COVID-19 Update

We are NOT returning to in-person worship yet.

We are prepared for recorded online worship through the end of May.

We continue to prayerfully consider the guidance that seems to change daily.

During this week's May Council meeting we will be evaluating and planning when and how to return to in-person worship and other activities. We remain committed to ensuring the safety of our staff and congregational members as we make decisions to move forward.

Thank you for your continued prayers and acts of kindness as we all struggle with the uncertainty of this situation.

Lord of Love's High School Senior Graduates

-The senior blessings have been inserted into the May 17th Worship Service

Eric Manuel-Omaha North

Haley Martinez-Ralston

Abby Rieff-Northwest

Audra VanArsdale-Bellevue West

Owen VanArsdale-Bellevue West

*The Nebraska Synod will be hosting an online Baccalaureate Worship Service at 3pm this Sunday, May 17th. It will be online, after the fact, if people can't make that time, but would like to watch it. Here's the link to the Facebook Live Baccalaureate Service.

Sunday - Virtual Coffee Hour - 9:30AM

Connect with your church family at a virtual coffee hour hosted by Dave Lueders.

All members are welcome to join, say hello, and share:

Join Zoom Meeting

or CALL 301-715- 8592 and enter Meeting ID: 920 1921 8772

It's easy to participate, just click on the link above.

If it is your first time using Zoom -

All are welcome. Hope to see many of you there!

Looking for Sunday School ideas for your kids?

Here are some great options to look into:

Bible App for Kids This looks to be a fun and engaging adventure for kids to work their way through many stories of the Bible. It 's designed for younger kids too! And, best of all, it is FREE! Check it out and get your kids into God's word.

Special thanks goes to Renae Rich for suggesting this great resource!



Family Sunday School-The Promise of the Holy Spirit

Worksheets are available here for you to print and use with your kids.

A special thanks to the Rundman Family and Sparkhouse for providing this great resource.

Adult Study - Wednesday, May 20th - 7PM

Zoom Discussion- Animate:Practices on Prayer

This is not new material, but we never got to have a conversation on it. I hope you can join in with us on Wednesday. This week's repeat video is on Prayer: Oriented Toward God by Brian McLaren.

The Animate video preview can be found here: Click for Wednesday's Video

Zoom Discussion begins at 7pm on Wednesday, May 20th

Click here to join the Zoom Animate Practices Discussion

Meeting ID: 811 9265 0085 Password: 024110

Feel free to review the Animate Journal for the questions to be discussed ahead of time:

Prayer Questions and Daily Journal

Scriptures to ponder on Prayer

Psalm 94:17-19

John 15:4-9

Matthew 7:7-11

Matthew 6:5-15

Matthew 6:25-34

Romans 8:26-28

Romans 12:9-15,21

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

Sunday Worship

Sixth Sunday of Easter: https://youtu.be/oZwiJYxWuVw

Access worship videos from one of these locations:

The liturgical color for Sundays of Easter is white, suggesting the joy of the resurrection.

Weekly Readings:

Monday – Deuteronomy 5:22-33

Tuesday – Deuteronomy 31:1-13

Wednesday. – Acts 17:32

Thursday – Acts 1:1-11

Friday- John 8:21-30

Saturday – Psalm 93

Thank You! for your faithful stewardship in support of our congregation and its mission within our community! Your gifts allow us to continue to pay our staff, support our mission activities, and meet our many other obligations (utilities, services, equipment leases, staff benefits)

Week of Sunday, May 10

Weekly Offering: $6,894

This amount is a combination of Electronic Simply Giving, GivePlus+, and mail-in donations. The amount above reflects donations received Friday thru Thursday.

Weekly offering needed to meet budget: $6,927

GivePlus+

You can give either through the GivePlus+ Mobile app on your smartphone or by visiting our website at https://lord-of-love.org/giving

When using the GivePlus+ app , be sure to select Lord of Love Lutheran Omaha.

Find out more of the ways you can continue to give while we are not able to gather together in worship by visiting the giving page of our website.

God Sightings

Welcome to the world robins! Deb and Brian Lund celebrate new life happening in God's creation. A pair of robins have nested on a fence post in their backyard. Deb enjoys watching from their sun room as she works from home in the sun room of their house. Boy are they hungry!

Share your God Sightings

Have you seen or experienced God's presence recently that you would like to share?

Please send a note to Mary Lou or Pastor Becky so we can tell others.

Birthday Celebrations

A monthly birthday list is included in these announcements from information provided on membership forms. Did we miss an announcement for a family member? We may not have birthday information for them. Please send an email to marylou@lord-of-love.org with the info. Look for these celebration announcements to include anniversaries too.

Prayers are needed for behind the scenes health care workers as well as front line health care workers.

Those living with food insecurity and financial hardship.

All of those working from home and homeschooling their children.

Children who are missing their teachers, friends and school routine.

How are you and your family doing?

This is a stressful time for everyone. Even as we are kept apart by social distancing, it is important that we keep connecting with and praying for each other. We lift up all of our members and neighbors in prayer for safety and health. May God's peace be with us all.

In Our Prayers

Lynda Renfroe (friend of Lynda McGraw); Otto Piehl (father of Deb Lund); Sheila Larson; Phil Nickisch (friend of Dave Lueders); Stephanie Flansburg (friend of Judy Egr); Donald Egr (uncle of David Egr); Katie (niece of Mary Lou Gustafson); Ron Salak; Betty Thompson (mother of Beth Olson); Janet Jensen (mother of Dawn Burton); Cindy Moos (friend of Tom and Beth Olson); Vern Nemitz (uncle of Paula Foster); Mardi Fiske; Lucy Klos (sister-in-law of Mike & Christie Klos); Bill Todd (husband of Pam Todd); Kate Boarts (mother of David & grandmother of Chris Boarts); Ron & Brenda Thom; Kathy Campina (cousin of Rose Roberts); Stephanie Ulrich (relative of Paula Foster); Janet Baker; Bill Pickens; Roslynn Thom (sister of Ron Thom); Sarge Schuchard; Ken Lineweaver (step-dad of Gwen Edwards); Jason Combes; Ed & Janet Guthrie; Babette Garder (mother of Kenn Garder); Eileen Nagle (mother-in-law of Tara Novak); Pr. Joe Hernandez – Missionary in the Middle East (cousin of David & Chris Boarts); Nancy Shinrock; Olivia Griffin (daughter of Scott and Dana Griffin); Steve Wiitala, (friend of Karen Mullen); Connie Bennett (cousin of Karen Armitage); Don Lueders, Lisa Lueders ((brother of Dave Lueders & sister-in-law of Dave Lueders); Caregivers and those who suffer with addictions and depression, those seeking employment, those dealing with infertility or seeking to adopt.

Those Who Mourn

The family and friends of all those who have lost their lives to the corona virus.

Those Who Are Deployed

Abel Avalos, son of Miguel & Rosie Avalos

Tanner Torosian, grandson of Lorraine Mohrlock

Adding Names to the Bulletin Prayer List

Please contact Mary Lou in the church office (402 493 2946) or marylou@lord-of-love.org

We need your help to keep our prayer list current.

To update or delete names from the prayer list, please notify the Church office.

2 Pat Brewer, Carol Novak

3 Cheyrle Badtke, Lorelei Rich

4 Angel Todd

10 Kyle Christensen, Paul Concannon

12 Brian Walther

13 Doug Armitage, Olivia McConnell

14 Cole Cadwallader, Alexis Martinez

15 Bailee Shupp

18 Kenn Garder

19 Haley Martinez, Pam Todd

20 Nadine Rowen

21 Kailey Meyer

22 Matt Willard

23 Heather Christensen, Jason Shupp

25 Sam Christensen

27 Kyle Knudsen

31 Kennedy Knudsen

Feedback & Submissions

Submit notices for thes announcements by Wednesday of each week to the office at: marylou@lord-of-love.org

Special reports, thoughts, ideas, suggestions for these e- announcements?

Send to: loveletter@lord-of-love.org