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:

Relationships are difficult, complicated, messy, and sometimes even painful. And necessary. As bad as we are at living with other people, there is no avoiding the truth - we can't. God made us to be INTERDEPENDENT, a spiritual gift manifested in the very person of Jesus Christ, a gift that is absolutely our salvation. Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple as is required of them, and in that moment we are reminded that our life is not our own. This is good news! As we belong to God, so we must belong to each other. Only then can we have peace.

Service of Installation for

Pastor Glen Thomas

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.

Church Council Members

Here are the current Church

Council Members approved

at the Annual Meeting:

Greg Boone, President

Troy Clausen, Vice President

Ann Hansen, Secretary

Jeanette Moeller, Treasurer

Gail Persson

Scott Garder

Ashley Rasmussen

Angie Hemminger

Nancy Beaman

Sophie Kempcke, Youth Member

Lane Christensen, Youth Member

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.

Social Concerns Committee:

Have A Heart For Hunger: First Lutheran will be partnering with Family Fare again this year to host a food drive at the store in conjunction with our annual Have a Heart for Hunger event.  The drive will be Saturday, February 8^th from 9:00am – noon at Family Fare in Blair.  Shoppers will be invited to purchase and donate food items or cash for the Washington County Food Pantry.  Volunteers are needed to staff the event. Tasks will include 1) greeting patrons & handing them a list of pantry needs and 2) thanking patrons & receiving donated items for delivery to the pantry. If you can join, please sign up on the Welcome Center. There will be two shifts: 9:00 – 10:30am and 10:30a – Noon.  Also please make note to shop at Family Fare the morning of February 8^th and spread the word with your friends & neighbors!   Also, watch for more information on the 13^th annual Have a Heart for Hunger Event at First Lutheran coming in February!

Monday morning Bible study

After the resurrection, and after the first generation of Apostles had passed, the Community of Faith remained. And so did its questions. There were significant challenges for the young church to resolve, some of which remain opportunities for us. Come and be a part of the conversation as we consider what we have learned from them and what we have not. We meet on Monday mornings at 9:00 AM

and all are welcome.

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 5th, 2024

We will be serving Chicken Stuffing Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers