Announcements 12/5/16

Special Today:  Philly Steaks
Special Tuesday:  Grilled Cheese
 DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
  MONDAY
DECEMBER 5, 2016
   ALL SCHOOL
 
Lunch Today:  Philly Steaks
Lunch Tuesday:  Grilled Cheese
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
 It's going to be snow much fun!  Get busy waxing your skis and boards.  The FL Snowboard & Ski club is getting ready to run!  Informational meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
in the Library begins at 3:15. Come to the meeting and get all the info!  (12/6)
 
In cooperation with Princeton Review, Faith Lutheran is offering Princeton Review's Ultimate SAT course on campus, which includes 30 hours of instruction and 4 full-length diagnostic practice exams on Saturday mornings at 9:00.  This course is valued at $1099, but Faith students can take it for only $599. The next available course is an SAT class which starts with a practice test on Jan. 28 and runs mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 PM through March 8 leading up to the March 11 SAT. Exact dates for the classes are listed below.  To sign up please fill out the form at this link by Jan.17  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDJYTEl5VFF0UGR4Q3diUzFTUWF2RXc6MQ. The total $599 for the class will be added to your tuition bill once the class has begun.  Contact Mr. Buikema at buikemad@flhsemail.org or 804-4400 for more information. 
 
Spring 2017 – SAT
1/28              Test 1
1/31              Class 1
2/2                 Class 2
2/6                 Class 3
2/8                 Class 4
2/11              Test 2
2/13              Class 5
2/15              Class 6
2/21              Class 7
2/22              Class 8
2/25              Test 3
2/27              Class 9
3/1                 Class 10
3/4                 Test 4
3/6                 Class 11
3/8                 Class 12
 
Join a great team!  Get your questions answered at the HS Swim and Dive Meeting on Thursday, December 8 at 2:40pm in Coach Blank's room (408).  Click to be inspired:  VIDEO.  E-mail at blanks@flhsemail.org if you need.
 
SHH Friday, December 9th in Sra. Grant's room!  Food and beverages will be provided.
 
Little Girl Christmas Cheer Camp
When: December 9-10th
Time: Friday 6-9pm (Student Center)— Saturday 8:30-11:30am (Arena) -Performance @ 11.  Where: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Cost: $75.00 (includes pizza, snack, and performance shirt)
-Please bring your can foods to Christmas Camp to support our “WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” food drive. Thank you for supporting with a cheerful heart! Contact Misty Williams (head coach): 702-499-3724
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.  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)
 
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." In Philippians 4:6, God calls us to pray to Him about anything and everything in all situations. A new prayer group is starting up to do just that. The group will meet twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in room 112 at 7am, and the sole purpose of the group will be to pray for this school and those in it, this city, this country, and this world. If you are in need of prayer, whether you are a faculty member or a student, you are welcome to come on Monday mornings starting on September 12 and the members of the group will pray for you in person. If you want to request prayer, but not in person, you can send emails to request@flhsemail.org. If you are interested in joining the group and praying for everything under the sun, please contact Hannah Hines by email (hh8604@flhsemail.org) for more information or to confirm your intent to join. The first informational meeting for the members will be sometime next week. More information on that meeting to come.      6/2
 
  MIDDLE SCHOOL
 It's going to be snow much fun!  Get busy waxing your skis and boards.  The FL Snowboard & Ski club is getting ready to run!  Informational meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
in the Library begins at 3:15. Come to the meeting and get all the info!  (12/6)
 
Little Girl Christmas Cheer Camp
When: December 9-10th
Time: Friday 6-9pm (Student Center)— Saturday 8:30-11:30am (Arena) -Performance @ 11.  Where: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Cost: $75.00 (includes pizza, snack, and performance shirt)
-Please bring your can foods to Christmas Camp to support our “WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” food drive. Thank you for supporting with a cheerful heart! Contact Misty Williams (head coach): 702-499-3724
ATTENTION ALL 6-8 GRADE GIRLS:  MS Girls Lacrosse interest meeting is Dec. 8th at 3:30 in Room 501. Tryouts will be Jan. 13 and 14, more information to come at the meeting.  Questions see Mr. Frederick (frederickc@flhsemail.org)
Boys Lacrosse: Every Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 there will be preseason conditioning at Village Green Park. This is a perfect time for boys interested in the sport to workout without having to commit.
 
ATTENTION ALL 6-8 GRADE BOYS:  MS Lacrosse tryouts are Dec. 16th 12:30-2:30 and Dec. 17th 10:00-12:00.  Please have your register my athlete certification printed out and with you at the first day of tryouts.  If there are any questions please contact Cy Frederick (frederickc@flhsemail.org) or Coach Mike Hoffmann (mwhoff08@gmail.com).  Thank you and hope to see you out there!   (12/16)
Attention 6TH GRADE Boys & Girls Basketball Players and Parents: We offer 6th grade A and B teams.Please Note the following Try-Out Dates (You must have a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION from RegisterMyathlete.com to try-out, this replaces our Crusader Card).Please realize all try-outs have the potential of extending to 6 p.m.
GIRLS 6:  Dec. 7, 8, 9 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
BOYS 6:  Dec. 12, 14, 15 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
 
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." In Philippians 4:6, God calls us to pray to Him about anything and everything in all situations. A new prayer group is starting up to do just that. The group will meet twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in room 112 at 7am, and the sole purpose of the group will be to pray for this school and those in it, this city, this country, and this world. If you are in need of prayer, whether you are a faculty member or a student, you are welcome to come on Monday mornings starting on September 12 and the members of the group will pray for you in person. If you want to request prayer, but not in person, you can send emails to request@flhsemail.org. If you are interested in joining the group and praying for everything under the sun, please contact Hannah Hines by email (hh8604@flhsemail.org) for more information or to confirm your intent to join. The first informational meeting for the members will be sometime next week. More information on that meeting to come.      6/2
 
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)
 
DEVOTIONAL
Blinding Blue Pants
READ:
Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2).                     
Oh, Dad . . . Dad,” he said with equal parts love and horror. Pointing at his father’s shocking blue pants, he went on: “It looks like you’re an aging youth pastor trying to look young.”
Truth hurts. But telling the painful truth about a garish pair of pants isn’t nearly as vital as the genuine accountability that seems so scarce today. We’re not lacking for confrontation. (Social media, anyone?) What we’re missing is helpful accountability, delivered in appropriate, loving doses and free of contempt.
When Paul wanted to build up a local church he’d started, he wrote a letter that author and pastor Ray Stedman calls “delightfully personal.” Paul said, “We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people” (1 Thessalonians 1:4). Then he acknowledged their persecution and identified with it because he himself was suffering, stating, “God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition” (2:2). Paul wasn’t about to lord it over them or criticize their performance. Rather, he came alongside them because he was one of them. And so he gave them instructions as one of their brothers-in-arms, saying, “We loved you so much that we shared with you” (v.8).
Genuine accountability doesn’t mean nitpicking about a friend’s fashion choices (though it may mean making a gentle suggestion at the right time). Instead, real accountability motivates us to identify with our brothers and sisters. Together we help each other grow into the men and women God created us to be.
About those blinding blue pants: I gave them to charity. Some 17-year-old somewhere ought to be able to rock those pretty well. —Tim Gustafson   
MORE:
Galatians 6:1-3 shows us the balance we need in confronting each other.
NEXT:
What role does accountability play in your life? How are you helping others to grow in their lives for Christ?
 
 
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