Sunday, October 11, 2020

Words to Ponder:

This Sunday, we are joining the North Eastern Minnesota Synod as marking this Sunday as Native American Sunday. Join us for worship with special music; special prayers; and guest speaker, Rick DeFoe.

Ricky DeFoe “Fond du Lac Elder Pipe Carrier” is a Graduate of a Federal Boarding School called Flandreau Indian High School in 1976. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard. After which he worked and retired as a Union Journeyman Ironworker. He has served 8 years on Duluth’s Indigenous Commission and is past Co-Chair of Oversight Committee for reducing racial disparity in Juvenile Detention. He presently works for Fond du Lac reservation’s Ojibwe Language Revitalization Program. Ricky has two children, seven grandchildren and is recently married.

Remember to have a piece or loaf a bread available to take part in Food for the Journey during worship.

Audio excerpts from Sunday's service

Time for Young Disciples 10/7/2020

A message for young disciples from Pastoral Intern, Logan McLean Strike

A peek at next week

Sunday, October 18

Hunter’s Blessing
Calling all hunters – send in a prayer or blessing that you say before or after your hunt so we can gather your words for a congregational blessing.
Join us during the service next Sunday for a special Blessing of Hunters during the service.

Celebration in Honor of Nancy Hamre
We are gathering a gift for Nancy in thanksgiving for her 28+ years of service as First Lutheran’s office specialist. Please send any donations into the church office marked gift for Nancy. If you would like to honor her with a memorial to the bell choir, mark your monetary gift- Nancy, bellchoir.
On the 18th, we will drive by her house after the service with honking horns, balloons and signs of gratitude. So make your signs and mark your calendars! If you want to gather together to listen to the service together on the radio, there will be a gathering in the UMD parking lot — contact Kim Schandel with questions kim.schandel@gmail.com.