Congregational Update: 2/9/2024

Dear Church Family,

Sunday, Feb. 11th: 

• 9am Worship 
• 10am MARDI GRAS POTLUCK & BINGO (please bring a dish to pass)
• NO SUNDAY SCHOOL or CHOIR

Ash Wednesday:

• 5:30 Supper & BINGO (Fellowship Hall) or BIBLE STUDY (in north classroom)
  6:30 pm WORSHIP
  7:15pm CHURCH COUNCIL

Thursday: 

• 8am Bible Study 
• 8:30am Quilters

In February: 
Larry & Julie Riemenschneider will Usher, and Elaine Meyer will be our Lector and will provide Communion Bread. Work Group Four will serve coffee and treats; Ruth Circle serves on the third Sunday.

FIRST LUTHERAN KIDS- SIGN UP FOR LUTHER POINT BIBLE CAMP.
First Lutheran's Men in Mission will pay for it. Call or email the office for more information.

First Lutheran Youth (Going into 8 through 12th Grade)
Noah's Ark  Colorado Trip
Leave Friday, July 5. Home Friday, July 12.
Fellowship with God and each other in the beauty of God's mountains. Camp, Rock Climb, White-water raft.
Cost $400- financial help always available.
Email Pastor Tim if you want to go. (bamytim@yahoo.com)
Deposit of $100. Space limited. Sign up soon.

Visit our Church page about the Colorado Trip here!

NORTHWOODS HOMELESS SHELTER is in need of laundry detergent again! Please consider donating some to them. Bring them to the office and we'll see that they get where they're needed! THANK YOU!

The WANDEROOS LIONS CLUB has placed a container in the narthex to recycle eyeglasses and hearing aids.

CHURCH IN SOCIETY is collecting larger SNOWPANTS for the Amery Intermediate School, youth sizes 12-18 and small adult for BOTH boys and girls. Please place them in the bin in the narthex. THANK YOU!

January is National Mentoring month- We currently have 20 waiting mentees in Polk County, so our need for mentors is huge. We have 3 options (shared below) for you to share about Kinship's needs with your congregation.

Thank you so much for considering.

Sincerely,
Amy Danielson

Happy Birthday Blessings!
11 Maddyline Ziemer
12 Gwen Wold
13 Nic White, Kathy Williamson
14 Mateo Aizpurua, Steve Osero, Jordan Wold
15 Derrick Meyer, Debbie Vincelli
16 Larry Riemenschneider

Happy Anniversary!
14 Larry & Julie Riemenschneider (36 years)
15 Doug & Bev Gunderson (60 years)

Blessings,
Pastor Tim & Karen