Jim EggertIntentional Interim Pastor

Phone 517-703-6529 or 517-543-4360 ext. 222pastorjimeggert@gmail.com

Mark GawuraSpecific Ministries Pastor for Care Ministry

Phone 517-667-6853

Daniel LongdenSpecific Ministry Vicar,

Director of Youth & Family MinistryPhone 517-543-4360 ext. 229daniellongden@gmail.com

First Lutheran Church550 E. Shepherd St.,Charlotte, MI 48813Phone 517-543-4360

Email: flcchurchoffice@gmail.comweb: firstlutherancharlotte.org

Worship TimesSundays 8:30 & 11:15 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 2nd & 4th Sundays - 11:15 a.m. with live worship teamCommunion 1st, 3rd, & 5th Sundays

Mid-week WorshipWednesdays 7:00 p.m. during Advent & Lent

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Lutheransare part of the Christian Church established byJesus Christ. We trace our history back to the timeof the Apostles and the New Testament Church.While we take our name from Martin Luther, the16th century reformer of the Church, our faith is inthe Triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) andcenters in Jesus Christ as the only Savior of theworld.

First Lutheran Church April 2019

First Impressions

“That which we have seen and heardconcerning the Word of Life,

we proclaim to you.”

FLC Statistics for March 2019

Confirmed Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421Baptized Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601Child Baptisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Adult Baptisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)New Confirmed Members . . (3) Tim Aben, Ruth Aben,Jamin WingNew Baptized Members . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Brayden WingTransfers Out (Confirmed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Transfers Out (Baptized) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Releases (Confirmed) . . . . . . . . . . . (9) Marian Granger,Paul & Ruth Locke, Justin & Shawna Lipsey, ElizabethMack, Christine Minnis, Doug & Deanna ShermanReleases (Baptized) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Deaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)Weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)

Office Deadlines:

- Bulletin announcements are due no later thanThursdays at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise advertised

- Newsletter articles and information are due nolater than the 15th day of the month.

If you have a birthday or anniversary this monthand you do not see your name listed here - please letthe church office know so we can update ourrecords. Church office: 517-543-4360 ext. 221

Tre’Lee Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2Earl Schneider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2Tyler Vorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2Brett Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 3Laraine Owens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 6Nicholas Stoner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 8Jerrold Shafor III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 9Meagan Lietzke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 10Carrie Creger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11Katelyn Creger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11Sebastian Youngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11Brantley Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13Hannah Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13Ashton Whiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13Levi Stoltzfus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 14Jaymie Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 14Doug Buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 15Dacey Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16Eloise Lea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16Adrianne VanLangevelde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16Cameron Youngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16Kim Longden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 17Bryce Locke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 17Savannah Beal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18Kath Geiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18Mary Heightchew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18Bryan Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18Brooke Lahr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 19Sharon Partridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 21Aaron VanLangevelde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 21Evelyn Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22Christie O’Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22Tina Dietrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22Samantha Bodell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24Brantley Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24Randy Knickerbocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 25Kathleen Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 25Andrew Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 26Ken Trusty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 26Paul Creger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 27Violet Aho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28Mary Jo Huver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28Logan Gingrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28Mary Jo McClane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28Paul Locke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30Alyssa Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30

If you have a birthday or anniversary this monthand you do not see your name listed here - please

let the church office know so we can update our records. Church office: 517-543-4360 ext. 221

Wedding Anniversaries for April

Mike & Leslie Dybas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 4Larry & Vickie Gingrich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11Clyde & Janet Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12Eric & Christi Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12Derrick & Jodie Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24Jim & Barb Fiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28Dick & Patty Greene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30

First Lutheran Schedule of Events for APRIL 2019

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES, CLASSES, AND REHEARSALSSunday Worship at 8:30 & 11:15 a.m. (Communion on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays.)Contemporary Worship Featuring Live Worship Music Team - 11:15 a.m. only (on 2nd & 4th Sundays)Coffee and Fellowship Hour - Sundays at 9:45 a.m. Adult Bible Studies - Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School - Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Worship Music Team Rehearsal - Sundays following the 2nd Worship ServiceWorship Service at Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services - 4th Sunday only, at 1:30 p.m.

WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDIES, CLASSES, AND REHEARSALSMen’s Bible Study at the Eaton Place Restaurant - Mondays at 7:00 a.m.Bell Choir Rehearsal - Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Youth Confirmation Class - Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.Adult Confirmation Class - *TBAAdult Choir Rehearsal - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays (7:30 p.m. during Lent.)Women’s Bible Study - Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.

OTHER EVENTS/SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES FOR APRILFree Rummage Pre-Sorting - Wednesday, April 3, 9:00 a.m. - NoonMid-week Lent Worship Services - Wednesday, April 3 & 10, 6:30 p.m. (Mid-week dinner at 5:45 p.m.)Elisabeth Guild Meeting - Thursday, April 4, 1:30 p.m.Free Rummage Pre-Sorting - Saturday, April 6, 10:00 a.m. - NoonFLC Quilt Group - Wednesday, April 10, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.FLC Council Meeting - Thursday, April 11, 7:00 p.m.FLC Youth Group Midnight Madness - Friday, April 12, 7:00 - MidnightPalm Sunday - Sunday, April 14, 8:30 & 11:15 a.m.Experience the Exodus Event - Sunday, April 14, 2:00 p.m. Bennett Park, CharlotteFLC Community Dinner - Monday, April 15, 6:00 p.m. FLC Grief Group - Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.Maundy Thursday Worship - Thursday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.Good Friday Worship - Friday, April 19, 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.Prepare Eggs for Coloring - Friday, April 19, 6:00 p.m.Color Easter Eggs and Make Easter Baskets for Shut-ins - Saturday, April 20, 9:00-10:00 a.m.Resurrection Sunday Worship - Sunday, April 21, 7:00 & 10:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast - Sunday, April 21, 8:30 a.m.Children’s Holy Treasure Hunt - Sunday, April 21, 9:20 a.m.Setting-up for Free Rummage - Evenings from April 22 - April 25FLC Board of Elder’s Meeting - Tuesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.FLC Free Rummage - Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Worship Service at Eaton County Health & Rehabilitation Services - Sunday, April 28, 1:30 p.m.

EMERGENCIES!If you have a pastoral emergency such as a hospitalization, death in the family, or are in need of urgent Christiancounsel, please call Intentional Interim Pastor, Jim Eggert (517) 703-6529 OR Specific Ministry Pastor for CareMinistries, Mark Gawura at (517) 667-6853 OR Specific Ministry Vicar and Director of Youth and Family Ministry,Daniel Longden at (248) 802-2392.

The Lutheran Church—Missouri SynodLCMS Stewardship Ministry _ Newsletter Article – APRIL 2019

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruitof your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your hers and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be yourbasket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out” (Deut28:3-6).

This is God’s promise to the Israelites as they stood beyond the Jordan outside of the Promised Land. He promises blessingsto His people. He will make them prosper, whether they are in the city or the field. He will make their fruit of their workto prosper, whether from the ground or their wombs, their flocks or their herds. He will make them to prosper in all things,whether upon their coming in or their going out.

But there’s a catch. He would do this for Israel only “if you obey the voice of the Lord your God” (Deut.28:2b). If they didthat, He would cause that “all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you” (Deut 28:2a).

If they didn’t obey the voice of the Lord, if they didn’t keep the commandments of the Lord and walk in His ways (Deut28:9), they would be met with curse and woe. The blessings would be replaced with curses. Everything that the Lordpromised to prosper and bless would be cursed and fail.

Thanks be to God that our Lord Jesus Christ has come into our flesh, fulfilled the law for us – in our place and for ourbenefit; died for us – in our place and for our benefit; and is risen from the dead for us – in our place and for our benefit.

By this we have justification before God. We are forgiven, clean, holy, and righteous. The blessing of God is promised tous in Christ Jesus. It depends upon His work and not ours.

All this is ours in Holy Baptism. For in Holy Baptism, God claims us as His own, makes us His children, His heirs, His holypeople. And so it is that the work of our hands and its fruit is holy because we are holy in Christ. It is pressed into Hisservice, and thereby it becomes a blessing to us and to our neighbor.

For this great gift, our reception of the blessings of God because of Christ Jesus our Lord, it is our duty to thank and praise,and serve and obey Him. This is not in order to receive blessings but becuase in Christ we already have.

It is with this in mind that we sit down on the first day of the week and set aside as He has prospered us to give to Hischurch for His work of blessing in our midst (1 Cor. 16:2).© Lutheran Church Missouri Synod - used by permission

FLC Free Rummage . . . This year’s free rummage will be held on Friday, April 26 & Saturday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. both days.

As you are doing your spring-cleaning, please consider blessing someone else with the treasures you find and no longerneed. All good-condition, working items are welcome including but not limited to: clothing, shoes, books, toys,household items, furniture, appliances, tools, yard and garden items, etc. Please drop off items to the Pastor OlsonMemorial Room. Help may be available in picking up large items.

If you have questions, would like to help with the free rummage, or if you need help in getting large or heavy items tothe church, please call or text Kim Longden at 248-733-3006.

NOTE: Help is needed sorting items for the rummage. Sorting dates include Wednesday, April 3, 9:00 a.m. - Noon,and Saturday, April 6, 10:00 a.m. - Noon. Help will also be needed to set-up for the rummage - every evening fromApril 22 - 25. Thank you.

FLC Youth Group Midnight MadnessFriday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. - Midnight

Adult helpers are needed. Please consider helping facilitate this event by either helping with the activities or justhelping keep an eye on the building. You may volunteer for just an hour or two if you cannot stay until midnight.

Please text or call Dan Longden if you have questions or would like to help 248-802-2392. Thank you.

Mid-Week Lenten WorshipWednesday, April 3 and 10, 6:30 p.m.

Mid-week Lenten Dinners will be served on these days 5:45-6:15 p.m.

Palm Sunday April 14, 8:30 and 11:15 a.m.

Maundy ThursdayApril 18, 6:30 p.m.

Good FridayApril 19, 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.

Easter SundayApril 21, 7:00 and 10:00 a.m.

Easter Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.Children’s Holy Treasure Hunt at 9:20 a.m.

Easter Baskets for Shut-Ins . . .Donations of individually wrapped candy (both sugar-free and regular) are needed for Easter baskets for shut-ins.

Help will be needed on boiling eggs on Friday, April 19, 6:00 p.m. Help will also be needed in coloring Easter eggson Saturday, April 20, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Volunteers to help deliver baskets on April 20 are also being sought.

Questions? Please contact Stacey Gingrich. Thank you.

Need a Ride to Church? The First Lutheran Church Bus is available to pick-up and drop-off those who cannot drive to church.

To schedule a ride please call the church office at 517-543-4360 ext. 221, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call Trustee Cleo Cortright at 517-231-5544 after hours or on weekends or if no answer at the church office.

DVDs for the Homebound . . . DVD recordings of FLC worship services are available for those who cannot make it out to church.

If you or someone you know would like to receive DVDs by mail, please contact FLC Office Manager,Amy Garnsay at 517-543-4360 ext. 221.

First Lutheran Community DinnerMonday, April 15, 6:00 p.m.

Both the community and the FLC Congregation are welcome to attend this FREE dinnerregardless of need. Come enjoy a meal and the company of others!

Set-up Crew, Cooks/Food Prep., Greeters, Servers, and a Clean-up Crew are needed for theCommunity Dinner at First Lutheran. Your help with this outreach to our community not only provides a hot mealto individuals that may be in need or lonely, but it is a great way to share the light and love of Christ as well. Yourwilling heart and service are greatly appreciated by all who attend the dinner.

Set-up Crew, and Cooks/Food Prep. are needed at 5:00 p.m. Greeters and Servers are needed by 6:00 p.m. AClean-up Crew are needed at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Outreach Chairperson, StaceyGingrich, at (989) 820-7767. Thank you.

The FLC Quilt Group will quilt on April 10, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.Anyone who would like to help make quilts for the needy in our community and around the world, is welcome to come help out. No sewing skills? No problem! We have plenty of jobs that anyone cando and we will help you learn. We will also be quilting on May 8 and 22.

The quilting group is always accepting donations of new or good-condition used material, sheets, or thin blankets.Please leave donations in the Pastor Olson Memorial Room. Thank you.

Bible Studies . . .Please consider joining a Bible study. Available studies are as follows . . .

_ Sundays: Bible study “Great Truths of the Bible” - 10:00 a.m. in the Pastor Olson Memorial Room led by Pastor Eggert. This study is, in a sense, a summary of Christian doctrine, designed to draw us closer to the one true God. Bible study at 10:00 a.m. in the FLC Library led by Dan Danke.

_ Men’s Bible Study - Mondays, 7:00 a.m., at the Eaton Place Restaurant, Charlotte._ Women’s Bible Study - Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. in the FLC Library.

Graduate Information Needed!It’s almost that time of year again when we recognize those from our congregation who are graduatingfrom high school or college, etc. Information is needed. If you are a graduate or if you have one inyour family, please take a Graduate Information Form from the credenza, complete it, and return itto Amy in the church office. Thank you for your help. (Graduation Sunday will be tentatively held on Sunday, 9 -please watch your bulletin for more information.)

Confirmation . . ."We are quickly approaching Confirmation Sunday, which means each of our Confirmands isfinishing their lessons and preparing the written declaration of their faith in Jesus. Please keep eachof them in your prayers as this time of their life is very formative and life-changing. Ask for God'swill and glory to be shown in their witness of Him and for our witness of Jesus to be a model forthese students to follow in the months and years to come!

Everyone is invited to welcome and celebrate with our Confirmands and their families on May 5 during theCoffee Hour, immediately following the 8:30 am service, as well as at the 11:15 am service."

FLC Pizza and Movie Night Friday, May17

Pizza at 6:00 p.m.Movie “God Bless the Broken Road” at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone from both First Lutheran and the community are welcome to attend thisFREE Pizza and Movie Night. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors! Please besure to sign-up on the bulletin board so we know approximately how much pizzais needed.

The movie “God Bless the Broken Road” Is about Amber whose ideal life is shattered when she loses her husband tothe war in Afghanistan. Two years later, she finds herself in a struggle to save her home while providing for her9-year-old daughter, Bree. When up-and-coming race car driver Cody Jackson rolls into town, Amber and Bree becomewrapped up in his pedal to the metal way of life. With her faith hanging in the balance, Amber is forced to decidebetween the broken road she knows so well or trusting in a new path that God has provided.

A separate movie for young children will be shown in the FLC Library.

Help is needed with setting-up, greeting, serving, and clean-up. If you would like to help please speak with StaceyGingrich 989-820-7767.

Elizabeth Guild Meeting . . . Thursday, April 4, 1:30 p.m.

We will meet in the FLC Library. Margret Kyser, the director of Eaton Palliative Care, will be our guest speaker.Everyone is welcome to attend. Questions? Call Marj Huva 517-543-1615.

Coffee HourFirst Lutheran Coffee and Fellowship Hour takes place every Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in ourfellowship hall. Everyone is invited to come to the hall and enjoy coffee and otherrefreshments while visiting with your Church family.

Please consider signing up to provide and serve goodies and coffee during the CoffeeHour. FLC provides the coffee and paper products, you provide goodies such as donuts,muffins, bagels and cream cheese, fruit, etc. Please sign-up on the bulletin board.Questions? Please see Marj Huva. Thank you.

Use of Tables and Chairs . . . First Lutheran has tables and chairs that can be used off-site by members ofFirst Lutheran. These tables and chairs are located in the church garage and must be reserved by calling the churchoffice in advance. Only tables and chairs in the garage are available for use off-site. Tables and chairs locatedinside the church building are not to be removed from the church. Tables and chairs must be returned promptlyfollowing your event so that they are available for the next person who has them reserved. Please do not take tablesor chairs without reserving them as someone may be depending on them for their event. Please speak with Amy inthe church office for more information (517-543-4360 ext. 221).

Building Use . . . The First Lutheran Fellowship Hall, kitchen, and Pastor Timothy Olson Memorial Room(formerly known as the Multi-Purpose/Old Preschool Room) are available for use by FLC members for theirprivate events. All reservations for building use must be made through the church office and will include a buildinguse contract and a $150 deposit that will be refunded as long as the building is clean with no damages. Please speakwith Amy in the church office for more information (517-543-4360 ext. 221).

Ways to Help Those in Need . . .We are blessed with many opportunities to help those in need both in our community and in our congregation. Thefollowing is a list of some of those opportunities . . .

FLC Community Dinner: First Lutheran provides a FREE dinner to the community every third Monday of themonth at 6:00 p.m. Help is always needed in setting-up and/or preparing food (5:00 p.m.), greeting and/or serving(6:00 p.m.), and cleaning up (6:30 p.m.). If you have questions about helping with the dinner please call StaceyGingrich at (989) 820-7767. Thank you.

FLC Esther Fund: This fund has an ongoing need for help. First Lutheran gives money from this fund to HousingServices Mid-Michigan, Charlotte, to help those who are on the waiting list for housing and are in need of interimshelter. If you would like to contribute to this fund, please write the amount you wish to donate and “Esther Fund”on your envelope. Thank you.

FLC Good Samaritan Fund: This fund is used to help members of First Lutheran with financial need. If you are amember of First Lutheran and are in need of aid, please see Amy Garnsay in the church office for more informationand to submit an application. If you would like to contribute to this fund, please write the amount you wish todonate and “Good Samaritan Fund” on your envelope. Thank you.

Helping Hands Food Pantry: First Lutheran collects non-perishable, in-date food items on an ongoing basis forHelping Hands. A drop box is located in the coat room behind the welcome center. Please be sure items areunopened and not expired. If you would like to send monetary donations to the pantry please make out your checkto “Helping Hands” and mail it directly to: Helping Hands, 600 S. Cochran, Charlotte, MI 48813.

SIREN/Eaton Shelter: SIREN is a local shelter that helps both homeless families and victims of domesticviolence. SIREN has an ongoing need for financial assistance and donations of non-perishable food, paperproducts, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc. SIREN Eaton Shelter is located at 520 Robbins St., Charlotte. You maydrop items off directly to the shelter, or you may mail financial contributions to their address. To volunteer even acouple hours of your time, please call Chris Jones at (517) 543-0748.

Membership DirectoryWe would like to publish an updated membership directory this spring. If you have changed your phone number,address, name, family status, etc. please let Amy in the church office know flcchurchoffice@gmail.com or (517) 543-4360 ext. 221. Thank you.

Seeking Donations of Yarn . . .If you have an overabundance of yarn and you would like to liquidate some of it (ormake room for more new yarn), please consider donating it to the First LutheranPrayer Shawl Ministry. We have members who make shawls and pray for the personswho will receive them as they are making them. Donations of yarn to make thisshawls is always appreciated. A drop box for yarn donations is located on top of therefrigerator in the Pastor Olson Memorial Room.

If you would like to help make prayer shawls, or if you or someone you know isgoing through a difficult time and could benefit from a shawl, please contact KarenBursley (269) 367-4214.

Another Great Old Hymn“The Old-Time Religion”

It was good for our mothers, it was good for our mothers,It was good for our mothers, and it’s good enough for me.

It has saved our fathers, it has saved our fathers,It has saved our fathers, and it’s good enough for me.

Makes me love everybody, makes me love everybody,Makes me love everybody, and it’s good enough for me.

It will do when I am dying, it will do when I am dying,It will do when I am dying, and it’s good enough for me.

It will take us all to heaven, it will take us all to heaven,It will take us all to heaven, and it’s good enough for me.

Chorus: ‘Tis the old-time religion, ‘tis the old-time religion,‘Tis the old-time religion, ‘tis the old-time religion.

~ Author Unknown (submitted by Norene Fell)

FLC Grief GroupTuesday, April 16,

6:30 p.m.First Lutheran

Fellowship Hall

Anyone who is experiencing orstruggling with grief isencouraged to attend.

Questions? Please speak withKaren Crouch.

Experience the Exodus!Sunday, April 14, 2:00 p.m.

Great Easter fun for the family! This even begins with a welcome from Moses at Bennett Park, Charlotte, and willtake you on a journey through town with a few stops for activities, information, and goodies along the way.

Questions? Please speak with Kris Fetterman.

Contemporary Worship at 11:15 a.m. on 2nd & 4th SundayMid-week Advent and Lent services at 6:30 p.m.

What We Believe

Scripture AloneWe believe that the Holy Scriptures in their entirety are the inspired and infallible Word of God and that they aloneare the only source and norm of faith and life for the Christian. We believe that the Bible is complete and requires noadditions from any other source and that it clearly reveals God’s plan of salvation for mankind.

Faith AloneWe believe that man was originally created holy by God but later rebelled against God and is now, by his nature,spiritually dead and blind. Only when man is brought to faith by the Holy Spirit working through the Word of God isit possible for man to be saved. Faith is God’s work - not man’s work - and comes only by hearing the Word of God.Man is justified before God by faith alone and not by good deeds.

Grace AloneWe believe that we are saved by grace alone and that man cannot earn his way into God’s favor. Grace is theundeserved love of God who sent His Son Jesus into the world to take our place under God’s law and to suffer and dieto pay the penalty for our sins. Whoever trusts in that redemptive act of Jesus Christ will not perish but have everlastinglife.