Announcements 11/7/22
LUNCH TODAY: ORANGE CHICKEN W/RICE OR NOODLE, CHICKEN TENDERS, PIZZA, HOT DOG
LUNCH TUESDAY: NACHO BOWL, GRILLED BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH, PIZZA, BACON CHEESEBURGER
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
LUNCH TODAY: ORANGE CHICKEN W/RICE OR NOODLE, CHICKEN TENDERS, PIZZA, HOT DOG
LUNCH TUESDAY: NACHO BOWL, GRILLED BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH, PIZZA, BACON CHEESEBURGER
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS!...To the following students and teacher for being nominated as Students and Teacher of the month for the month of September: Ava Williams and Logan Hesselgesser, Teacher: Mr. Jostes
CONGRATULATIONS!...To the following students and teacher for being nominated as Students and Teacher of the month for the the month of October: Keira Bala and Eliana Rau, Teacher: Chef Fab
HELP THE MIRACLE LEAGUE – SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Want to have fun while completing your service hours? Want to bring joy and smiles to a Miracle League “differently-abled” baseball player by being a player buddy? No knowledge of baseball required. Sign-up on our website: miracleleaguelasvegas.com. Click on GET INVOLVED/VOLUNTEER/FALL BASEBALL SIGN-UP. (11/18)
BOWLING CLUB!
We are restarting the bowling club here at Faith and would love to have you join us! If you are interested, please come to the interest meeting!
When: Wednesday, November 9th, 3:30 pm
Where: Room 323
Who: any MS or HS students!
If you are unable to make it to the meeting, but are interested in joining, please email mollie.hittinger@flhsemail.org and let Ms. Hittinger know! (11/9)
HS BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS Saturday, November 12. If anyone has questions they can contact Coach Rama via email: ernie.rama@flhsemail.org (11/12)
HS Girls Basketball: If you are interested in playing HS girls basketball this year, please stop by the arena and check in with coach Karner. You will receive all the information you will need to participate on the team. Don't wait too long, tryouts start Nov. 12. (11/12)
FILM CLUB is an exciting AFTER SCHOOL CLUB where students can watch Movies with friends and gain insight into their production. We start at 2:45 on Thursdays in room 118 and end at varying times depending on the movie.
LOOKING FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME way to spend your SPRING BREAK or SUMMER VACATION? International travel opportunities are BACK at Faith Lutheran for all high school students. We partner with ACIS, an educational travel company with whom we've taken students to Peru, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. This year's Spring Break trip is to South Africa, to spend time in the National Park on a Safari trip. For information- visit the TripSite here: https://acis.com/tripsite-trip-overview/?key=MjAyM3w5MjE2Ng==
This year's Summer trip is to Ecuador and to the Galapagos Islands. For information- visit the TripSite here: https://acis.com/tripsite-trip-overview/?key=MjAyM3w5NTI2Mw==
Please contact Mr. Klenz or Ms. Gieseke for more information!
Want to help with chapel, but don’t like public speaking? Want to help document, film, and edit chapel services? If so, don’t hesitate to join the AV Club today! Beginners are welcome! Email skyler.tan24@flhsemail.org for more information!
Don't struggle alone! 24 hour one on one tutoring is available to all Faith students through our partnership with tutor.com by Princeton Review!
Students can access tutors (and a bunch of other homework support!) through the student Crusader Connect. Each of the core classes will have a "Homework Help" icon on the topics board with the link below. Clicking the link will take you to the tutors.
HS SPORTS INFORMATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION/REMINDERS
REGISTERING FOR SPORTS IN AKTIVATE
(Formerly Register My Athlete)
--ALL athletes must be registered for sports in Aktivate.
--To start your registration, please log in and click on start/complete registration for the 2022/2023 school year.
--Aktivate instructions can be found on: Crusader Connect, Resources Page under Sports Physicals.
NIAA PHYSICAL FORMS
New physicals are required every 12 months.
--Physicals EXPIRE 12 months from the date of previous physical.
--Please upload into Aktivate, the completed NIAA Physical Forms B (2 pages) & D (1 page) in order to complete athlete’s registration.
--Physical forms/instructions can be found on: Crusader Connect, Resources Page under Sports Physicals.
COMPLETE/INCOMPLETE AKTIVATE REGISTRATIONS
--When a physical is approved, you will receive an email from Aktivate.
--If you don’t show receiving an email or want to check on the status of your athlete’s registration, please log into your Aktivate account.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
(For new 10TH, 11TH & 12TH GRADE ONLY)
If you are transferring from out of state or from another school you MUST complete your transfer in Aktivate ASAP. DO NOT WAIT. The approval process for transfer students can take weeks or months to get completed & approved. This could affect your athlete participating in their season.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Sideco.
ONLINE TICKET INFORMATION
To attend all HIGH SCHOOL HOME BASKETBALL GAMES,
Please purchase your ONLINE TICKETS at:
NO CASH OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED AT THE GATE
Online Ticket Prices
Tickets go on sale 1 week prior to event
--All Faith Lutheran Faculty/Staff/Students - Free with Faith ID
--Adults: $5.00
--Students/Children 7 and over: $3.00
(Children 6 and under are free)
--Senior Citizens (65 and over): $3.00 (11/24)
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
HELP THE MIRACLE LEAGUE – SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Want to have fun while completing your service hours? Want to bring joy and smiles to a Miracle League “differently-abled” baseball player by being a player buddy? No knowledge of baseball required. Sign-up on our website: miracleleaguelasvegas.com. Click on GET INVOLVED/VOLUNTEER/FALL BASEBALL SIGN-UP. (11/18)
BOWLING CLUB!
We are restarting the bowling club here at Faith and would love to have you join us! If you are interested, please come to the interest meeting!
When: Wednesday, November 9th, 3:30 pm
Where: Room 323
Who: any MS or HS students!
If you are unable to make it to the meeting, but are interested in joining, please email mollie.hittinger@flhsemail.org and let Ms. Hittinger know! (11/9)
Middle School Basketball Boys and Girls
6th Grade Girls Basketball:
Interest Meeting - Monday, November 7th at 3:30 PM in the Library
Open Gym - November 14th & 16th 3:30-5:15 PM in the Aux Gym
Tryouts - December 6th & 7th 3:30-5:15 PM in the Student Center
Please contact Coach Fridrich with any questions: keith.fridrich@flhsemail.org
6th Grade Boys Basketball:
Interest Meeting - Wednesday, November 9th at 6:00 PM in the Library
Tryouts - December 6th & 7th 5:30-7:00 PM in the Student Center
Please contact Coach Fuller or Coach Frederick with any questions: alexchristianfuller@gmail.com / frederickc@flhsemail.org
7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball:
Interest Meeting: Tuesday, November 8th at 3:30 PM in Room 503
Open Gym - November 14th & 16th 3:30-5:15 PM in the Aux Gym
Tryouts - December 5th & 6th 3:30-5:30 PM in the Aux Gym
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball:
Interest Meeting was 10/26/22.
Tryouts will be November 14th - 16th in the Aux Gym
- 7th grade 5:30 - 6:30 PM
- 8th grade 6:30 - 7:30 PM
**Sign-up using this form if you have not already done so: https://forms.gle/QQ3pugn4seLVPgwN9
YEARBOOK RECOGNITION ADS are the perfect way to commemorate achievements and celebrate milestones. In addition, revenues from Recognition Ads help our middle school create a better yearbook. To purchase your ad online, follow the instructions listed below. Jostens is responsible for our school's yearbook ad sales. Pay special attention to ensure your ad is being placed in the Middle School yearbook. Please do not contact or send materials to the school. Please also consider our school's ad content guidelines below during the creation of your ad online. All orders must be placed by 11/09/22
Don't struggle alone! 24 hour one on one tutoring is available to all Faith students through our partnership with tutor.com by Princeton Review!
Students can access tutors (and a bunch of other homework support!) through the student Crusader Connect. Each of the core classes will have a "Homework Help" icon on the topics board with the link below. Clicking the link will take you to the tutors.
DEVOTIONS
“And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ (Ex. 32:4)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. A translation issue from the original Hebrew helps unlock this text, and an archaeological discovery helps too. The translation issue is this – the Hebrew word for “God” is in the plural. This means the Hebrew translator has to decide if the text is talking about God or false gods when he sees the same word (Elohim). In Ex. 32:4, it should be, ‘This is your god.’ There was only one golden calf Aaron made, so how could he say that was multiple gods? That makes no linguistic sense at all. Instead, Aaron built the calf and said this was Israel’s God. It’s just that he was wrong.
An archaeological issue also unlocks Ex. 32. Carvings have been discovered of ancient idols standing on the backs of animals, usually bulls or lions. Idolaters thought that their (false) gods had power over these creatures if they stood on their backs. Notice, Aaron does not make a graven image standing on the calf. There’s nothing but empty air there. That’s because God commanded that He should not be made into idol form. Aaron was careful to follow that word. But Aaron also borrowed pagan religious practices for God’s worship. Apparently, Aaron thought the substance of the true God’s worship would stay the same, even if the style changed to be more relevant to his day. But this blended worship angered God.
God’s worship should never be designed by popular opinion poll, or what we think relates to sinners best. That’s because we are sinners in need of salvation we cannot come up with. God alone has won salvation for us in His Son Jesus, by His death for our sins. And God delivers this salvation by the Word of the Gospel and the sacraments. Worship practices are to correspond to this. The historic liturgy does correspond to this. The worship of the historical Lutheran church is based chiefly on what conforms to the Word of God and its doctrine best. God is the God who justifies sinners freely on account of Jesus’ death. In worship, we come on holy ground, and leave the infatuations of our pleasure-seeking world at the door. Lutheran worship is not bound to this time. It is timeless. And that all makes it good. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Heavenly Father, guide our worship that we do not anger You by conforming it to what this evil world thinks is best, and grant that we may be Christ-centered and counter-cultural in worship. Amen.
-Pastor Robert Mayes is Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Beemer and Wisner, NE.
Audio Reflections Speaker: Rev. Duane Bamsch
Study Christ’s words on the cross to see how you can show more Christlike grace in your life. Perfect for group or individual study, each chapter has a Q&A at the end, and the back of the book includes a leader guide. Available now from Concordia Publishing House.
