First vangelical Lutheran Church 305 West 5 th treet orth Platte, ebraska 69101 ovember 2014 O f f i c e H o u r s Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - oon aturday: Closed unday: Closed Contact Us... Phone: 308-532-0250 Fax: 308-532-5291 mail: frstluth@msn.com www.firstevlutheran-np.com FLC TAFF enior Pastor: Rev. Frank H. Fitch III 308-520-7469 Church Council, President: Dr. Lee Lamberty, 532-3971 Custodian: Wes Thompson Financial ecretary: Rae Gullion Front Office: Amy Lynch Music & Preschool Director: Gail Jensen, 534-4290 Office Manager: Olene Beck, 386-8677 r. F.L.Y.: Renee Piper, 530-4929 Kim Aden, 530-0753 Jr. F.L.Y.: Mindee Mohr, 539-8549 Angie Mohr, 530-4940 unday chool: Alee tout, 530-6174 IID THI IU Greetings 1 Council/vents/ Lessons/Attendance Announcements 3 Prayers/Ministries/ Flowers/Thanks Calendar 5 2 4 You ve got to love these church bulletin bloopers: The couts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next unday morning. Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King. The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. o ends a friendship that began in their school days. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance. The Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals. Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help. Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. ight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered. The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility. Potluck supper unday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow. The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. Low elf steem upport Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door. The eighth-graders will be presenting hakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. WLCA 6 Birthdays/Anniversaries/ Financials Library ews 8 7 Wednesday at 6:30!
Term: 2012-2014 Term: 2013-2015 Term: 2014-2016 Kim Aden Christian d/youth & Family Mark Briley Property & Preschool Dr. Lee Lamberty (President) Finance, Foundation, Preschool Lynn Riley Property (2014 Partial Term) Congregational Council Ken Glass, (Treasurer) Finance, Preschool Jerry Jensen, (Vice-President) Property Frankie Moore Christian Outreach Alee tout Christian d/youth & Family Ashley Aloi, Christian Outreach, Worship & Music Lori vans Worship & Music Jody Hill, (ecretary) tewardship, My Place Dr. Renee Piper Christian d/youth & Family MIIO TATMT: To make Christ known in our love for one another, by service to our neighbor, and in worship of God. October 9, 2014 Minutes are available at the front office and in the narthex. Plan ahead. The first unday of Advent is ovember 30th. Advent marks the beginning of a new church year. During Advent we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas. Wednesday, ovember 26 after Thanksgiving ervice hare your spirit of Christmas as we decorate the church anctuary for the Advent and Christmas season. Pie and coffee to follow. unday, December, 14, 2014 (One ervice) Come enjoy a worship service with Bishop Maas. We will have a true potluck meal after service. More details to come. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 7:00 PM ~ Worship w/ 11:00 PM ~ Worship w/ December 30, 2014 January 2, 2015 Committee reports need to be in the church office. Financial reports need to be in the church office by OO. ovember 2 (All aints Day) ovember 9 (Pent 22) ovember 16 (Pent 23) ovember 23 (Christ the King) ovember 30 (1 Advent) 1st Lesson Psalm 2nd Lesson Gospel Rev. 7:9-17 Psalm 34: 1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matt 5:1-12 Amos 5:18-24 Psalm 70 1 Thess 4:13-18 Matt 25:1-13 Zeph 1:7, 12-18 zek 34: 11-16, 20-24 Isa 64:1-9 Psalm 90: 1-8[9-11] 12 1 Thess 5:1-11 Matt 25:14-30 Psalm 95: 1-7a ph 1:15-23 Matt 25:31-46 Psalm 80: 1-7, 1719 1 Cor 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Avg. Weekly Attendance October 2014 (3 wks) 156 2013 160 2012 171
High chool F.L.Y. chedule All High chool age youth are welcome! Will meet the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. AD The 4th unday of each month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. PRCHOOL FUDRAIR ~ILT AUCTIO~ In conjunction with the WLCA Harvest Dinner Please help support our First Lutheran Church Preschool by: Contributing W, UUD items for the silent auction. Perhaps you have a connection with a business or individuals that would contribute items or a service, or you might have new, unused items that you would like to donate. These items may be brought to the preschool or church office by Friday, October 31 st. Bidding on the items for you to enjoy or to use for holiday gift giving. The auction will begin on aturday, ovember 1 st and will conclude at the WLCA Harvest Dinner on Thursday, ovember 6 th. All of your support of donations and bids are so very much appreciated by the children of the First Lutheran Church Preschool! Jr. F.L.Y. will be selling chocolate Advent Calendars and Christmas ornaments! More information to come!! JUIC, 10 OZ. CUP AD HLPR DD FOR UDAY CHOOL! Drop donations off at the church office, call Alee for more information on helping at 530-6174. 10:30 Harvest Homecoming 1st Lutheran Church We request the honor of your family s presence on unday, ovember 2, 2014 9:15 a.m. Breakfast erved 9:30 a.m. unday chool 10:30 a.m. Worship YOU THR! A O U C M T
P R A Y R ~ M I I T R I ~ F L O W R ~ T H A K PLA KP TH FOLLOWIG POPL I YOUR PRAYR! Betty rb Mary ue Grabenstein Dale Obermeier Clayton Points At Him Flo Gadway Ray Kampfe Jon Petersen The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. James 5:16 OTHR PRAYR: Justin Falcon, Ashleigh Fugate, Philip Kocher, Cody teinke, van Williams and all in the military. If you know somebody or would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact the church office or Pastor Frank. 2014 ALTAR FLOWR : OP UDAY ovember /A 9 16 23 30 If you would like to provide flowers for a special occasion, in honor of, in memory of or to the Glory of God, please pick up a form in the office. The cost is $35.00 for one pair of bouquets. The volunteers who arrange flowers for church members each week, it's not just a task. It's a gift, of their creative talents and of the beauty of God's world. Contact the church office if you would like to volunteer to arrange weekly flower bouquets. Flowers can be arranged anytime after the unday 10:30 AM Worship ervice. Flowers are delivered weekly to those who need a special blessing or prayer. Thank you for your gift. BAPTIMAL TORY BIBL orman & Mary ue Grabenstein have started a story Bible fund to be given to newly baptized children. Contact the church if you are interested in providing or using a memorial for the Bibles. BAPTIM Israel Jo Garrett ~ October 12, 2014 BLL CHOIR Holy Harmony: Thursday s at 5:30 PM BIGO 2 nd Tuesday @ 2:00 PM: Centennial Park CHOIR Choir Practice: unday s at 9:30 AM COMMUITY COMMUIO 3rd Tuesday at Centennial Park @ 2:00 PM 3rd Tuesday at Buffalo Bill Manor @ 3:00 PM FURAL Merle Durner, eptember 29, 2014 Arleen velyn Gifford, October 1, 2014 ORTH PLATT FIT CLUB aturdays 9-11am. Free, all ages are invited. Located in gym. Instructor, Kari tutzman. QUILT & W.I.G.. Quilting: very Tuesday at 1:00 PM Tie Quilts: 2nd Thursday at 1:00 PM WIG: very Friday: 9 AM to 11 AM ALVATIO ARMY OUP UPPR First Lutheran Church will sponsor the Friday evening soup supper at the alvation Army on Dec 12. Many thanks Carol Mohr for the beautiful birthday flowers. Very much appreciated. In Jesus love, ~Barb Thank you for the pretty bouquet of flowers. orry I wasn t home when they arrived to thank you! ~Leona Thank you for your prayers, cards, and phone calls during my hospital stay and while I am recovering at home. The flowers I received at home helped to cheer me up! I miss seeing all of you and hope to be back soon! ~Pat Thank you for the birthday flowers! ~Walt Thank you for the children s bible. I have enjoyed reading it to Ava. ~Jason, arah & Ava Thanks so much for all of your prayers, cards and calls after my surgery. Thanks especially to Carol M. for the fall floral arrangement and her visits, also to Arleen for bringing me communion. It meant a lot. I m hoping to be at home soon. ~Mary ue G.
U MO T U W D T H U F R I A T 2 All aints unday 10:30 am Worship w/ (one service) 9:00 unday chool 9:15 Breakfast 3 10:00 Prayer 6:00 Christian d Mt. 7:00 Boy couts 7:30 Miriam Circle 4 6:30 Yoga 2014 5 9:30 WLCA Board 7:00 Pastor Bible tudy 6 5:30 Holy Harmony 6:30 BFMHG Closings will be announced an hour prior to the activity on KOP, KL, HOT 97, KJLT and any stations that use Weatherthreat.com 7 7:00 Men s Breakfast 9:00 W.I.G. 1-3 Grace Pantry 1 9-11 P Fit Club ~ 8 O Worship/ 9-11 P Fit Club ~ 5:30 Worship/ HARVT HOMCOMIG QUILT UDAY 9 22 Pentecost 10 Pack LRW Quilts & Kits 11 Veteran s Day 12 13 5:00-7:00 HARVT DIR 14 15 8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship w/ 9:00 unday chool 9:15 Donuts/coffee 10:00 Prayer 7:00 Boy couts 2:00 Bingo at Cent. 4:30 Girl couts 6:30 Yoga 7:00 WCL Prayer Group 7:00 Pastor Bible tudy 7-8 F.L.Y. 1:00 Quilts 5:30 Holy Harmony 6:30 B Leaders 7:00 Council Mtg. 7:00 Men s Breakfast 9:00 W.I.G. 1-3 Grace Pantry 9-11 P Fit Club ~ 5:30 Worship/ ending 16 23 Pentecost 17 18 19 20 21 22 8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship w/ 9:00 unday chool 9:15 Donuts/coffee 9:30 Property Mtg 10:00 Prayer oon Cardiac 6:30 Interchurch Res 7:00 Boy cout 7:00 W&M Mtg. 7:30 Ruth Circle 9:00 Adah Circle at Airport Inn oon Finance 2:00 Cent. Comm. 3:00 B.B. Comm. 6:30 Yoga 7:00 Pastor Bible tudy 1:00 sther/lois Circle Library 5:30 Holy Harmony 6:30 BFMHG 7:00 Men s Breakfast 9:00 W.I.G. 1-3 Grace Pantry ewsletter Deadline 9-11 P Fit Club ~ 5:30 Worship/ 23 Christ the King 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving 28 29 8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship w/ 10:00 Prayer 7:00 Boy couts 4:30 Girl couts 6:30 Yoga 1:00 ewsletter 7:00 Men s Breakfast 1-3 Grace Pantry 9-11 P Fit Club ~ 9:00 unday chool 9:15 Donuts/coffee 7-8 F.L.Y. 30 First unday of Advent 6:30 Thanksgiving Worship ervice Followed by Hanging of the Greens, Pie and Coffee. 5:30 Worship/ 8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship w/ 9:00 unday chool 9:15 Donuts/coffee
W O M O F T H L C A Women of the LCA ewsletter for October 2014 Duties: October Bingo at Centennial see below Women s Board met Wednesday, October 1 st at 9:30 a.m. Betty opened the meeting with devotions and prayer Attendance: Adah 3; sther/lois 2; Miriam 0; Ruth 3; Other 1 ext Board Meeting will be first Wednesday, ovember 5th at 9:30 a.m. eptember ecretary Report & Treasurer Reports approved. Joan reported that Thrivent Choice voted to pay for the coffee and donuts for the month of December. Board appreciated and approved this. Discussion: It is the policy of WLCA that $25 should be given to Good amaritan Fund in the name of any member of 1 st Lutheran celebrating their Golden Wedding. A card notifying couples of this should be sent. Correspondence: Thank you letter from Ken/Jan George. LCA World Hunger Action Guide. Lutheran Campus Ministry. Lutheran World Relief 50 school back packs are filled and packed. Health Kits, and Layettes that are ready will be packed. Quilt day will be on unday, ovember 2 nd and quilts will be packed on Monday, ovember 3 rd. Over 100 quilts have been completed. Bingo/ovember 11 th Group #3, Donna ffenbeck, Jan George, Arleen Petersen, Betty Knepke-Hamit, Fran Kempf Old Business: Harvest Dinner Work on Harvest dinner volunteer list and return to Joan before ovember Board meeting. Tickets Price $8.50 for adults and $4.50 for 4-10 year olds. Designate Funds tart fund for new counter tops in kitchen. ew Business: Preschool silent auction at Harvest Dinner ov 6 th. The Board agreed to allow the silent auction. Funeral Dinners policy is: It shall be the policy of the Women of the LCA, First vangelical Lutheran Church, orth Platte, to provide a meal, sandwich bar, or dessert as requested by the family for funerals of members of our church. There will be no charge. Definitions: 1. Meal is defined as casseroles, salad, roll, dessert and drink. 2. andwich bar is defined as meat and cheese for sandwiches, potato chips, dessert and drink. 3. Dessert is defined as cake or dessert and drink. ote: If the family prefers a special menu, they will be responsible for extra expenses. The cost should be agreed upon before the funeral. A donation can be given to the WLCA if the family so desires. WLCA Board has adopted a policy to suggest $2 per person if family asks about a suggested donation. December 4 th Christmas Bread and alad Luncheon. Discussed program ideas. ext meeting ovember 5 th 9:30 a.m. Joan Johansen, ecretary
hortfall urplus Jason Baker ovember 1 Holly Fitch ovember 1 lizabeth ielsen ovember 2 Julie Guenthner ovember 3 Linda Holmstedt ovember 3 Becky Kempke ovember 3 Troy Perry ovember 3 Freda Tabler ovember 3 Alan hort ovember 4 Francis Wever ovember 4 Marilyn Harvey ovember 5 Todd Jensen ovember 5 adine elson ovember 5 Loretta llett ovember 6 Brian weet ovember 6 Roxanne Thayer ovember 7 Jan George ovember 8 herry French ovember 9 Janet Heinzle ovember 9 Mary May ovember 9 Joyce Mceal ovember 10 Jennifer wain ovember 10 Beth Clair ovember 11 Kaden Griesfeller ovember 11 Clara Hurst ovember 11 Linda Lehmann ovember 11 Jesson McClintock ovember 11 Joan Perry ovember 11 Ashley Griesfeller ovember 12 hawna Hill ovember 12 heelagh Lucas ovember 12 Brian chimek ovember 12 Benjamin Kelsey ovember 13 Ruth Lehmann ovember 15 Timothy wanson ovember 15 Harriett Greenwalt ovember 16 Taylor Grabenstein ovember 17 Jerry Johnson ovember 17 Keith Kempke ovember 17 LeeAnn ielsen ovember 17 Jessica Robertson ovember 17 Kim Aden ovember 18 Kendra Fletcher ovember 18 Charlie Hipwell ovember 18 arah Jensen ovember 18 Chris Rankin ovember 18 Donna Bomark ovember 19 Betty Candea ovember 19 hannon Helgoth ovember 19 Peityn Otzel ovember 19 Floyd Bokoskie ovember 20 Laura Troshynski ovember 21 Lorraine Branting ovember 22 Rhonda Peterson ovember 22 Joyce Christianson ovember 23 Boyd Geisler ovember 25 Beverly aathoff ovember 25 Janelle ellers ovember 25 Marc Petersen ovember 26 Donna chledewitz ovember 26 Rhonda Traver ovember 26 mmeline Lucas ovember 27 athan tack ovember 27 Justin Grabenstein ovember 28 Connie pringer ovember 28 Paul rock ovember 28 Bret Geisler ovember 29 Michelle Mynes ovember 29 Judy Pyzer ovember 29 JayLee iefford ovember 29 Duane Brittenham ovember 30 James & Cheri Aufrecht ovember 7 Tessa & J.W. Toole ovember 13 Jordan & heelagh Lucas ovember 15 James & Loretta llett ovember 22 James & adyne Crumly ovember 25 James & hirley isley ovember 25 Gordon & Kathy Reifschneider ovember 25 Jill & Jim Falcon ovember 28 PTMBR 2014 FIACIAL (URPLU/HORTFALL) Report will always be a month in arrears due to the fact the current month has not ended at the time the newsletter needs to be printed. To fulfill the mission and ministry of First v. Lutheran Church, as we seek to reach out to others with Jesus, we require $24,218/month in General Budget offerings. 2014 Annual Budget $290,613 W HAV GIV BACK TO GOD PT 2014 Year to date General Budget Offering $16,735 $191,149 2014 xpenses $23,995 $213,481 urplus or (hortfall) ($7,260) ($22,332) ** ote: aster: April 2014, March 2013 PTMBR 2014 Month-To-Date summary: Offerings are $7,482 BLOW the 2014 budget. xpenses are $222 BLOW the 2014 budget. Monthly ummary: HORTFALL $7,260 Year-To-Date summary as of 9/30/2014: Offerings are $26,811 BLOW the 2014 budget. xpenses are $4,479 BLOW the 2014 budget. UMMARY: 2014 HORTFALL of $22,332 Thank you to all members who have designated Thrivent Choice dollars to First Lutheran. We are open to suggestions as to how to use this money. Contact one of the other members of the committee: Walt and Ardith Woolson, Joan Johansen, Mary Johnson or Betty Hamit. If you are a Thrivent member, you can designate your Choice dollars to First Lutheran Church by logging onto www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice or by calling 800-847-4836. Offerings do not support the approved 2014 budget. The Thrivent Choice committee has been sharing the gifts given to First v. Lutheran Church. Balance 10/01/14 $5,703.90 Thrivent Choice donations: Gifts given: +$100.00 - $0.00 Balance 10/31/14 $5,803.90
FIRT VAGLICAL LUTHRA CHURCH MIIO TATMT: First vangelical Lutheran Church is a church of the LCA. Our mission is To make Christ known in our love for one another, by service to our neighbor, and in worship of God. Worship ervices aturday vening: 5:30 PM ~ Worship ervice unday Morning: 8:15 AM ~ Traditional ervice 10:30 AM ~ Praise ervice unday chool 9:00-9:15 Juice & Donuts 9:15-9:30 Opening/Music 10:15-10:30 unday school dismissal upstairs in anctuary Ages 3 years through High chool FIRT VAGLICAL LUTHRA CHURCH 305 WT 5TH TRT ORTH PLATT 69101-3830 Address ervice Requested U.. POTAG PAID on-profit Organization orth Platte, ebraska PRMIT O. 7 2014 With cooler temperatures coming, the Library Committee has added several books along with some new authors to the Library. These new books will be featured in Fellowship Hall as they arrive. Here is a synopsis of some of our new arrivals: TH WAITIG In 1928, a 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. And suddenly this innocent farm girl - who still thought the stork brought babies - was pregnant. The baby was born secretly, named Betty Jane, and given up for adoption. For decades Minka wrote letters trying to get news on her daughter, she kept loving and praying for her, even though she never believed they would meet again. Until nearly eighty years later, when Minka whispered her secret, impossible prayer for the first time: Lord, I'd like to see Betty Jane before I die. I promise I won't bother her or interrupt her life. I just want to lay eyes on her. Unbeknownst to Minka, that very same day, a judge was releasing the sealed adoption records to her 77-year old daughter. And soon Minka's phone would ring. Written by Cathy LaGrow, Minka's granddaughter, this story brings 3 generations of this most unusual family together over the course of a century to tell a story of faith that triumphs forgiveness that sets us free and love that never forgets. TH GRAY AD GUILTY A TH AKATCHWA AGA A 6-book series that begins back in 1878 in cotland. Written by Ruth Glover, she infuses her characters with the exhilaration, pride and grit that typified those who settled Canada's untamed Bush country. The girls' long trek from pampered society girl to penniless immigrant is as moving as it is entertaining. 1) Place Called Bliss; 2)With Love From Bliss; 3) Journey to Bliss; 4)easons of Bliss; 5) Bittersweet Bliss; 6) Back Roads to Bliss. After his wife's brutal murder in ew York, and Gage himself is beaten nearly to death, the crippled private investigator retreats three thousand miles to the quaint coastal town of Barnacle Bluffs, Oregon. He spends the next 5-years in an incandescent stupor, content to bide his time filling out crossword puzzles and trying to forget his wife's death is his fault. But all that changes when he discovers the body of a young woman washed up on the beach and his conscious draws him back into his old occupation - forcing him to confront demons of his own guilt before he can hope to solve the girl's murder.