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.

Member of First Lutheran 5/15/23 Member of First Lutheran 5/15/23

Foundation Update for May 2023

The First Lutheran Foundation Fund Committee is excited to begin their season of giving!

Andrew Stutesman 5/12/23 Andrew Stutesman 5/12/23

Announcements for Sunday, May 14, 2023

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

Karyn Bodenschatz 5/6/23 Karyn Bodenschatz 5/6/23

Message from Pastor Karyn for May, 2023

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.

Andrew Stutesman 5/5/23 Andrew Stutesman 5/5/23

Announcements for Sunday, May 7, 2023

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

Jason Stanton 5/4/23 Jason Stanton 5/4/23

Notice Regarding Congregational Mtg: Sunday, May 21, 9am

First Lutheran Family of Faith: On May 21, 2023, immediately following First Lutheran’s 9am combined worship service, we will call to order a congregational meeting so that we may consider and endorse a welcome statement as recommended by your elected Vision & Leadership Team.

Jason Stanton 5/4/23 Jason Stanton 5/4/23

Message from Pastor Stanton for May 2023

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.