LAY MINISTRY

Those Privileged to Serve This Weekend:

 

SATURDAY (5:30pm):                                March 13, 2010                       

Bake Bread:  Bill Crawford

Greeter/s:  Everett & Mildred Johnson

Lay Reader:  Julie Frick

Comm. Asst.: Tom & Julie Frick and Lisa Sifrit

Set-Up/Clean-up Comm.:  Susan Miller

Sound:  Maggie Rempt

Music:  Gospel Roads

 

SUNDAY (8:00am):                                     March 14, 2010

Altar Guild:  Gloria Kluesner

Greeter/s:  Phil & Pam Schaffer

Ushers:  Harvey Fascher, Larry & Cindy Baumgartner, 

              and Leslie Nussle

Lay Reader:  Cindy Baumgartner

Com.  Asst:  Ardelle Brooks, Leslie Nussle, Carolyn Maloney

Sound:  Bob Johnson

Fellowship:  Leader: Ardelle Brooks; Bake: Gloria Kluesner

                    and Pam Schaffer

 

SUNDAY (10:30am)                                     March 14, 2010

Altar Guild:  Pam Burke

Greeter/s: Jane Novick

Ushers:  Ross  & Lorene Snyder family

Lay Reader:  Melanie Schiltz

Communion Asst:  Melanie Schiltz, John & Vicki Zietlow

Sound:  Ross/David Snyder

 

Prayer Chain:  Sandy Swanson, 927-3397, cell: 920-2672

Good Neighbor Home:     March 18        Terri Andrews

Friends at First:                  March 14        Barb Ogden

 

Larry Richmond's Adult Sunday School class has just started a new Bible study entitled "Heaven, Finding Our True Home."  Join us Sunday at 9:15 in the Friendship Room to learn about the biblical view of heaven and how it might change the way we live our daily lives.  No pre-registration needed.  See you there!

 

Golden Age Senior Center requests you join them for a special evening meal with social time, door prizes and entertainment on Tuesday, March 16th.  Door opens at 4:45pm.  RSVP by Monday March 15th at noon.  927-5473. The meal is spaghetti, garlic bread, coleslaw, relishes, and lime dessert. Senior Meals are on a contribution basis.

THIS WEEK AT FIRST LUTHERAN 03/13/10

 

 

Sat: 03/13                       5:30p      Worship w/C, Music: Gospel Roads

Sun: 03/14                      8:00a      Worship w/C, choir sings

                                          9:15a      Children & Adult Sunday School

                                          9:30a      Choir Rehearsal

                                    10:30a         Worship w/C

Mon:  03/15                 10:00a      Staff Meeting

                                          7:00p      Council Meeting

Tues: 03/16                    8:30a      Sewing ladies meet

                                          6:00p      Prayer Group                             

Wed: 03/17                  10:30a      Adult Bible Study

                                          5:30p      Lenten meal – Confirmation

                                          6:30p      Lenten Service

                                          7:00p      Youth Group

Thurs:  03/18      6:30-7:30p      First Communion Class

Friday:  03/19                6:00a      Men’s Fraternity

Next Sat: 03/20             5:30p      Worship w/C, Music: Dulcie S.

Next Sun: 03/21            8:00a      Worship w/C

                                          9:15a      Children & Adult Sunday School

                                          9:30a      Choir Rehearsal

                                    10:30a         Worship w/C

                                          2-5p        Women’s Cluster meeting

Next Mon:  03/22       10:00a      Staff Meeting

Next Tues: 03/23          8:30a      Sewing ladies meet

                                          6:00p      Prayer Group             

 

Can anyone use an HP #56 black ink cartridge?  The office has an extra one that was not able to be returned to the supplier.  The office fax machine “kicked the bucket.”  We are now using a fax machine that was donated by a parishioner, but it doesn’t use that number ink cartridge.

 

Christians Concerned Ingathering is the month of March for First Lutheran.  See the March Lamplighter for a list of needed items.  Please put the items in the grocery cart in the Narthex.  Monetary donations are also welcome. 

 

Task Force Report – Part 1 is in the March Lamplighter.  Members of the Task Force are Gary Schmidt, Marlene Bishop, Rita Dudley, Bruce Nieman, Steve Mercer, Vicki Freiburger and Pat Maloney.  If you have any comments or concerns, please contact a committee member.  Thank You!

 

Exploring Seminary is a six-week online course for anyone interested in learning about seminary studies and a call to public ministry in the ELCA. The next course runs April 5-14, sponsored by Wartburg Seminary. Learn the fundamentals of theological education and interact with other students and the Dean, Professor Craig Nessan. Course is free but there is a $50 technology charge. For more information, contact Dr. Kris Stache at kstache@wartburgseminary.edu or call 563-589-0341.

 

Riots in and near Jos, Nigeria:  If you don’t get Sandy’s Prayer Wheel, you may be interested in reading Mary Beth’s blog about the dreadful riots.

Prayer Concerns:  We pray for the family and friends of Richard Sperfslage (Rose’s father), Helen Bahls (sister to Harvey Fascher), Bill Seedorff and Roger House.  We pray for God’s healing touch to those who are ill or suffering: Alec Gotto, Cathy Wickman, Jim Schlagel, Liz Hawkins, Dennis Roberts, Carl Hauschild, Jan Theisen, Charlene Erceg, Jackie Snyder, Jeremy Roberts, Linda Wild, Gayle McElmeel, June Sandhagen, Al Friederich, Jean Smith, Jeanette Nieman, Mona Salow, Otto Luker, Harold Swanson, “Uncle John”,  Rev. Ron Schardt, Mary Sheppard, Carolyn Milroy, Harriet Seedorff, Virgil Richmond, Lillian Satterlee, John Weis, Etta Hamlett (Roberta Weis’ sister), “Grady,” Brad Schwartz, Berniece Wendt, Vance Brooks, the Mashiah (ma-shy-ah) Foundation and the  people of Nigeria, all people caught in earthquake disasters. We pray for Lt. Jay Feldt, MSG Curtis Hanson & the 103rd ESC, and all our military people in harm’s way.

 

The Radio Ministry is given for the glory of God by John & Una Swanson.

 

The Women’s Cluster Meeting will be here at First Lutheran on Sunday, March 21, from 2-5p.  Sharon Cook will be the speaker. She will talk about the time she and her husband spent in Japan while he was in the service.  She still hears from friends they made while there who are Christian.

 

The Wartburg College Wind Ensemble will be performing a free-will concert in the Hanson Auditorium at 7pm on Saturday evening, March 20th.  Hope to see you there!  Also, a small ensemble will be playing at our church services on Sunday, March 21.

 

Quilt Sales: If you want to purchase any of the quilts on the racks in the Fellowship Hall, you need to do so by March 20th.  Any quilts  left will be sent to Guatemala with Ken Hart that weekend.  Joanne Kramer

 

Col. Michael T. Lembke, an ELCA military chaplain, is blogging about his second tour of duty in Iraq. To read his blog, use this link: www.thelutheran.org/blog/chaplain

 

Two aluminum 11x17 inch baking pans have been missing from the kitchen for some time now.  They are needed for the Men’s Lenten Breakfast on March 27.  Please check your cupboard to see if you might have forgotten to return them to the church.  Thank you, Bob Johnson

 

First Communion Classes for all 4th graders continues on March 18, and 25 in the Fellowship Hall.  March 25 will be from 6-8pm.  At that meeting there will be acolyte training and rehearsal for their first communion on Maundy Thursday, April 1st.  Leading the classes will be Tim & Pam Burke with help from Sheila Tibbott and Dawn Askeland. Acolyte training will be led by Kathy Moorhouse and Karen Hartman.

 

Daylight Savings Time again!  Set your clocks ahead Saturday night before going to bed.  Time changes at 2am.  “Spring forward!”