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408 Ninth Street NW
Mandan, ND 58554
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Phone: 701-663-3594
Fax: 701-663-6217
E-mail: [email protected]
Building Faith and
Transforming Lives
in Christ.
ADDRESS LABEL
Daylight
Savings Time
begins on
Sunday, March
13th.
www.firstlutheranofmandan.org
We’re on the web!
Sponsor for this month:
Tammy-Lapp Harris
701-220-4908 – C
701-751-6377 – W
Easter is a time when darkness and light seem to collide. Easter is a
time that carries all the cold and bitterness of winter and at the same time the
hope and promise of spring. The pinnacle for me is always that night before
Easter. For you see, it was that night before Easter, sixteen years ago, when I
had a life altering experience. I heard the words, “Christina Atherean, child of
God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ
forever.” My head wet, my hair still damp from water, an oily cross was marked
on my head.
It was a moment when I physically felt the promise of God. The sound
and feel of the water as it was poured over my head, the texture and fragrant
scent of the oil. Every sense confirmed what was already in my heart. I was a
child of God, a child of promise and truth.
Sixteen years have almost passed and every year it seems like I to need
to hear those words, to feel that promise more and more. Easter has become a
time of business, a time to mark off one more thing on an endless list of “things to
do”. Perhaps that is why we need the season of Easter so much.
Much of the year we seem to evaporate into a world of darkness, where
fear and confusion seem so powerful, and so hard to ignore. Yet, Easter reminds
us of who we are in the midst of the world. Easter is a time when darkness and
light seem to collide, a time that carries all the cold and bitterness of the world
and at the same time the hope and promise of the resurrected Christ.
I invite you to come to Easter, all you who are weary, all you faint of
heart. Come to Easter and experience the dampness of the empty tomb. Hear
the words - “You are made new. In water you have died to sin and death. In
water you have been made new.” Now with water dripping from your head, feel
the promise of God in the risen Christ Jesus our Lord.
Christ Has Risen! Alleluia!
Pastor Chris
March 2016
Administrative Pastor
Rev. Lee Herberg
663-3594
Associate Pastor
Rev. Christina Martin
663-3594
Administrative Assistant &
Coordinator of Lay
Ministries
Jackie Schulz
663-3594 (o)
663-3082 (h)
Custodians
Ron & Mavis Watson
Financial Administration
Jennifer Scheet
First Lutheran Is A Mission
Partner with Camp of the
Cross Ministries
First Lutheran
Staff
First Lutheran Church
March Newsletter
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Thank you to this month’s sponsor - Tammy Lapp-Harris of
Integra Realty Group for sponsoring this newsletter.
__________________________________________________________________
We will be having a new member
orientation on Sunday, April 3rd at 6:00
P.M. If you are interested in becoming a
member here at First Lutheran please
call the church office at 663-3594 as soon
as possible. Thank you.
Senior Service and Meal
March 15th, 2016
Service at 11:00 A.M.
Dinner at 12:00 P.M.
Ham dinner with trimmings.
RSVP to the church office at 663-3594 ASAP!!!
Come join us for Food, Fellowship, and Fun.
Easter Breakfast
We would love to have you join us!
8:00-9:00 A.M.
The youth will be serving egg bake, fruit, coffee & juice for a free will offering.
Happy Easter from
the Staff of First
Lutheran Church!
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Guest Pastors for Lenten Services:
March 2nd Rev. Ray Anderson from Living Water
March 9th Rev. Steve Sathre from Trinity Lutheran in Bismarck
March 16th Rev. Jon Splichal Larson from Faith Lutheran in Bismarck
Mark Your
Calendar…
2nd: 7pm - Lenten Worship
3rd: LAF-Loaded Baked
Potato
9th: 7pm - Lenten Worship
10th: LAF-Hot Dogs
16th: 7pm - Lenten Worship
17th: LAF-Sloppy Joes
23rd: No Confirmation
24th: LAF-Sandwiches
30th: No Confirmation
31st: LAF-Nachos
Upcoming Events
Any youth who are planning on
attending Bible Camp this summer
and want to raise some money,
please let Pastor Chris know by
Sunday, March 13th. Her email is
or call her at 663-3594. Thank you!
Thursday, March 24th: 7:00 p.m. (Maundy Thursday worship -
students will receive their First Communion) Pictures will be
taken before worship - Please be there no later than 6 P.M.
Come and join us at Station West!!!
Our youth going on the mission trip will be at Station West on April
the 2nd. We will be serving food and working and our youth will
receive a percentage of the profits and all the tips. So please come and
support our youth, by eating brunch, lunch, or dinner at Station West.
What: Bake Sale for camp
scholarships
When: Sunday, March 20th
Come and get your Easter
goodies and help our youth go
to Bible camp this summer!
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Sunday ~
8:30 am ~ Traditional
10:45 am ~ Contemporary
9:30 am ~ Coffee
9:30 am ~ Church School
Wednesday ~
6:00 pm ~ Transitional (March 30th Only)
6:00 pm ~ Church School
Lenten Schedule ~ March 2, 9 & 16
6:00 pm ~ Church School
7:00 pm ~ Lenten Services ~
Confirmation Students must attend!
Worship Schedule
Special Thanks
Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,
readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all
who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is
greatly appreciated!
Baptisms:
February 7 Adrianna Denise Schlecht
Weddings:
Funerals:
January 27 Pearl Larsen
February 5 Jerry Renken
February 12 Navith Starr
Memorial Fund
Pastoral Acts
In memory of LaVyrl Feland given by Cathleen
Feland, Arden & Pat Hagerott, Dave & Lualice
Stockert, Ralph & Naida Feland.
In memory of Janice Thiel given by Gary & Claudia
Tomanek.
In memory of Michael Lenhardt given by Gary &
Claudia Tomanek.
Deadline for
articles for the
April Newsletter
will be March 18th.
March ~ Mission of the Month
Weekend Meals For Mandan Kids
Items needed are Peanut Butter, Jelly, Fruit Cups,
Canned Fruit, Granola Bars, Cereal, Pudding Cups,
Applesauce, Chef Boyardee', Mac & Cheese, Soups,
Hamburger Helper, Spaghetti Noodles, Spaghetti
Sauce, Pop Tarts, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Rice A Ro-
ni, Pasta Roni, Pork and Beans, Baked Beans, Pan-
cake Mix-no eggs required such as Krusteaz Brand,
Syrup.
NO GLASS JARS PLEASE!
You may put your items in the boxes in the Narthex.
Thank you!
For Wednesday School Parents, Family, and Friends
Our Easter Program will held on April 6th at the 6 P.M.
worship service.
Our practices will be March 23 @ 6 P.M. in Sanctuary and
March 30 @7pm in Sanctuary.
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Palm Sunday, March 20th
8:30 A.M. & 10:45 A.M.
Maundy Thursday, March 24th
7:00 P.M. Worship with Holy
Communion
Good Friday, March 25th
7:00 P.M. Tenebrae Service
Note: No Wednesday Evening
Service on March 23rd
Easter Sunday, March 27th
7:00 A.M. - Sunrise Service
(led by the youth)
9:00 A.M. - Traditional Easter
Festival Service
11:00 A.M. - Contemporary Easter
Festival Service
Easter Breakfast
8:00-9:00 A.M.
The youth will be serving egg bake, fruit,
coffee & juice for a free will offering.
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First Lutheran Church Council meeting – January 31, 2016 10:25AM
President Den Na Lee Fewson called the meeting to order for the purpose of electing council
officers for 2016.
The three offices up for election are President, Vice-President and Secretary
President – Jeff Bradford nominated Jill Miller, Jessie Hilfer seconded. Motion passed.
Vice President – Jessie Hilfer nominated Jeff Bradford, Jill Miller seconded. Motion passed.
Secretary – Jessie Hilfer nominated Jessica Petrick, Jeff Bradford seconded. Motion passed.
There being no other business, President Jill Miller called for the meeting to be adjourned. Jeff
Bradford seconded. Motion passed.
Submitted by Jessie Hilfer, Acting Secretary
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