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6299 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Saline, MI 48176 734-429-2991 www.holy-faith-church.org Holy Faith Church March and April 2017 Holy Faith Food Garden Spring is in the air! Everyone is welcome and most heartily invited to be a part of this fun ministry. All fresh produce is donated to Saline Area Social Service. Our first planning meeting will be: Monday, March 6 at 6:30pm Biggbys Coffee in Saline 6961 E. Michigan Ave. (on the south side of Michigan Ave. across from Wal-Mart). We usually meet as a group during the growing season on Mondays at the garden around 6:30pm and individually as needed at other times. Questions? See Suzanne Bulchalski or Susan Cummings Holy Eucharist and the Imposition of Ashes March 1, 2017 Noon All are invited to stay after the service for a simple soup and bread lunch. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thank you for welcoming me and my family so heartily when we joined you for worship on February 19th. Chris, Blaise, Au- gusta, and I are excited to come to Holy Faith, and I am hon- ored to have been called to serve as your Priest-in-Charge. I will begin fully on June 1st, allowing time to move from Hills- dale (where we now live, and where Chris works) to Saline. In the mean time, I will preach and celebrate on several occa- sions and come to some parish and diocesan events as a way to begin meeting people. During this transition—since I am out of town—if you should have an illness or pastoral emergency, Deacon Don will continue to be the primary contact. I give my deep thanks for Deacon Dons ministry. He and Tish have been ambassadors of Christ to the Martin Family in recent weeks. Knowing that he will continue to offer his prayer and presence to everyone at Holy Faith gives me great peace of mind. You and I will be getting to know each other better in the com- ing weeks. So Ill be telling you more about myself as time goes by. For now, Ill say this: I love the Church . I grew up in the Church. The Church helped my family through some diffi- cult times, which included frequent orthopedic surgeries for me to correct a birth defect. (One of the 1st things youll notice about me is that I walk with a limp. Please dont worry, though, because I have no pain or restrictions.) As I get older, Ive come to realize that I also need the Church. I say that, because I need help from others if I m going to try living the way of Jesus. Jesusway of life provides purpose and meaning by helping us be part of something bigger than ourselves. By definition, its a group enterprise. And not only that, the vision he casts is countercultural. One only has to recall the words of his most famous sermon to realize how he stands in contrast to the ways of the world: Blessed are the poor for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven ... Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God (MT 5: 3-9) Anyone who attempts to believe—and live—Jesuswords must swim upstream. I dont know about you, but often Id rather go with the flow. I need a community to hold me accountable and to share faith with me. Since youre reading this, you must love the Church, too. I look forward to loving the Church—and being the Church— together. Yours in Christs peace and hope, Andrea+ Church Yard Spring Clean Up Earth Day 2017 Saturday, April 22 9:00am—noon Bring your work gloves and your favorite garden & yard tools. What a great way to celebrate Earth Day! Questions? Contact Steve Jolliffe

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6299 Ann Arbor-Saline Road

Saline, MI 48176

734-429-2991

www.holy-faith-church.org

Holy Faith Church March and April 2017

Holy Faith Food Garden Spring is in the air! Everyone is welcome and most heartily invited to be a part of this fun ministry. All fresh produce is donated to Saline Area Social Service.

Our first planning meeting will be:

Monday, March 6 at 6:30pm Biggby’s Coffee in Saline

6961 E. Michigan Ave. (on the south side of Michigan Ave. across from Wal-Mart).

We usually meet as a group during the growing season on Mondays at the garden around 6:30pm and individually as needed at other times.

Questions? See Suzanne Bulchalski or Susan Cummings

Holy Eucharist and the Imposition of Ashes

March 1, 2017 Noon

All are invited to stay after the service for a simple soup and bread lunch.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Thank you for welcoming me and my family so heartily when we joined you for worship on February 19th. Chris, Blaise, Au-gusta, and I are excited to come to Holy Faith, and I am hon-ored to have been called to serve as your Priest-in-Charge. I will begin fully on June 1st, allowing time to move from Hills-dale (where we now live, and where Chris works) to Saline. In the mean time, I will preach and celebrate on several occa-sions and come to some parish and diocesan events as a way to begin meeting people. During this transition—since I am out of town—if you should have an illness or pastoral emergency, Deacon Don will continue to be the primary contact. I give my deep thanks for Deacon Don’s ministry. He and Tish have been ambassadors of Christ to the Martin Family in recent weeks. Knowing that he will continue to offer his prayer and presence to everyone at Holy Faith gives me great peace of mind.

You and I will be getting to know each other better in the com-ing weeks. So I’ll be telling you more about myself as time goes by. For now, I’ll say this: I love the Church . I grew up in the Church. The Church helped my family through some diffi-cult times, which included frequent orthopedic surgeries for me to correct a birth defect. (One of the 1st things you’ll notice about me is that I walk with a limp. Please don’t worry, though, because I have no pain or restrictions.)

As I get older, I’ve come to realize that I also need the Church. I say that, because I need help from others if I’m going to try living the way of Jesus. Jesus’ way of life provides purpose and meaning by helping us be part of something bigger than ourselves. By definition, it’s a group enterprise. And not only that, the vision he casts is countercultural. One only has to recall the words of his most famous sermon to realize how he stands in contrast to the ways of the world:

Blessed are the poor … for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven ...

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth …

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy …

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God (MT 5: 3-9) …

Anyone who attempts to believe—and live—Jesus’ words must swim upstream. I don’t know about you, but often I’d rather go with the flow. I need a community to hold me accountable and to share faith with me.

Since you’re reading this, you must love the Church, too. I look forward to loving the Church—and being the Church—together.

Yours in Christ’s peace and hope, Andrea+

Church Yard Spring Clean Up

Earth Day 2017

Saturday, April 22 9:00am—noon

Bring your work gloves and your favorite garden & yard tools. What a great way to celebrate Earth Day!

Questions? Contact Steve Jolliffe

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Special Gifts Offering March 2017

Episcopal Relief & Development And

Lutheran World Relief

Special Gifts Offering April 2017

Hope Clinic

Once again we have the opportunity to support the work of two excellent organizations, Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), and Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Both of these organ-izations represent us as they work throughout the world to combat the causes of poverty and restore the dignity it robs from people’s lives. They advocate for fair trade that helps arti-sans and farmers earn a better living, they teach people to better care for themselves, their communities and their envi-ronment, and how to be less vulnerable to natural disasters. They work to provide clean and sustainable water to the 1.2 billion people who still lack access to clean and affordable wa-ter and sanitation services. All this is done with partner organi-zations in the communities they serve in over 40 countries. ERD and LWR are always prepared to respond to sudden emergencies and disasters.

Now since a huge humanitarian crisis has caused millions of people to require resettlement all over the world, many relief agencies including ERD and LWR, are overwhelmed with the needs. Since ERD has been working with disabled young peo-ple in Jorden for many years they are doing fantastic work with disabled refugees at Za’atari, the second largest refugee camp in the world.

So much more information about the work our church is doing showing Christ’s love to so many people all over the world is available at episcopalrelief.org and lwr.org.

What a blessing and privilege that we can support these or-ganizations in our midst that allow us to participate in doing Christ’s work in the world. Please make your check out to Holy Faith and note “RELIEF” on the memo line.

Hope Clinic, our special gift offering for April is an interdenomi-national Christian organization providing free medical care and dental clinics for low income underinsured children and adults.

Hope Clinic began in 1982 as a Saturday walk-in clinic run by Dr. Hefferman as an expression of his Christian faith. With great support from our area churches, medical community, Washtenaw United Way, and hundreds of volunteers, Hope now owns an enlarged building with a fully equipped dental clinic, and has a second clinic in Westland. Over 200 medical professionals conduct more than 7,500 patient visits and pro-vide more than $2.5 million in prescription medication to God’s beloved poor. Hope has arrangements with medical specialists in town and at UMMC to provide care that cannot be covered at the clinic.

A full range of social and spiritual services are also provided. Thousands of hot meals and grocery packages are provided to households. Prayer partners are always available. Families wash hundreds of loads of laundry, saving money and main-taining their dignity. Social workers offer financial assistance to those who come in need, as well as guidance to patients in navigating the support programs available to them. Moms and dads are assisted with baby care needs, such as diapers, for-mula, baby food and clothing.

By God’s grace and the support of many people, Hope is a refuge for those who come for healing, restoration and re-newed hope. Prayerfully consider a gift to Hope. Write a check to Holy Faith and note “HOPE” on the memo line.

Annual Financial Audit

Our bylaws require the Parish Leadership Team to appoint an outside auditor or a team of congregation members to examine the church’s books of account and financial documents every year. This is normally completed in the fall of the following year.

The purpose of a financial audit is to provide an opinion whether the financial statements are stated in accord-ance with specified criteria. The audit opinion is intended to provide reasonable assurance, but not absolute as-surance, that the financial statements are presented fairly.

For a number of years, we were very fortunate to have our audits done by a professional accountant, Patrick Savage. He charged a very nominal fee and then generously returned it to us as a donation. After Patrick relocated to another state, the PLT had to look into alternative ways to complete our audits. We quickly found that local accountants, with no ties to our church, charged fees from one to several thousand dollars!

The PLT asked Lisa Reifert and Suzanne Buchalski if they would be willing to work with our treasurers and finance committee to complete the 2015 review. They accepted and completed their very thorough review last November. They stated, “We found the books and records to be in good order and, based on our review, we are not aware of any material modification that should be made...” They also provided a number of suggestions to make our financial recordkeeping even better.

Lisa and Suzanne shared their findings with our treasurers and the finance committee. Later, they met with the PLT and dis-cussed their recommendations, which have been adopted. They also agreed to do the review of the 2016 financials and will is-sue their findings later this year.

We are very fortunate to have these dedicated and hardworking ladies in our congregation. They did an excellent job and saved the church money that can be better used to support our other ministries.

Thank you Lisa and Suzanne!

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SASS Easter Food Baskets

Holy Faith has committed to providing five (5) baskets for families in the Saline area that need extra help. Sing up to bring needed food tiems for the baskets on the bulletin board.

All items must be to church by 10am on Sunday, April 9.

Questions? Please see Rosemary Brodie or Marianne Blevins.

Passover Seder with the Amstutz Family

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. You must RSVP by Sunday, April 9 (Palm Sunday)

You, your family and guests are invited to come celebrate the Passover Seder with the Amstutz Family and the Holy Faith Community.

The Amstutz family has a tradition of celebrating the Passover Seder and sharing it with others. Come experience and discuss this special tradition with reflections on the Jewish tradition, Jesus at the last sup-per and what it means for us as Christians today.

RSVP to [email protected] or 313-213-5312 (voice or text), or sign up on the bulletin board.

Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness (MT 4:1).

So begins the Gospel story we hear every year, on the first Sunday of Lent. The Church season we call Lent lasts 40 days, the length of Jesus’ stay in the wilderness. Traditionally, Christians enter a figurative wilderness in order to prepare themselves spiritually for Easter. As Jesus endured deprivation in the wil-derness, so some people give up something during Lent in order to voluntarily experience deprivation. The intent is not deprivation for its own sake, but ra-ther solidarity with Jesus and God’s people who suf-fer today.

I once knew someone who, for Lent, gave up bever-ages other than coffee and water (ie: no fruit juice, no milk, no alcohol, though during this time he did eat regular meals.) He chose this fast as a small way of entering into the experience of people whose eco-nomic circumstances make them grateful for drinking water that is simply clean and disease-free. Whenev-er my friend was tempted to drink something fancier than water, he prayed for strength. More interesting-ly, he found himself praying for other people, particu-larly those who are thirsty, or those around the world who don’t have access to clean water. When Easter came, my friend ended his fast. But the heart-expanding benefits of the fast were just beginning. Indeed, people who fast as a spiritual practice often report feeling greater compassion and connection to God’s people.

If you are considering giving something up for Lent, pray about it first. Ask what God would have you give up before reflexively giving up sweets. Maybe God would like to free you of a habit that’s keeping you from living life to the fullest. Or perhaps God wants to give you the gift of greater compassion (or patience or peace).

Fasting is a traditional way of keeping Lent. But fast-ing is just one example of a physical practice we might adopt that puts our faith into action. There are, of course, a multitude of spiritual practices. These include Sabbath-keeping, almsgiving, and praying at regular intervals. If you would like to read more about spiritual practices, you might enjoy one or both of these short books:

Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living, John Mcquiston II Practicing Our Faith, ed. by Dorothy C. Bass

Between now and Ash Wednesday (March 1st, the first day of Lent) talk with God about observing the season. Choose one practice, and then tell others what you’ve chosen so you can receive their support. The luncheon after the Ash Wednesday service is a natural time to talk about keeping Lent and also stay-ing accountable.

Jesus emerged from his 40 days in the wilderness ready to begin his public ministry. Likewise God is preparing you for something, too. Don’t miss out on Lent as a time for spiritual strengthening and renew-al.

From Pastor Andrea

The Deacon’s Den

I n the early days of the Christian church, the original apostles (the first bishops of the church) saw that the disciples were increasing in num-ber. As we read in Acts 6, “And the twelve called together the whole community of disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait tables. Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task, while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer and to serving the word.’ What they said pleased the whole community and they chose Stephen [and the others], as men full of faith and the Holy Spirit. They had these men stand be-fore the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.”

This story from Acts tells us that before the church established Chris-tian priests and pastors, the two ordained orders were bishops and deacons. The close relationship between these orders has carried through to today when deacons still report directly to their bishops.

In Episcopal dioceses, bishops schedule visitations, at least triennially, to each congregation. The visitations include the bishop preaching and celebrating and may include baptism and confirmation. It is an especial-ly happy event when the bishop visits a congregation where a deacon is serving because it is a reminder of the ancient relationship between the two orders.

The Rt. Rev. Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr. will visit Holy Faith on Sunday, April 23rd. We will have one morning service, at 10:00 am, so that the entire congregation gets to worship together. The service will be followed by a Mission Café proceeds of which will go to The Bishop’s Fund. We look forward to welcoming Bishop Gibbs on this special occasion.

Until next time, Your deacon, Don

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To Wendy’s with Love: The 22-Year Lunch A book review by Noelle Milkey

Kelsey Keyes’ mother, Diane Keyes, has written an unlikely “love letter to Wendy’s” (yes, the fast food chain)—To Wendy’s with Love: The 22-Year Lunch. The book sells on Amazon in both print and e-book versions. I sat down to give it a look one morning and blew my whole workday, getting up to make some tea once or twice before I finished it. It seemed to have something ur-gent to say to me, and I doubt I’m the only one feeling that way. The memoir recounts a long tradition of weekly lunch dates, starting with a cautious invitation from the author to her mother. Soon one aunt joins them. Choosing this place because it’s close to the older folks and every-one can afford it, and faithfully appearing every Thursday to chat, things snowball into a weekly touchstone of sanity for the whole clan, their friends, and even the Wendy’s employees who are lucky enough to work at this particular Minnesota store.

We are treated to loving portraits of family members and friends. Diane Keyes insightfully traces the secret histories of some of them, including her own haunted flight from childhood trauma, and the way The 22-Year Lunch created openings for healing conversations. She uses painful family history to illustrate how we can torture ourselves and our loved ones with the best of in-tentions, and how she found a way out of that pattern, one lunch at a time. She speaks of mov-ing from a sense of obligation to show up at lunch, to gratitude for it, to considering it a great gift, and finally calling it sacred. I was reminded of a favorite family I grew up loving dearly—two sisters about my age and their parents—and how, to this day, every time I am with them, the phrase “the Feast of the Lamb” floats through my head. Here is a whole book celebrating a

blessedly literal feast that these lucky people have given themselves, turning the special occasion on its head, reclaiming family and community in a way that has slipped away from most of us in the rush and isolation of modern life. It ’s a very timely book.

Diane Keyes By Kelsey Keyes

My mom, Diane Keyes, has an eclectic background working as a writer (working on her own books and contributing essays and poems to several others), book reviewer, editor, retreat director, grief group facilitator, and commercial floral designer. She’s owned a home-staging business for more than twenty-five years—longer than the term “home staging” has been in use. She often speaks at

real estate functions, and making appearances on local TV and radio programs.

My mom says that as a child, she always told people that she wanted to be a racecar driver and a writer. She jokes that she didn’t get her driver’s license until she was 30 years old and didn’t start writing till she was in her 40’s—making her a late bloomer. Her first book, Spirit of the Snowpeople, is a beauti-fully-illustrated children’s parable on the cycles of life. Appro-priately enough, the book came to her while she was in her car, at a stoplight, between the red and the green. She be-lieves that God sent it to her and with it an obligation to get it to print. It took twelve years from that stoplight, but once pub-lished, it sold out its first printing in three weeks, and had the largest presale in the 60-plus-year history of DownEast Books.

Her second book, This Sold House, is a guide to selling your home faster and for more money. It is loaded with recommen-dations, observations and anecdotes from her years of staging homes for sale. Among other pearls of wisdom, she explains why the most attractive things in your home can prevent your house from selling, and why it’s best to re-locate your exotic pets before you allow prospective buyers in. This Sold House won two Best Book Awards—in the business and how-

to categories—from the Midwest Independent Publishers’ As-sociation, and is endorsed by Joan Steffens, host of HGTV’s, Decorating Cents. It will be going into its 3rd edition later this year.

My mom’s new book, To Wendy’s With Love: The 22-Year Lunch, is the story of my mother’s weekly lunches with my grandmother, which began in an attempt to heal their relation-ship. When she was only eight years old, my mom was nearly killed by a brain hemorrhage. This experience (and its after-math) left her with painful memories, unanswered questions, crippling depression, and a rocky relationship with her moth-er. She found healing in an unlikely place—a Wendy’s restau-rant. Once she and her mom met on “neutral” territory, they were able to see each other outside of their accustomed roles. Along the way, Mom discovered the power of gratitude, relationships, and family meals. The gathering now includes four generations of the family and is still going strong.

Thank you to Susan for giving me the space to brag about my fabulous mom and for our table at coffee hour that day for en-couraging the idea that I should write something. Thank you also to John and Mom for help with this piece. I am blessed to have all of you.

Tuesday Morning

Adult Study

Every Tuesday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m. during the school year—unless otherwise noted on the calendar.

All are Welcome!

We are currently studying various women in the Bible. Contact Tish Dersnah with questions.

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March 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Ash Wednesday

Noon Holy Eucharist &

Ashes, followed by a simple lunch

OA Mtg 6-7pm

2

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

3 4 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

5 1 Lent

Pastor Andrea Presiding 9am MS Confirmation Class

9:15am Choir Practice 8:15am & 10:00am Worship

11am Coffee Hour

6

Garden Meeting 6:30pm, Biggby’s Coffee in Saline

AA Mtg 7pm

7 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

8

OA Mtg 6-7pm

9

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

10 11 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

12 2 Lent

9:15am Choir Practice 9am MS Confirmation Class 8:15am & 10:00am Worship

11am Coffee Hour

13 Lunch Bunch

Noon @ Carrigan’s

AA Mtg 7pm

14 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

15

OA Mtg 6-7pm

16

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

17 18 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

19 3 Lent

Three on the 3rd 9:15am Choir Practice

8:15 & 10:00am Worship 10:00am Lego Lesson

11am Mission Cafe

20

AA Mtg 7pm

21 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

22

OA Mtg 6-7pm

23

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

24 25 Off-Site, All Day

PLT & Clergy Workshop

OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

Paper Pantry Delivery

26 4 Lent

Pastor Andrea Presiding 9:15am Choir Practice

8:15am & 10:00am Worship 11am Coffee Hour

PLT meeting after church

27

AA Mtg 7pm

28 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

29

OA Mtg 6-7pm

30

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

31

March 2017

Samaritas Update

Samaritas empowers people with disabilities to have a voice in their own care and become involved members of their commu-nities. Our community-based residential programs are tailored to fit the needs of each person who calls them home, from those requiring 24/7 care to individuals who are more inde-pendent. We also assist people in maintaining independence where they currently live.

Together, we served 412 people through these programs in 2016. To learn more in the western half of Michigan, please contact Ann Meldrum at [email protected] or call 231-722-2400; in the eastern half of the state, please contact Kevin Majeske at [email protected] or call 989-513-3416. Learn more about all the services we offer at samaritas.org.

Your Servant in Christ, Pastor Niklaus Schillack Director of Church Relations

Lunch Bunch

Everyone is always invited to Lunch Bunch! You just have to come!

2nd Monday of each month Carrigan’s in Saline at Noon

Knitting Please continue knitting baby bonnets. We will bless them this spring and they will be taken to UM Mott’s Children’s Hospital to help keep the littlest ones warm.

Also, prayer shawls that have been blessed are on the quilt rack in the room adjacent to the sanctuary. They are there for anyone to take—for yourself, your family, friends or anyone in the community who is in need or facing illness, so they will feel loved and “wrapped in prayer.”

Patterns for simple shawls and bonnets are on the shelf under the bulletin board and also on the website on the Outreach Ministries page.

Questions? Please see Rosemary Brodie or Barbara Arnold

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April 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

2 5 Lent

9:15am Choir Practice 8:15am & 10:00am Worship

11am Coffee Hour

3

AA Mtg 7pm

4 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

5

OA Mtg 6-7pm

6

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

7 8 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

9 Passion Sunday

Pastor Andrea Presiding 9:15am Choir Practice

8:15am & 10:00am Worship 11am Coffee Hour

10

Lunch Bunch Noon @ Carrigan’s

AA Mtg 7pm

11 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

12

Passover Seder 6:00pm

(must RSVP)

OA Mtg 6-7pm

13 Maundy Thursday

7:00pm Handwashing &

Stripping of the Altar

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

14 Good Friday

15 Holy Saturday

OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

Paper Pantry Delivery

16 Easter Sunday

Pastor Andrea Presiding Three on the 3rd

9:15am Choir Practice 8:15am & 10:00am Worship

11am Coffee Hour

17

AA Mtg 7pm

18 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

PLT 7pm

19

OA Mtg 6-7pm

20

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

21 22 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

Church Yard Spring Clean up

9am–noon

23 2 Easter

Pastor Andrea Bishop Gibbs Presiding

No 8:15am Service 9:15am Choir Practice 10:00am Worship Only

11am Mission Cafe

24

AA Mtg 7pm

25 Adult Study

10:30-11:30am

26

OA Mtg 6-7pm

27

Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm

28 29 OA Mtg

8:30-9:30am

30 3 Easter

9:15am Choir Practice 8:15am & 10:00am Worship

11am Coffee Hour

Altar Flowers If you are interested in placing flowers on the altar for specific Sundays, please use the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Please note that altar flowers are scheduled for two consecu-tive Sundays.

The cost for two vases is $40

Flower selection is at the discretion of the florist. If you wish to make a special request, arrangements can be made with the florist, Maureen’s Design at 429-0700. Maureen will quote on an individual basis at that time.

Please pay for your flowers by making out your check to Holy Faith Church, noting “Altar Flowers” on the memo line.

Flowers are not placed on the altar during the Lenten season.

Easter Flowers Please keep an eye on the announcements for when sign-ups are available to provide spring

flowers for the Easter altar.

Pastor Andrea also plans to be with us on May 7 and May 14 before her official start-up on June 4, the Feast of Pentecost.

Holy Week Services

Palm Sunday April 9

8:15 and 10:00 a.m. Services Blessing of the Palms

Maundy Thursday April 13

7:00 p.m. Hand Washing and Stripping of the Altar

Easter Day April 16

8:15 and 10:00 a.m. Services

Mission Café A full hot meal for your free-will offering!

March 19

Special April Date! April 23 The 4th Sunday instead of the 3rd.

Bishop Gibbs will be visiting us this day and proceeds from this MC will go to The Bishop’s Fund.

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1 Lent

March 5 2 Lent

March 12 3 Lent

March 19 4 Lent

March 26

8:15 Reader Suzanne Buchalski

Mike Centlivre Cicely Johnson Mary Hogan Mary Fatchett

10:00 Asst. Min. Noelle Milkey Harold Tinsey Carolyn Schneider Ann Mayers

10:00 Reader Jean Savage Gail Graham Molly Hilton Carolyn Schneider

10:00 Ushers Talle & Steve

Jolliffe David Dubay Ingrid Smart

Judie & Rick Wales Sam Proud

Sandy White

10:00 Greeters Tish Dersnah Clarke Flewelling

Dan McGraw Tish Dersnah

Clarke Flewelling Dan McGraw

10:00 Acolyte Bethany Mitchell Branden Amstutz Elyse Narbut Ashley Schneider

Coffee Hosts Czyrka Dubay

Tinsey Braun

Mission Cafe Darling Smart

Altar Guild Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell

Counters Rick Wales

Harold Tinsey Carolyn Schneider

Fritz Reifert Steve Jolliffe Andy Amstutz

Mike Vaillancourt Rick Wales

5 Lent April 2

Palm Sunday April 9

Easter Sunday April 16

1 Easter April 23

2 Easter April 30

8:15 Reader Suzanne Buchalski

Mike Centlivre Cicely Johnson Mary Hogan No 8:15 service Mary Fatchett

10:00 Asst. Min. Susan Cummings Molly Hilton Lisa Reifert Ann Mayers Noelle Milkey

10:00 Reader Georgine Steude Andy Amstutz John Hassett Katie Garvey Christen Mitchell

10:00 Ushers David Dubay Talle & Steve

Jolliffe Talle & Steve

Jolliffe Sam Proud & David Dubay

Rick & Judie Wales

10:00 Greeters Barbara Arnold Tish Dersnah Tish Dersnah Harold & Norlaine

Tinsey Jane Darling

10:00 Acolyte Bethany Mitchell Elyse Narbut Tim Custer Branden Amstutz Bethany Mitchell

Coffee Hosts Mitchell Arnold

Jolliffe Dubay

Hilton Garvey

Mission Café Hubbard Savage

Altar Guild Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell Mary Fatchett

Christen Mitchell

Counters Harold Tinsey Fritz Reifert

Steve Jolliffe Rick Wales

Harold Tinsey Mike Vaillancourt

Rick Wales Fritz Reifert

Steve Jolliffe Andy Amstutz

Ministry Schedule

Holy Faith Church 6299 Saline—Ann Arbor Road Saline, MI 48176

The Rev. Andrea Martin, Pastor

[email protected]

The Rev. Donald Dersnah, Deacon

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Tish Dersnah, Office Manager

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Ann Mayers, Office Manager

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Jesse Morgan, Church Musician

Erik Doucette, Choir Director

Parish Leadership Team (PLT)

Steve Jolliffe, President (1/’20)

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Clarke Flewelling, VP (1/’18)

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Ann Mayers, Secretary (1/’20)

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Susan Cummings (1/’19)

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Mary Fatchett (1/’19)

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Vicki English (1/’18)