WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY,  September 11

9 am – Chariton Outdoor Worship
10 am – FLC Breakfast and School Bags
11 am – Corydon Worship

10:30 am – Radio Broadcast on KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (TODAY) AT NOON, Interchurch Council is sponsoring a prayer service for rain at the Gazebo on the square!

FIRST LUTHERAN OUTDOOR WORSHIP, THIS COMING SUNDAY at 9:00 am, First Lutheran will have an outdoor worship service on the west side of the church on the large cement pad.  Please bring your lawn chairs.   BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED after worship by Church Council.  Please plan to stay and enjoy this meal and fellowship.
 
SCHOOL BAGS will be filled at FLC on “God’s Work, Our Hands” Day on Sunday, September 11.  Anyone wanting to help the youth fill the school bags is welcome.

FLC SUNDAY SCHOOL 2022-2023—School is back in session and we will once again have Sunday School during the worship service. Sunday School will begin on Sunday, September 11 as the children are invited to help fill the school bags after the church service.  This will be considered their service project.  Then on September 18, we will officially begin teaching our youth.  The chart is set up in the narthex and the members are invited once again to sign up to teach one Sunday this year.  (Or more if you want!) The children will be released as we begin the Gospel reading. The classes will be held in the Library and will last approximately 15-20 minutes.  All materials will be readily available for you.  Very little preparation is required.  Thank you in advance for sharing your faith with our youth!

CTS WORSHIP AND MUSIC COMMITTEE will NOT be meeting on Monday, September 12.

CHURCH COUNCIL will meet on Monday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m.

THE BREAKFAST GALS will meet on Tuesday, September 13, at Hardee’s, beginning at 8 am.
 
“SHARING THE WEIGHT” BLANKET MAKING at CTS will take place on Tuesday, September 13, from 9 am-3 pm.

CTS TASK FORCE MEETING is moved from Sunday, September 18 to Sunday, September 25.

LUTHERAN ADULT FELLOWSHIP will meet on Sunday, September 18, at 5 pm, at First Lutheran.  Your hosts will be Earl & Linda Comstock. Please bring a food item to share. 

PASTOR DICK WILL BE ON VACATION from September 12 – September 18.  He will be back in the office on Monday, September 19.
 
SEPTEMBER IS JUICE MONTH at the Ministries Center.  Examples would be fruit juices, vegetable juices (tomato & V8), and juice boxes.  THE MINISTRY CENTER IS STILL IN NEED OF ½ GALLON MILK JUGS.  Thank you!

THANK YOU to Dave Utesch for volunteering to take the milk jugs to the Ministry Center.

THE RADIO BROADCAST OF PASTOR HUTTON’S SERMONS WILL BE AN ONGOING MINISTRY OF FIRST LUTHERAN and CHRIST THE SERVANT
Ways to listen – every Sunday morning at 10:30 am:
*  KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia
*  The radio stations website:  kiicradio.com 
(click on the “Listen Live” button)
*  If you miss the broadcast on Sunday, you can also catch it as a podcast on the church’s website:  firstlutheran-christtheservant.org
THANK YOU for your support of this ministry!! 

THANK YOU TO SPONSORS OF OUR WEEKLY RADIO BROADCAST!
All broadcasts have been covered through the end of the year.  We will start scheduling 2023 soon!  With three members now in care facilities, the broadcast brings our worship to those, plus we have listeners all across southern Iowa.  Sponsorships are $35.  Please call the church office to sponsor a Sunday.  Thank you!
(641-774-4875).

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY,  September 4

9 am – Chariton Worship
11 am – Corydon Worship

10:30 am – Radio Broadcast on KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia

OFFICE CLOSED on Monday, September 5.  Happy Labor Day!
 
PRAYER SHAWL/BABY AFGHAN GROUP will gather in the FLC Library, beginning at 1:30 pm, on Wednesday, September 7. 
 
THE WOMEN OF THE ELCA will gather on Thursday, September 8, at Homestead, at 1 pm. 
 
FIRST LUTHERAN OUTDOOR WORSHIP, Sunday, September 11 at 9:00 am, First Lutheran will have an outdoor worship service on the west side of the church on the large cement pad.  Please bring your lawn chairs. 
 
THE BREAKFAST GALS will meet on Tuesday, September 13, at Hardee’s, beginning at 8 am.
 
“SHARING THE WEIGHT” BLANKET MAKING at CTS will take place on Tuesday, September 13, from 9 am-3 pm.
 
SCHOOL BAGS will be filled at FLC on “God’s Work, Our Hands” Day which is Sunday, September 11.  We have all the supplies to fill our school bags. Thank you to everyone who contributed.  If you wish to contribute money for shipping, make your check out to First Lutheran or bring money to the church office.  If you have any questions, please contact Jean Heston or LuAnn Mosbach.

FLC SUNDAY SCHOOL 2022-2023—School is back in session and we will once again have Sunday School during the worship service. Sunday School will begin on Sunday, September 11 as the children are invited to help fill the school bags after the church service.  This will be considered their service project.  Then on September 18, we will officially begin teaching our youth.  The chart will be set up in the narthex and the members are invited once again to sign up to teach one Sunday this year.  (Or more if you want!) The children will be released as we begin the Gospel reading. The classes will be held in the Library and will last approximately 15-20 minutes.  All materials will be readily available for you.  Very little preparation is required.  Thank you in advance for sharing your faith with our youth!

SEPTEMBER IS JUICE MONTH at the Ministries Center.  Examples would be fruit juices, vegetable juices (tomato & V8), and juice boxes.  THE MINISTRY CENTER IS STILL IN NEED OF ½ GALLON MILK JUGS.  Thank you!

VOLUNTEER NEEDED to take milk jugs to the Ministries Center on Monday mornings (open 7:30-11:00).  Thanks to John & Sharon Neel for doing this in the past.  If anyone is interested in helping out at the center on Monday mornings, John’s position needs filled.

THE RADIO BROADCAST OF PASTOR HUTTON’S SERMONS WILL BE AN ONGOING MINISTRY OF FIRST LUTHERAN and CHRIST THE SERVANT
Ways to listen – every Sunday morning at 10:30 am:
*  KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia
*  The radio stations website:  kiicradio.com 
(click on the “Listen Live” button)
*  If you miss the broadcast on Sunday, you can also catch it as a podcast on the church’s website:  firstlutheran-christtheservant.org
THANK YOU for your support of this ministry!! 

THANK YOU TO SPONSORS OF OUR WEEKLY RADIO BROADCAST!
All broadcasts have been covered through the end of the year.  We will start scheduling 2023 soon!  With three members now in care facilities, the broadcast brings our worship to those, plus we have listeners all across southern Iowa.  Sponsorships are $35.  Please call the church office to sponsor a Sunday.  Thank you!
(641-774-4875).

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY,  AUGUST 28

9 am – Chariton Worship
11 am – Corydon Worship

10:30 am – Radio Broadcast on KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia

PASTOR ERIKA UTHE, ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP, will NOT be joining us today to preach at First Lutheran and Christ the Servant Lutheran.  

SCHOOL BAGS will be filled at FLC on “God’s Work, Our Hands” Day which is Sunday, September 11.  We have all the supplies to fill our school bags. Thank you to everyone who contributed.  If you wish to contribute money for shipping, make your check out to First Lutheran or bring money to the church office.  If you have any questions, please contact Jean Heston or LuAnn Mosbach.

SEPTEMBER IS JUICE MONTH at the Ministries Center.  Examples would be fruit juices, vegetable juices (tomato & V8), and juice boxes.  THE MINISTRY CENTER IS STILL IN NEED OF ½ GALLON MILK JUGS.  Thank you!

VOLUNTEER NEEDED to take milk jugs to the Ministries Center on Monday mornings (open 7:30-11:00).  Thanks to John & Sharon Neel for doing this in the past.  If anyone is interested in helping out at the center on Monday mornings, John’s position needs filled.
 
 SUSAN WILL BE ON VACATION Monday, August 29 through Wednesday, August 31.  THE BULLETIN WILL BE PRINTED ON THURSDAY – SO PLEASE GIVE HER YOUR INFORMATION FOR THE BULLETIN ACCORDINGLY. YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AND LEAVE A MESSAGE.

THE RADIO BROADCAST OF PASTOR HUTTON’S SERMONS WILL BE AN ONGOING MINISTRY OF FIRST LUTHERAN and CHRIST THE SERVANT
Ways to listen – every Sunday morning at 10:30 am:
*  KIIC Radio – 96.7 FM out of Albia
*  The radio stations website:  kiicradio.com 
(click on the “Listen Live” button)
*  If you miss the broadcast on Sunday, you can also catch it as a podcast on the church’s website:  firstlutheran-christtheservant.org
THANK YOU for your support of this ministry!! 

THANK YOU TO SPONSORS OF OUR WEEKLY RADIO BROADCAST!
All broadcasts have been covered through the end of the year.  We will start scheduling 2023 soon!  With three members now in care facilities, the broadcast brings our worship to those, plus we have listeners all across southern Iowa.  Sponsorships are $35.  Please call the church office to sponsor a Sunday.  Thank you!
(641-774-4875).