April 19, 2017
WEEKLY WORD

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

Thank you for making our celebration of Christ's resurrection so meaningful and powerful. Thank you to all of our readers, greeters, musicians, brass players, choirs, worship assistants, cooks, egg hunt coordinators, bulletin assemblers, ushers and everyone else who joined in on the fun.
 
See you in worship!
Pastor Dan


EARTH DAY CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY

Join us this Sunday at 9:30 am in the Activity Center when we will celebrate Earth Day. There will be no Sunday School and Adult Forum to allow everyone of all ages to come! This year we will honor the gift of trees. This multi-generational event will offer hands-on activities, advocacy and social issue information and fun take home items. There will be something for everyone! Take a moment to read about all the exciting activities planned!




Trees for Tanzania employees collect growth data of  a tree planted in the Shamba 1 tree plantation
BUY A TREE FOR TANZANIA

Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain whose waters directly support the lives of thousands of people who live on the slopes and the lands nearby. It is also a mountain in crisis. In the last 100 years the glaciers of Kilimanjaro have shrunk by 92%. At the current rate of snow loss, it is predicted the snowcap could be gone completely as soon as 2020. Rev. Dr. Frederick Shoo, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, ELCT, is leading an effort to plant more than a million trees to try to head off environmental disaster. He  has asked the Nebraska ELCA Synod to help by providing financial support to purchase trees. First Lutheran will kick off their Trees for Tanzania campaign at this Sunday's Earth Day Celebration! Read more about how you can give to this important project!



LOOKING AHEAD

Earth Day Celebration - Sunday, April 23, at 9:30 am


Senior Recognition Sunday - Sunday, April 30




WORSHIP SERVICES

Saturday 5:30 pm / Sunday Worship 8:15 & 10:45 am / Nuer Worship Sundays 12:30 pm


 
Each person is a unique creation of God and, through grace, is a child of God. The people of First Lutheran Church welcome all because God welcomes all, without regard for race or culture, sexual orientation, gender identity or relationship status, physical or mental challenges, imprisonment, addictions, socio-economic circumstances, or anything else that too often divides us. First Lutheran Church is a spiritual community that celebrates the gifts of God that can empower us to engage in the struggles of life, to care for each other, and to serve Christ where we work and live. Our unity is in Christ.