Announcements

Worship Services and Upcoming Events:

• Summer Worship Schedule begins May 25: One Sunday service only at 9:30 am.
• VBS TRUE NORTH registration is open for campers and volunteers (4 years of age—entering 5th grade)! June 23-27. Registration information is located at the VBS information table or at the welcome center. Register before June 9 to guarantee a t-shirt!
• VBS Hive of Donations: We have many different needs, from brown packing paper to snacks to canoes! A complete list of items needed is at the VBS table. Help us make VBS successful in many ways. For more info contact Gretchen.Smith@FaithPointLC.org.
• Summer Stretch is a summer program for incoming 6th-8th graders. We spend our mornings serving our community and have fun together in the afternoon! The dates for Summer Stretch this year will be the following Wednesdays – June 4, 11, 18, 25 & July 9. Registration forms can be picked up at the Welcome Center. Registration due May, 18.
• FaithPoint’s Teddy Bear Sunday: (ages 3-6) The teddy bears are coming back! Preschool families are invited to bring
  their favorite stuffies to church July 13! Teddy bear themed activities and games will be held during KidsPoint.
• Pickleball: Mondays, 6:00-7:30 pm at FaithPoint (pending weather and dry courts). Open to all levels, both men & women. Bring your own paddle (we do have a few extras), come when you can. Contact Loren Sivula for more info: Loren.Sivula@FaithPointLC.Org
• Prayer Ministers: Prayer Ministers are available after the Sunday church service at the front of the Sanctuary immediately following the service. If you would like prayers for yourself or a loved one, please come forward. We would love to pray for you!
• Loads of Love: 3rd Thursday of each month, 5-8pm at Soak Laundromat sponsored by FaithPoint. Next time is Thurs., May 15, We offer assistance with laundry needs providing the cost of the machines, detergent, and softening products for anyone needing budget relief.
• Diaper Drive: Donations of diapers are being gathered for the Alpha Women’s Center, through Tuesday, May 28. Look for the box in the Fellowship Hall to drop your donation. Sizes 4-6 are the most needed, but all sizes accepted. To learn more, go to https://worldslargestdiaperdrive.org/
• Hope House Foundation of New Prague provides meals for youth Monday nights at The TreeHouse. The TreeHouse is a place for New Prague youth ages 12-18 to receive support groups, one-on-one mentoring, fun group activities and truancy prevention. Hope House Foundation of New Prague also helps families who are experiencing homelessness. If you would like to provide a meal at the TreeHouse, please contact Shirley Schulz, 612-558-2359. Dates open are June 9, 16, and 30.

• Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp: An IOLBC representative will join us this weekend at both services. FaithPoint will be offering $100 scholarships for kids attending IOLBC the dates below.
  To learn more or to register go to www.okoboji.org
  • June 8-13 (Grades 6-9) $459 (Okoboji Site)
  • June 15-20 (Grades 4-6) $439 (Ingham Site)
  • July 13-18 (Grades 4-6) $439 (Ingham Site)
  • July 27- Aug.1 (Grades 9-12) $459 (Ingham Site)
• Join the Team! Interested in working in our production booth on Sundays? We are looking for 9th grade & up and adults interested in running our livestreaming.

Youth:

• Summer KidsPoint: (ages 3-8) will be offered at both 8:30 & 10:00 services on May 18, then at the 9:30 service during our Summer Services.  No registration needed. Stop at the Children’s Desk for more information. No KidsPoint on Memorial Day weekend,
  May 25.
• Park and Play: Wednesdays at 10am this summer. Pack a picnic and meet us in the park. Park locations will vary. See schedule of dates and locations here!
• Elevate Youth Group:(grades 9-12) Meeting Sundays, 7-9:00pm at FaithPoint.
• Sunday School (children ages 3-Gr. 5): on summer break.
• JAM (Grades 3-5) on summer break.
• Confirmation: on summer break.
• Nursery: Staffed during both services for children 6 months to 3 years of age. Service is live streamed in the nursery. There will be NO nursery on Memorial Day weekend – May 25.
• HELP NEEDED in nursery with infants to 3 years olds. Email nursery@faithpointlc.org if you can help!

Adults:

• Prayer Team: You are welcome to join us virtually or in person at FaithPoint at 10 am on Mondays. Contact Gretchen Havlicek for details. Please let us know how we can pray for you. 
• Moms with Littles Bible Study: Every other Tuesday, 9:15-10:30am at FaithPoint. Childcare provided. Next meetings: May 20.
• Women’s Book Club: The book for May/June is “Reactivity: how the gospel transforms our actions and reactions” by Paul David Tripp. Book discussion will be on Sat., June 28 at 9am.
• Women’s Bible Study: Attend either Wednesdays at 10am or Thursdays at 10am. No homework or book needed. Come when you can. We are starting a new study by Max Lucado, “What Happens Next”.
• Adult Programs on Summer Break: See you next Fall·
  • Women’s Sunday Evening Bible Study
  • Gather Moms & Gather Moms The Launch
  • Agape
  • Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
  • Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study

Thank you: Thank you to all who worked and served at Rita Anderson’s funeral. Your hard work and dedication were greatly appreciated.

Volunteer Opportunities! (Register online if interested):

• • FaithPoint has a Kitchen Team that helps in the kitchen and/or brings food for special events (including funerals). There is another team, the Special Event Setup Team that helps set up and take down tables and chairs for special events. It’s great if we have some men on this team to help with the lifting and moving of tables and chairs. If you are interested in serving on either of these teams, please stop by the Welcome Center.
  • FaithPoint’s “First Impressions Team” are those who serve as Greeters, Ushers, host at the Welcome Center, and manage Sunday Fellowship. We need people to serve as Ushers, to be at the Welcome Center, and manage Sunday Fellowship (coffee/pastries after services). If you can help in any of these areas, please sign up at the Welcome Center.
  • Each Sunday, members of the Altar Guild carry out the meaningful ministry of preparing our place of worship. Members are responsible for setting the altar each Sunday, preparing for baptisms, weddings, and funerals, and making sure the linens, silver, and brass are in tip-top shape. One of the responsibilities of the Altar Guild is to serve communion. We serve communion one Sunday per month and that requires eight servers. Would you like to help serve the wine and bread? You will be joining other individuals who make a valuable offering to our community’s worship life. Contact Kamy Carlson, 952-334-4086. She will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
  • The beautiful FaithPoint Lutheran Church is our faith home. Did you know that over the years, several people have shared their time cleaning the church? This is a great way to help our community worship in a clean and safe environment. We need more people to serve on this team. For more information contact Shirley Stella: 952-297-7013
  • KidsPoint: We are looking for help with KidsPoint. Adults, high school leaders, and confirmation helpers needed.
  • Nursery: We offer Nursery for infants – 3 years of age. If you are interested in helping in the nursery, please call the church office, 952-758-6297.

FYI:

• FaithPoint now has a secure “Member Portal” and “Online Directory” available for its members. The Member Portal is where only you can see all your information and make changes if necessary. From the Member Portal you can navigate to the Online Directory which allows you to see all the current members of FaithPoint and only their contact information. If you would like access to the Member Portal and Online Directory, please call the church office and speak to Shirley (952-758-6297) or email Shirley@FaithPointLC.org.
• RightNow Media! Our church has access to an extensive, video library called RightNow Media! Contact Pastor Steve with your email address and he will send you a link.
• Our Daily Bread Devotionals: Available at the Information Desk.
• FaithPoint Sunday Worship services can be viewed on TV.  If you have Bevcomm as your cable/TV provider, you can view the previous FaithPoint Worship service on Wednesday night at 7:30 pm or Sunday at 1 pm on Channel 6.