Sunday January 29 – Mexican Mission Sun. 9am SUNDAY SCHOOL – PH ADULT FORUM – PH 10:30am HOLY COMMUNION NOISY COINS (Mexican Mission) After Worship COFFEE FELLOWSHIP – FH 4:30pm JOINT CONFIRMATION – SJA Monday January 30 6pm HANDBELLS – Balcony Wednesday February 1 9am – 1pm PRAYERS & SQUARES – PHSR 7pm SR. CHOIR … [Read more…]
A Thrivent Financial event is planned for Sunday, February 19th. Tom Brookes from Thrivent will be at First Lutheran to discuss Thrivent choice dollars and action team money. A light lunch will be provided and Tom will discuss how we can use Thrivent dollars to help grow our church and serve others. Please mark your … [Read more…]
Join us on Thursday, February 9th, at 7:30pm, in the back room of M.D. Green’s, 1808 2nd Avenue, in the Rock Island District. We are children of God through faith. Martin Luther says that Paul purposely says ‘the hearing of faith,’ in his letter to the Galatians, because it is not only the sound of … [Read more…]
Open Mic Coffeehouse, Friday, February 10th, 7 – 10pm, in the Parish House. Refreshments served. Donations benefit the St. Joe’s Evening Meal, served weeknights at the Rock Island Township Hall. All are welcome!
Remember to pick up your copy of the newsletter if you don’t have it sent to you. Copies are available in the Church narthex and the Parish House.
Sunday January 22 – World Hunger Sunday 9am SUNDAY SCHOOL – PH ADULT FORUM – PH 10:30am HOLY COMMUNION NOISY COINS (150th Anniversary) HANDBELLS PLAY After Worship COFFEE FELLOWSHIP – FH Monday January 23 6pm HANDBELLS – Balcony Wednesday January 25 9am – 1pm PRAYERS & SQUARES – PHSR 12:30pm UNITYPOINT FOOT CLINIC – PH … [Read more…]
On Thursday, February 2nd, Pr. Leaf will lead a short communion service in the Friendship Manor Chapel. The service time has been moved up a half hour, to 3:30pm
January 18–25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. January is the month many Christians observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The Confession of Peter (January 18) and the Conversion of Paul (January 25) bookend the week.
The congregational planning meeting was Saturday, January 14. At that meeting, we decided to collect “noisy” coins this year. On the second, third, and fourth Sundays of each month through October, the noisy coin collection will go toward the 150th Anniversary Building Projects. In keeping with the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, our goal is … [Read more…]
Sunday January 15 – Food Pantry Sunday 9am SUNDAY SCHOOL – PH ADULT FORUM – PH 10:30am HOLY COMMUNION After Worship COFFEE FELLOWSHIP – FH Monday January 16 Newsletter Deadline Annual Reports Due Martin Luther King, Jr. Day CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 5pm ST. JOE’S EVENING MEAL – RITH 6pm HANDBELLS – Balcony Tuesday … [Read more…]