Faith Family,

As a reminder, we need your help! Faith has enrolled in the WELS Congregational Services Axis program, designed to help us assess our ministry and plan for the future.

If you have not yet completed the Congregational Pulse Survey, you still have time! The deadline to submit your survey responses is October 20th.  You can access the survey at:  https://welsccc.survey.fm/faithantioch. Every communicant member can complete this survey. That is every member of your home who takes communion at Faith can fill out the survey.

The survey takes 30-90 minutes to complete. Once you start the survey, you cannot save your progress. Please fill out the survey when you know you will have the time to complete it. This survey is completely ANONYMOUS.

Save the Date! Our AXIS Listening sessions are being held on Saturday, December 3rd from 9am to 3pm. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided and let us know if you need childcare.  Please save the date and sign up to attend by letting a member of the committee know or signing up on the board at church. These listening sessions are open to all communicant members.

If you have any questions, please let us know. You can reach out to any member of our Long-Range Planning Committee.

Thank you,

The Long Range Planning Committee

Scott (Chair) and Barb Rawlins

Kurt and Erika Kleisner

Peter and Jessica Schimke

Jim and Amy Duff

Doug Beatty

Jay Lichtenauer

Larry Rusher

Kevin Woller

Duane Kellor

Teri Johnson

Dan Pawlak

Advisory and Resource

Ellen Golvach

Tammy Kohl

This Sunday, September 18, our Faith Family will host formal staff farewell activities for Teri Johnson, Craig Breitkreutz and Charissa Breitkreutz*. As is our custom there will be baskets available for each family in the church commons throughout the weekend to gather cards, gifts and expressions of appreciation. A farewell reception will follow 9:30 AM Sunday worship with speakers and presentations early during that reception hour. Please plan on joining us to thank these faithful servants of the Lord and wish them well in their future endeavors.

*Please read below the letter Keith Kopczynski has sent to our Faith family.

Sunday School starts in the Christian Life Center for 3 year olds through sixth grade (Please be aware that registration is part of arrival and drop off this Sunday if you haven’t registered yet!)

Youth Bible Study starts in the chapel with Mr. Josh Kramer for grades 7-10.  Come join in and meet our new Staff Minister!

Adult Bible Study starts in the sanctuary with Pastor Ungemach for anyone High School Junior through adult.  this new series will show us how Jesus prepared his disciples for their work and that he prepares us also. Come learn what it means to be a disciple of Christ from the Gospel of Matthew.

Wednesday Evening Adult Bible Study at 7 PM

On Wednesday evenings at 7 PM in the Christian Life Center, come and join Pastor James Fischer of Wilmot, Wisconsin, as he leads us in understanding what the Bible teaches about how to bear each other's burdens in Christ.

Thursday Morning Women's Bible Study at 9 AM

Led by Pastor Curtis Golm of Trevor, Wisconsin, come and learn from the Book of Ephesians about the blessings of Christ – God’s gift of grace, love, and redemption; our unity in faith and how to live a God-pleasing life.  Women's Thursday Morning Bible Study takes place at 9:00 AM on Thursdays at the church. 

The new carpeting was installed last week! Come and enjoy this fresh, new update to our Commons.

Labor Day Weekend

The Labor Day weekend at Camp Oakridge was filled with fun and fellowship. There was something for everyone. The kids had fun with the bounce house, play area, riding their bicycles, a scavenger hunt and the pinata. Saturday morning was homemade donuts for breakfast. Saturday evening featured an accordion musician with singing and some dancing followed by dinner. The delicious pig roast with corn on the cob and a huge assortment of side dishes and desserts was enjoyed by over 100 people. Church worship under the pavilion followed dinner with 113 attending. Sunday morning was breakfast back at the pavilion. It was so enjoyable to share the time together with so many members from our sister congregations. Mark your calendar for next Labor Day and camp for the weekend or just come up for the day.

Racine County Fair

A special Thank You to our six volunteers who along with other congregations volunteered their time to help at the Racine County Fair.  Camp Oakridge received $5000 for the volunteer hours.

THANKS to everyone who participated in and attended our Ministry Fair last Sunday! Our youth acting troupe gave a well-received skit encouraging attendance at the fair. (If you have any ideas for future skits, let us know, and we hope to have them perform again in the near future). We believe the ministry fair was very informative and hopefully inspired many to become more involved with the ministry at Faith!

I would like to thank all those who kept me in their prayers and who sent cards to wish me well during my recovery.

Helen Beager

~ for peace, clarity, and guidance from the Holy Spirit for Pastor Brett Brauer, as he deliberates the two calls he now holds.

~ for peace, strength, comfort, and healing for Laura Bertermann as she continues to undergo treatment and procedures for acute leukemia.