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:

The world seems to be a strange place right now. I’m not sure if that’s anything new, actually, but there is no doubt that we face real problems and real challenges. That will require real courage from us, the courage to DIFFER GRACIOUSLY. This is not just about the things we say, but about the people we are. Like the disciples, Jesus is calling us out of what we know and the Spirit is transforming our work into something brand new. Yet we go with this promise, God will keep us safe and never abandon us.

9 to 12 Youth Group Outing!!

We will be going to Fat Putter and then out for dinner in the Old Market!!

Sunday, Feb 23 @ 3pm

I must know if you're coming so I can make reservations.  

Please RSVP by Feb 20 to Erika via text/email/call.

Friends welcome!  ALL EXPENSES COVERED BY YOUTH FUND

Ruth Circle

Attention, all members of Ruth Circle Bible study group and any other women who would like to join us: We will be meeting at the social room at Johansen Manor on Tuesday, February 11

at 2:00 P.M. We will be focusing on Psalm 22 with guidance from Session two in our January/February Gather magazine. Please bring the current Gather

magazine with you if you have one. If you do not have one, come

anyway, and materials will be provided for you.. It will be a group

led lesson. Refreshments will be provided by Dorothy Olson.

We hope to see you there.

You may have seen some attacks on Lutheran Family services on social media lately. Pastor Glen will put out some corrective information soon on these rumors in an email and on the church’s Facebook page.

Social Concerns Committee:

Have a Heart For Hunger: Our 13^th Annual Have a Heart for Hunger campaign will kick off on February 1^st and continue through March 2^nd in support of the Washington County Food Pantry. This is another opportunity for our church to help make sure that no one in our community goes hungry. The pantry always welcomes all donations of food and cash. During February, the pantry has a special request for the

following: Cake Mixes  Crackers (any kind)

Sloppy Joe Seasoning/Manwich Mix Spaghetti Sauce Bagged or Boxed Rice

Ketchup/Mustard/Barbeque Sauce Jello Toilet Paper

Family Fare Food Drive: FLC will also be hosting a Family Fare Food Drive on Saturday, February 8^th from 9:00 to Noon at Family Fare in Blair. Tell your friends and neighbors and plan to shop then. We can also use volunteers to assist. You can learn more about volunteering by contacting Lynette Jennings (402-278-0164) or John Mark Nielsen (402-427-4443). Thank you for your participation in this very important annual event for our community.

Washington County Recycling Center: On Saturday, February 22^nd, FLC is once again

providing volunteers for the WCRC. There are two shifts: 8:00 to 10:00 and 10:00 to Noon. Please consider helping us by signing up to volunteer at the Welcome Center at the church. FLC has a stellar reputation among members of the WCR Association, and we want to maintain it!

Oaks Indian Mission: We are looking forward to hosting Dan Cooper, Executive Director of OIM, who will speak at all services on Saturday and Sunday, March 1^st and 2^nd. He will share the evolving work of the Mission. It was N.L. Nielsen, a student from Trinity Seminary on the Dana College campus, who was invited in 1892 to carry on mission work among the Cherokee begun by Moravian missionaries in the 1840s. In 1903, Nielsen’s work resulted in the founding of Oaks Indian Mission. From its beginnings, FLC has been an important supporter. This past July, the Oaks Indian Mission Museum opened on the campus. This was due in large measure to the generosity of long-time FLC members, Phil and Florence Larsen. More details about events

surrounding this visit will appear in March’s Ambassador.

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.

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. 

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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 12th, 2024

We will be serving Sausage & Egg Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers