Calling all jazz enthusiasts! Join us for a weekend of jazz music at First. The weekend kicks off with Group Sax performing at First Friday Jazz on Friday, December 1, from 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Paul Haar, Mark…
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The FaithTrek word of the month in December is, “COME!” Just like the shepherds in the fields, we are waiting for the Messiah to come. Unlike the shepherds, however, we know the rest…
First Lutheran will offer two mission opportunities for Senior High youth next summer. One will be the ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston, TX, from June 27-July 1, and the other in Denver,…
This year’s Gifts of Hope market has a special emphasis on Africa, specifically in Tanzania, where the Nebraska Synod ELCA works with a sister congregation. In February and March of 2017, First Lutheran…
The Gifts of Hope Market display from Lincoln Lutheran Family Services Refugee Support will feature shoulder bags and other wearable art created on back strap looms by members of Lincoln’s Karen community. Traditional…
Nursing is a great professional career for both men and women and is a vocation that epitomizes the Christian virtue of caring. In all of Africa, there is a severe shortage of health…
For the very poor of Tanzania, poverty leads to bad health and bad health leads to poverty…a vicious downward spiral. This is particularly true of those with HIV-AIDS. Some of the poorest people…
At the Gifts of Hope Alternative Market, look for fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate and olive oil. Not only are these delicious gifts, they do a lot of good. Purchasing fair trade products…
What does the gift of a tree mean? Trees absorb carbon pollution, reduce erosion, provide habitat for wildlife, create shade and cooler temperatures for humans, emit oxygen used by both wildlife and humans…
by Pastor Dan Thanks for a great gathering last Sunday morning in the Activity Center! It was fun to see and hear your reaction to the proposed plans for our facility. Your presence…
