FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5 pm-Rod Hansen, PMA will preach

Sunday:  8:15am & 10:15am-Rev. Joyce Miller, Chaplain at Nebraska Medical Center will preach 

Wednesday: No Worship Lab or Classes next Wednesday, January 4th

All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

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Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Please join us on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a farewell reception for Pastor Joyce Miller!

Her stay at First will come to an end this Sunday and we want to say “Goodbye & Thank You” to her for sharing her gifts & talent with us for the past 3 months.

Mark Your Calendars

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Annual Meeting of the Congregation of

First Lutheran Church

9:30am—One Worship that morning in the LIFE Center

         Saturday, Jan. 28th—regular 5pm worship

will be held

The Annual Meeting will begin directly

after worship.

New Years Schedule

Worship for December 31st and January 1st at

First Lutheran Church

This Weekend, December 31st at the 5pm Worship Service, Rod Hansen, PMA will be preaching and on Sunday, January 1st at the 8:15am & 10:15am Worship Service,

Rev. Joyce Miller, Chaplain at Nebraska Medical Center

will be preaching.

This weekend will be the last weekend that Rev. Joyce Miller will be here with us.

Please Join Us for worship!

We are hiring!

First Lutheran is accepting applications for 2 part-time building custodial positions

To see the job description and apply, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/m3CBrifJ4XRhPNp48

End-of-the-Year

Contributions

In order for you to claim a deduction for contributions made to First Lutheran Church during 2022, the church office must receive your contribution by December 30, 2022. All contributions placed in the offering plates on any of the Christmas services will be recorded as 2022 contributions. If you are hand-delivering checks, please have them to the church office by 3:00pm on Friday, December 30. All checks must be dated in 2022 and if mailed, must be postmarked no later than December 31. First Lutheran Church will be following these tax rules when posting receipts. 

Church Office Closed

The Church Office will be closed on Monday, January 2nd. If you have any questions please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.

Offering Envelopes

The 2023 Offering Envelopes are out for you to pick up. The Offering Envelopes are in alphabetical order on the Welcome Center in the Narthex. Please stop by and pick your envelopes up. If you have any questions please contact Dawn in the Church office

at (402) 426-4073. Thank you!

New Christ in Our Homes are here

Christ in Our Homes-If you would like a Christ in Our Homes daily devotional they are available at the Welcome Center in the Narthex and also on the usher table outside of the LIFE Center for January, February, and March. The Christ in Our Homes is a book that has a daily devotional to read and pray. Please stop by and pick one up if you would like or if you need one delivered please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.

Choir News

Did you know...

Singing in the choir does your body good. When we sing, our lungs fill with air, and oxygen flows throughout our body. It is good exercise, even while sitting down. Babies sing naturally, and we can take our cue from them. Improve your health with some quality singing time.

Pictures for the Church Photo Directory

If you were not able to get your picture taken for the Church Photo Directory there is still time to submit a photo. PLEASE consider submitting a photo that we can include in the directory. There will be a fee of $15 to submit your photo for the directory, but you will receive a copy of the new FLC photo directory and also the MyUCD App. Please contact Dawn Andersen at 402-426-4073 or office@firstlutheranblair.org to submit photos or if you have any questions. Thank you!

Synod Assembly

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE! Is the theme for this year’s Nebraska Synod Assembly. It will be held June 2-4, 2023 in Kearney, Ne at the Younes Conference Center. 

First Lutheran Church is looking for participants who would be interested in attending this years gathering! As an attendee you would become a voting member. There will be proposals to consider, amendments, and resolutions. They also adopt the Synod budget and elect officers and committee members. It’s also a time for fellowship, learning, worship and meeting new people from across Nebraska!

Even though the meeting isn’t until June, we need to have a list of representatives for First Lutheran Church before the annual meeting in January. Please contact the church office at 402-426-4073, or Laurie Wick at wickette224@gmail.com or 402-533-0536

Social Concerns:

NEWS FLASH! We have just learned that, due to the generosity of two donors, all gifts which you contribute to ELCA WORLD HUNGER through First Lutheran Church during the month of December will be doubled! So--if you didn't manage to make a contribution to this fund which tends to the desperate needs of our brothers and sisters of all ages in more than 60 countries--there is still time!  There are still brochures with envelopes attached at the Welcome Center. Your gifts will be added to those received earlier in November and to the income from our Summer Garden Market, but ALL GIFTS must be received by the ELCA prior to the end of the year in order to qualify for the match, so we encourage you to make your contribution as soon as possible! Thank you for your generosity!

New W.O.W. Meal is Here!!!

Join us for the Worship On Wednesday in-house meal from 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm prior to Worship Lab.

****** Suggested Donation of $5/person ******

This meal is self-funded so we REALLY need your donations to be able to keep this going on a

weekly basis.

Come at 5:30 to fuel your body

and then stay for Worship Lab at 6:15 to

feed your soul.

WE NEED COOKIES/BARS FOR JANUARY

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 January.

Signup here or call Erika (402-533- 0918):  https://signup.com/go/hfewWuF

Quick Update-Building Locked on the Weekend

Please see when the building will be open

Fridays - 8:30am-3:00pm

Saturdays - 4:00pm-7:00pm

Sundays - 8:00am-12:00 Noon

If you need to make arrangements to meet or come into the church please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.  Thank you!

Wednesday, January  

4th, 2023

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

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers