p. 1 “From Pastor Rita”

Dates at a glance

p. 2 “About Faith Lutheran”

Homebound members

NGLS Books to borrow

p. 3 Walking Together

p. 4 “Thank you!”

p. 5 Important dates

and Upcoming Events

p. 6 Council Minutes

p. 7 “From the Synod”

May Financial Statement

p. 8 & 9 Calendars

Dates at a Glance

July 4, 2021

Independence Day

July 18, 2021

Worship in the Park

Aug. 29, 2021

Pastor Rita’s Installation

INSIDE

From Pastor Rita

July 2021

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, still be our guard

while trouble last and our eternal home. (ELW 632), Isaac Watts, alt.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

We are proud to be a reconciling in Christ congregation that welcomes all

people. All are welcome to join our outdoors, online, and in-person worship

services. I am delighted to announce that our ecumenical worship in

Sherman Park will return on July 18th. I looking forward in seeing the great

attendance on that day!

Our church council met on Tuesday, June 20th and discussed our in-person

worship guidelines. It was concluded that mask requirements are no longer

necessary given the positive outcomes of the vaccines, thus the mask policy

now resides as: “Mask are optional, but if you are not fully vaccinated, please

wear a mask.” I am grateful for the wisdom of our church council who have

given us guidance these past months.

It is recommend that you take the vaccine unless there are outer health issues

that prevent you from doing so. Derrick and I have received our vaccinations

and it has given great peace of mind for both of us.

I would encourage our congregants to utilize the church website frequently

for updates, activities and online church giving (Tithe.ly). Exciting events are

coming up at Faith, in coming months. Please be on the lookout in our

announcement sections.

Thank you for your love, patience, and support throughout this past pandemic

phase. I am so grateful.

May the spirit of truth and wisdom abide with us.

Your’s in Christ,

Pastor Rita.

Office hours for

Faith Lutheran Church:

Monday through Friday

9AM—2PM

Incase of Pastoral

Emergencies Pastor Rita

can be reached at

1(312) 478-6212

Or by email at

critawilliam@gmail.com

In-person Worship has resumed!

Join us Sundays at 10:30am* You can also watch live on Facebook

*We begin with organ music at 10:20am h

Later the service may be watched on our website h

https://www.faithlutheransaultstemarie.org/ h

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Pastor Rita will be out of the office from July 19th through August 2nd.

If you have any Pastoral needs, Pastor Raappana

Will be available at (906) 322-3487.

Faith Lutheran Church

is a member congregation of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Synod website: nglsynod.org

Denomination website: elca.org

Beverly Tankersley– Medilodge– Rm B3

1011 Meridian St. SSM, MI 49783

Alice Isaacson– P.O. Box 1858

SSM, MI 49783 (906)259-0402

Copper Garrett- 5036 W. Five Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-8727

Linda Doran- 590 Three 1/2 Mile Rd.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)632-6483

Eva Mohr– E 5040 State Highway M35

Escanaba 49829 (906)789-0423

Ruth Ronquist- Merlin Home– 1703 Hyde St.

SSM, MI 49783 (906)253-2331

Walter Pell- 605 W. Portage Ave.

SSM, MI 49783 (906) 635-6002

Diane Borrousch- 2023 W 4th Ave. SSM, MI 49783 (906) 635-9606

Al Picotte- P.O. Box 580 Cedarville, MI 49719 (906) 630-8806

Mary Oja - McKinley Manor, 110-E 2023 W 4th,

SSM, MI 49783

(906) 632-7496

Louise Rogers-

332 Arlington Ct. #102

SSM, MI 49783

(906) 253-1580

Our homebound and nursing home members are often so isolated that your phone call, visit, even a card can mean the difference between

lonely existence and continued life in our faith community. What can you do? Please reach out to those who have been such a vital part of our congregation and give back.

The Pathfinder is the monthly

newsletter of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America community at :

Faith Lutheran Church, 1600 Park Street,

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (906) 632-7246

The deadline for the Pathfinder is

the 15th of each month.

Please send articles, comments, news items

c/o Pathfinder Editor, 1600 Park St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or e-mail to faithlc1966@att.net

Pastor: Rev. Rita Chirala

Church Office Administrator/Editor: Sean Uhrig

Congregation Council: Catherine Tibbett,

Will Karr, Vicki Luoma, Wayne Olsen,

Ese Osumili, Steve Sanderson, Jack Armstrong,

and Ken Randall

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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

And Don’t Call Me a Racist! by Ella Mazel

Dismantling Racism: The Continuing

Challenge to White America by Joseph Barndt

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together

in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Battered Women: From a Theology of

Suffering to an Ethic of Empowerment by

Joy M.K. Bussert

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color

by Carleen Brice

Crying Wind by Linda Stafford

Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in

the Story of Race by Debby Irving

The NGLS Synodical Women's Organization board have accumulated some books that are available to read! For more information or to request a book, please email Dawn at dmholmgren10@gmail.com.

Books Available for Borrowing!

Diane McDonald

For tending to and donating flowers for the Choir Window flower bed

Martha Cowan, Sandra Lawson, Wayne Olsen, and Jack Bachand

For tending to the Memorial Garden and the flower bed by our sign, by laying mulch, and donating

time & flowers

THANK YOU!

Thank you!

Lisa Justin,

for blessing us with your

beautiful music and fellowship.

Best wishes on your new chapter!

From: your family

at Faith Page 4

Darryl and Terri East

For tending to our large yard and keeping the grass in check.

David &Linda Guisbert 54 years 7/8/67

Diane & John McDonald 51 years 7/25/70

Kevin & Nancy Robinson 27 years 7/18/94

Bobbie & Barry Levine 54 years 8/27/67

John & Cynthia Suppa 49 years 8/12/72

Kay & Jim Makela 40 years 8/8/81

Cheryl & Marc Sundstrom 36 years 8/10/85

Marianne & Ken Kinnear 30 years 8/31/91

Keith & Lynne Nortch 20 years 8/11/01

William Karr & Laura Marken

16 years 8/27/05

VBS Distribution VBS boxes will be distributed

Wednesday, July 16, from 4:30-6:30pm. If you are unable to pick

up your child’s box please contact Sean in the office so we can coordinate a drop off time.

2nd Diane McDonald

4th Lauren Suppa

5th Louie Kinnear IV

8th Taylor Mills

13th Roland Kagarise

15th Jeffrey Oja

15th Aina Piirainen

18th Laura Marken

19th Pamela Markstrom

20th Bert Kinnear III

22nd Daniel Kinnear

23rd Joseph Gendreau

23rd William (Liam) Karr

24th Lorna Bricco

26th Linda Guisbert

26th Gordon Lake

26th John Roese

29th Patricia Keller

29th Marianne Kinnear

30th Leroy Baatz

30th Jennifer Randall

30th Corey Strickland

31st Carrie Oja

Join us for

Pastor Rita’s Installation

August 29th at 3PM

Followed by refreshments

and time of fellowship!

Worship in the Park!

At Sherman Park, July

18th starting at 10:30am

Bring a lawn chair, a pair of shades, a hat, and an appetite. And join us for

the return of our Worship in the Park, Potluck and Picnic!

In August we will be welcoming NEW MEMBERS, and members who

never received an official welcome due to the pandemic. If you are interested in becoming a member of Faith,

please contact Pastor Rita or Sean.

Our ladies group, WELCA,

meets the first Wednesday of every month at 10AM for bible

study and a meeting. Bring something to eat for lunch. August 4th, WELCA will be

meeting at Joy Lake’s cabin, but you can carpool by arriving at Faith by 10AM This

meeting is a potluck so please bring something to share.

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1st Ella Trinkle

2nd Jonathon Hagelee

5th Luke Sanner

6th Paul Raappana

8th Bobbie Levine

9th Elliana Kagarise

10th Beverly Ludwig

10th Gloria McKinney

14th Corri Darou

15th Rachael Kinnear

17th Patricia Olsen

19th Alan Hewitt

20th Kristin Flickinger

21st Ruth Ronquist

22nd Anna Lawson

24th Daniel Mills

25th Tristan Karr

26th Andrew Markstrom

27th Wayne Olsen

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Faith Lutheran Church Council Meeting

May 18, 2021

The meeting was called to order by President Cathy Tibbett at 7:08 p.m. Members present: Cathy Tibbett, Wayne Olsen, Jack Armstrong, Vicki Luoma, Pastor Rita Chirala, Will Karr, Steve Sanderson, Ken Randall Members absent: Ese Osumili Guest: Louise Armstrong Devotions: Pastor Rita opened the meeting with a prayer. Devotions for June – Wayne Olsen Minutes: Steve Sanderson made a motion to accept the minutes of April 20, 2021. Seconded by Wayne Olsen. Motion carried. Future meetings: Council meeting - Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Counters: May – Will Karr, Ese Osumili June - Jack Armstrong, Steve Sanderson Old Business: Church Services:

Mask Wearing: Steve Sanderson made a motion to continue wearing masks and revisit this item in another month. Seconded by Will Karr. Motion carried.

Coffee Hour After Service: Ken Randall made a motion to have a coffee hour after church outside. Seconded by Steve Sanderson. Motion passed with 4 yes and 2 no.

Singing Softly: Wayne Olsen made a motion for the congregation to be able to sing softly in church with a mask on. Seconded by Vicki Luoma. Motion carried.

Placing Hymnals and Bibles back into pews: Steve Sanderson made a motion to place the hym-nals and Bibles back into the pews. Seconded by Ken Randall. Motion carried.

Walking Together: This meeting will be held on September 26 from 3:30 - 6:00 at Faith Lutheran Church. We will provide the meal and have a church service.

Pastor Rita’s Installation: The date has been changed to August 29th at 3:00 p.m. Coffee and cake will be served after the installation service.

New Business: Vacations: Wayne Olsen made a motion to allow the following vacation times for Pastor Rita (July

15-28) and Sean (July 23-25). Seconded by Ken Randall. Motion carried. Endowment: Steve Sanderson made a motion to pay 25%of Endowment disbursement for this year

to go towards Fortune Lake Camp. Seconded by Ken Randall. Motion carried. Wayne Olsen made a motion to give $750. of the Endowment disbursement to seminaries of NGLS.

Seconded by Steve Sanderson. Motion carried. Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery: This doctrine was presented to Council and discussed. Pastor’s Report: Pastor Rita gave her Pastor’s report. Committee Reports: Christian Education – Vacation Bible School will not be in person this year. Boxes with activities

will be distributed by a Drive thru at Faith in July. Come to the Table – No Report Endowment –$4158. to spend this year. Fellowship – No Report Worship and Music –Next meeting May 27. Membership – Next meeting the end of May. Outreach – No Report Stewardship – No Report Finance – Wayne gave the financial report. Property – Driveway repairs need to be done this summer. Still waiting for companies to call back. Memorial – No Report Campus Ministry – No Report WELCA – They met on May 5. Staff Support – No Report A motion was made by Will Karr to accept the committee reports including the pastor’s report. Seconded by Ken Randall. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn: Wayne Olsen made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Jack Armstrong. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted, Vicki Luoma, Council Secretary

May Financial Statement

Month of May 2021

Month of May 2021

May Activity (Over)

May 2021 Y.T.D. Actual Activity

May Y.T.D. Budget

Net Activity Over (Under) Budget

Actual Activity Budget Under Budget

General Fund Revenue

$ 22,352.26 $ 9,922.00 $ 12,430.26 $ 60,961.20 $ 44,413.00 $ 16,548.20

Expenses $ 11,883.35 $ 12,967.00 $ (1,083.65) $ 65,601.19 $ 73,429.00 $ (7,827.81)

Revenue over (under) Expenses $ 10,468.91 $ (3,045.00) $ 13,513.91 $ (4,639.99) $ (29,016.00) $ 24,376.01

We withdrew $6,000.00 from the Investment Account for housing allowance and $4158.00 from the Endowment Account

which is included in May's General Revenue.

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the mission and ministry at Faith Lutheran!

As part of our synod’s

resolution to foster relationships between the

NGLS and Indigenous communities; and to further understand appreciate the

history, heritage, culture and spirituality of our Indigenous neighbors, you are invited to consider these upcoming events:

Upcoming Events Sponsored by Local Indigenous Communities

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

43rd Annual Maawanji'iding July 23-25 in Baraga, MI

More event information can be found at:

https://www.kbic-nsn.gov/index.php/powwow

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