FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

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

W.O.W. Meal is over for the summer!

Starting on Wednesday, May 3rd you are welcome to order meals for delivery or pick up with MWM since the W.O.W. meal will be over for the summer. Please reach out to Erika and or the church office to place your order! W.O.W. meal will resume when the fall Wednesday services start back up.  

Martha Sorensen

Tracy Gross

Let's Rock the Block!

Let's join Habitat for Humanity and help our neighbors in Blair! Small home repairs, yardwork, painting and more.

Saturday, May 6th @ 8am - 1pm

411N 24th St is Command Central

To volunteer, contact Erika or visit bit.ly/3YqSrnm to sign up

We really need your help!!

Women of the ELCA

2023 Saved to Serve Opportunity Retreat

Carol Joy Holling Camp

They are collecting Tangible items for Carol Joy Holling Camp:

Basic Acrylic Paints, Brushes (bristle or sponge for crafting),

Band-aids (standard size), Tweezers, Clear Packing Tape, Sharpies, Lighters (long stick-style for fire pit use), Embroidery Floss

(different colors)

There is a laundry basket in the Narthex to place your items to donate for Carol Joy Holling Camp.

If you have questions please call the church office at

(402) 426-4073.

Faith Chests

The men’s group of First Lutheran has in the past built faith chests to give to individuals baptized at First Lutheran church to use in their faith journey. When the Covid pandemic started we were no longer able to build those chests. Several people have asked if we are going to resume building faith chests, to that end we are looking for members who would be interested in helping make faith chests again.

We have all of the equipment and components necessary and need helping hands to build, sand, stain, and attach hardware and finish the chests. We normally work 1 night a week for a couple hours, if enough interest is shown we could have 2 groups on different nights.

No previous experience building faith chests necessary, we have a few men who have experience building chests but we need more to continue with this wonderful project.

This group is very informal and is not limited to men, we would welcome ladies interested in working with wood, or helping assemble, sand, stain, etc.

If interested contact Dawn in the church office 402-426-4073 or Rick Ruhge @ rickruhge@gmail.com or 402-802-5898

Social Concerns Committee:

FLC'S BREAD FOR THE WORLD OFFERING OF LETTERS event will take place on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 in connection with our worship services. The focus is on the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which impacts all of us, since it deals with both farm policies and nutrition programs. Please join us in signing or writing letters to our members of Congress, which gives each of us an opportunity to impact decisions which affect us all! Should you be unable to attend worship on the appointed days there will be a sample letter in the May Ambassador, which you may use as a model for your own, which you may either mail directly or bring to church to be mailed and counted with the others. If you prefer to communicate with our members of Congress by email, here is a link which will allow you to do that.

A Farm Bill That Builds Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Food Systems (bread.org)

https://go.bread.org/page/48001/action/1?ea.tracking.id=2023%20Farm%20Bill&_ga=2.232630876.2144615982.1674483747-1450223342.1625669142

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 MAY

We are Desperately needing cookies for May.

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 May.

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, May

3rd, 2023

We will be serving Meat & Cheese Sandwiches, Chips, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers