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

Pastor Glen's focus for his message for

this upcoming weekend:

The arrival of the Magi transitions us from the season of Christmas to the season on Epiphany, from the arrival of the gift of Christ to the revealing of that gift in the world. How do we make Christ known in the world? By doing more than just showing up. It is time for us to arise, to unpack our God-given gifts and put then to use to for the sake of his mission in the world, so that all may

know his grace. 

Greetings from the Call Committee:

At this time, the Call Committee is working with the Congregational Council to hold candidate forums with Pastor Glen Thomas. These forums are not to be confused with the budget forums, which are being held on January 17th, 18th, and 21st.

Rather, they are a time for congregants to bring their questions, answers, and concerns to the forefront. Members of the Call Committee and Council will be present at each forum.

There will be three forums you can attend:

Sunday, January 11th between services

Sunday, January 11th at 11:15am

Wednesday, January 14th at 6:45pm

There has been a majority vote-to-call from the Call Committee

and from the Council. 

The Call Committee and Council are currently reviewing

Pastor Glen's interim contract.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

 ATTENTION High School Seniors and College Students: The Christian Growth Board is accepting scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 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, 2026. 

Mark Your Calendars

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Annual Meeting of the Congregation of

First Lutheran Church

We will have our regular 8:15am & 10:15am worship

services on this day.

         Saturday, Jan. 24th—regular 5pm worship

will be held

The Annual Meeting will begin directly

after the 10:15am worship.

Annual Meeting Budget Forums:

There will be three annual meeting budget forums held prior to

the Annual Meeting:

Saturday, January 17th at 6:00pm

Sunday, January 18th between worship services

Wednesday, January 21st at 6:45pm

Offering Envelopes

The 2026 Offering Envelopes are out for you to pick up. The Offering Envelopes are in alphabetical order in the Narthex. Please stop by and pick your envelopes up. If you have any questions please contact Dawn in the Church office

at (402) 426-4073. Thank you!

Church Office Closed

The church office will be closed on Friday, January 2nd. If you have any questions please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.

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.

Social Concerns Committee:

Here at FLC, we have historically created a large display focusing on Alternative Gift Giving. This year we are “keeping it simple”. We encourage you to think about the opportunities that are close to your heart. We do have a couple of options here at church in December that you may wish to consider:

1. A Winterwear Ingathering (coats, hats, mittens, gloves, warm socks – new or gently used) will be collected and distributed where needed in the community.

2. We are joining in the Jeanette Hunt Blair Animal Shelter’s Christmas for Pets effort by offering the opportunity to contribute dog & cat supplies to support our furry friends.

3. Your support of the Washington County Food Pantry is ALWAYS welcome!

You will find information in the narthex to consider each of these alternative gifts! Maybe your grandson would be happy to know that you gave a bag of dog food to a special puppy at the shelter in his honor – something even better than another toy to add to his collection.

Remember this Christmas season -- your gifts of time, talents & treasures in support of others can become the “perfect gifts” in Jesus’s eyes!

Rushed on Wednesdays?

Let us do the cooking!

The W.O.W. meal menu for Wednesday, January 7th is Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage, Fruit, and Dessert!

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 Office Hours

Pastor Glen will be keeping walk-in office hours on Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9am to 12 pm and on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. and is available by appointment anytime Monday through Thursday.

Reminder: If you are hospitalized or having a medical procedure it is important that you contact Pastor Glen directly because the hospitals will not call the church. You can text or call Pastor Glen at 402-740-6395 or

e-mail him at pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org. Also, if you need to get in to the church and it is locked you can also reach out to

Pastor Glen to let you in.

WE DESPERATELY NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR JANUARY!

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!

We are needing cookies for January!

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 January!

Signup here or call Erika

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

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, January

7th, 2026

We will be serving French Toast Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers