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:

They seem like such lovely words. They belong at festivals like All Saints, or perhaps the funeral of a much beloved pillar of the church. But they are challenging words, even radical words, because they do not ask us to be. They call us to do. They describe a faith that follows the way of Christ, even to the cross, because only in death and resurrection comes the

kingdom of God.

Church Council Members

Here are the current Church

Council Members approved

at the Annual Meeting:

Nancy Beaman, President

Randy Jensen, Vice President

Rhonda Matney, Secretary

Jeanette Moeller, Treasurer

Ashley Cooper

Angie Hemminger

Ann Hansen

Jill Graber

Mary Rasmussen

Chris Mommsen

Roger Hohensee

Ike Petersen, Youth Member

Hannah Gross, Youth Member

Social Concerns Committee:

HAVE A HEART FOR HUNGER

OUR 14TH ANNUAL "HAVE A HEART FOR HUNGER" campaign will kick off on January 31st and continue through March 1st in support of the Washington County Food Pantry.  This is another opportunity where FLC can assist with making sure no one in the community goes hungry. All items and cash contributions are welcome, but the pantry has a special request for the following SOUP THEME ITEMS: soup crackers, soup mix, canned soup, broth, chili fixin's (chili beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, chili seasoning, etc.). Look for the display and grocery cart in the narthex. We will also be hosting a Family Fare food drive on Saturday, February 28th from 9:00am – noon.  Look for a sign-up sheet on the welcome center to volunteer at this event. Be sure to tell your friends and neighbors and plan to shop then. Thank you FLC for your participation in this very important annual event for our community.

VOLUNTERING AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER

Washington County Recycling Center, Saturday, February 21st. The Social Concerns Committee has again scheduled FLC to provide volunteers for three dates in 2026. Our first scheduled date is Saturday, February 21st from 8:00 until Noon. Volunteers are needed for two shifts, the first from 8:00 to 10:00, and the second from 10:00 to Noon. One may volunteer for one or both shifts. Early in February there will be a sign-up sheet at the desk in the Welcome Center. We encourage you to sign-up as it helps us to know that we will have enough volunteers, but do come even though you may forget to sign up! The remaining two dates in 2026 that FLC will provide volunteers at the Recycling Center are August 29th and November 7th.

LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH, the Social Concerns Committee has scheduled Dan and Ashley Cooper of Oaks Indian Mission as special presenters for the Wednesday evening meal and service on March 25th. The committee also plans an ingathering of special items needed by the OIM ahead of their visit.

Benefit for Jennifer Novak Haar. Jennifer is one of our organists here at First Lutheran Church. Please see details below on how you can help support Jennifer.

Women’s Bible Study

Ladies…now that the holidays are behind us, are you looking for something to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in your hearts and in your lives?  Come and join other ladies on Friday mornings as we begin a new study about women of the Bible entitled “Brave and Beloved” by Meredith Storrs. 

“Women of the Bible are just like us, but their particular lives, choices, and problems can sometimes feel foreign when we read them today.  Through their stories, we can glimpse a vision of what it means to be a godly woman, but sometimes their experiences leave us scratching our heads.  This Bible study looks specifically at key women in Scripture to discover how their stories upend cultural expectations and reveal the nature and character of the God who created us all.”

This Bible study meets on Friday mornings from 9:15 to 10:45 in the church library.  No need to sign up, just show up.  Questions?  Email Susie Pinquoch at spinquoch@gmail.com or call (402) 533-3735. 

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. There is also a link below to get to the scholarship application. If you have any questions please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.  

https://firstlutheranblair.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Scholarship-Application-2022.pdf

The deadline to submit an application is

April 15, 2026. 

Rushed on Wednesdays?

Let us do the cooking!

The W.O.W. meal menu for Wednesday, February 4th is Hot Dog Bar, Chips, 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 FEBRUARY!

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!

We are needing cookies for February!

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 February!

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, February 4th

28th, 2026

We will be serving Baked Ziti Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers