Marie Backstrom, Helen Bartholomew, Gene Brass, Varro Clarke, Carl

Clopeck, Sidney Culver, Kelly Dalby, Shirley Draper, Sheila Exstrom,

Margaret Fahrnbruch, Ethel Fairchild, Joan Farmer, John Fiala, Bonnie

Fletcher, Pat Frank, Virginia Frerichs, Deanna Hageman, Gary Hansen,

Sharon Hardel, Kent Hardel, Howard Johnson, Lorna Johnson, Mable

Jones, Sylvia Kempf, Andy Kruse, Paul Kruse, George Lemke, Sharon

Lemke, Karen Lind-Olson, Elva Mares, Kristen Miller, Nancy Morris,

Donna Nelson, Rex Phelan, Sharon Pilus, Carol Reed, Dale Ripa, Anne

Sandin, Bud Sandin, Merl Scott, Gina Seebohm, Irmy Smith, Nyabuony

Ubeck, Ron Vig, Clara Wasenius and Dona Watermeier.

We pray for these members of First Lutheran who have been deployed

overseas or are on active duty in the armed forces: Zach Engler, Chris

Oshlo, Courtney Kucera, Jeff Johnson, Conner Schmidt and Keeley

Schmidt.

January 28-February 4, 2018

Sunday, January 28 Waffleman Ticket Sales Annual Meeting 8:15 am Worship 9:30 am FaithTrek, Middle and High School Learning, CCCL 10:15 am Meals on Wheels 10:45 am Worship 12:00 pm Nuer Worship Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser 12:30 pm Annual Meeting Monday, January 29 1:30 pm Harbor Coffeetalk 7:00 pm Worship and Music Tuesday, January 30 9:15 am Staff Meeting 12:00 pm AA 5:45 pm Bible Study 7:30 pm AA Wednesday, January 31 10:45 am Bible Study 5:00 pm Chorister and Cherub Choir 6:00 pm AMMPARO/Guardian Angels 7:10 pm Adult Choir 7:30 pm Al-Anon Thursday, February 1 9:00 am VOICE Crew 12:00 pm AA Friday, February 2 11:30 am First Friday Jazz-Peter Bouffard Saturday, February 3 10:30 am AA 5:30 pm Worship Sunday, February 4 Name Tags, Noisy Offering, Fair Trade 8:15 am Worship 9:30 am FaithTrek, Middle and High School Learning, CCCL 10:15 am Meals on Wheels 10:45 am Worship 12:00 pm Nuer Worship 6:00 pm High School Youth

Visit the online calendar on our website for

more ministry opportunities!

First Lutheran Church- @flclincoln

We are glad you are in worship with

us today! If you are visiting, please

fill out a Guest Card found in the

pew slot and place it in the offering

plate. You can offer prayer requests

on the back side of the Prayer & Guest Card found in the pew slot

and place it in the offering plate. Join us for coffee and fellowship

hour from 9:30-10:30 am in the Activity Center.

First Reading - Isaiah 40:21-31

Second Reading - 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Gospel Reading - Mark 1:29-39

Join us in the Activity Center at 11:45 am today for a Spaghetti

Lunch fundraiser by our high school youth in support of their

summer mission trips. The congregational annual meeting will

follow at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary.

Adult Forum resumes in the Chapel today at 9:30 am. Join us for

a presentation by Valerie Jones, UNL College of Journalism and

Mass Communications, on What Role Social Media Plays in

Everyday Life; Uses and Dangers.

Lead Pastor: Dan Warnes

pastordan@flclincoln.org Associate Pastor: Justin Eller

pastorjustin@flclincoln.org Visitation Pastor: Marsha Anderson

pstrmarsha@aol.com Director of Worship & Music: Masako Bacon

music@flclincoln.org Director of Choral & Vocal Music: Boyd Bacon

music@flclincoln.org Director of Discipleship: Sunni Richardson

sunni@flclincoln.org Director of Youth & Family Ministry: Sharon

Hardel sharon@flclincoln.org Communications Coordinator: Kathleen Simley

kathleen@flclincoln.org Parish Coordinator: Cyndi Crouse

cyndi@flclincoln.org Office Assistant: Bryan Hanson

bryan@flclincoln.org Building Superintendent: Greg Fisher

greg@flclincoln.org Church Accountant: Bryan Hanson

Weekend Custodian: Greg Fisher

Kitchen Coordinator: Dennis Schuster

Cherub Choir Director: Jan Mares

Chorister Choir Director: Erin Niebuhr

Keyboard Assistant: Christine Carman

Assistant Organist: Kristina Hanson

Sunday, February 4; During Worship - Noisy Offering for Lincoln

Food Pantry

Sunday, February 4; 9:15-10:30 am - Fair Trade Sales featuring

Divine Chocolate

Sunday, March 4 (9:30-10:30 am) and Sunday, March 11 (4:00-5:30

pm) - New Member Classes

Monday, March 5; 7:00-9:00 pm - Accompaniment 101 Training

Come to The Harbor Coffeehouse at the

Piedmont Shoppes on Mondays for casual

conversation from 1:30-2:30 pm.

Help is needed for the evening Lenten

meals on Wednesdays, February 28 and

March 7. Can you provide a crockpot of

soup, 2 dozen cookies/bars or help serve a

meal? We will need the food at church by

5:00 pm. Servers need to be there by 4:30

pm. Sign up on the kiosk in the Commons

or contact LuAnn Snyder.

The ELCA Women & Justice Social Statement draft has been released.

Join us on Sunday, February 4 and 11. A light lunch will be served

from 12:00-12:30 pm, followed by discussion from 12:30-2:00 pm.

You can download the document at www.elca.org and search for Social

Statement Women. Make reservations with Sunni Richardson.

The Great American Songbook with tried and true jazz standards will

be featured by guitarist, Peter Bouffard, and his quartet at the First

Friday Jazz at First concert on February 2 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

Peter will be joined by Greg Simon on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joey

Gulizia on percussion and Christian Chesanek on bass. Bouffard says,

“that above all, we will choose music we think will appeal to the First

Friday Jazz audience and also provide a vehicle to highlight the

sensational musical talents of Simon and Gulizia.

The High School youth are offering an afternoon of child care on

Sunday, February 11, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm. This is a perfect time for a

Valentine’s date. See Sharon Hardel to sign up your child(ren) ages 3

and older. Please consider giving a donation in exchange for the care

as this is a fundraiser for the summer mission and Youth Gathering

trips.

It’s Canned Tuna vs. Canned Chicken this week (January 28-Feb

4).You can leave your food items at the display in the Commons. All

donated food will go to the Lutheran Food Pantry.

The Waffleman fundraiser on February 13 supports

our BackPack Program at three elementary schools.

Join us in the Activity Center on February 13, from

5:00 to 7:00 pm. Purchase your tickets for $6

between and after Sunday worship services today in

the Commons and February 4 and 11. Tickets will also be on sale after

Saturday evening worship on February 3 & 10. They will also be

available for purchase in the Church Office weekdays.

Ash Wednesday, February 14

Noon and 7:00 pm

Service of Ashes and Holy Communion

Wednesdays, February 21 and 28 and

March 7, 14 and 21

Noon and 6:30 pm

The Cross and Our Witness Lenten Dramas.

A light lunch will be served at 12:30 pm in

the Commons and a light supper in the

Activity Center at 5:30 pm.