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Here is what is happening at First Lutheran Church this month!
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Worship Schedule
Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am
Christian Education: 9:45 am
Christmas Eve Worship: 5 pm, 7 pm and 10:30 pm
Christmas Day Worship: One service at 10:00 am
No Education Hour
New Year's Day Worship: One service at 10:00 am
No Education Hour
Communion served every Sunday
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This Advent we will hear stories that remind us what faith looks like when placed in our God. Daniel, who is saved from the lion’s den by an angel of God, stays faithful through the discipline of prayer and avoids the temptation of going along with the culture around him. Joel reminds us that it is not too late to return to this disciplined living, “even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning… (2:12).” Isaiah encourages us to remember that “[God] has sent [the savior] to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor… (61:1-2).” Read the rest of the article at
Rev Tor Berg Blog
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Order forms are in the narthex! Place in the offering plate or submit to the church office.
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In this season of Advent, may God’s spirit lead each of us to a deeper and more enriching Christmas experience. My hope and prayer is that you will be ready to celebrate the birth of our Savior and experience Christmas in a meaningful new way. May God’s gift of new life in Jesus Christ bring you Comfort and Joy!
In His Advent,
Roger
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Sunday School Christmas Program Practice & Kid's Time, Dec. 17, 10 am - 2 PM
The Sunday School Christmas Worship Practice starts at 10 AM and ends at 11 AM.
Kid’s–Time! is planned from 11 AM to 2 PM, immediately after the Sunday school Christmas program practice. Children (Preschool – 6th Grade) will have some well supervised
Kid's Time! away from Mom and Dad; have lunch, play games, make crafts, view DVDs and have lots of FUN!!! Junior high and high school helpers are needed. Please sign up on the youth board if you can help serve. A freewill offering will be received ($15 per child suggested donation). Proceeds will help support the youth fund. Please join us!
From Heaven Above! Sunday, December 18 9:45 - 10:45 am
Nearly 500 years ago Martin Luther wrote the hymn “From Heaven Above” to teach his children the story of Jesus’ birth. This worship service, led by our children, continues that tradition, using the words of the hymn to tell the world the Good News of salvation in the Christ Child. A manger centerpiece reminds us that Jesus came from heaven above to be a lowly baby for us. Please join us for a service of familiar Christmas carols and comforting Bible verses. After the Service concludes, parents are invited to take “Christmas Pictures” of their children and/or families in front of the beautiful First Lutheran Church Christmas tree! Remember to bring your cameras!
Christmas Caroling Party
Sunday, December 18, 4 - 6 pm
Elementary, junior high and senior high youth, college students and adults: Everyone’s invited! Choir members are especially welcome to join in this Caroling Party. We will carol at Sunrise Assisted Living of Bothell (formerly Aegis of Bothell) and Woodland Terrace (formerly the Foundation House at Bothell). To help with planning, please sign up on the youth board!
A HOLIDAY Lunch at the Pen Thai Restaurant!
Wednesday, December 28 1– 3 PM
Youth (Grades 9 – 12), young adults and college students, especially those who are away at school, are invited to this lunch! Enjoy a delicious lunch at
Pen Thai Restaurant in Bothell. Reconnect with old friends who are home for the holidays, celebrate old times with this holiday reunion party To help with planning, please sign up on the youth board! The youth committee is buying your lunch!
A Holiday Party at Three Lyons Pub
Wednesday, December 28
3 – 5 PM
High school students, college students and young adults are invited to join Pastor Berg and Roger at
The Three Lyon’s Pub in Bothell . Enjoy some yuletide cheer with old friends and possibly make some new friends, too! Those who are under 21 are invited to join us and can sit in the under 21 section. Those who are 21 and older can sit anywhere. The first round of drinks is on Pastor Berg! The first round of appetizers is on Roger! To help with planning, please sign up on the youth board!
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A Word of Thanks from the Youth Committee! The Thanksgiving dinner and senior recognition held on Sunday, November 20th was a huge success! Over 50 seniors attended this delicious dinner. Many thanks to the dozen youth and adult helpers! Special thanks to Kevin Kastning for his cooking and kitchen leadership!
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Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study, Saturday, December 10, 9 – 10:30 AM
Come and join other men from the congregation for breakfast and conversation! There will be food for the body, food for the soul and food for thought! Gordy Phelps is preparing a delicious breakfast spread, and Pastor Berg will lead an inspiring discussion and study. Join us!
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Thank you to Linda Siebert for the new shelf signs designating specific subject areas in the church library! Books are now much easier to locate!
Our church library includes an excellent selection of Christmas books—both for children and adults for the Christmas season. Check it out!
Work Party Hours! January 11 and January 25th. Anytime between 10:00 A.M.-2:00 pm. (February dates are coming!)
We will be “ digitizing ” historical documents. No skill needed. We have the scanner, and you will just place the pages on the scanner and push the button. It is fun and interesting to learn about the rich history of our church’ activities. We will be archiving documents from 1909 to early l950’s in digital format. These documents are important resources for our church members and for anyone interested in the history of the Northshore area. They tell us about the activities of our early members, who they were and how they functioned as a church in the l900’s. When the information is digitized, it is easily available to anyone interested in our church and in the activities of early 20th century history in our area.
Thank you for saving time to volunteer in our church library early next year!.
Check it Out!
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Happy Birthday to our 80+ Year Olds!
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- Jacquie Stoll December 3
- Dorismae Pollock December 4
- William Sheckler December 7
- Annie McCracken & Ida Beth Morgan December 8
- Del Benson December 18
- Arthur Flanik December 21
- Goodie Pearson December 25
- Margie Benson & Pat Lucas December 29
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The drain leak in the upstairs kitchen has been repaired and new carpet installed in the narthex. Most of the preschool windows, damaged by the fire have been replaced. Three replacement windows which were broken during shipment have been reordered and will be replaced when they arrive. Youth room damage repair is still ongoing.
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Watch for new offering envelopes in the narthex later in December!
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Bell Tower Donations Report
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Thank you for your gifts to the Bell Fund!
Good news! We have reached our fund raising goal of $53,000. Construction will begin in the new year!
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Change for Change: All money received in the Change for Change jar will be used to support Hopelink food bank for holiday food.
Hopelink Food Cart: December emphasis is for holiday food and easy to prepare or heat food including flour, sugar, rice, cereals, peanut butter, condensed milk, pasta sauce, dry beans, canned tomatoes, fruit, oil and tuna.
December Monthly Outreach: $750 will go to Lutheran World Relief.
Social Ministries' Web Page
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Christmas Giving Tree
Our annual tradition of gift giving at Christmas to kids in our community has always been met with an overwhelming positive response and review. The giving tree was set up November 19th in the narthex with tags for you and your family to take, buy and return with gifts unwrapped by December 12th. We will deliver the gifts to Hopelink, and to Compass Housing Alliance for our Easternwood Apartment children in Bothell on December 13th. We appreciate your generosity all year long.
Social Ministries Committee
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Thank You!
Thank you very much for First Lutheran’s donation of $400 in QFC grocery cards, 300 pair of new socks, and three bags of gently used towels. Towels and socks are already distributed to our Hygiene Center and the Pioneer Square Men’s Program, and a portion of the Thanksgiving grocery gift cards will be going to our Shoreline Veterans Center.
Thank you, Mike Anderson
Compass Housing Alliance
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Another success story for Sock it to the Homeless
Thanks for the 700 pairs of socks that were donated to Compass Housing Alliance and Operation Nightwatch this year. You are appreciated
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First Lutheran Church:
I wanted to send you a belated thank you for the wonderful gift cards you sent.
Today I received a phone call from one of our high schools that has an unaccompanied youth (does not live with parents/guardians and is on his own), he has been couch surfing. We set him up on free breakfast and lunch and when I offered to purchase some clothing for him, he said he would go without the clothing if he could just get some gift cards to purchase food for dinner.
I immediately thought of the wonderful gift cards you had sent us and sent them to his counselor to give to him. His counselor said he would be so happy, as you well know, a teenage boy is constantly hungry. So being able to provide him the means to go get some food for dinner was huge. And we can still get him the clothing he so desperately needs.
So, I apologize for not thanking you sooner. Time passed by so quickly and when the school called me today, it reminded me of your generosity.
With that said, I wanted to give you a huge "thank you" and to give you an example of how much these donations are worth. They are worth so much more then the monetary amount, they will bring this student some comfort and take away a little bit of the stress he is under. Something that no young man should have to be going through.
Thanks again.
Cathy Barela
Student Services Specialist
Northshore School District
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Women of First Lutheran Church (WFLC or WELCA)
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The Women of First Lutheran Church (WFLC) is a local organization of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (WELCA). All women at FLC are considered members of both WFLC and WELCA. You are invited to participate in any of the bible study circles, WFLC sponsored events and/or regional and national events.
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WFLC (WELCA) Board Meeting
December 14 at 9:00 am.
Wednesday,
December 14
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Christmas Potluck
at 11:30 AM: Everyone is welcome. The Bothell High School Jazz Ensemble will be presenting seasonal music. Invite family, friends and neighbors to enjoy this popular event. A dish to share is appreciated.
Save the date! Saturday, January 14, 2017 - Epiphany by Starlight Dessert at 6:30 pm.
This event is for women only (over age 18), and promises to be a delightfully relaxing evening that will refresh and inspire. Guest speaker, Dr. Sharon Henderson Callahan, Seattle University, be our guest speaker.
Please sign up in the narthex to let us know your intention to attend. Hostesses are also needed to host a table by providing a centerpiece and a dessert for 6 people. Questions? Cathy Tanner (425-483-9192) or Marilyn Iverson (425-483-0366).
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Watch for your new offering envelopes and your 2016 giving statements in the narthex at the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017!
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The 2017 Youth Auction will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2017:
The youth auction supports the youth ministries of First Lutheran Church. The 2017 Youth Auction will have a Disney theme, celebrating the upcoming 2017 summer trip to the Western States Youth Gathering at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. Auction donations are already being received. Please contact Roger for more information about the upcoming youth auction. Please mark your calendars!
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Connect With Our Partners
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First Lutheran Church | 425-486-2314 | 425-297-4898 |office@flcbothell.org
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