FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Wednesday: 6:15pm - Ash Wednesday Service

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

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

Church Closed until 12:00 Noon on

Wednesday, March 5th

The church will be closed until 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, March 5th due to the forecasted storm. If you have any questions please call Dawn Andersen at (402) 670-3682.

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

Ash Wednesday and Lent are coming soon! Please see all of the opportunities at FLC!

Ash Wednesday (March 5th) Opportunities!!

5:30pm - soup & sandwich dinner for all - play area for kids while parents eat and visit!!

6:15pm - worship with imposition of ashes and Holy Communion

7pm - Lent Scavenger Hunt for ALL AGES! Learn more about Lent and meet some new people!

***NOTE: No PreK-5th grade classes tonight***

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 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!

The menu for Wednesday, March 5th will be White Chili, Chicken Noodle Soup, Finger Sandwiches, Chips, and Dessert!

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 5th, 2025

We will be serving Meat & Cheese Sandwiches, Chips, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers