INSIDE: Pentecost Sunday, Summer Worship Changes

INSIDE: One worship this Sunday & Congregational Meeting

There is no space like that of a hospital room—all is quite literally stripped away and we are at our most vulnerable. News of a life-altering or life-ending diagnosis, a sense of loss after surgery, chronic or extreme pain, an emergency that will change things forever: the hospital is a place of the unexpected and inevitably a place of suffering. And it is most certainly a place where God’s presence is most poignant.

INSIDE: You, Me, Us: Being Human Together continues • Grief Support Group • OWLs Fly to Vesterheim

St. Augustine once said, “Solvitur ambulando.”

Solvitur ambulando: “It is solved by walking.”

I am positive that Augustine didn’t know all the brain science behind why walking helps our body think better, but he knew there was something there.

INSIDE: Blessing Grads • Stephen Ministry Info Mtg • Faith Alive! U: Awkward Conversations, with Rev. Libby Howe

ELCA Lutherans are spiritual descendants of reformers. From Martin Luther in the 1500’s calling for the church to stop selling indulgences, to our own grandparents calling for the ordination of women in the 1960s, our ancestors in faith have practiced ongoing discernment regarding how the fruit of God’s Spirit is feeding the Church for its work in the world today. In 2023, First Lutheran lives more fully into this reforming tradition by seeking to become a Reconciling in Christ congregation, for the sake of the world.

Say “Hi!” to Flat Jesus! Color Him in, cut Him out, and take Him with you on your travels this summer!

INSIDE: Bells 20th Anniversary • Preschool Springfest • Blessing Grads

INSIDE: Advanced Care Planning Workshop on Sun • Chicken Dinner on Thur

INSIDE: Easter Season Study: A Gospel of Hope • Wanted: Candy • Chicken Dinner tickets on sale

INSIDE: Christ is Risen! Hallelujah! Join us for Easter worship THIS Sunday!

INSIDE: Palm Sunday • Food Drive Concludes • Holy Week Worship • First Teen Clothes Closet Art Show

INSIDE: Faith Alive! U: Land Use Acknowledgment Statements • Lent Food Drive • Graduation Milestone & Recognition Dinner

INSIDE: Funeral Planning Workshop • Food Drive • Graduation Milestone & Recognition Dinner

INSIDE: Daylight Savings Changes, Preschool Open House, Funeral Planning Workshop