Holy Faith Weekly Update - May 14, 2025 | | Never Forget a Face -- the 2025 Holy Faith Picture Directory Debuts! | | | | |
Parish Administrator Laurie Tikkanen has taken the photos sent to her and compiled a new and helpful Holy Faith Church photo directory. If you have any changes to your contact information, or would like another photo uploaded, please email to Laurie by Friday, May 16th.
The new directory is located on our website under the Members Only button. Click HERE to download your color copy. If you don't remember the password, please contact Laurie at (734) 429-2991.
Black and white copies may be printed upon request. Please email Office Volunteer, Ann Mayers, to request a paper copy at ann@holyfaithsaline.org.
| | Ministry Team Leaders - Mark Your Calendars for the Next Superstar Leadership Gathering, Thursday, May 15th, 6- 8 PM | | | | |
Come for fellowship, food (heavy hors d’oeuvres), and planning with your team. Also, please call to mind a challenge you are facing in your ministry -- something that is tricky, or anything at all that is keeping your ministry and ministry team from being the most effective, faithful, and healthy it can be.
RSVP: andrea@holy-faith-church.org
| | Call for Volunteers! Dementia Friendly Saline 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair, Saturday, May 17th | | Click here to view flyer. | | |
Dementia Friendly Saline is holding its 2nd Annual Best Life Spring Fair celebrating people with dementia living their best lives on Saturday, May 17th, 10:00 am-3:00 pm at Liberty School, 7265 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline, MI.
The fair will feature live music and dancing, food, an art and craft sale, representatives from local organizations and health and aging-related businesses, and most importantly, educational presentations for care partners and families of a loved one with dementia. Free, on-site respite care will be available.
There are lots of different jobs available - indoors, outdoors, sitting down, or on the move. We'll find the right fit for you. Since it's a long day, we've split it into two "shifts", although you're certainly welcome to stay all day.
Shift 1: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 pm
Shift 2: 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 pm
Full Day: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 pm
To volunteer, contact Lori Venable at ltvenable@att.net) or Chelsea Harvey (chelsea.dfsaline@gmail.com).
| | Forgive For Good – Join a 3-week Book Study Convened by Katie Garvey and Pastor Andrea Beginning May 27th | | | | |
Tuesday, May 27th, 6:30 - 8 PM
Tuesday, June 3rd, 6:30 - 8 PM
Tuesday, June 10th, 6:30 - 8 PM
The world’s religions tell us to forgive. When a person in the crowd asks Jesus how many times we are to forgive, Jesus answers: “I tell you not 7 times, but 77 times (MT 18:22).” Unfortunately, Jesus does not say much about how we are to accomplish this. Luckily for us, Fred Luskin, a Stanford University Professor and Founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project has developed a research proven method to help human beings forgive. Luskin and his team of researchers have written extensively on the health harms of holding a grudge; the health benefits of forgiveness; what forgiveness is and what it is not; and concrete steps to take in order to forgive.
If you are intrigued, join Katie and Pastor Andrea for three evenings. Please RSVP if you hope to attend: andrea@holy-faith-church.org
Come to the first session having read through Chapter 7 of Luskin’s book "Forgive for Good," available wherever you might buy books. Also, please come with a grievance in mind that you'd like to let go / work on (see page 10 for definition of a grievance).
| | Do you Have a Family Member Graduating in 2025? | | | | Holy Faith would like to remember them in our prayers and honor them Sunday, June 1st. Please submit names of your family members who are graduating and other details (where / degree earned / future plans, etc.) to: office@holy-faith-church.org | | A Pastoral Letter from Our Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe | | | | |
The Episcopal Church is ending its nearly 40-year refugee resettlement partnership with the US government after refusing a Trump administration request to help resettle white Afrikaners from South Africa.
The church cited its commitment to racial justice as a moral imperative in a letter sent to members Monday.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe explained that the request crossed a moral line, and that the church would not help while other refugee programs remain largely frozen by the White House.
"The idea that we would be somehow resettling Afrikaners at this point over other refugees who have been vetted and waiting in camps for months or even years, is unfathomable to us," Rowe said.
To read the entire letter, click here.
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The Adult Education Class meets Tuesdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall.
Questions?? Contact Tish Dersnah at tish47@gmail.com.
| | "The Chosen" Watch Party, Season Four | | | | We have made it through the first three seasons and have been thrilled with the lively discussions that have taken place during our watch parties. And now we are on to Season 4. Join us at our next watch party on Thursday, May 22nd, at 6:00 pm. Click here for more information and updated schedule. | | |
First Friday at Hope Clinic:
Looking for an Opportunity to Help Feed our Neighbors?
| | Bring Food for Saline Area Social Service Food Pantry | | | | |
Priorities for this week:
Idahoan Potatoes
Dinty Moore Beef Stew
Mac & Cheese
Cookie Mix (pouches)
Baked Beans.
Place food in collection baskets located inside entry door when you come to church. For more information on donations, click here.
| | Gardener Needed to Tend our Memorial Garden | | | | |
Holy Faith’s Memorial Garden needs some weeding and
some tender loving care. If you can help, please contact PLT President Teri Kollath: teresakollath@gmail.com
| | Prayer Shawl Blessings on June 22nd | | | | There will be a special blessing of Pride-themed prayer shawls, prayer squares, and stuffies on June 22nd. All knitters and crocheters are encouraged to finish your prayer shawls to be blessed. If you are going to send your projects in by mail, please send them to Diane Jacobs, 510 Roosevelt Blvd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Thank you! | | Sign Up to Help with Coffee Hour in 2025, and / or Recycling Drop-Off | | | | See the bulletin board for new sign-up sheets for the year. | | Donate Flowers for the Altar in 2025 | | | | |
Sign up on the bulletin board with your name, dedication, and dates requested.
Altar Flowers are $50 for two vases, for two weeks, and must be prepaid..
Checks to be made out to Holy Faith Church, Memo: Altar Flowers. Envelopes are provided for your convenience at the bulletin board. Please put altar flower envelopes in the offering plates. Thanks!
| | 20 People Met Last Tuesday to “Organize for Action” | | | | |
In response to multiple government actions that offend
their Christian values, 20 people met last week to "Organize for Action." Those in attendance decided to focus our energies on protecting the Rule of Law for All, and especially for refugees, asylum seekers, and members of the LBTQIA+ community.
Under the same category of "Protecting the Rule of Law," there was considerable concern expressed also about threats to social safety nets (such as Social Security benefits, Medicaid, and SNAP).
Stay tuned for more information about how interested people can be involved in addressing these issues with collective action.
| | You Are Invited to Attend an Easter Interfaith Choir Concert | | | | |
Attend an Easter Interfaith Choir Concert featuring local church choirs, including our Holy Faith Church choir! The concert will include hymn singing and a combined choir performance with brass.
Sunday, May 18 at 4pm
Church of Latter Day Saints
525 Woodland Drive
Saline. MI 48176.
| | Invitation to Seafood Fest & Potluck from Theresa & Kevin Redfern | | | | |
You are cordially invited to attend Theresa and Kevin Redfern's Seafood Fest and Potluck, Saturday, June 7th, 4:00-11:00 pm, 4498 Saline Waterworks Rd, Saline, MI.
Fresh lobsters and crabs cooked on site. Want some? RSVP your order to (734) 276-1089 by June 5th so they can be pulled from the tank that morning. Pay at the event: Cash, PayPal or Cash App. Estimated prices, subject to market: lobster ($25-35) / crab ($15-20).
No pressure to order seafood - come for the fun. Don't like seafood? No problem. Bring your own food to throw on the grill!
What to bring:
- Your favorite drinks
- A small dish to pass (for no more than six people)
- Lemonade, water. butter. and silverware provided
Bonus Features:
- Water bounce house for kids (don't forget swimsuits and towels)
- Great music all evening
- Low-key gathering -- just good food and good people!
| | New!! For Families with Children — Monthly Dinners Starting on Wednesday, June 4th | | | | |
Families with school-aged children (or younger) will be gathering June 4th for dinner and conversation. The June 4th dinner will be an organizing meeting (with pizza provided). Families unaffiliated with the church will be invited to attend through flyers and FB ads.
Click here for a flyer to share with your family and friends.
| | | | Bulbs from our spent Easter flowers are up for grabs. They are located outside the side exit door of the nave. Please take as many as you want. The rest will be disposed of. Thank you- Mary Fatchett | | Join a New Committee to Promote Internal and External Communications | | | | |
Help Holy Faith's light to shine bright and maximize our gospel outreach inside the church anin the community! People are bombarded by a myriad of messages every day. If the church wants to have an effective voice, it has to be clear and intentional in its communication.
Contact Teri Kollath at (239) 633-8893 or Audrey Altman at (734) 560-4323 if you would like to be a part of this exciting new ministry.
| | Using Memorial Funds, the PLT Will Staff the Nursery Every Sunday | | | | |
Look for a job description in the upcoming Weekly Update to share with someone you know who might be interested in working in the Nursery.
For now, Erica Swan will staff the nursery the first two Sundays of every month, effective immediately.
| | PLT Will Fund Van Transport for Members Who Need It | | | | If you - or someone you know would like to schedule a ride to and from church, please contact Pastor Andrea: andrea@holy-faith-church.org | | | | |
Isaiah 40:29: “The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
Holy Faith is a community of prayer, and we maintain a list to offer prayers for healing and wholeness for
members of our parish.
Please pray for:
Those Who Are Sick, In Need, or Grieving:
Tish, Tom, Rudy, Charlotte, Cathy, Davina, Mayvis, Kathy, Sandy, Jordan, Piotr, David, Midge, Trevor, Veronica, Marlana, Brenda, Craig, Janisse, Kirsten, Margaret, Lawana, Andrew, Eliza, Sally N, Carol E, Katherine, Pat, Carol T, Britt, Susie, Bethany, Charlie, Judie, Diane, Heidi, Braden, Sharon, Steve W, John & Joyce D, Jane, and Mickey, that God's love enfold them.
Our Lutheran Mission Partners:
Samaritas and Global Refuge, who ask our prayers and contributions as they seek to continue caring for people in Christ’s name after losing federal funding.
To add names to the parish prayer list for the current calendar month, email office@holy-faith-church.org Names are kept on the list for a month but can be added again upon request.
In case of illness, hospitalization, a death in the family, or to request a visit, please call the Church Office at 734-429-2991.
Those Celebrating May Birthdays, especially:Andy Amstutz, Wendy Amstutz, Nancy Crichton, Mary Fullerton, Bob Robison, Alex Clark, Ann Mayers, and Phyllis Zawisza, that they may grow in wisdom and grace.
If we have missed your birthday, please let Holy Faith’s Office Manager, Laurie Tikkanen, know: office@holy-faith-church.org
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The Holy Faith office is staffed by Office Manager Laurie Tikkanen or Office Volunteer Ann Mayers on Thursdays, 12- 2 PM, or by appointment with Laurie.
Laurie is available to assist you Monday-Friday by phone at (734) 429-2991 or by email at office@holy-faith-church.org.
| | Notice Anything in the Building or on the Grounds that Needs Fixing? | | | | For non-emergency issues, record your concern in the white Buildings & Grounds 3-ring binder on the shelf below the bulletin board. For emergencies, please call the Church Office: 734-429-2991. | | | | |
For your convenience, Holy Faith's website now has links to multiple information sources. These include:
Because of personal contact information, the Members Only section is password protected. Only Holy Faith members can access this page. Please contact the office for the password.
We invite all parishioners and friends to keep us aware of changes and/or updates they may need.
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Holy Faith Church
6299 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd
Saline, Michigan 48176
(734) 429-2991
www.holyfaithsaline.org
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