June 9-10, 2018

This Weekend in Worship

Preaching: We are welcoming back former Associate Pastor Denny Wright!
Sermon: "Following God's Lead"
I am thinking of this message as a 'recruitment message' for people who are not expecting a calling from God to door ministry. You see, it was at the tail end of First Lutheran's year-long 100th Anniversary Celebration that Winnie and I responded to Pastor George Carlson's message from the pulpit to "Go To Nineva". His idea was LSTC (The Lutheran School of Theology) in Chicago . We chose NLTS (Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary) in St. Paul. It has been a wonderful ride filled with many stories, one of which includes your Seniors Pastor's wife. - Denny W.

Scripture Readings: Jonah 1:1-6, Mark 3:20-35 NRSV

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Summer Family Faith Connections

Our Sunday Morning Children's Learning has wrapped up for the school year; we'll see you in September!

Starting in June you can stay connected to church and explore new, fun ways to grow your faith! Stop by the Welcome Desk any weekend, and check out one of the MANY Family Faith Kits we’ll have available for you to either check out, or take home to keep! Options include:

• 567 Ministries placemats: using Old and New Testament stories, paired with beautiful, original artwork, you can foster meaningful faith conversations at mealtime.
  
  
• Movies With A Twist: did you know that there are great resources available to you that can spark faith conversations around your child’s favorite animated films? It’s true! Check out any one of the 17 kits we have, which include titles like Frozen, Rio, Planes Fire and Rescue, The Lego Movie and more!
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• Family Faith Jar: an easy way to jumpstart family faith discussions at home, Family Faith Jars have 48 practices that can be rotated through daily, weekly, or sporadically! Pick up this kit, have fun cutting them out together, decorate your jar together, and start a conversation! This is a kit you can KEEP!
  
  
• Weekly Worship Kit: each week, we’ll have a kit of a few crafts or activities you can take home to connect what you’ve heard in worship, to your faith practices at home. Think Discovery Cove activities in your own home, or in the car on a road trip, or as a ‘boredom buster’! This is also a kit you can KEEP!
  
  

Kits will be available beginning in June, and while we know it will be super tempting to take them ALL home the first week, we suggest starting with ONE of the kits, and trying a new one each week. You’ll never be short of ways to keep connected to God this summer!

Congregational Picnic This Sunday!

Join us this Sunday afternoon for a classic, Potluck Picnic on the at Lowe Park in Marion.
Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 5:30. Old-fashioned hymn sing at 6:30.
First Lutheran will be providing:

• Hamburgers, Brats and Hot Dogs with all the fixings! 
  
• Lemonade, Ice Tea, Coffee and root beer floats!
• Plates, cups, napkins, and utensils.
  

You should bring a side or dessert dish to share, a lawn chair for the hymn-sing, and any outdoor games you might want to play or share!