FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday:  9:30am-One Worship-New Time Starts this Sunday, May 29th

All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

https://www.facebook.com/

FLCBlair/

Office Hours

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

Fridays: 8:30am-12:00pm-Office will be closed at 12:00pm on Fridays for the Summer Starting on Friday, May 27th

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Outdoor Gameshow Worship

on June 12, 2022 at 9:30am

Outdoor Gameshow Worship at First Lutheran Church (2146 Wright Street) at 9:30am. Relax outdoors on Sunday, June 12th with a community worship of engaging story-telling, quiet prayer for the concerns of Washington County and the world, and inspirational music. An offering will be collected and

donated to the Bridge shelter. 

Please bring a lawn chair (a cup of coffee if you want) and join together outside to give thanks.

Sunday, June 12th, 9:30am east parking lot (First Lutheran Church)

Church Office Closed

The church office will be closed Monday, May 30th

for Memorial Day. 

Yard Help!

The Property committee is looking for a few volunteers to help Chris Alexander do some clean up and landscaping at the parsonage. Please contact the church office if you would like to help so that times can be scheduled with Chris as she is serving part time at a congregation in Columbus.  Please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.  Thank you!

Please see the Summer

Worship Schedule:

Saturday at 5pm in Sanctuary

Sunday at 9:30am in LIFE

 Center - Starts on Sunday, May 29th

Sunday at 7pm in Prayer

Garden - Starts on Sunday, June 5th

CAMP COUNSELORS NEEDED @ CAMP CJH!!

Applicants must be at least 1 year out of high school and love combining kids, faith, and the outdoors! Contact Erika or go to www.nlom.org/smt for more info!!

News from Christian Growth Board:

Dear Members and Friends of First Lutheran Church:

The purpose of this letter is to ask each of you to consider the Christian Growth Fund ministry in your estate planning, including Wills, Trusts and even designating the Fund as a beneficiary for a portion of life insurance or retirement plans.

The Christian Growth Fund is essentially an endowment fund established by FLC.  The bylaws of the church direct that all undesignated gifts, regardless of amount, from estates and trusts be placed in this fund.  The by-laws provide that 10% of each gift received may be distributed to a charitable or religious purpose and the remaining 90% invested.  The income from those investments is then used to support the benevolent mission of FLC.

Last year we distributed over $60,000 towards the benevolent mission of First Lutheran Church (FLC).  Some of the recipients of Christian Growth Funds include: college scholarships, Lutheran Family Services, Snack Pack Program, Joseph’s Coat, Table Grace Ministries, Carol Joy Holling, Washington County Ministerial Associate, Mosaic Of Omaha, TeamMates of Blair, Men’s Group, The Bridge Crisis Center, FLC Senior Lunches, FLC Youth Travel Fund, Love Days, Vacation Bible School, Tanzania Ministries, Lekura Parish, ELCA World Hunger, Bread for the World, Habitat for Humanity, Oaks Indian Center, and ELCA Disaster Relief.  

A few simple steps to consider include:

1. Decide if you want to provide a gift.
2. Determine what portion of your estate you wish to gift. 10%, 25% or a specific amount.
3. Contact your attorney, financial planner, life insurance agent or retirement custodian and inform them of your intentions.
4. Please be sure to inform them that undesignated gifts to FLC and gifts specifically directed to the Fund will go to the Fund.  Gifts specifically designated for such purposes as payment of church debt will NOT go to the Fund, but will instead go to the appropriate account of the church.
5. If you, your attorney or financial advisor need more information, please call the church office and they will be directed to someone who can answer questions about Christian Growth Fund and its mission.

Please prayerfully consider a gift to First Lutheran Church Christian Growth Fund.

Sincerely,

Christian Growth Fund Board

Layne Lueders

Brenda Schroeter

Mick Jensen

Mike Boeka

Carol Hartvigsen

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS!!!

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 June and July!!

Signup here or call Erika (402-533- 0918):  https://signup.com/go/hfewWuF

FLC Garage Sale

August 4—6, 2022!!

Do you have clutter you need to get rid of?

Would you like to support FLC ministries?

Donate your items—we can take them anytime!! 

Furniture, appliances, clothes, toys, ANYTHING!!

For more info, contact Tracy Gross (402-720-4139) or

Liz Soderberg (402-250-6818)!

Health Kit Items

Reminder: You can donate items for the Health Kits that the Women put

together. Please see a list of items to

donate below:

Bath Towels, Ivory Soap, Nail Clippers, and Toothbrushes

If you would like to donate these items you can donate by dropping off at the church office. Thank you!

Social Concerns Announcements:

Our MOTHERS’ DAY INGATHERING for our local Crisis Center, “THE BRIDGE,” will begin on Saturday and Sunday, May 7/8 and extend through May 31. Needed items are: Tracfones & Minutes, Copy paper, Stamps, Cleaning buckets, Hair shampoo and conditioner, Toilet paper, Paper towels, Old cell phones, and Bottled water. The following Snacks are also requested: Granola bars, Rice Krispy treats, individually wrapped snacks, and cookies. You are invited to place these items in the bins provided in the narthex. If you prefer to make a monetary gift, please make our check out to “The Bridge” and drop it off at the church office. What a wonderful opportunity this provides for assisting these “mothers in need”! 

FLC’S BREAD FOR THE WORLD OFFERING OF LETTERS event will take place in connection with the worship services on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5.  This year our emphasis will be on the Farm Bill, scheduled for reauthorization in 2023.  In addition to farm policies and programs it includes spending for nutrition programs, primarily the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, enabling tens of millions of people across the country to put food on the table.  Please join us in writing or signing letters to our members of Congress to pass legislation that strengthens and improves both local and international food aid programs, advances equity for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and contributes to national climate goals.   Should you be unable to attend worship on the appointed days, please refer to the June Ambassador for a sample letter you may use as a model for your own letters. You may either mail your letters directly or bring them to church so they can be counted with others written or signed by FLC members. The letters should be addressed to each of our three Congress, people, namely:  Representative Adrian Smith, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20505; Senator Ben Sasse, and Senator Deb Fischer, (separate letters) both sent to U.S. Senate, Washington D.C. 20510.  

Are you looking for another way to serve our Lord? FLC SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE is seeking new members. Come join a busy team that works to help others in the community and around the globe, and who truly desire to “Serve as Jesus Serves.” If this sounds like you, please contact Lynette Jennings, John Mark Nielsen, Jim Peterson, Trudy Hutton, Jess Fredericksen, or Eric Filows. Or—just come to our next meeting on Monday, May 16, in the church library. 

Please note there is both a plastic and a wooden Receptacle for gifts to the WASHINGTON COUNTY FOOD PANTRY are available to receive your food donations at FLC at any time! 

Wednesday, May

25th, 2022

We will be serving Ham and Cheesy Potatoes, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers