All kinds of exciting things are happening at FaithWestwood! For a full calendar of upcoming events, visit faithwestwood.com/FWCalendar

• The Way - Lenten Worship Series - February 18 - Easter Sunday, April 5
• Revisiting the Road Less Traveled Worship Series - Begins Sunday, April 12
• Scrip Fundraiser - ongoing; in the foyer or online
• MidWeek Meals - Wednesday evenings, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, fellowship hall. NOTE: NO MidWeek Meals April 15
• Student Ministry MidWeek - Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, student ministry large group room
• 50 Days of Prayer - April 5 - May 24
• Pop-up Class - Revisiting the Road - begins Wednesday, April 15 at 1 pm, 2nd floor chapel, west entrance
• Creation Care & FaithWestwood Gardens Sunday - Sunday, April 19 at 9 & 10:45 am
• FaithLink - Sunday, April 19, 12 pm
• Spring Salad Luncheon (United Women in Faith) - Wednesday, April 22 at 11:30 am, Micah Center gym, first floor
• FaithWorks Pantry Upcoming Dates - Saturday, April 25 from 10 am - 12 pm; Wednesday, May 13 from 1 - 3 pm, by appointment (make appointment by email to info@faithwestwood.com); Thursday, May 14 from 5 - 7 pm; Saturday, May 23 from 10 am - 12 pm;
• Faith45 Ministry for 4th & 5th Graders - Wednesday, April 29 at 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Children's Ministry large group room
• Spring Spruce-up - Saturday, May 2 from 8:30 am - 12 pm
• Senior Sunday - Graduation Sunday - Sunday, May 3 at 9 & 10:45 am
• Burgers, Bingo & Baskets - Wednesday, May 13 from 6 - 8 pm, Micah Center gym, first floor
• **Save the Dates** Vacation Bible School (VBS) at FaithWestwood - Sunday, June 7 - Thursday, June 11
• Start Right Here - Student Ministry Summer of Service -- June & July

April 5 - May 24

Between Easter Sunday and Pentecost, we will be praying for the Holy Spirit to fill our church and to move us into mission and ministry.

50 Days of Prayer Flyer

50 Days Prayer Schedule

50 Days Service Opportunities Insert

Pop-up Class - Revisiting the Road with Reverend Cindi

Begins Wednesday, April 15

1 pm, in the 2nd floor chapel, west entrance

Learn and grow in your faith with FaithWestwood!

Information & RSVP: Email to Reverend Cindi at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com

MidWeek Meals is a weekly opportunity to skip the kitchen for one night, gather together for a meal and enjoy time together!

Scheduling Note: There will be NO MidWeek Meals on Wednesday, April 15 (for a Student Ministry outing)

The Next MidWeek Meals will be Wednesday, April 22.

Suggested donation of $3 for each meal.

Multi-meal punch cards are also available for personal use or donation.

For punch card questions: Email Pastor Cindi Stewart at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com.

For all other MidWeek Meal questions: Email Next Gen & Family Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.

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  Midweek meals Wednesday Evenings

  MidWeek Meals is a weekly opportunity for everyone to gather together for a meal and fellowship time!

  
  

  Scheduling Note: NO MidWeek Meals, Ash Wednesday, February 18

  Come to the Pancake Party! 5:30 - 6:45 pm, Micah Center gym, first floor

  
  

  Next MidWeek Meals: Wednesday, February 25, 5:30 pm, fellowship hall

  Menu: sloppy joes

  (Menu subject to change without notice.)

  
  

  Suggested donation of $3 for each meal.

  Multi-meal punch cards are also available for personal use or donation.

  
  

  For punch card questions: Email Pastor Cindi Stewart at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com.

  For all other MidWeek Meal questions: Email Next Gen & Family Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.ily Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at

• leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.

On the Sunday before Earth Day, we celebrate the FaithWestwood ministries who champion God’s beautiful and abundant creation and encourage us to nurture these natural gifts and share them with our community.

Creation Care - who help FaithWestwood reduce landfill waste and be good stewards of God's gifts and our environment

The Gardening Angels - who nurture the landscape around our building for the enrichment of our congregation and our neighborhood

The FaithWorks Pantry Garden - whose gifts nurture the FaithWorks Pantry Garden and share thousands of pounds of fresh produce with Pantry patrons throughout the growing season

Explore displays, take tours, and learn more about each of these ministries.

Discover the many ways you can become involved too.

(If you're outdoorsy and looking for a way to serve among plants and flowers, this is your opportunity!)

Are you new to FaithWestwood?

Then FaithLink is for YOU!

FaithLink is a lunchtime "pizza with the pastor" opportunity to learn more about this church and meet others who are new like you. 

And if you want to, you can also take the next steps to becoming a member/partner at FaithWestwood.

Information & RSVP: Email Reverend Cindi Stewart at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com.

Wednesday, April 22, 11:30 am

Micah Center gym, first floor, FaithWestwood

Fill your plate from a vast array of the most delicious salads, made just for you by the members of FaithWestwood's United Women in Faith!

Program: Multi-talented musical performer Rich Patton! 

Rich's performance includes music from a wide range of genres (plus special songs improvised for the audience) and includes vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, and slide guitar.

Seating is limited -- tickets are $15 on Sunday, April 12 & April 19, in the foyer at FW. Individual tickets and table reservations available. Funds raised support the amazing work our UWF does for women & youth in our community.

Information: Contact Marilyn Hart at info@faithwestwood.com

• Saturday, April 25 - 10 am - 12 pm
• Wednesday, May 13, (seniors by appointment) - 1 - 3 pm (email info@faithwestwood.com for appointment)
• Thursday, May 14 - 5 - 7 pm
• Saturday, May 23 - 10 am - 12 pm

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

FaithWorks Pantry is an equal-opportunity provider.

Non-discrimination Statement 

Serve at the Pantry: Pick your task & your days -- as many or as few as you'd like. Two opportunities each month. Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWPantry

FaithWorks Pantry Giving Focus for April:

• Laundry detergent - smaller bottles
• Most Needed: pasta (spaghetti, etc.), canned mandarine oranges. 64 oz juice
• Monetary donations are always appreciated!

FaithWestwood's FaithWorks Pantry are proud partners of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue, Omaha's only dedicated food rescue service. To learn more about Saving Grace, please visit savinggracefoodrescue.org.

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  FaithWorks Pantry april dates

  Upcoming FaithWorks Pantry dates in April are:

  Saturday, April 26, 10 am - 12 pm

  Thursday, May 8, 5 - 7 pm

  Saturday, May 24, 10 am - 12 pm

  
  

  **NEW - Seniors only, by appointment only**

  Once a month, on the Wednesday before the Thursday pantry date

  This Month: Wednesday, May 7, 1-3 pm

  Call Brenda Bowers at the church office at 402-895-3394 to schedule.

  
  

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

  
  

  FaithWorks Pantry is an equal-opportunity provider.

  Non-discrimination Statement 

  
  

  Would you like to serve at FaithWorks Pantry?
  Help in the Pantry: Pick your task & your days -- as many or as few as you'd like. Two opportunities each month.
  Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWPantry

  
  

  FaithWestwood's FaithWorks Pantry are proud partners of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue, Omaha's only dedicated food rescue service. To learn more about Saving Grace, please visit savinggracefoodrescue.org.e, please visit

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Wednesday, April 29

6:30 - 7:30 pm, children's ministry large group room

Sometimes a big kid just needs their own space!

Faith 45 is our preteen ministry, a small group experience for our 4th & 5th graders as they get ready to transition to Student Ministry in 6th grade!

For details, reach out to Next Gen & Family Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.

Spring is Here - Time for a Refresh!
Saturday, May 2, 8:30 - 12 pm
Help us refresh the FW landscape beds and prep the FaithWorks Pantry Garden for a new season!

What We'll Be Doing
Cleaning & mulching the FW landscape beds
Weeding, planting & hilling potatoes in the Pantry Garden
Other tasks as needed

What to Bring 
Please bring your own sunscreen, gloves, and hats.
If you have them, please also bring wheelbarrows, pruners, rakes,
scoop shovels, and buckets.
Dan Boten will bring donuts and water.

Information & RSVP: Let Dan know you're coming at dan.boten@faithwestwood.com

 **Attention FaithWestwood Families** with Graduating High School Seniors!

We're celebrating YOU on Sunday, May 3

at both the 9 & 10:45 worship services!

There will be a brunch for the seniors and their parents between services too.

So that Ms. Leah can prepare to celebrate your senior, please fill out this form ASAP at https://faithwestwood.breezechms.com/form/d73257

Please submit photos requested on the form by April 19.

Wednesday, May 13

6 pm, Micah Center gym, first floor

EVERYONE IS INVITED to a extra-fun evening with delicious burgers and an exciting game of music bingo for all generations!

Silent Auction Too!

Our silent auction supporting our amazing VBS program is BACK and
features fun themed gift baskets put together by our FW family! 

Will You Fill a Basket?
Pick up baskets and information at the ORANGE table in the foyer on Sunday mornings. Find instructions and ideas there too. Be creative, the list is just a suggestion!
Return filled baskets to the foyer by Sunday, May 10 or to the office by Monday, May 11.

Information: Email NextGen & Family Engagment Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com

Invite a friend and have some fun at Burgers, Bingo & Baskets night at FaithWestwood!

Start Right Here: Student Summer Mission Opportunities

June & July 2026 at FaithWestwood

This summer, our Student Ministry is launching a Summer of Service inspired by Micah 6:8 - Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.

Rather than traveling far away, we're teaching students to serve right where they are: at church, in our neighborhoods, and through our partnership with Mosaic.

Through hands-on service, our students will:
 * Build compassion and empathy
 * Grow in confidence and leadership
 * Develop a faith that is lived, not just learned
 * Form meaningful relationships

We believe this summer will shape not only what students do - but who they become.
Thank you for partnering with us in raising a generation that serves.

Information: Contact Next Gen & Family Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com

YOU ARE INVITED to VBS at FaithWestwood!

Sunday, June 7 - Thursday, June 11, 2026

Come join The Petes for the most exciting week of the year!

We're excited to meet you - bring your friends too

Register your kids, preschool through 5th grade today! tinyurl.com/FWRAINFORESTVBS

Information: Contact Next Gen & Family Engagement Director Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com

UPDATE

Purchase Scrip cards to use for gifts and other purchases!

Purchase Scrip cards to many of your favorite shopping locations at the green table in the foyer (between services on Sundays) or at raiseright.com, 

Other Ideas for SCRIP:

Wedding presents and other gifts, budget planning, vacation planning & travel, big purchases (appliances, etc) & MORE!

What is Scrip?

• Scrip is an on-going fundraiser for FaithWestwood. 
• Church family purchase Scrip cards from their favorite merchants for everyday purchases and gift-giving needs. 
• FaithWestwood earns a portion of each sale -- depending on the merchant, up to 20%! 
• Then, you use the entire value of the cards for your everyday shopping and gift-giving needs. 
• Choices include your favorite spots for general merchandise, pharmacy, gas, restaurants, coffee, home improvement, and more! 

How Do We Purchase Scrip? In-person & Online!

• Purchase physical cards between worship services on Sunday morning, at the GREEN table in the foyer. 
• Or, purchase digital cards at raiseright.com and/or download the RaiseRight app to your mobile phone from the app store.
• To get the unique enrollment code for FaithWestwood, check out your Monday FaithConnect email, Pastor Cindi's Thursday email, or email Brenda Bowers at brenda.bowers@faithwestwood.com

For questions or assistance with the app: Visit the GREEN table between services on Sunday mornings, or email Brenda at brenda.bowers@faithwestwood.com.

FaithWestwood's Blanketed with Prayer Ministry create thousands of prayer shawls, prayer blankets, baby afghans, hats, scarves, and other handcrafted items to distribute to the FaithWestwood family and throughout the entire community.

• For flyer with more information, click or tap here.

Blanketed with Prayer is for You to Share Too!

• Racks with white gift bags containing prayer shawls, prayer blankets, and baby afghans in are located in the foyer and inside the west entrance of FaithWestwood. Please take these items at any time to be gifted to friends, neighbors, and family members who are welcoming a new baby or are facing an illness, hospitalization, grief, or other challenge. It's free, and as the shelves empty, Blanketed with Prayer will refill them.

How Can I Help? The Never-Ending Yarn Drive

• Check your closets, ask a friend, keep an eye out at thrift stores and garage sales.
• Any color, any amount -- as long as it's yarn, it will be put to good use by Blanketed with Prayer. NEW is not necessary!
• Drop off scrap and leftover yarn any time of day in the labeled bin located inside the west entrance of FaithWestwood. 

Volunteer Information

For more information about Blanketed with Prayer and how you can participate in this ministry, contact Vikki O’Hara, Caring Ministries Director, at vikki.ohara@faithwestwood.com 

During our 2025 Outside the Walls service event last September, one of our teams put together Blessing Bags to share with unhoused members of our community. 

During Lent, you are invited to pick up a Blessing Bag (or two) to keep in your vehicle until an opportunity arises to share one. The bags are located in the foyer - while supplies last.

Check out the updated GROW Catalog for 2026 to see descriptions and contacts for of all the different ministries, missions, and groups going on at FaithWestood. Watch for the latest update coming soon!