FLC Mid Week Announcements

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Worship Times:


Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

Sunday: 7:00pm in the Prayer Garden starting this Sunday, June 4th



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

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Click here for the May Church Council Meeting Agenda and the Approved May Council Meeting Minutes.  Also, click here for the draft of the Annual Meeting Minutes from January 29, 2023.

This is the theme of the Sunday night message / Bible study for the 7:00pm Worship that will start this Sunday, June 4th in the

Prayer Garden.

 

Often we mistakenly believe that when it comes to the Bible, there are no choices other than fundamentalism or outright rejecting it as unhelpful. It doesn’t need to be like that. In his book Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg suggests it is very possible to reconcile the Bible with both a scientific and critical way of thinking and our deepest spiritual needs, opening us up to experience of the sacred texts in new and amazing ways. Misuse and abuse of the Bible has been costly to the church and to our own, personal spiritual lives. Come and join us as we seek a simpler, more faithful,

and better way.


Please see the Summer

Worship Schedule:

 

Saturday @ 5pm in Sanctuary


Sunday @ 8:15am in Sanctuary


Sunday @ 10:15am in LIFE Center


Sunday @ 7pm in Prayer Garden - Starts on

Sunday, June 4th


VBS at FLC with FUMC!!


Registration is open for VBS at FLC, and we are blessed to be joined by 1st United Methodist Church, this year!! 

 July 17-21 @ 9am-12pm with lunch following each day

Click on this link to register your child(ren), ages

PreK - 5th grade

(grade finished in May):


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHprfT0isnSVfUGWXuJ0ngB0Sk4PPbAMZyKz2Lh_hyQ_NA-A/viewform?usp=sf_link



There is a $10 suggested donation per child ($30 max/family).

We can't wait to see your kiddos for some

summertime fun at FLC!!

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Erika.


Social Concerns Committee:


Our MOTHERS' DAY INGATHERING for our local Crisis Center, "THE BRIDGE,'' will begin on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, and extend through May 31.  Needed items are: laundry detergent, hand soap, cleaning products, copy paper, stamps, paper products, e.g., toilet tissue, paper towels, Kleenex, snacks, e.g. Granola bars, crackers, cookies, chips, microwave popcorn, and gift certificates for fast food, gas, Walmart, etc. You are invited to place these items in the bins in the

narthex. If you prefer to make a monetary gift, please make your checks out to "The Bridge" and drop them off at the church office. What a wonderful opportunity this provides for assisting these "mothers in need"!  

W.O.W. Meal is over for the summer!


Starting on Wednesday, May 3rd you are welcome to order meals for delivery or pick up with MWM since the W.O.W. meal will be over for the summer. Please reach out to Erika and or the church office to place your order! W.O.W. meal will resume when the fall Wednesday services start back up.  


Martha Sorensen

Tracy Gross

FLC Garage Sale Collection has BEGUN!!


Drop off your donations at FLC anytime. Contact Erika if you have any questions or need assistance in getting your donations to the church.

FLC Youth will raise funds for our trip to the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in 2024!!

Please tell your friends and neighbors!!


Faith Chests


The men’s group of First Lutheran has in the past built faith chests to give to individuals baptized at First Lutheran church to use in their faith journey. When the Covid pandemic started we were no longer able to build those chests. Several people have asked if we are going to resume building faith chests, to that end we are looking for members who would be interested in helping make faith chests again.

We have all of the equipment and components necessary and need helping hands to build, sand, stain, and attach hardware and finish the chests. We normally work 1 night a week for a couple hours, if enough interest is shown we could have 2 groups on different nights.

No previous experience building faith chests necessary, we have a few men who have experience building chests but we need more to continue with this wonderful project.

This group is very informal and is not limited to men, we would welcome ladies interested in working with wood, or helping assemble, sand, stain, etc.

If interested contact Dawn in the church office 402-426-4073 or Rick Ruhge @ rickruhge@gmail.com or 402-802-5898

Communion Update:


Thank you for helping with this accommodation for Pastor Glen: because it is difficult for Pastor to bring communion to members in the pews, if you find it physically difficult to come forward during communion, we invite you to pick up the communion elements as you come into the Sanctuary and receive them during the communion liturgy when the Pastor indicates.

Pastor Glen's contact information

 

Pastor Glen's email is pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org and his cell phone number is (402) 740-6395

if you need to contact him. 

WE DESPERATELY NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR JUNE


We are Desperately needing cookies for June.

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.

Signup here or call Erika

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

Quick Update-Building Locked on the Weekend

Please see when the building will be open


Fridays - 8:30am-3:00pm

Saturdays - 4:00pm-7:00pm

Sundays - 8:00am-12:00 Noon


If you need to make arrangements to meet or come into the church please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.  Thank you!

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Wednesday, May

31st, 2023


We will be serving Tater Tot Casserole, fruit, and dessert.


Click here for more information

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers


†Family of Jeff Gunderson

†Family of Jimmy Shaw

†Family of Tim Jensen

†Family of Jerry Kobs

†Wanda Ruhge

†Alisa McClusky - healing (daughter of Marjorie Richendifer)

†Olivia Baker

†Tim Grinbergs

†Betty Wolsmann - healing

†Wayne (father of Deb Henson) - prayers for healing

†Ruth Ann Persson - healing

†Gordon Soderberg - healing

†Marian Ward - healing

†Irene Thorsen

†Jo Royuk (mother of Anne Chrans) - healing

†Russ Sonderup - prayers

†Meredith Dickerson - Alpha Gal

Syndrome

†Zach - cancer healing

†Misty - healing and pain relief

†Marilyn Svendgard

†Sue Marsh - healing

†John Powell (boyfriend of Molly Dibben) - Leukemia - healing

†Merriebeth Ferguson (sister-in-law of Merriellen Bourn) - cancer - healing

†Chris Kesling - healing

†Alex - surgery & healing

†June Jenson - prayers & healing

†Frank Korshoj - healing

†Mary LaScala

†Debbie Kempcke - cancer - healing

†Kenny Truhlsen

†Clark Jenson - prayers

†Martin Kuhr - prayers & healing

†Nicole Schmidt - prayers & healing

†Riley

†Georgia (great niece of Debbie Katt) -prayers & healing

†Kyler Reed - healing

†Scott & Katie Abrams - prayers & healing

†Kay Melby (Angela Ulven and Kari Hernandez’s mother) - healing

†Mr. S. Akot - healing

†Patrick McKinnis - continued healing

†Stacy Thompson Green (daughter of Marcy Bottorff) – prayers & healing

†Lisa Garcia – strength & healing

†Larry Kastrup – healing

†Leo Aguilar-Hicks – healing for Leukemia

†Lekura Parish

†Oaks Indian Mission and all those we name in our hearts.

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