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:

 If there is one subject about which the Bible is clear, it is wealth. God is against it. Nowhere in the Bible is the accumulation of wealth praised, everywhere in the Bible the very existence of poverty, especially when others are wealthy, is judged. That doesn’t seem to bother us very much, given that we have created a culture that worships wealth and disregards, even despises, the poor. It is their own fault, after all. It is an impossible situation. If only there was a God who could do the impossible. If only we believed in him.

Flu Shot Clinic on This Sunday, October 13th

at FLC!

Missing Tablecloths

The women are missing some large tablecloths that we use for funerals - both white and cream colored. Maybe someone has taken them home to wash and has forgotten to bring them back to church. The women would greatly appreciate their return. Thank you for all of your help!

Thankoffering Letters

Be on the lookout in the next few weeks for our annual Thankoffering letters. We will be handing them out before the mid October services. We will also have some available on the women’s table and the welcome center.

Thankofferings:

Encourage women to respond monetarily as they give thanks.

Help Women of the ELCA provide needed resources for: events, programs, leadership

training, global education, anti-racism work, grants, scholarships, social media outreach,

ecumenical collaboration, sex trafficking awareness and prevention, and much more.

Help women of the ELCA provide an annual gift to the ELCA that recognizes our partnership with ELCA as a whole.

We give thanks for YOU, our sisters in Christ. Please return your Thankoffering envelope at one of our services in the next two weeks. You may also drop it off at the church office at any time.

We also welcome your participation in our Women of First Lutheran Church Steering team. Currently we are seeking a secretary position. If interested please contact Sarah Boeka at 402-669-6008 or Luanne Emanuel at 402-490-5386.

FLC Youth Flamingos are migrating!!

Our Flamingo season has now closed. They will remain in Blair thru October 19th, and then they will fly south for the winter. Thank you for your support of FLC Youth - maybe they'll return in the warmer spring. :)

Monday Morning Bible Study

Martin Luther loved Paul’s letter to the Galatians and considered it his “beloved Katie.” One of Paul’s earliest writings, it is carefully constructed love letter that begs a deep dive into its powerful proclamation of the Gospel. Pastor Glen will lead us through his own translation process and help us open up

Paul’s words and thoughts.

Social Concerns Committee:

CROP Walk:

Mark your calendars now for Crop Walk 2024 which is set for October 20^th at 1:00pm and will begin in Lion’s Park. This year’s walk is being hosted by the FLC Social Concerns Committee. You can begin registering now at this link   (https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/blairne) and watch for more details and a display in the narthex next week.  

First Fruits and Garden Market Continues in October:

First Lutheran Members and Gardeners are reminded that the Garden Market will continue throughout the month of October. During this time, gardeners are encouraged to bring in their excess vegetables, fruits, and baked goods. These products are then made available to First Lutheran Members prior to and after the services on Saturday Evening and Sunday morning. Those obtaining these products are asked to provide a free-will donation with the funds going to the ELCA World Hunger.  

Gardeners are asked to bring their products in on Friday during the day or on Saturday Afternoon prior to the 5:00 p.m. church service. Produce can also be brought in on Sunday prior to the 8:15 or 10:15 church service. Donated products can be placed on the cart in the narthex of the church. Products should be clean and neatly placed as would be done for a regular Farmer’s Market.  

It has been an excellent year for the market so far. We look forward to an excellent October. Thank you for your participation.  

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 October, November, and December. 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. 

Choir News

 Choir rehearsals have started up again on Tuesdays!

We are always looking for new members to join us!

The choir rehearsals are on Tuesdays 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

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. 

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR OCTOBER!

We are needing cookies for October!

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 October!

Signup here or call Erika

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

Flowers for Worship Services

Would you like to provide flowers for worship services at First Lutheran in celebration of an important event in your life or to honor someone important? We would be grateful for your gift! Please follow these directions:

1. Sign up for an available weekend on the flower chart on the bulletin board outside the Sacristy door. Only one family per weekend please.

2. Mark your calendar or leave yourself a reminder! You will NOT receive a reminder notice from the church prior to the weekend you have chosen.

3. You are responsible to order and pay for a floral arrangement and provide for it to be delivered or brought to the church on the Friday afternoon prior to the weekend you would like it used. The church staff is NOT available to order or pick up flowers for you.

4. You may wish to consider the season of the church and choose suitable colors. Please bring LIVE flower arrangements only.

5. Information about the flowers and to whom they are dedicated must be provided to the church office (office@firstlutheranblair.org) by Thursday afternoon. It will be included in the weekly email blast.

Women's Bible Study 

The Friday Morning Women’s Bible Study will begin a new study entitled “From Beginning to Forever” by Elizabeth Woodson.  “Too often we have just a fragmented understanding of parts of the bible.  This leads us to see the Scripture through the lens of our individual stories, causing us to miss God’s bigger story-His redemption and restoration of the entire world.  In this study, Elizabeth Woodson explains how all sixty-six books of the Bible combine to form one unified narrative. We will see how the rich theological truths found in Genesis through Revelation show us the eternal significance of what God is doing in the world and how He invites us to be a part of it.”  This Bible study will combine a video with a study guide and meets in the church library on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.  If interested in coming to this Bible study, contact Susie Pinquoch at (402) 426-8182 or email at spinquoch@gpcom.net.  

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, October 16th, 2024

We will be serving Cheeseburger Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers