FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

Wednesday: 6:15pm

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-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Service of Installation for

Pastor Glen Thomas is this weekend and next Wednesday!

We will be welcoming a special guest at First Lutheran on the weekend of February 22^nd and 23^rd and on Wednesday the 26^th. Deacon Timothy Siburg, the Director for Evangelical Mission, Innovation and Stewardship for the Nebraska Synod will be with us. As part of his visit, we will have a Service of Installation for Pastor Glen. We hope you can be present to help welcome him.

Reminder:

If there is bad weather please watch Facebook and the church website

for updates about closings.

Social Concerns - Courageous Conversations

On the weekend of March 1^st and 2^nd, we will be welcoming a very special guest to First Lutheran Church. Dan Cooper, the Executive Director of Oaks Indian Mission will be with us at all worship services. First Lutheran has been involved in Oaks since its very beginnings in the 1800’s, and as the work of Oaks is expanding and evolving there are exciting opportunities for us to serve. FLC’s own John Mark Nielsen is a current serving of their Board of Directors. During the Season of Lent we will share a special in-gathering for Oaks. In addition, Dan will be with us on Sunday afternoon, March 2nd, as we host another Courageous Conversation. Oaks is working to serve people who are new residents of the US, and his presence with us is an opportunity to discuss this work which is very important for us as disciples of Jesus. Sign up at the Welcome Center for lunch and conversation.

Social Concerns Committee:

Have a Heart For Hunger: Our 13^th Annual Have a Heart for Hunger campaign will kick off on February 1^st and continue through March 2^nd in support of the Washington County Food Pantry. This is another opportunity for our church to help make sure that no one in our community goes hungry. The pantry always welcomes all donations of food and cash. During February, the pantry has a special request for the

following: Cake Mixes Crackers (any kind)

Sloppy Joe Seasoning/Manwich Mix Spaghetti Sauce Bagged or Boxed Rice

Ketchup/Mustard/Barbeque Sauce Jello Toilet Paper

Washington County Recycling Center: On Saturday, February 22^nd, FLC is once again

providing volunteers for the WCRC. There are two shifts: 8:00 to 10:00 and 10:00 to Noon. Please consider helping us by signing up to volunteer at the Welcome Center at the church. FLC has a stellar reputation among members of the WCR Association, and we want to maintain it!

Oaks Indian Mission: We are looking forward to hosting Dan Cooper, Executive Director of OIM, who will speak at all services on Saturday and Sunday, March 1^st and 2^nd. He will share the evolving work of the Mission. It was N.L. Nielsen, a student from Trinity Seminary on the Dana College campus, who was invited in 1892 to carry on mission work among the Cherokee begun by Moravian missionaries in the 1840s. In 1903, Nielsen’s work resulted in the founding of Oaks Indian Mission. From its beginnings, FLC has been an important supporter. This past July, the Oaks Indian Mission Museum opened on the campus. This was due in large measure to the generosity of long-time FLC members, Phil and Florence Larsen. More details about events

surrounding this visit will appear in March’s Ambassador.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

 ATTENTION High School Seniors and College Students: The Christian Growth Board is accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year for post-secondary education. Any member of FLC that is currently a high school senior or college student may apply. Applications are available on the church website or by the Welcome Center. If you have any questions please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.

The deadline to submit an application is

April 15, 2025.

ATTENTION FLC MEMBERS!!

FLC is now using a new database called Realm. This database is used to organize our membership records. This system also tracks all our financial giving, enables us to do scheduling, and Realm collects all kinds of information to help us be a better church.

The really unique thing about Realm is that YOU, the congregation, can update, edit, and control all of your own data in the system. You can change your address, add an email preference, tell us where you'd like to be more involved at FLC, see your giving information, and so much more.

Starting this week, a computer station will be in the Narthex for you to do just that!

If you would like to do this from home please email Vince at vkrysl@firstlutheranblair.org to request a login.

We hope to have all our FLC members update their profiles and begin interacting on Realm by the end of 2025.

Women's Bible Study

“The Minor Prophets, spanning from Hosea to Malachi, represent a tapestry of prophetic literature in the Old Testament. These twelve books, collectively known as the “Book of the Twelve” in the Hebrew Bible, are united by their brevity compared to the “Major Prophets” (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel). They address the covenantal faithfulness of God and the repeated infidelity of His people. Each book offers unique insights into the character of God, His dealings with Israel, and His ultimate redemptive plan fulfilled in Christ.”

The Friday Morning Women’s Bible study are learning about the Minor Prophets. The guide for this study is “Journey with the Minor Prophets” by Mary Cooney. “Through observation, interpretation and application the goal is to engage your heart with the living Word of God. Not intended to provide you with all the answers, rather to help you discover for yourself a few of the riches that God has for us in His Word.”

Please join us in the church library on Friday mornings from 9:30-11:00 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to learn more about the minor prophets and enjoy fellowship with one another. If you have any questions about this Bible study, contact Susie Pinquoch at spinquoch@gmail.com.

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR MARCH!

We are needing cookies for March!

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 March!

Signup here or call Erika

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

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

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. 

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, February 26th, 2025

We will be serving Ham & Rice Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers