FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Wednesday: 6:15pm

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

https://www.facebook.com/

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Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Pastor Glen Thomas will be on vacation for 2 weeks. He will be gone from Monday, August 26th until Monday, September 9th. If you have an emergency and need a pastor please call the church office and we will get someone to help you. The church office phone number is (402) 426-4073.

Thank you!

Pastor Glen Thomas will be on vacation for 2 weeks. Pastor Joyce Miller will be here on Wednesday, August 28th and Wednesday, September 4th to preach. On the weekends of August 31st and September 1st and also September 7th and 8th, Pastor Juliet Focken will be here to preach.

SCAM Alert

Some people have been receiving texts or messages that say they are from Pastor Glen requesting them to buy a voucher or gift card. These are NOT from Pastor. They are a SCAM. Please do not respond.

It's time to register for LIFE Night and

Confirmation 2024-25!!

LIFE Night Classes and Confirmation Classes Start tomorrow, August 28th!!

Please click this link for PreK - 5th grade Registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfID9IqcqgWFyFZ-CNrVaX_MTttvdlVNVmPLppB0crOmlk5YA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please click this link for 6th - 8th grade Confirmation Registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebJQzOJohb-4UXCykDie20D4ksSoM1QY2458EKui_1kWLydA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Wednesday Night Schedule:

Wednesday Worship Began:  Last Wednesday, August 21 @ 6:15pm  

Confirmation Classes Begin:  August 28 @ 6:45pm

LIFE Night Classes Begin:  August 28 @ 6:45pm

WOW Meal Begins:  September 4 @ 5:30pm

Contact Erika with any questions!! Another exciting year is coming!!

Coming September 15^th – God’s Work Our Hands. A Day of praising God

by serving

our neighbors.

Please see below for details!

Social Concerns Committee:

God’s Work: Our Hands (Sunday, September 15th ) – God’s Work: Our Hands is a nationwide effort by the ELCA encouraging members to do something for others during the month of September. This year the Social Concerns Committee and the Church Council have agreed to try something new. On Sunday, September 15th there will be a single service lasting from 9:00 to 9:45. Members are encouraged to attend BUT dressed to do some work following the service. The work will include projects in and around the church and parsonage as well as a creative project in the Fellowship Hall. It may also include projects at Good Shepherd Home and the homes of individual First Lutheran members. All projects will be able to be completed within one to two hours. Our hope is that the experience will inspire fellowship and community as we serve others.

First Fruits and Garden Market Began June 29th and 30th at First Lutheran

Beginning Saturday and Sunday June 29th and 30th and continuing throughout the rest of the growing seasons, gardeners from First Lutheran Church will have a chance to contribute to the Fresh Fruits and Garden Market. During this time, gardeners are encouraged to bring in their excess vegetables, fruits and baked goods. These products will then be made available to First Lutheran members prior to and after the services on Saturday evening and Sunday mornings. Those members obtaining these products are then asked to provide a free-will donation with the funds going to the Lutheran World Relief.  

Gardeners will be able to bring their products in on Friday during the day or on Saturday Afternoon prior to the 5:00 p.m. church service. Produce can also be brought in on Sunday prior to the 8:15 or 10:15 service. Donated products can be placed on a cart in the narthex of the church Products should be clean and neatly placed as would be done for a regular Farmer’s Market. We are looking forward to a wonderful garden market this summer.  

FLC Treasurer's Financial Update for August 2024

Dear FLC Congregation,

We are so lucky to have you as a member of the FLC community. Thank you for your support and continued congregational support. We are happy to provide congregants like you with programs and events that lift us up and remind us of the importance of having a giving spirit.

To continue offering the services that we do, we are here to request an increase in giving throughout the remainder of 2024. Through July, FLC’s general fund revenue is below budget by $16,000. Our remaining year budgeted revenue is $250,000 (approximately $50,000 per month). Expenses are holding strong as FLC has spent $7,000 less than budget. Thank you to the staff as they continue to try and find ways to save costs.

Please take a moment to assess your current financial situation and see if there is a way you can help FLC meet its financial goals.

On behalf of the church council, thank you again for being such an important part of the FLC community.

Chad Leggott

FLC Treasurer

Choir News

 Choir rehearsals will start up again on Tuesday, September 3rd!

We are always looking for new members to join us!

The choir rehearsals are on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in the choir room (take the elevator to the

second floor and turn left). Regular attendance is

encouraged but don't be discouraged if you can't make it each week. You are welcome to join as often as you can. For more information and questions, contact Vince at VKrysl@firstlutheranblair.org

Church Office Closed

The church office will be closed Monday, September 2nd

for Labor Day!

Pastor Glen's contact information

Pastor Glen and Lorie are now living at the parsonage. If the church is locked and you are needing to get in, you can call Pastor Glen and he will unlock the church for you. Pastor Glen's email is pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org and his cell phone number is (402) 740-6395

if you need to contact him. 

W.O.W. Meal will be starting back up after

Labor Day! The first W.O.W. meal will be on Wednesday, September 4th!

The menu for Wednesday, September 4th will be Pizza,

Salad, and Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Rushed on Wednesdays? 

Let us do the cooking!

Join us for the W.O.W. Meal

in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

prior to Worship Lab.

** Free-will offering **

Come at 5:30 to fuel your body and then

stay for Worship Lab at 6:15

to feed your soul.

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR SEPTEMBER!

We are needing cookies for September!

Please help if you can!

The Mid Week Meal needs your help.

We serve 240 people EACH WEEK.  That's 20 dozen cookies/bars EACH WEEK.

Please sign up to provide a treat for these folks!! We are especially in need in September!

Signup here or call Erika

(402-533-0918):  https://signup.com/go/hfewWuF

Tornado Disaster Relief Fund

As we continue to find ways to serve the needs of our community following the Arbor day tornado, we have created a Disaster Relief Fund at FLC. This fund will be used to provide immediate and long-term assistance to members of our church and others in the community as they seek to recover from the storm. We are grateful for your contributions. Please make sure to mark your check or envelope "Disaster Relief Fund."

Flowers for Worship Services

Would you like to provide flowers for worship services at First Lutheran in celebration of an important event in your life or to honor someone important? We would be grateful for your gift! Please follow these directions:

1. Sign up for an available weekend on the flower chart on the bulletin board outside the Sacristy door. Only one family per weekend please.

2. Mark your calendar or leave yourself a reminder! You will NOT receive a reminder notice from the church prior to the weekend you have chosen.

3. You are responsible to order and pay for a floral arrangement and provide for it to be delivered or brought to the church on the Friday afternoon prior to the weekend you would like it used. The church staff is NOT available to order or pick up flowers for you.

4. You may wish to consider the season of the church and choose suitable colors. Please bring LIVE flower arrangements only.

5. Information about the flowers and to whom they are dedicated must be provided to the church office (office@firstlutheranblair.org) by Thursday afternoon. It will be included in the weekly email blast.

Women's Bible Study 

The Friday Morning Women’s Bible Study will begin a new study entitled “From Beginning to Forever” by Elizabeth Woodson.  “Too often we have just a fragmented understanding of parts of the bible.  This leads us to see the Scripture through the lens of our individual stories, causing us to miss God’s bigger story-His redemption and restoration of the entire world.  In this study, Elizabeth Woodson explains how all sixty-six books of the Bible combine to form one unified narrative. We will see how the rich theological truths found in Genesis through Revelation show us the eternal significance of what God is doing in the world and how He invites us to be a part of it.”  This Bible study will combine a video with a study guide and meets in the church library on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.  If interested in coming to this Bible study, contact Susie Pinquoch at (402) 426-8182 or email at spinquoch@gpcom.net.  

Funeral Coordinators

The Women's Steering Team is in need of TWO people to be

Co-Coordinators to facilitate funerals. These people would work with the family to provide workers for the funeral luncheon. The family is responsible for providing all the food. Please contact Sarah Boeka, Coordinator if you are interested in this position or would like more information. sboeka@abbnebraska.com 

or 402-669-6008.   

Do you participate in our online worship services?

If you watch our services on Facebook or other sites, please like the post or leave a comment each time. This will help us improve our accuracy in attendance numbers at First Lutheran.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

We will be serving Baked Ziti Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers