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We welcome all
We build community
We serve our neighbor

ALL ARE WELCOME HERE
ALL ARE LOVED HERE

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Sundays: 8am and 10:30am
Wednesdays: 6:15pm
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in-person & online)

First Lutheran Church
410 Main St, Onalaska WI
608.783.2236  •  office@firstlu.org

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Ash Wednesday

February 18

Worship at 12:15pm (in-person)
and 6:15pm (in-person & live stream)

All services will include the imposition of ashes

A light meal will be served before each service
at 11:30am and 5:30pm

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Lent

The season of Lent starts on
Ash Wednesday, February 18, and lasts until Palm Sunday, March 29.
Join us for Holden Evening Prayer every Wednesday at 6:15pm, with a light meal before at 5:30pm.

Sign up for a soup supper

Lent Small Groups

This year First is offering
two options for devotions during Lent…

The Lives We Actually Have, which can be read individually or with a weekly small group of your choice.

Bless the Lent we Actually Have, a free little guide, offered to bless whatever this season is actually bringing you.
Let’s bless it all.

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Education

From Bible studies and small groups, online and in-person, to Sunday School, Confirmation and Peer Ministry, there are many opportunities at many stages of life to grow in your faith!

First Lutheran Preschool offers Christian preschool sessions in the morning, M–F, and is a site for the Onalaska public 4K.

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Faith Webs put kids’ faith formation at the center of a group project! We’re supporting our kids as we build community.

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Bring your children for an evening of fun with this middle and high school youth group fundraiser!

Friday, Jan. 23, 4:45pm

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Music

With organ, choirs, praise band, bells, jazz and more, join us as we do what us Lutherans do best… uplifting praise to God!

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First Teen Clothes Closet

Providing free, teen-appropriate clothing for teenage youth in the area.

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What we believe

First Lutheran is a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), where we welcome all, we build community, and we serve our neighbor.

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