Decorah Community Blood Drive
Thursday, April 24th from 12:00—5:30 p.m. Location: Stone Ridge Community Church Fellowship Hall. Sponsored by First Lutheran Church.
Iowa Child Advocacy Board
The Iowa Child Advocacy Board (ICAB) is seeking male and female volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for abused and neglected children in Winneshiek County. It is the CASA volunteer’s responsibility to be a voice for a child by gathering information about the case, attending court hearings, reporting their observations and recommendations […]
Project Care 2014
Project Care 2014 is officially underway! This year we have 3 deserving graduating high school students that we will help with the transition from foster care to independent living. We are in great need of cash donations to help with some special needs as well as the laptop computers that are provided. We are also […]
Food, Faith, and Climate
First Lutheran is hosting a workshop “Food, Faith, and Climate” sponsored by the Iowa Interfaith Power and Light on Saturday, April 12 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The workshop provides education on how our food practices contribute to climate change and explores how our faith traditions call us to respond with practical solutions. Cost is $35 […]
Hearing Assistance in the Sanctuary
We’re pleased to announce that we have completed the installation of our new hearing loop. This system sends the sounds of our service, including voices and music, directly from our sound system into a hearing aid or cochlear implant. It works with the Telecoil or “T-coil” with which most hearing aids come equipped. If you […]
Easter Lilies
Easter Lilies are now available to order, for display in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday. These may be in memory of, honor of, or simply as a gift. The cost is $12.00 including tax. This is a multi-bloom lily dressed up with gold foil and a white bow. Lilies may be purchased through the church […]
Sunday School
This week Sunday School starts studying Holy Week. Last Sunday we had Family Sunday school and we had a great time creating an Easter garden for our homes. The families also worked together on writing prayers that are pinned onto a big wooden cross which you can see in fellowship hall. Finally, the families made […]
Trust Fund Applications
The First Lutheran Trust Fund is now taking applications for the EPIC (Education Partners in Covenant) Scholarship Program. The Trust Fund will be awarding $750 scholarships to college students in our congregation that will be attending Lutheran Colleges for the 2014-2015 school year. Participating colleges support this program by matching up to $750 per student […]
Union Prairie Cemetery Board
The annual meeting for the Union Prairie Cemetery Board will be at Decorah Lutheran Church Tuesday April 1st at 7:00 p.m.
Audio Visual Update
At the Annual Meeting, the congregation approved a slate of recommendations for the disbursement of funds from the Helena Naef Bequest. Included in those recommendations were proposed upgrades to our sanctuary’s audio visual capabilities. Phase One, the audio portion of the upgrades, began Sunday, March 16. Technicians from La Crosse spent the week installing new […]
Holy Week Worship Schedule
Maundy Thursday, April 17: Worship at 1:30p.m. and 7:00p.m.Good Friday, April 18: Worship at 1:30p.m. and 7:00p.m.
Holy Saturday, April 19: Community Easter Vigil at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 8:00p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 20: Worship at 7:00a.m., 9:00a.m., and 11:00a.m.
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