First English Lutheran Church

As you are going, therefore, you are to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything whatever I have commanded you and , lo, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Our Worship Schedule:

Every Sunday: 8:00 and 10:45 AM
Lent (Thursdays): 5:30 PM
Maunday Thursday: 7:00 PM
Good Friday: 7:00 PM
Easter Sunrise: 6:00 AM
Thanksgiving: 10:00 AM
Advent (Thursdays): 5:30 PM
Christmas Eve Family Service: 6:30 PM
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: 11:00 PM
Christmas Day: 10:00 AM
New Year's Eve: 6:30 PM

ALL 8:00 AM Sunday morning services and the Christmas EveCandlelight Service are broadcast on KICD-FM (107.7).

Schedule for the celebration of Holy Communion:

We celebrate the Lord's Supper during the 8:00 AM service on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month and during the 10:45 AM service on the 2nd and 4th. We also celebrate the Supper on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, the Easter Sunrise and Festival Services, the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, the Christmas Day Service, New Year's Eve Service, and on other special occasions.

The Lord's Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those that trust in His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes. Guests and visitors desiring to commune with us for the first time will first personall! y consult with the Elder on duty or the Pastor.

Our Education Opportunities:

Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Teen Bible Class (Sundays): 9:30 AM
Adult Bible Class(es) (Sundays): 9:30 AM
Men's Bible Class (Wednesdays): 6:30 AM
Mid-Week School - grades 1-5 (Thursdays): 7:00 PM
Confirmation Classes - grades 6-8 (Thursdays): 7:00 PM
Vacation Bible School (call the church for dates and times)

Our Pre-School

We operate a pre-school during the regular school year for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. For more information contact the pre-school director at 712-262-3699.

Other Opportunities for Fellowship and Service:

The Adult Choir

The Adult Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 8:00 PM. They join their voices in praise to God during regular Sunday Services and on special occasions.

The Children's Choir

The Children's Choir rehearses on Thrusday evenings at 6:30 PM. They also join their voices in praise to God during regular Sunday Services and on special occasions.

Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF)

High school youth who join together in a group setting that emphasizes the spiritual and social aspects of being a Christian teen. The LYF meets on the third Sunday at 6:30 PM.

Junior Lutheran Youth Fellowship (JLYF)

Confirmation-age youth (6th - 8th grade) sho also join together in a group setting that emphasizes the spiritual and social aspects of being a child of Christ. The JLYF also meets on the third Sunday at 6:30 PM.

Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML)

Our LWML is part of an international organization that sponsors the work of Christian outreach at home, in the community, and throughout the world. The LWML meets quarterly at 7:30 PM on the first Wednesday of January, April, July, and October.

LWML Guilds

In months that LWML does not meet, the ladies of First English meet in four smaller groups, or Guilds. Three of these meet during the day on the first Thursday of the month and the other meets in the evening on the first Wednesday of the month.

Altar Guild

The ladies of the Altar Guild have the responsibility for preparing the sancturary for worship and for setting up for the celebration of the Lord's Supper. They meet at 7:30 PM the second Tuesday of each month (except September) for Bible study and to prepare for their upcoming service to Christ in His sanctuary.

The Parish Nurse Program

A number of nurses in our congregation have joined together to help members with health and dietary concerns.

Also:

God's Mighty Serving Hands

Cradle Roll

Samaritan Care Group

Summer softball team

Lutherans for Life

St. Luke's Auxiliary

Library Committee