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.

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Office Hours

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

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Church Office Closed

The Church Office will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th and Thursday, December 26th. The church office will also be closed on Wednesday, January 1st. If you have any questions please contact the church office

at (402) 426-4073.

First Lutheran Church

Christmas and New Years Schedule

New Christ in Our Homes are here

Christ in Our Homes-If you would like a Christ in Our Homes daily

devotional they are available at the Welcome Center in the Narthex and also on the usher table outside of the LIFE Center for January, February, and March. The Christ in Our Homes is a book that has a daily

devotional to read and pray. Please stop by and pick one up if you would like or if you need one delivered please call the

church office at (402) 426-4073. 

Mid Week Meal date changes for Christmas Day and New Year's Day!

The Mid Week Meal will be changing days because of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays. The Mid Week Meal will be on Thursday, December 26th instead of Wednesday, December 25th because of Christmas Day. Also, the Mid Week Meal will be on Thursday, January 2nd instead of Wednesday, January 1st because of New Year's Day. If you have any questions please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.

Ruth Circle

ATTENTION Ladies of our Ruth Circle Bible study group and any other

women who would like to join us!

We will again be meeting on Tuesday, December 10 at 2:00 P.M. at the

social hall in Johansen Manor.

Doris Cooksey will be leading our continued study of the book of

Ephesians. If you have the "Gather" magazine

November/December issue

please bring it with you If you do not have it come anyway.

The Biblical texts will be provided for you. Dorothy Olson will be

providing refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!

FLC Youth Cookie Bazaar

December 14th @ 4-7pm

December 15th @ 9am-12pm

All funds raised will support FLC Youth activities, events, and

service projects

Poinsettias

Poinsettias will be used to decorate our worship areas for the Christmas season. If you would like to honor a special person in your life, give a poinsettia in memory of a loved one, or just help out in this way to beautify the church. There will be forms available at the Welcome Center or in the church office. Orders must be received by December 17th. If you have any questions please call Dawn in the church office at (402) 426-4073.

 Thank you!

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

SENIOR CITIZEN

WORSHIP AND LUNCH

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024

11 AM WORSHIP

with Holy Communion

LUNCH to Follow

Please RSVP by

 December 13th by calling

402-426-4073

Please Note:

We will be preparing contribution envelopes for 2025 in December. If you do not currently have an envelope box and would like one, or if you would prefer not to use envelopes, please contact the church office no later than December 10th. Thank you!

FLC Children's Christmas Program

Social Concerns Committee:

The Annual Alternative Giving display is in the narthex for the upcoming holiday season. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to look at the materials on the table and consider a unique gift that “keeps on giving” by helping those in need.  Our focus areas for this season include: Washington County Food Pantry, God’s Global Barnyard and Lutheran Disaster Response, however, you can direct a gift to any of your favorite charitable organizations in honor of a friend or loved one.  The Equal Exchange products have also been stocked up and will be available at the display.

We will again be collecting Winterwear to help our neighbors through the cold winter months ahead. A box will be set up at the church to collect your new or gently used coats, mittens, hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters and blankets.  Items collected will be shared as needed with Joseph’s Coat and the Open Door Mission/Lydia House. Children and adult sizes welcome. Please ensure the items are clean or laundered.  The box will be available through the Christmas holidays.

Advent Theme

Welcome to Advent 2024: In Light and Darkness

Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, Learning to Walk in the Dark, asks, “What can light possibly mean without dark?” This

Advent season, we gather for a

conversation about how we experience light IN THE MIDST of darkness. Together we will explore how this understanding influences the way we view God, our faith, and the world.

Each week we will add light and brightness to our

worship space. Weekend and midweek messages will explore how the light of Christ grows in our hearts and world. All of our worship services will share texts and prayers to create a common experience of the

journey of Advent. Mid-week worship services will

also feature music from Holden Evening Prayer.

You are invited to add the Advent devotion calendar

focused on Light and Darkness to your preparations for Christmas. They are located on the Welcome Center.

May this Advent season open your heart to welcome the light that has come into the Dark of the World, our

Savior Jesus Christ! 

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR DECEMBER!

We are needing cookies for December!

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 December!

Signup here or call Erika

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

Monday Morning Bible Study

Martin Luther loved Paul’s letter to the Galatians and considered it his “beloved Katie.” One of Paul’s earliest writings, it is carefully constructed love letter that begs a deep dive into its powerful proclamation of the Gospel. Pastor Glen will lead us through his own translation process and help us open up

Paul’s words and thoughts.

W.O.W. Meal is back on Wednesdays!

The menu for Wednesday, December 11th will be Mac and Cheese, Green Beans, Fruit, and Dessert!

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.

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. 

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.  

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, December 11th, 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