This is the new capital campaign for the addition to Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School. If you would like to donate, please be sure to write your check to Reaching Higher Shining Brighter and get it to the IGLLS office. They also have a form they would like you to complete that you can pick up in the school or church office. It is very important to keep this separate from any contributions to Debt Retirement as they are two completely different entities. If you have any questions please contact the church or IGLLS offices. Thank you.
Thrivent Choice Dollars Expire Monday, March 31st – Thrivent Members, please direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars soon. There are two ways to direct your Choice Dollars. Go to www.thriventchoice.com or call 1-800-847-4836 and say” choice dollars” at automation. Thank you to everyone who has donated their Choice Dollars to First English Lutheran Church, First English Christian Preschool or Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School.
The Board of Christian Life / Outreach is sponsoring a Prayer Vigil on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. They would like to have specific prayer requests that will be printed in a booklet to be used by those coming in to pray that day. Please pick up a Prayer Request Form from the Opportunity Corner and fill it out and return it to the box labeled prayer requests. Deadline for submitting prayers is Friday, April 11th. Thank you.
The Elders of First English Lutheran Church cordially invite you to join them in the fellowship hall for a time of fun and fellowship. In the coming months our elders will be hosting three different one-hour events. We are calling them “Get to Know Your Elder”.
We hope you can attend one of the three meetings. The “Get to Know Your Elder” events will be Saturday, February 22 at 9:00 am; Saturday, March 22 at 9:00 am; Saturday, April 12 at 9:00 am.
Breakfast and coffee will be served. After the meal, we will break out into elder groups so that you can spend time “getting to know your elder” one-on-one. Our elders are looking forward to this opportunity to meet with you and to hear your input regarding the ministry opportunities of First English and how we might better serve you.
Sign up for February meeting at https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/hnlau
Sign up for March meeting at https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/nfihl
Sign up for April meeting at https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/zbhrg
You can also sign up on the sheets in the Opportunity Corner or call the church office. The elders hope that you will take time to greet and meet!
How was your day, honey? Arriving home from work, school, or a day away, you may be the one who asks – or hears – this familiar question. While there’s nothing wrong with the question, what would happen if you would dig just a little bit deeper to connect more with your spouse, children, grandchildren, neighbor, or friend? Maybe instead try something like this: I’m developing my prayer list for this week - what’s a challenge you are facing right now or have coming up that I can pray about for you? Or we believe the Bible’s promise that God is with us all the time. Where did you see Him today? Then see where God may take the conversation! Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
Lutherans For Life offers help, healing, and forgiveness for anyone who bears the burden of overwhelming guilt through our 24-hour Word of Hope hotline (888-217-8679). This free service is available to men, women, and youths for information, referrals, and Scripture-based spiritual care to address life issues such as surprise pregnancy, abortion recovery, suicide, doubting salvation, and physician-assisted suicide.
Sunday’s 8:00 a.m. services, and Pastor Kaldahl's Bible Class at 9:30 a.m. will be Livestreamed. Find the link on our church website halfway down on the home page. http://www.spencer-church.com