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/

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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:

Human beings are aspirational. That's what separates us from the rest of the animal Kingdom. But there is a difference between aspiring and seeking. I find it hard to remember a time in my life when I have noticed more people grasping desperately for something without necessarily knowing what it is that they're reaching for. We are caught up in FOMO – certain that we are missing. Something. We are like the crowd in John's gospel. We have seen something, we don't know what it is, so now we are caught in a mad rush of despair. The problem for the crowd, and for us too, is that the answer is right in front of us. We are so busy wanting that we have failed at the task of being. But do we really need? How do you really know? Where is the Kingdom of God? To believe in the one whom God has sent, to trust in the hope and power of grace. The bread of life is here in our hands.

Daylight Saving time will begin on Sunday, March 9th! Remember to set you clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. 

Butter braids are on sale now!

There is a order form in the Narthex!

March 5th—March 26th

Contact any FLC Youth or contact Erika to order!

Pick up — Begins April 9th after 12pm

Check the kitchen list to find out which church freezer your braids

 are located in!!

$15 each

Apple

Cinnamon

Blueberry & Cream Cheese

Raspberry

Strawberry & Cream Cheese

Cherry

Caramel Rolls

CHOCOLATE (NEW!!) 

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 April, May, & June. 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. 

Ruth Circle

ATTENTION, all women who attend the Ruth Circle Bible study and any

other women who would like to join us! We will again be meeting at

Johansen Manor in the social room on Tuesday, March 11, at 2:00 P.M.

We will continue our study of "Faithfulness" in the recently received

"Gather" magazine for March and April which is a continuation of the

study we started in the January/February "Gather" magazine issue. If

you do not have the magazine come anyway and materials will be

provided for you. Doris Cooksey will again be providing us with the

Biblical texts, so you do not need to bring your Bibles. We will

explore together what the author of the material has prepared for us.

Trudy Hutton will provide refreshments. 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Women of the ELCA

Metro East Spring Gathering

Please see Items that they are collecting

for COPE - Christian Outreach Program - Elkhorn

Lent is here! Please see all of the opportunities at FLC!

Lent Opportunities!! Many options to add meaning to your Lenten season!!

• Lenten Daily Spiral (similar to an Advent calendar) - available at Welcome Center 
• Lenten Devotional - we will have a link on our website, and we can print one for you, if needed
• Lenten Family Devotional - we will have a link on our website, and we can print one for you, if needed
• Children's worship bulletins and coloring pages will be available at all services
• Weekly Lenten Bookmarks will be available on Wednesdays as a remembrance of our Lenten theme
• Daily minute-long Lenten Devotion posts on Facebook from Pastor Glen
• Adult study following Wednesday services (7-7:20pm) focused on the scripture for the week with Pastor Glen (begins Mar 12)
• Dinner before Lent services on Wednesdays @ 5:30pm 

Social Concerns Committee:

Oaks Indian Mission: During the month congregation members are also invited to support the OIM’s work by contributing needed items. These can be brought to the church and placed in the Welcome

Center. The collected items will be taken down to the Oaks Indian Mission in April.

Items Needed:

Washing and Cleaning

Laundry Detergent

Bleach

Dish Soap

Disinfectant Wipes

Lysol

Glade & Airwick plug-in (refills)

Paper Towels

Personal Care

Shampoo & Conditioner

Body Wash (men & women)

Tampons

Pads

Tylenol & Motrin (liquid & capsules)

Band Aids

Food

Canned Goods (any & all)

Snack Foods

Members can also contribute items directly from Amazon by going to the website for the Oaks Indian Mission www.oaksindianmission.org and on the homepage, drop down menu clicking on “Get Involved” and then “What We Need” and then “check out our list on Amazon.” Items may be purchased on line and are delivered directly to the Mission.

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 APRIL!

We are needing cookies for April!

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 April!

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, March 12th, 2025

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

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers