Since 1895, First Lutheran Church has been a constant, caring, community presence, serving the needs of the South Shore Lake Superior area.
Based on the recent Council meeting, we will continue in-person church worship service this Sunday, June 6th in First Lutheran Church at 10:45am, following Covid-safe guidelines.
Due to recent changes about mask usage, the Council voted on this statement for church attendance:
"All are welcome! Please maintain social distancing and, if UNVACCINATED, masks are recommended."
Due to recent changes about mask usage, the Council voted on this statement for church attendance:
"All are welcome! Please maintain social distancing and, if UNVACCINATED, masks are recommended."
WELCA NewsWELCA - Women of the ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America--has recently resumed their in-person meetings.
Area women interested in joining should call Sue at 715-774-3759 or Karen at 715-774-3742. April 6th WELCA Meeting
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Regular in-person services at First Lutheran every week on Sunday morning - 10:45am
Upcoming EventsEaster Sunday Worship
April 17, 10:45am First Easter Sunday worship since 2019! Palm Sunday & New Member Sunday April 10, 10:45am Followed by a potluck dinner Maundy Thursday at Messiah April 14, 5:30-6:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm worship with Messiah's Choir and Holy Communion Good Friday Service at First Lutheran April 15, 6:30pm Bible Study Opportunities
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First Lutheran Supports Local Charities
Food Donations for BRICK MinistriesLast spring when COVID-19 was upon us and we recognized the need for face masks, people from First Lutheran, including Joyce Olson and Leann Hess, began sewing masks for distribution locally. Johnson's Store allowed us to begin offering a free face mask in return for a contribution of food for the BRICK Ministries food shelf. Parishioner Laurie Gucinski, who also works at BRICK, has reported that in the last three months she has brought over 256 pounds of food to BRICK, donations from the face masks.
BRICK is open in Cornucopia at the Town of Bell Community Center on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 10am to 3pm. Laurie welcomes additional food donations to BRICK delivered to her house or she will pick it up. |
The Fig Leaf Thrift Shop new hoursHave you been spending some quarantine time cleaning and decluttering? The Fig Leaf Thrift Store is now open for business Monday-Saturday, 10am-3pm.
New donations are accepted everyday during business hours with a limit of 3 bags or boxes per person. Most needed items right now include fall and winter clothing, sweatshirts, puzzles, kitchen items, bedding, towels, and shoes in good repair. Proceeds from the Fig Leaf come back to area communities in the form of monetary donations. |
Follow Pastor Nancy's Civil Rights Pilgrimage
Greetings!
Last year, I shared my Continuing Ed with those who took the Faith and Misinformation Class. This year, I invite you to JOIN me in my Continting Ed which is called a Civil Rights Pilgrimage. Here is the itinerary in brief. IF I get to it, I hope to pass along any “God sightings” from the trip. Check out messiahofwashburn.com OR
firstlutheranportwing.com
Thank you for praying that this trip would be a pilgrimage: a sacred journey where we go in search of new or expanded meanings about self or others, leading to personal transformation. Dear God, help us to not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Help us be open to be transformed more and more to having the mind of Christ. For sure, we know this means for us to expand in our LOVE for God, selves and others. Amen!
Saturday, January 21: Our group of about 12 folks from the Northwestern Synod arrive in Atlanta, Georgia. Bus trip through Anniston, AL arriving at Birmingham, AL. Visit Bethel Baptist and Dynamite Hill if time. Photos from Nancy
Sunday: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Hear Carolyn McKinstry who knew the four girls who were killed when the Klan bombed this church in 1963. Visit Birmingham Jail and Memorial Park
Monday: Bus to Montgomery, AL. Visit First Baptist Brick-a-day Church, Montgomery State Capital and/or Rosa Parks Museum and Southern Poverty Law Center
Tuesday: Drive to Selma, walk the Edmund Pettus Bridge, stop at the Viola Luizzo graveside
Wednesday: Depart from Montgomery for MSP
Sunday, January 30, 9:00 am Pastor Nancy will share some “God Sightings” from the trip during sermon.
Last year, I shared my Continuing Ed with those who took the Faith and Misinformation Class. This year, I invite you to JOIN me in my Continting Ed which is called a Civil Rights Pilgrimage. Here is the itinerary in brief. IF I get to it, I hope to pass along any “God sightings” from the trip. Check out messiahofwashburn.com OR
firstlutheranportwing.com
Thank you for praying that this trip would be a pilgrimage: a sacred journey where we go in search of new or expanded meanings about self or others, leading to personal transformation. Dear God, help us to not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Help us be open to be transformed more and more to having the mind of Christ. For sure, we know this means for us to expand in our LOVE for God, selves and others. Amen!
Saturday, January 21: Our group of about 12 folks from the Northwestern Synod arrive in Atlanta, Georgia. Bus trip through Anniston, AL arriving at Birmingham, AL. Visit Bethel Baptist and Dynamite Hill if time. Photos from Nancy
Sunday: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Hear Carolyn McKinstry who knew the four girls who were killed when the Klan bombed this church in 1963. Visit Birmingham Jail and Memorial Park
Monday: Bus to Montgomery, AL. Visit First Baptist Brick-a-day Church, Montgomery State Capital and/or Rosa Parks Museum and Southern Poverty Law Center
Tuesday: Drive to Selma, walk the Edmund Pettus Bridge, stop at the Viola Luizzo graveside
Wednesday: Depart from Montgomery for MSP
Sunday, January 30, 9:00 am Pastor Nancy will share some “God Sightings” from the trip during sermon.
Photos from Pastor Nancy's Pilgrimage
