Congregational Update: 1/26/2024

Dear Church Family,

Sunday, Jan. 28th 

• 9am Worship 
• 10am Coffee & Treats, Sunday School, Chior

Wednesday: 

• 5:30 Youth/Family Supper
• 6pm Confirmation, K-5 Youth & High League 

Thursday: 

• 8am Bible Study 
• 8:30am Quilters

In January:
WE THANK Lectors Julie Riemenschneider & Gwen Wold, Glen & Bobbi Clausen for serving as Ushers & providing Communion Bread, and Work Group Three & Ruth Circle for serving coffee and treats.
 
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!
29 Karen Krupa
30 Kal Waalen
31 Jessica Heiden
Feb. 1 Clint Gjerde
2 Julie Christian

Happy Anniversary!
2 Kent & Elizabeth Andersen (16 years)

Blessings,
Pastor Tim & Karen