The Reverend Owen Griffiths, Pastor
Faith Lutheran Church
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4150 Woodhaven Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
(215)-637-4210
flcphiladelphia@verizon.net
Welcome
Thank you for visiting Faith Lutheran Church online!
We are a small, family-friendly church in NE Philadelphia.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey--married or single, old or young, black or white, native-born or immigrant, gay or straight, bisexual or transgender, parent or childless, rich or poor--you are always welcome here at Faith Lutheran.
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Help us out: If you missed your weekly offering, or if you just want to support the ministry of Faith or the ELCA, you can make an online donation by clicking the "GIVE!" button on the menu bar.
Our Mission
Our mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through worship, education, service to our community and world, fellowship, caring, and prayer.
We would love to have you join us!
Baptisms & Weddings
Call the Pastor at (215)-637-4210
for information on how to schedule baptisms and weddings; he will be glad to work with you.
SUNDAY WORSHIP
You can enjoy VIRTUAL worship on Facebook Live every Sunday.
Go to Faith Luther on Facebook!
Just click the underlined link!
Worship Schedule
Sunday Worship
10 AM
Children's Time
during worship starts May 19th
News
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Sunday School News
We are delighted to announce the new program for our littlest church members. Starting Sunday, May 19th, Faith will offer a story time for young kids during the worship hour. The little ones are invited to share with us in the opening of worship, and then adjourn for an age-appropriate Bible story while Pastor gives his sermon. We are grateful for our volunteers who will be taking care of the children. There will be two adults in charge each week. Our volunteers are Dawn McHale, Cindie Lieb, Lillian Schembs, Karl Leopold, Mari-beth Fetsick, Maggie Leddy, and Anne Goffredo (Anne is from our Girl Scout troup, and we’re grateful to have her help).
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Last Sunday of the Month Donation
Our last Sunday of the Month Donation for May will be to our old friends, Caring for Friends. Caring for Friends delivers frozen dinners to the elderly and homebound in our community, and Faith has long been a supporter of this organization. Share some love with an older and less mobile neighbor by making an extra offering on May 26th.
Pot Luck Luncheon
The family that prays together stays together, but the family that EATS together really stays together! We all had such a good time sharing a meal on Easter that the Church Council is planning a few more feasts. Let’s get together in the lower auditorium for a potluck (or “covered dish” if you prefer) meal after church on Sunday, June 2, 2024. This will be a great time to fellowship before some of us go down the shore or away for a summer holiday. There’s a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Sign up to bring an entrée or salad or paper goods or a beverage. OR: Just show up and eat!
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Feast of Justice Summer Internship Program
Feast of Justice announces it is accepting applications for its Youth Leadership Development Program. The YLDP program is a 3-week paid internship for high school students at Feast of Justice food pantry. (Session 1: July 8th-27th Session 2: July 29th-Aug 17th) YLDP applicants should have a dedication to service work and a drive to address inequity in their neighborhood. Accepted YLDP interns can expect nonprofit skills development, seminars in social and food justice, as well as group development with other high school students from Philadelphia." Interested students should explore the YLDP webpage at https://www.feastofjustice.org/general-9. There they can access an application.
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Geraniums for Pentecost
The Day of Pentecost is almost upon us. This is the fiftieth and final day of the Easter Season and celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and the birth of the Christian Church. Here at Faith we traditionally celebrate this feast by calling on the Holy Spirit to bless our young people as they affirm their baptisms through the rite of Confirmation. This year, two young men, Logan Cassidy and Eric Rector, will be Confirmed. YOU can help celebrate this event by wearing something RED to remind us of the fire of the Holy Spirit and by purchasing a geranium plant to beautify our sanctuary on this festive occasion. There’s a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the hallway. Geraniums will cost $4 per pot. You can keep your geranium or leave it to be planted around the church property.
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Volunteers Needed for the Garden
We’re just about ready to start planting our veggie garden to grow produce for Feast of Justice. If you can take some time to help weed and/or harvest, please contact Mark Sykes or Wayne Radlach.
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WELCOME! VIRTUAL WORSHIP NEWS:
If you can't make it to church on Sunday morning, we're bringing church to you. We are livestreaming Sunday morning worship at 10 AM on the Faith Luther Facebook page. You can also read the texts of Pastor's sermons by clicking on the "Pastor's Blog" tab on the toolbar. Please remember, too that you can make online donations by clicking on the "GIVE!" button above.
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You can also check out videos from our national church body, the ELCA, our Synod, or our congregation below. We usually start our livestream about 10 minutes BEFORE the worship begins, so you can fast forward through the video to hear this week's announcements and experience the previous Sunday's service.
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Easter 6. A Service of Holy Communion, Holy Baptism, and Confirmation.
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Gospel: John 15:9-17
9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you servants[d] any longer, because the servant[e] does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. 17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
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First Lesson: Acts 10:44-48
44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the gentiles, 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47 “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” 48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.
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Second Lesson: 1 John 5:1-6
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. 5 Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.