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Mini Golf & Ice Cream Party! – We’re celebrating the beginning of summer at Airport National minigolf course, 3-5p on May 31. Kids can invite classmates to play, meet their church friends,
and get ice cream! It’s an easy invite to introduce guests to your friends at First Lutheran! Cost is covered by the outreach team, but space is limited! Signup you and your friends at firstlutherancr.org/minigolf


Ladies’ Night Out – is a monthly gathering of women and friends, usually on the last Monday of the month, but to get around Memorial Day, our “May” gathering will be Monday, June 1  at Mulligan's, 1060 Old Marion Road NE, CR. Sign up at the Welcome Center or call Pat Stieglitz at 319-981-3592.


The 2026 Pipes, Pedals, and Pies Concert Series is coming soon! Join us for concerts from regional musicians on June 9, July 14, and Aug 11; starting at 7 p.m. and stay for a pie & ice cream social following each performance!  Calling all Bakers! If baking is a skill and joy of yours, we’d love your help providing pies. Contact Brett Wolgast in the church office if you can help!


The Habitat for Humanity Faith Build is just up the road right here in Wellington Heights. Our day to work in the morning of June 5, 8a – 12 noon, and the schedule said we should be siding. Help make a house a home for a deserving family by registering at firstlutherancr.org/habitat


Prayers for Peace — June 17 and July 8 — 12 noon & 6:30 p.m. These 30-minute piano-led prayer vigils will be an invitation to pray for peace and well-being for the world and for our country.  During the June service we will gather around a large world map, and in July we will experience the same moment of prayer around a map of our nation.


Dad & Me Canoe Trip — Hey guys, bring the kids and let’s canoe down the Maquoketa from Monticello on Saturday, June 20, 10a – 2p. Cost is $30 per canoe includes life jackets and paddles. Details at firstlutherancr.org/canoe


Thrivent Night at the Ballpark for the Special Olympics is coming on Tuesday, June 2, when the Cedar Rapids Kernels take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and local Special Olympics athletes will be honored before the game. Discounted tickets for $9 in sections 111-112 can be purchased through the Kernels Box Office or by calling 319-896-7560.


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