FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9:30am (Advent Service) See Christmas Eve Service Times Below.

Wednesday: 6:15pm-No LIFE Night Worship or Classes on December 27th & January 3rd

All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

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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:

The branch that bears the bright holly

The dove that rests in yonder tree

The light that shines for all to see

The peace of Christmas Day

(The Peace Carol)

Where will you find Peace this Christmas? Will it be in surrender to the truth that it is really a great joy to receive gifts freely and lovingly given? Will it be in the comprehension of the greatest gift of all, the God who comes to be present in our lives and hearts, just as we are? Or will it be in the amazing discovery of grace fully and powerfully alive in the very reality of the world in which we live? Behold, Salvation is born to us this day!

Mark Your Calendars!

Christmas and New Years Schedule

Saturday, December 23rd         5pm

Sunday, December 24th           9:30am (Advent Service)

Christmas Eve Worship          4pm-Praise Band, Bell Choir,

                                                 and Brass Quintet

                                                6pm-Brass Quintet

                                                  10pm-Chancel Choir

Monday, December 25th          10am

Christmas Day                        

Wednesday, December 27th      No LIFE Night

(No Worship Lab or Classes)

Saturday, December 30th           5pm

Sunday, December 31st             8:15am & 10:15am

Church Office Closed

The Church Office will be closed on Tuesday, December 26th and Monday, January 1st. If you have any questions please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.

No LIFE Night Worship or Classes on Wednesday, December 27th and Wednesday, January 3rd

There will be No LIFE Night Worship or Classes on

Wednesday, December 27th

and Wednesday, January 3rd. If you have any questions please

call the church office at (402) 426-4073

Monday morning Bible study

Anything but dull, was the time of Luther and the beginning of the Reformation.  Politics.  Peasant revolts. Wars.  The Catholic church was the only church, and was determined to keep it that way.  How dare this upstart Luther try to change the church by quoting scripture!  

Pastor Glen will be leading our study of the Reformation and the Augsburg Confession.   He has experience in leading classes on the Reformation and with his depth of knowledge it will be interesting.   

Monday morning Bible study, for men and women, meets at 9:00 in the library.  After Christmas break the first class is January 8.  Contact Glen Andersen,

402-237-9775, Pastor Glen, or just show up on Jan 8.

End-of-the-Year

Contributions

In order for you to claim a deduction for contributions made to First Lutheran Church during 2023, the church office must receive your contribution by December 31, 2023. All contributions placed in the offering plates on any of the Christmas services will be recorded as 2023 contributions.

 If you are hand-delivering checks, please have them to the church office by 3:00pm on Friday, December 29. All checks must be dated in 2023 and if mailed, must be postmarked no later than

 December 31. First Lutheran Church will be

following these tax rules

when posting receipts. 

Offering Envelopes

The 2024 Offering Envelopes are out for you to pick up. The Offering Envelopes are in alphabetical order on the Welcome Center 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!

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.

Advent theme

In the season of giving presents, how about having some? Being Present in a true gift in this age of great distractions. It’s not healthy, it disrupts life and does not enhance relationships. This year let God give you the gift of Being Present. In this season, we will focus on what it means for us to Pause, to remember our traditions and to be present even when we are on the go. Special reflections and meditations will give you tools to share a very different experience of the season, a gift that will become a permanent joy for the rest of your life.

Church Directories have Finally Arrived!

The Church Picture Directories have finally arrived! They are labeled and you can pick them up in the office. Please stop by and talk to Dawn in the church office to get your picture directory. If you have any questions please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.

In the next several months it is our goal to educate the congregation on the

activities of the Committees at First Lutheran. We will plan to highlight the

activities of one of these committees each month. In doing this we will plan two separate activities for each committee. These include:

1. A presentation by the committee chair person or representative of the

committee to the Church Council regarding the committee’s activities. This

would include the goals of the committee, who makes up the committee,

what some of the activities of committee are, and how the Church Council

could assist the committee in their work.

2. Following the presentation to the Council, a short summary of the

committee’s activities will be included in the weekly E-Blasts sent to the

congregation.

The goal of this summary again will be to highlight the activities of the committee and hopefully increase the interest in the committees by the congregation and possibly help In the recruitment of the members to the committees.

This month's report is from the Children's Ministry Committee. Please click button below to view the Children's Ministry

Committee Report.

Social Concerns Committee:

Also please note the WINTER OUTERWEAR INGATHERING which will begin on December 2nd and continue throughout December for Joseph's Coat and Open Door Mission.  Please bring new or gently used winter coats, gloves, mittens, caps, and socks. You will find the receptacle for receiving these items in the narthex. 

The SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE is seeking new members! If you are someone who is interested in reaching out to help others in our community, our country, and our world this committee is for YOU.  For more information please contact Eric Filows (402-739-0978), Lynette Jennings

(402-278-0164), John Mark Nielsen (402-427-4443), or Jim Peterson (402-426-2716).  

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.

W.O.W. Meal is back on Wednesdays!

No W.O.W. Meal Wednesday,

December 27th!

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.

Choir News

Could the Spirit be calling you to add your voice to the choir?

If so, we can promise with great certainty:

You will feel welcome, comfortable, and involved 

The choir began rehearsals on Tuesday, September 5th at 6:30 pm in the choir room (take the elevator to the second floor and turn left).

Regular attendance is encouraged but don't be discouraged if you can't make it each week.

You are welcome to join as often as you can.

For more information and questions, contact Vince at VKrysl@firstlutheranblair.org

Come, join us in making a joyful noise!

Women's Bible Study

The Friday Morning Women’s Bible Study will begin Season 2 of the series “The Chosen”. This study will combine the movie with eight sessions in a study guide. This Bible study meets on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Ark, which is in the lower level of First Lutheran. If interested in coming to this Bible study, contact Susie Pinquoch at (402) 426-8182 or spinquoch@gpcom.net.

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR DECEMBER!

We are needing cookies for December!

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 December.

Signup here or call Erika

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

Pastor Glen's contact information

Pastor Glen's email is pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org and his cell phone number is (402) 740-6395

if you need to contact him. 

Wednesday, December

27th, 2023

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

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers