We are thrilled to welcome our new Children’s Ministry Coordinators, Jenny Bottem and Cathy Nelson! Jenny will be leading BLAST on Wednesday nights (Kindergarten-2nd grade). Cathy will be leading Kids Connect on Wednesday nights (3rd-6th grade). You will also have the opportunity to see...
With school starting I thought this might be a helpful topic to write about. Pneumonia is a serious infection in the lung that is usually caused by a virus or bacteria. In school-aged children, strep pneumonia and mycoplasma pneumonia are the most common causes of bacterial pneumonia. Viruses...
Reflections on Rally Sunday O, Lord! What a Morning it was at Faith Lutheran Forest Lake during the one-service Rally Sunday. Music was lead by the fabulous J.D. Steele accompanied by the incomparable Bill Munson. There were loads of kids learning a new song taught by J.D. and Blessing of the...
Thank you, Faith Lutheran, for supporting Open Hands Midway with annual gifts from your Endowment Fund. Open Hands Midway is a non-profit organization serving the Hamline-Midway area of St. Paul, one of the poorest in the city with an average income for a family of four of $35,000. We...
The Tenth Triennial Gathering of the Women of the ELCA was held in July at the Minneapolis Convention Center and nearly 3,400 participants took part in the workshops, speakers, servant events, and exhibit area. I attended Friday and Saturday, and Dorothy Grandstrand joined me on...
Hungry Minds Need Food Thank you, Faith Lutheran, for the $1,000 Dorothy Clingman mission grant! This will partially fund a $4,000 need to pay for breakfast and lunch at school for some children in our district. We are serving families on the edge who did not qualify at the beginning of the last...
At 8:30 am on Tuesday two transcontinental cyclists pedaled into Faith looking for water. They camped the night prior in a park with no water access and needed to hydrate. From New Zealand, Kel and Sharon Fowler are “fulfilling a dream of going on a wee relaxing bike ride.” They...
My father was a founder of St. Paul Partners, a group that brings clean water to remote villages around the Iringa area. Today’s dedication of two wells in my father’s memory was the reason we came to Tanzania. It was an incredibly meaningful experience that I will...
Plantar Fasciitis is a common cause of foot and heel pain. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot. It is attached to the heel bone and connects to each of the toes, and provides strength and support to the arch of the foot. Fasciitis occurs when this band...
Lily Olson recently distributed the hats that Faith collected to the children at an orphanage in Tanzania. Thank you, Faith Lutheran, for your support and love!