that far exceeded the quality of any other European sword of its era. Where other swords would shatter, Ulfberhts were able to bend and still keep their edge. This was a huge advantage on the field of battle, where one’s life depended on the quality of his blade. Modern-day researchers have discovered that what made these swords so special was the extreme heat in which they were forged. The high temperature allowed for more impurities to be removed, resulting in a far stronger and more flexible blade.
In Isaiah 48:10, God told His people, “I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.” In this passage as well as others, such as Malachi 3:3 and Revelation 3:18, we see that God wants to purify and strengthen us. This is something we most likely desire for our lives until we realize that the agent He uses to accomplish this refining is suffering. It’s through hardship and difficulty, however, that God purifies us for His sake as well as our own (Isaiah 48:11).
The idea of suffering certainly may not be appealing at the surface level, but in digging deeper we can find true encouragement. This is because one of the most dangerous thoughts we can entertain during difficult seasons is the idea that our troubles serve no purpose and accomplish no end. We think we suffer for nothing. But in Isaiah, we read that this is not the case! The afflictions we face are not without meaning, for God in His love and power can use them to strengthen and refine our character. He can use them to create within us a resilient and unbreakable faith. —Peter Chin
MORE:
Read 1 Peter 1:7 and consider what trials and suffering can mean for your faith.
NEXT:
When have you had a season of hardship that strengthened your faith and character? How can you use your suffering to point others to God?
