NYG Accomodations

Hilton Riverside

For all you heading to New Orleans this summer, you’ll be staying in the swank Hilton New Orleans Riverside, a mere .4 miles from the convention center! In the other direction, a mere .7 miles away is the world famous French Quarter. Hope your taste buds are ready! The hotel also has some nice leisure accommodations; pack accordingly.

Wait! It gets better… We over-budgeted for the hotel rooms and we think that will save each youth an extra $25!

More updates to come but this one is too good to wait. See you at church tomorrow!

Thank You for a Successful Easter Breakfast

Easter Breakfast at Faith was a hit! It was one of the first church-wide events in the new facility and certainly the largest. We fed at least 173 of our congregational family!

The free will offering taken at the breakfast goes directly to the youth and it was very generous. $778 was divided amongst the youth who “worked” at the event, who ensured that the it went smoothly. This generosity on the behalf of the members of Faith Lutheran means that 6 out of the 16 youth going on the National Youth Gathering have less than $150 to raise!

Thank you to all who baked, volunteered, donated and ate. You encourage today’s youth to model your Christ-like actions throughout their lives.

A FLY Easter at Faith

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• Egg Stuffing Party It turns out that the kiddies would be disappointed if the eggs they found in the hiding places contained no candy. SOOOOO, this Saturday at 8:30pm come to church to stuff eggs with candy. If there’s left over we might just get some too.

• Easter Egg Hunt This year things will be different. First, instead of having the kids gather in Fellowship Hall they will gather in the Sanctuary. Second, instead of coloring and vicar reading the Easter story we will have a short program and vicar reading the Easter story. Third, instead of the older kids to the south of the building, they will now be in a wooded clearing to the north of the building near the shed. All this to say, we need FLY help to hide eggs, direct children and parents to where they need to be and make sure everyone is having fun!

• Easter Breakfast Three things. 1) If you have not signed up to bring anything, we still need Egg Casseroles (bring 2), Milk (2 gal.), Jell-O Eggs (2 doz.), Juice (2 gal.), Baked Goods (3 doz.), Fruit (enough for 20 people). 2) We need your help during either  service AND the Sunday School hour. 3) If you are going on the National Youth Gathering trip to New Orleans, you need to be here. It’s one of the biggest fundraisers and for some of you that means you could have all your fundraising finished by April 04!

Congratulations Chili Chef Deb!

With over 100 in attendance, this years chili cook off was a success by all accounts. Everyone was having such a good time that it was hard to hear. John’s dessert auction was especially great, especially with David’s color commentary.

The honor goes to Deb Hackman who cooked the winning chili. In addition to bragging rights, Deb was honored to receive the chili champion apron, which will bear her name. Furthermore, Deb’s name will be added to the Golden Pot, a trophy reserved for only the best chili cooks.

The real winners were the youth, who raised $2,143, which was divided out to those who helped with the event. This event alone covers 14% of each youth’s travel expenses to the National youth Gathering.

Thank you chili eaters! See you next year.