FLC Mid Week Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5 pm-Rev. Bob Oleson will preach

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

Wednesday: 6:15pm-Advent Path of Light

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



Washington County Gives is today!

6th Annual Washington County Gives! If you are part of a non-Profit in Washington County, please rally your supporters for this great day! Check out www.wcnegives.org for info.

Worship for December 3rd and 4th at

First Lutheran Church

This Weekend, December 3rd at the 5pm Worship Service, Rev. Bob Oleson will be preaching and on Sunday, December 4th at both worship services, both

8:15am and 10:15am,

Rev. Joyce Miller, Chaplain at Nebraska Medical Center

will be preaching.

Please Join Us This Weekend for the Second Sunday in Advent!!!

Advent Path of Light

Wednesday, November 30th @ 6:15pm

Please join us for an Advent celebration for all members of FLC! Small groups will travel through 5 stations of light as we contemplate hope, peace, joy, love, and the birth of Christ. Hot Cocoa and treats will be provided afterwards for all to enjoy some holiday cheer!

No LIFE Night classes this evening - families encouraged to participate in the Path!!

Confirmation students will walk the Path with their small groups!!

Thank You!

We would like to thank our church family for the good wishes, food, cards, and the many, many prayers for Rod during his recent hospitalization. It means a lot to know so many prayers were offered for him.

 Rod & Pat Hansen

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, 2022 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:

During this ADVENT SEASON we invite you to take a look at the CHRISTMAS ALTHERNATIVE GIFT EXHIBIT in the narthex. It could solve your dilemma of what to do for "the person who has everything" and help others in need--a win-win situation! This year we are focusing on God's Global Barnyard (global), Lutheran Disaster Response (global and regional), and the Washington County Food Pantry (local). Each gift counts twice--once for your loved one and once for someone whom you may never meet. An animal can make a world of difference for a family in need--providing food to eat, fertilizer to grow crops, and offspring to sell on the market. Thus with one gift you can help a family escape poverty.  Or you can bring hope to a family devastated by the loss of their home in a hurricane.  Or you can make a difference to a struggling local family by providing basic food through your gifts to the Washington County Food Pantry. You can find over 50 options in the ELCA Good Gifts catalogs which can be picked up at the display--from pigs to water wells, school uniforms to microloans--and honor a fiend, a loved one, a pastor, or a teacher at the same time. Gift cards for the above- mentioned gifts and others, Christmas cards, and "in loving memory" cards are also available there. You might also consider ordering gifts from the SERRV catalog, a Christian nonprofit resource which helps provide needed income to Third World artisans and their families by marketing their products at fair price. Perhaps you are looking for "stocking stuffers."  EQUAL EXCHANGE Fair Traded products--coffee tea, and chocolate are also available at the exhibit to "fill that bill."  

Don't forget our WINTER OUTERWEAR INGATHERING that will begin on December 3 and continue through December 21 for Joseph's Coat and Open Door Mission.  Please bring new or gently used winter coats, caps, hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, and/or warm socks for children and adults, and drop them in the receptacle so marked near the CHRISTMAS ALTERNATIVE GIFT EXHIBIT. Thank you for your generosity!

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

Tomorrow is Italian Casserole!

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 DECEMBER

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 December.

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, November  

30th, 2022

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

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers