FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Wednesday: 6:15pm

Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

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

Ministry Site Profile

“And who knows whether for just a time like this you have been chosen?” 

These words, spoken to Queen Esther by her uncle Mordecai, are given to her as a challenge and a calling. It is an important moment for the Israelites – their future is on the line - and she must fulfill her place in the community and play her part now.

Welcome to an important moment in the history of First Lutheran Church. We need your gifts and your faith to move forward into our future!

For the next step of the journey to call the next Pastor of First Lutheran Church, we will be creating a Ministry Site Profile. This all-important document will tell the story of First Lutheran, describe our community and our ministry, and paint a picture of what God is calling us to become. The MSP will be used by the Call Committee to evaluate potential candidates, by the Bishop of the Nebraska Synod to identify the best candidates for First Lutheran, and by the candidates themselves as they discern whether this is where they are being called to ministry.

Creating the MSP needs to be our shared work! The input of everyone is vital to creating the most accurate and useful portrait of this community so that we can find the right Pastor. We need you to come to one of these four gatherings to share your memories and hopes so that they can be incorporated into the MSP. You can choose from any of these times:

Wednesday, April 19th at 6:45 pm. (after worship)

Sunday, April 23rd at 9:00 am (after worship) AND 11:15 am (after worship)

I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to attend one of these events IN PERSON! There will be other ways for you to share feedback through forms available on the church website or to pick up in the narthex, but those will have less impact on the final form of the Profile. It is our conversations together that will make the MSP more meaningful.

We are looking forward to seeing you at one of these events.

You will be seeing posters around the church now showing our progress through the Call Process journey. If you have any questions, please reach out to me or talk to any member of the church council.

In Christ,

Pastor Glen

Let's Rock the Block!!

Volunteer alongside Habitat for Humanity to help

our neighbors in Blair!

Saturday, May 6th @ 8am-1pm

Breakfast AND Lunch served!!

We will go to different homes in Blair to help with yardwork and minor repairs - landscaping, painting, yard cleanup and more.

Contact Erika to sign up!!

Variety Show & Pie Auction is This

Sunday, April 16th @ 6:30pm!!

Join us for a night of laughter, music, and PIES!!

All are welcome - a chance for fellowship at FLC.

If you would like to perform in the Variety Show, contact Erika - we need lots of acts!! :)

Please Join the Fun!!

Concert at FLC!!

Allison Eide

April 22 @ 7pm in LIFE Center

Please join us to hear music from Allison on mental health and following Jesus!!

All ages are welcome - free will donation.

Please RSVP to church office or go to church website and click the RSVP link there.

Spring Clean-Up 

We are looking for volunteers to help with Spring Clean-Up here at FLC on Saturday, April 15th from 10:00am-12:00 Noon. We are needing help cleaning up the outside flower beds here at FLC. Please bring rakes and any other outside lawn tools that you can to help with the clean-up process. If you have any questions please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

ATTENTION High School Seniors and College Students: The Christian Growth Board is accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 school year for post-secondary education. Any member of FLC that is currently a high school senior or college student may apply. 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, 2023.

Rushed on Wednesdays? 

Let us do the cooking!

Tomorrow is Hot Dog Bar, Macaroni Salad, Chips, & Dessert!

Join us for the W.O.W. Meal

in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

prior to Worship Lab.

** Free-will offering **

  Come at 5:30 to fuel your body and then

stay for Worship Lab at 6:15

to feed your soul.

Social Concerns Committee:

We invite you to join the long-term partnership between FLC and Oaks Indian Mission that dates back to 1892 by giving a gift to the Mission during Lent. Please visit Oaks' Amazon Wish List at https://www.oaksindianmission.org/what-we-need or make your check payable to "First Lutheran Church" on the memo line and drop it in the offering plate or leave it in the office. Learn more about Oaks at www.oaksindianmission.org  or visit their Facebook page Oaks Indian Mission | Oaks OK | Facebook. 

Choir News

But what if I can't sing?  A tiny percentage of the population truly cannot sing. Most of us have been given the air and vocal cords we need, and what we may lack is confidence. Perhaps a negative experience affected your willingness to sing. We can develop and learn how to sing at any age.  Choir can be one opportunity to explore the voice you didn't know you had.

For more information and questions, contact Vince, at vkrysl@firstlutheranblair.org. 

Communion Update:

Thank you for helping with this accommodation for Pastor Glen: because it is difficult for Pastor to bring communion to members in the pews, if you find it physically difficult to come forward during communion, we invite you to pick up the communion elements as you come into the Sanctuary and receive them during the communion liturgy when the Pastor indicates.

FLC Garage Sale Collection has BEGUN!!

Drop off your donations at FLC anytime. Contact Erika if you have any questions or need assistance in getting your donations to the church.

FLC Youth will raise funds for our trip to the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in 2024!!

Please tell your friends and neighbors!!

Pastor Glen's contact information

Pastor Glen's email is pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org and his cell phone number is (402) 740-6395

if you need to contact him. 

WE DESPERATELY NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR APRIL.

We are Desperately needing cookies for April.

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 April.

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, April

12th, 2023

We will be serving Ham & Rice Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers