FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

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 Bob Oleson will be here preaching this weekend, September 5 & 6

Pastor Bob Oleson will be here preaching this weekend, September 5 & 6. Contact the church office if you need assistance at (402) 426-4073.

Mid Week Meal Announcement from FLC

The Mid Week Meal Ministry will serve its final meal on Wednesday, September 30. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure a total leadership team as Erika Cada will be stepping down on October 1^st. The ministry is unsustainable without a complete team.

This meal ministry has run without interruption since March 18, 2020, and it has served our community in so many ways. We are grateful for the volunteers, the financial support, the prayers, and the special relationships that have formed, as a result. 

We plan to wait several weeks to be certain there are no individuals interested in leading the ministry. After that period, we will return all unspent grant monies to the donors, and we will contact those individuals who donated more than $500 to ask how they would like their donation redirected. All other financial donors may contact FLC to redirect their donations. After those changes are made, we will transfer all leftover Mid Week Meal funds to charities addressing hunger by December 31, 2026.

Again, thank you. Thank you to each of you for whatever role you played in this important ministry that fed our community in more ways than one.

Senior Life Solutions is coming to do a presentation on Sunday, September 20th

at 9:15am here at First Lutheran Church



Please join Memorial Community Hospital's Senior Life Solutions for a casual discussion about the importance of emotional wellness as we age, the impact of loneliness and life changes, and ways our community can support older adults facing mental health challenges on Sunday, September 20th at 9:15am in the Fellowship Hall. We will also share information about services available locally through Senior Life Solutions. 

Introducing Carl and Alice’s Welcome Table

Our Wednesday evening meal is getting a new name! What has been known as the WOW meal will now be called Carl and Alice’s Welcome Table, in honor of Pastor Carl and Alice Schatthauer and their spirit of hospitality and welcome. We’ll simply call it “The Table” in our everyday conversation. The name reflects what Wednesday evenings are all about: gathering around a table, sharing a meal, building community, and making sure everyone has a place.



The meal will start back up on Wednesday, September 16th at 5:30pm and go until 6:15pm.

Children's Mural Dedication

Please join us for our Children's Mural Dedication on Sunday, September 6th at 9:30am in the Basement Youth Hallway. The mural was designed & painted by Makayla and Hope Andersen.

Church Office Closed

The church office will be closed Monday, September 7th for Labor Day!

LIFE Night Kickoff!

LIFE Night is coming on Wednesday, September 16th

Please join us as we celebrate FLC’s new year of

worship, fellowship, and education

opportunities!!

Wednesday, September 16th

5:30pm: WOW Meal

Nacho Bar & Ice Cream Sundaes

6:15pm: Wednesday Night Worship

6:45pm: LIFE Night Classes (PreK - 5th)

6:45pm Confirmation Classes

7:45pm: Dismissal

Come join us for food, fun, and fellowship to kickoff our new year at FLC! 

And invite a friend, while you’re at it! 

God’s Work; Our Hands

We are looking for volunteers!

This year’s God’s Work; Our Hands project will occur at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, September 12th at the Potter’s Field in the Blair Cemetery. This will be the next phase in a plan to conclude the project by All Saints Day 2027.

The plan for Saturday, September 12th is to complete the following:

1. Rake out the areas where there are existing graves;
2. Ground prep for seeding and place sod on marked grave sites;
3. Seed grass in the raked out, circular areas;
4. With the assistance of a park/cemetery, place crosses, which have already been purchased, in concrete at approximately thirty grave sites.

Volunteers are needed and are asked to bring:

1. a pronged rake if they have one and 
2. their own drinks and snacks. 

There will be a sign-up sheet at the Welcome Center in the church, and volunteers are urged to sign it so we can be assured that there will be adequate volunteers to complete the day’s plan.

Following completion of this year’s God’s Work; Our Hands activities, plans are being made to place an informational sign at the southwest and a stone cross monument with all the known names of those buried at the south center of the Potter’s Field. Mike Jones is assisting the Social Concerns Committee and the congregation in coordinating this project.

Social Concerns Committee:

First Lutheran Garden Market began the Weekend of June 27th and 28th. 

Home grown fruits, vegetables, flowers and baked goods are available to First Lutheran Church members starting the weekend of June 27th and 28th. These products will be available through the annual First Fruits/Garden Market. In this program local gardeners and bakers from First Lutheran are encouraged to provide the church with excess goods including garden and baked goods. These goods will then be made available to First Lutheran members prior to and following church services on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. The garden market will go throughout the summer and into the fall. Members are encouraged to give a free-will offering for the products taken. The collected funds will be donated to Lutheran World Relief. 

As in the past, a garden cart will be made available to both providers and buyers to showcase the products. This cart will be found in the church narthex. Gardeners and bakers are encouraged to bring their donations to the church on Saturday afternoon after 4:00 p.m. or prior to the church services at 8:15 or 10:15 a.m. on Sundays.  

Be sure to check out the products available on a weekly basis. We hope to see you at the market.

Church Council Members

Here are the current Church

Council Members approved

at the Annual Meeting:

Nancy Beaman, President

Randy Jensen, Vice President

Angie Hemminger

Ann Hansen

Jill Graber

Mary Rasmussen

Chris Mommsen

Roger Hohensee

Melody Dubon

Ike Petersen, Youth Member

Hannah Gross, Youth Member

Women’s Bible Study

 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. 

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.

To donate to the Mid Week Meal please click the link below or use the QR code provided:



https://onrealm.org/FirstLutheranCh13871/give/MWM

Wednesday, September

9th, 2026

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

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers