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Be Still.

Sundays, February 26 - March 26

9:00 & 10:45 a.m.

in person & online

faithwestwood.com/youtube, faithwestwood.com/live, Facebook

Another great worship series from 24-7prayer.com -- who brought us last year’s Lenten study, How to Pray.

How would you describe the average person’s lifestyle? Busy. Hectic. Hurried. Even Jesus seemed non-stop sometimes. But he also knew Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” So, he set aside time to be still in the Father’s presence and pray. This verse is the inspiration for our five-week series during Lent.  

March 26, the fifth Sunday of Lent 

Daily Mission  

Matthew 28:16-20  

If you want to take a road trip, you’ll need to prepare. Pack your clothes. Fill your tank. Book your reservations. Those who don’t prepare aren’t going anywhere. And it’s in our daily quiet times that God prepares us so he can send us. Only through time alone with God, we will be able to sustain the motivation to be a witness for Christ.   

More Resources Available

Go to www.24-7prayer.com/resource/be-still-series/ to access videos, discussion guides, and extra resources. If you’d like to read Brian Heasley’s book Be Still: A Simple Guide to Quiet Times that goes with the series, it can be purchased wherever you pick up your favorite books.

Descriptions for Every Message in This Series

This is the week that means everything – and you may only know part of the

story.

We invite everyone -- of all ages -- to journey with Jesus through the

triumph, the apprehension, the despair, and the ultimate joy that he and his

earliest followers experienced during the most important week of the Christian

story.

Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, -- all of it leads us to

Easter Sunday – the most significant day for our faith.

For full schedule and details, visit faithwestwood.com/Easter2023

FaithWestwood Family,

Last week, Alan Hanson facilitated the first of three in a new series of discussions to help us take the next healing steps in reconciliation and growth in our faith family. The next meeting will be Sunday, March 19, at 4:00 p.m. in the student ministry room on the second floor of FaithWestwood.

The Reason for Next Steps
As people of faith, we believe in forgiveness, reconciliation, and loving our neighbor even when we disagree. But to accomplish these things requires the work of faith. In these new sessions, we'll get the opportunity to continue this work of faith and make reconciliation, forgiveness, and love real in our own lives and in our church.

Last Meeting This Sunday

Sunday, March 26, 4:00 p.m., student ministry room, 2nd floor

Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to one or more of these new sessions, whether you attended any of the previous Healing & Reconciliation discussions or not. 

Please consider joining at least one of these important conversations.

It takes A LOT of candy and A LOT of eggs to pull off an Easter Eggstravaganza!

Drop off your donations of empty plastic eggs and small-sized, nut-free candy at the 3DKids table in the foyer or in the office upstairs anytime between now and April 2!

Mark Your Calendars!

Sunday, April 2, 12:00 noon - The Petes' Easter Egg Fill-Off (and Lunch!), fellowship hall

Saturday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. - The Easter Eggstravaganza, Oaks Park

For full schedule of all Holy Week and Easter worship and activities, visit faithwestwood.com/Easter2023

Project EB

Now through March 22

It breaks Ms. Leah's heart that some kids may not get an Easter basket on Easter, and she wants to do something about it. She has the baskets all ready to go, but right now they're empty -- that's where you come in.

From now through March 22, gather up a supply of small Easter toys, stuffed animals, and other Easter gifts and drop them in the tubs located in the foyer on Sundays and in front of the office throughout the week. 

Then, the students will fill Leah's baskets with the toys during their MIDWEEK meeting on March 22, and the FaithWorks Pantry will hand them out to families when the pantry is open on March 25.

It's a quick turnaround, but we know you can do it! Help Leah fill Easter baskets for kids by March 22!

Fill Easter worship with color and honor a loved one too with a beautiful mum plant!

To sponsor a mum and honor or memorialize a loved one, simply fill out this form.

A donation of $25 per mum is requested and may be paid by cash, check, online, or by texting the word FLOWER to 402-316-5481.

Visit the students at the mum table on Sunday morning or see the fill-out form above for more details. 

Mums may be picked up following the 10:45 service on Easter Sunday, April 9.

Egg My Yard - Fundraiser for Student Ministry

April 8

Sign up your yard today at tinyurl.com/FWEGGMYYARD

This is a super-fun event and we hope you'll join in! Here's how it works:

1. You sign up your yard.

2. On April 8, the FW students will come out and hide prefilled, plastic eggs in your yard.

3. Your kids, grandkids, or the neighbor kids will have a whole bunch of fun!

You pick the number of eggs, morningo or afternoon, and the level of hiding difficulty on the form above.

$25 = 30 eggs

$45 = 50 eggs

$70 = 100 eggs

Proceeds go to support scholarships for student mission trips so that every kid who wants to go has the opportunity to participate.

Thank you!

Solutions Group

Saturday, March 25, 10:00 a.m.

fellowship hall

FaithWorks Pantry in March

4814 Oaks Lane, south end of FaithWestwood church

Thursday, March 9 - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 25 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

For more information about our FaithWorks Pantry, visit faithwestwood.com/faithworks-pantry.

FaithWorks Pantry is an equal-opportunity provider.
USDA Non-discrimination Statement

Join the Team!
FaithWorks Pantry is always excited to welcome new hearts for serving at the Pantry!
Sign up for as many or as few dates as you'd like and see what we're all about! tinyurl.com/FWPantry

Faith45 - Preteen Ministry

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. 

March 29, and through April (tbd)

Hey, Parents of 4th & 5th Graders!

Ms. Leah has a great opportunity for your kids!

In the next couple of years, your kids will transition from Children's Ministry to Student Ministry at FaithWestwood and until then, they might feel a little stuck in the middle, not quite "big" but definitely not "little" anymore. 

Welcome to Faith45 - Preteen Ministry!

Faith45 is a ministry built just for 4th and 5th graders and offers activities and lessons with their age, their interests, and their growing faith in mind.

And March 24-25, you're invited to a SuperStart weekend, two exciting and faith-building days made just for 4th & 5th graders. Look for more details on that later.

Questions about Faith45? Email Leah Dinoso, Director of Children's and Student Ministries, at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.