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We JUST sent out our newsletters yesterday - it should be in your mailbox today - but things are moving so fast right now, there are already a few more things to tell you about!
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This Weekend at First Lutheran
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Final Blessings for our Nave – This weekend is your last chance to add a note of blessing to the special container which will be hung in the rafters of our renovated Nave. Next weekend at each worship service we will have a special dedication of the prayers and blessings.
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CROP Walk – Also this Sunday afternoon, is the Cedar Rapids Area CROP hunger walk. The walk supports local food banks and international relief efforts. The walk starts at 1:30 p.m. in Thomas Park, Marion. You can still sign up to walk or support our First Lutheran team at crophungerwalk.org/cedarrapidsia
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Neighborhood Clean-up –
If walking a couple miles for hunger sounds like too much for Sunday afternoon, how about walking a few blocks to help clean up Wellington Heights. We will be doing a neighborhood clean-up Sunday starting at 12:15 p.m. Gloves and trash bags provided.
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2nd Sunday Hymn Sing – Join us on Sunday, October 13 at 4 p.m. for a time of readings and hymn singing and connecting with one another in a relaxed and casual setting!
This month we are focusing with hymns and readings about the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
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This Weekend in Worship
Preaching: Pastor Mark Urlaub (Saturday)
Pastor Craig Brown (Sunday)
Sermon: "A New Covenant”
Christ is the mediator of God's new covenant. God is no longer a theory to be taught in a textbook because now everyone in the world has had up close and personal knowledge of God who has walked among us. God has come TO US firsthand in Christ so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance – the goodness of God and all that comes with it. He lived and died as a ransom to set us free from the sins we have committed under God’s original agreement with human beings back in Abraham’s day.
Scripture: Hebrews 8:6-12; Hebrews 9:15, 24-28; Mark 1:1-11 NIV
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Join us in Creating Prayer Shawls ...
Join us at the Prayer Shawl Gathering on Saturday, October 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. upstairs in Room 312. Whether you’ve been knitting prayer shawls for years or wanted to but didn’t know where to begin, please join us to learn the basics, receive help and inspiration from some “old pros,” or simply visit with friends as you knit. If you’re new to creating shawls, we have yarn and needles available if you’d like to try it before you invest. For details, contact Marla Thompson at 395-0646.
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Painting with Habitat for Humanity – On Saturday Oct 19, we will be painting one of the three new houses they are building in Fairfax. Just about anyone 16 years or older can come out to help this day regardless skill level. (We may even turn on a radio to let you listen to the game!) Please register at bit.ly/flchabitat or get a hold of Scott Gerhold via email at srgerhold@aol.com or by calling 270-8100.
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News from His Hands Free Medical Clinic –
Our Neighbors and Ministry Partners have several brief news bytes for us to share:
- His Hands Hiring for a full time Development Director. For application information and a job description please go to www.hishandsclinic.org.
- Medicaid & Insurance Information Meeting – We will be hosting an informational insurance meeting on October 22 at 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. to help people with up coming open enrollment through Medicaid.
- Interpreters needed: Do you speak French, Spanish, Pashto or Swahli? WE NEED YOU! We are in need of volunteers who can translate for clinics. If you are interested, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Kim Junge at 862-2636 or kim@hishandsclinic.org.
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