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/

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Office Hours

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

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Pastor Glen's focus for his message for

this upcoming weekend:

How's do we know where we are going? It is the question of the day! Sometimes it seems like we would mostly just like to go back to a past that seemed comfortable, but that not an option, and it's really not the right thing. Jesus says he is "The Way," not meaning that he is the outcome but that discipleship is about the presence of grace along the journey. We believe in and follow a living word, and we are called to be faithful servants to a world that is not necessarily ready to go. 

Congratulations to our Confirmation Class of 2023!

They will be confirmed at 2pm on Sunday in the LIFE Center. All are welcome to attend!

Please see the individual names as listed in the Ambassador.

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!!

Social Concerns Committee:

THANK YOU to ALL who took the time to sign or write letters to our U. S. Senators and Representative after worship services on April 26, 29, and 30. Many of you probably took the letter packets with you to sign or compose at home. If so you may stamp and mail them yourselves or you may bring them back to FLC and deposit them in the box so marked at the Welcome Center, and they will be counted, stamped. and mailed with the rest of the letters. If you did not receive a letter packet 

you may pick one up at the Welcome Center or refer to your May Ambassador for a sample letter, or for directions re how you can access information to email your message to our Senators and Representative. The focus of our letters is on the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which impacts all of us, since it deals with both farm policies and nutrition programs. The letters give each of us an opportunity to impact decisions which affect us al!  

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

Our MOTHERS' DAY INGATHERING for our local Crisis Center, "THE BRIDGE,'' will begin on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, and extend through May 31.  Needed items are: laundry detergent, hand soap, cleaning products, copy paper, stamps, paper products, e.g., toilet tissue, paper towels, Kleenex, snacks, e.g. Granola bars, crackers, cookies, chips, microwave popcorn, and gift certificates for fast food, gas, Walmart, etc. You are invited to place these items in the bins in the

narthex. If you prefer to make a monetary gift, please make your checks out to "The Bridge" and drop them off at the church office. What a wonderful opportunity this provides for assisting these "mothers in need"!  

Ruth Circle

ATTENTION Members of RUTH CIRCLE and any women who would like to join us! We will again be meeting for Bible study in the social room at Johansen Manor on Tuesday, May 9, at 2:00 P.M.  Doris Cooksey will be our lesson leader and Trudy Hutton will provide refreshments.  We look forward to seeing you there!  

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

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

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

10th, 2023

We will be serving Ham & Cheesy Potatoes, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers