FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

Wednesday: 6:15 pm



All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

https://www.facebook.com/

FLCBlair/

Office Hours

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

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm.

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Daylight Saving time will begin on Sunday, March 13th! Remember to set you clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

BUTTER BRAIDS FOR SALE!!

FLC Youth are selling butter braids again!  

Order March 2 - 23, and pickup begins April 12.

Get yours now - they only come around once a year!!

Order from a youth or click this link to order online:

https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/fdb7744d-19d3-4267-9c33-d717f0abf096

Social Concerns Announcements:

During the Season of LENT we at FLC will have a wonderful opportunity to do “alms giving,” one of the three ways which Bishop Brian Maas reminded us on March 23 is a good way to prepare ourselves for the joyous EASTER celebration!  “Alms giving” means giving to others who are in need. We are going to have a “Bathroom Shower Ingathering” for REFUGEES who are being resettled in Nebraska, sponsored by Lutheran Family Services. Let’s see how many of the 100 families involved we can help by providing necessities for their bathrooms! There will be a table and bin in the narthex for your collection of the following items between March 2 through March 3l: bath towels, shampoo, soap, individual toothbrushes, tooth paste, and deodorant. Happy shopping for this REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT BATHROOM SHOWER!  

For those who may wish to make additional donations of furniture for furnishing apartments, such as chairs or other household items in good condition, go to: https://www.lfsneb.org/get-involved/ On this page you can go to the section labeled “Furniture/Household items” where there is information regarding donations. At the bottom of the section there is a hyperlink to sign up to drop off donations in Omaha or in Lincoln. In Omaha, sign up to drop off donations HERE! Disregard the Lincoln information.

Please note there is both a plastic and a wooden Receptacle for gifts to the WASHINGTON COUNTY FOOD PANTRY are available to receive your food donations at FLC at any time! 

SAVE THE DATE! 

The women of First Lutheran are hosting the Metro East Spring Gathering on April 2, 2022. Volunteers are needed to help prep and serve the luncheon at the spring conference on April 2, 2022. The shifts will run from 11am to finish, about 1:30pm. Two Volunteers are also needed to help load the Tangible offering gifts in a van from 12:30pm - 1:00pm. A sign up sheet is at the welcome center or contact Rhonda McMurtry, 402-427-3341, to volunteer.

 Thanks in advance for helping.

Torn: Shredding the Fabric of Our Lies

Lent 2022

The season of Lent began on March 2 with Ash Wednesday and the imposition of ashes as a reminder of our mortality and Christ’s gift of life everlasting. This year we are exploring “lies we tell ourselves,” and how the in-breaking of God into our lives exposes those lies, and reveals the truth of God’s love and care for us. Join us Wednesday evenings at 6:15 pm for Torn: Shredding the Fabric of Our Lies. 

Lent 2022 Schedule

April 10 Palm Sunday Begin Holy Week with a worship experience that

Commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem

7 pm Reading of the Passion Hear the story of Jesus’ final week read in

Reader’s Theater style

April 14 Maundy Thursday 7 pm Worship with First Communion and the 

“Stripping of the Altar”

April 15 Good Friday 12:05 pm Washington County Ministerial Tenebrae (First United Methodist, Blair)

7 pm FLC Tenebrae worship Experience

April 16 Easter Vigil 5 pm Worship with Readings and Holy Communion

April 17 Easter Sunday 6:45 am Sunrise Worship (Fellowship Hall)

9:30 am Easter ONE Worship (Sanctuary & LIFE Center)

Ruth Circle

To ALL RUTH CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY MEMBERS and any other women who would like to join us!  We will meet again on our regular second Tuesday, March 8, at 2:00 P.M. in the Social room at Johansen Manor.  Bring your Bibles and your “Gather” magazine if you have one.  If you do not have a “Gather” magazine come anyway and share in our Bible study and sisterhood!  Doris Cooksey will be our hostess and out Bible study leader 

Effective 2-22-2022, the Church Council voted to change the mask policy at First Lutheran Church. Please see message below:

At FLC, we strongly recommend

all individuals wear a facial mask while inside

our building.

Voting Members to Synod Assembly!

Our congregation can send up to six voting members of the upcoming Synod Assembly. This year we will have an ELECTION of the Bishop, an important event for the future of our Synod. If you want to be part of this process please contact Pastor Scott



The 2022 Nebraska Synod Assembly will gather in person this year! Voting members from congregations across the state will gather to engage in conversation concerning the election of a Bishop. All participants will have opportunities for continued learning, fellowship, and learn more about the ministries of the Nebraska Synod.

When: June 3-4, 2022

Where: Kearney, NE

First Lutheran covers the costs for all Voting Members to the Synod Assembly

We are in need of Cookies for the Mid Week Meal!

PLEASE, if you're able to provide 3 dozen cookies/bars for a meal, PLEASE sign up by clicking this link:  

https://signup.com/go/hfewWuF

If you would rather sign up with Erika, please call or text her at

(402) 533-0918.

Thank you for helping us continue to serve our community (200-250 individuals) every week.

Thank you!

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

ATTENTION High School Seniors and College Students: The Christian Growth Board is accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 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, 2022.

Wednesday, March

9th, 2022

We will be serving Chicken Stuffing Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers