New Wednesday Night Options for music, meals, worship and learning have all started for the year. Check out the full calendar online or in the printed Ministry Guidebooks. Wed. Schedule
Youth & Families Serving S.E.M.P. – Saturday, November 23 is the next time our Youth & Family is scheduled to serve our free Saturday Evening Meal Program! Cooks are needed 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Servers are needed 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., and clean-up crew spots are 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
To find the information and sign up for a spot, visit firstlutherancr.org/youthsemp
Family Bingo Night! Join us for an evening of fun for the whole family 6-8 p.m. Friday Dec. 6. (Dec. 13 snow date) in the lower-level fellowship hall at First Lutheran. We'll cook Papa Murphy’s pizzas make keg root beer floats, and pop fresh popcorn. $5 per person/ max $20 per family. RSVP at firstlutherancr.org/bingo.
Blue Christmas Worship – Our losses and can be overwhelming in a season that is supposed to be joyful. Our Blue Christmas worship on December 8 at 2 p.m. is an opportunity to come together and acknowledge the sadness we may feel at Christmas. Through scripture, prayer, song, and ritual we will seek to be open to the possibility of hope. Refreshments following the service.
Ladies' Night Out — All the women and friends of First Lutheran, especially are invited to gather once a month for food and fellowship. On Monday, December 2, we will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Papa Juans, 5505 Center Point Road NE in Cedar Rapids. Kris Umbach is this month’s hostess; her phone number is (630) 400-9637. Please call Kris to make a reservation, or put your name and phone number on the sign-up sheet at the church.
Preparing for Advent! — Come together in worship next weekend, Nov. 23-24 as we begin our Advent Worship and study series, The Jesse Tree. Recounting the story of God’s promised Messiah from creation to the birth of Christ, these 25 scriptures have been assembled into daily devotion kits for households, and will be the basis for our worship services through Advent. Read more in the latest edition of The Light, or at firstlutherancr.org/advent.
