FEATURED NEWS & EVENTS
NOVEMBER 2024
Global Mission Brunch - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Sunday November 10 | 10:30 a.m. | The Great Hall
Join us for a brunch catered by Heart-n-Soul Community Café and a chance to learn more about the work our global mission committee and church does to support God's work around the world. We'll have keynote speakers, Laura and Jorge, a couple we support who are doing mission work in Ecuador! Registration is now closed - if you've signed up remember to join us on Sunday November 10 at 10:30 a.m.!
P.S. Friendly reminder that if you are going to the brunch, but need child care, First Lutheran has a nursery where your kids will be taken care of from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. free of charge!
Marketplace for Mission - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Wednesday November 13 | 4 - 6 p.m. | The gathering space, outside of Celebration Center
Shop with a purpose! Come check out our pop-up store that has beautiful and unique treasures from around the world. They would make great Christmas gifts! This time proceeds will go to support Ukrainian refugees. Thank you for your support!
Wednesday Supper Prepared by Ukrainian Refugees - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Wednesday November 13 | 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. | The Great Hall
Join us for a very special Wednesday night supper at First Lutheran. We have special guests, Ukranian refugees, that will prepare a meal for our congregation. All proceeds will support Impact World Change, which supports Ukrainian refugees. Invite a friend and come on out to support them and enjoy some flavors from Ukraine!
Ecuador Multi-Generational Mission Experience Information Session - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Wednesday November 13 | 7 - 7:30 p.m. | The Chapel
Is God calling you to go? We have an exciting mission experience to Ecuador planned for youth, adults, and families July 5 - 13, 2025. If you're curious or interested, we encourage you to come to the meeting to find out more!
Ukrainian Refugees Presenation to High School Youth - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Wednesday November 13 | 8 - 9 p.m.
Youth are invited to a special presentation put on by our special guests, Ukrainian refugees. We look forward to hearing about their stories!
Faith in Film: Mully - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Friday November 15 | 6:30 - 9 p.m. | First Lutheran BibleMax Theatre
You're invited to a FREE movie night at First Lutheran Church! This movie night is a special part of our Global Mission Week at First Lutheran. Open to all ages, we'll watch downstairs in our BibleMax Theater. We'll show "Mully" (Rated: TV-14, viewer discretion advised) - a film about a homeless orphan in Kenya who becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children. Hope to see you there!
P.S. Here's a link to a trailer to "Mully" in case you'd like to check it out!
Marketplace for Mission - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Sunday November 17 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | The gathering space, outside of Celebration Center
Shop with a purpose! Come check out our pop-up store that has beautiful and unique treasures from around the world. They would make great Christmas gifts! This time proceeds will go to support FLC global missions. Thank you for your support!
Mission Soup
Sunday November 17 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | The Great Hall
You're invited to our next "Mission Soup"! This is a great time to enjoy homemade soup and connect with others. Free will offering or $5 to take your soup to go. Soups on the menu: loaded potato, tomato basil, beef chili, vegetable beef tortellini, chicken vegetable, and knoephla. All proceeds will go to support FLC Ecuador Mission Experiences!
Ecuador Multi-Generational Mission Experience Information Sessions - A Global Mission Week Event🌎✝️!
Sunday November 17 | 10 - 10:30 a.m. or 10:35 - 11 a.m. | The Chapel
Is God calling you to go? We have an exciting mission experience to Ecuador planned for youth, adults, and families July 5 - 13, 2025. If you're curious or interested, we encourage you to come to one of these meetings to find out more!
Women Connect: Dinner
Thursday November 21 | 5 p.m. | Venue Change: Blarney Stone Pub, 101 Broadway N. Fargo (we have reserved a side room!)
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED - enjoy! Join us for our next Women Connect event! We’ll meet for dinner on a Thursday night in Fargo. Open to women of all ages – invite a friend or come to meet new ones. Register in advance to plan for space. Each person is responsible to pay for their own meal. See you there! Questions? Please contact Polly Kloster at pkloster@flcfargo.org.
Thanksgiving Eve Service
Wednesday November 27 | 6 p.m. | The Sanctuary
You're invited to our special Thanksgiving Eve service at First Lutheran! Friendly reminder, there is no service in the Celebration Center, no Wednesday Supper, and no youth classes that night. See you there!
DECEMBER 2024
Connect Session - for new members!
Sunday December 1 | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Adult Ed. Room
You're invited to join our faith community! Come and join Pastor Marty and Shelly Erickson for a light lunch and to learn more about First Lutheran Church (FLC), meet others, and discover fun ways for you to connect. Whether you have been visiting FLC for a long time or are new, we invite you to take the next step and join a community that truly cares about connecting with God and each other. Please follow this link to register. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Shelly Erickson, serickson@flcfargo.org or call 701.235.7389.
Marketplace for Mission
Sunday December 8 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | The gathering space, outside of Celebration Center
Shop with a purpose! Come check out our pop-up store that has beautiful and unique treasures from around the world. This will be the last time to shop before Christmas! Proceeds will go to support FLC mission partners. Thank you for your support!
Concordia College Christmas Concert and Lunch
Sunday December 8 | 12 p.m. lunch at First Lutheran and 2 p.m. concert at Concordia
REGISTRATION IS FULL/CLOSED - enjoy the concert! Join us for the 98th annual Concordia Christmas Concert, "Our Eyes, At Last, Shall See Him". We'll meet for lunch at First Lutheran and then travel together to the concert. Cost is $30/ticket (which includes the cost of lunch and transportation). Please make payments at the Welcome Desk.
Parent's Day Out
Sunday December 8 | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | $10/kid
Parents - take advantage of this time to go Christmas shopping without your kids! Bring them to First Lutheran and we'll do Christmas crafts, have treats, and play games. Open to ages 3 to Gr. 6. Register at the Welcome Desk or by following this link. Please pay at the Welcome Desk!
Faith in Film: The Nativity
Saturday December 14 | 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | First Lutheran BibleMax Theatre
You're invited to a FREE movie morning at First Lutheran Church! Open to all ages, we'll watch downstairs in our BibleMax Theater. We'll show "The Nativity", the human story behind the greatest story ever told, presented from the perpective of Mary, the blessed mother of Jesus. Hope to see you there!
P.S. Here's a link to a trailer for "The Nativity" in case you'd like to check it out!
Holiday Pops on Broadway: Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Saturday December 14 | Shows at 2 and 7 p.m. | Celebration Center
Tickets are now on sale for the 4th annual holiday performance by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra this Christmas season at First Lutheran. You won't want to miss this beautiful performance conducted by Jane Linde Capistran and featuring Anthony Rohr - a versatile performer of operatic, musical theater, and contemporary styles. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for youth (age 18 and under)*. If you'd like to purchase a ticket online for the 2 p.m. concert, please follow this link. If you'd like to purchase a ticket online for the 7 p.m. concert, please follow this link.
*Please note, youth tickets are not available online. Please call us to purchase youth tickets at 701.235.7389.
Mission Soup
Sunday December 15 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | The Great Hall
You're invited to our next "Mission Soup"! This is a great time to enjoy homemade soup and connect with others. Free will offering or $5 to take your soup to go. Stay tuned to find out what soup are on the menu! Proceeds for this Mission Soup will go to Feed My Starving Children FargoPack.
Christmas at First Lutheran
We hope you'll join us for Christmas at First Lutheran Church - it's such a special time of year and we're planning some very beautiful services! We hope you and your family or friends will come and celebrate Christ's birth with us.
Christmas 2024 Worship Schedule at FLC
Christmas Eve - Tuesday December 24*
3 p.m. - Sanctuary and Celebration Center
5 p.m. - Sanctuary and Celebration Center
10 p.m. - Sanctuary
*All services on Christmas Eve are candlelight services.
Christmas Day - Wednesday December 25
10 a.m. - Sanctuary
BOOK STUDIES/SMALL GROUPS
WOMEN
Stay tuned for more women's studies!
MEN
Men's Bible Study
Tuesdays | September 24 - November 19 | 7 p.m.
Men of all ages are invited to a Bible Study with Rollie Johnson. The group will study, "God is Closer Than You Think" by John Ortberg - a book that explores how you can have a closer relationship with God. The group watches a video, breaks into small group discussion groups for Bible Study, and digests what has been presented. It's a fantastic fellowship of laughter, prayer, and being real together. You're invited to join anytime it works with your schedule!
WOMEN AND MEN
Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew
Sundays | September 29 - November 24 | 10:35 a.m. | Adult Ed Room
Join Pastor Steve Wold as he leads you through the first book of the New Testament. The major themes include blessing and comfort, judgment and retribution, and a call to repentance with the promise of eternal life. The class includes major references to a new book titled, “The Gospel of Promised Blessings” by author Dr. Matthew Skinner, a New Testament professor at Luther Seminary. All are welcome to participate. See you there!
Both: Living Outside the Either/Or of Your Faith Book Study
Wednesdays, 12 - 1 p.m. | November 13 - December 18 | Luther Room
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED - stay tuned for more studies! Join a study on the book "Both: Living Outside the Either/Or of Your Faith" by Noel Brewer Yeatts. President of World Help, Noel Brewer Yeatts, challenges the traditional definition of missions to encompass both help and hope. Find out more about this book and check out a video from Noel Brewer Yeatts here. This study is open to men and women and books will be available for $15 at the Welcome Desk.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Wednesday Supper Volunteers
Wednesdays | Various shifts from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.
We invite you to join us in preparing, serving, and enjoying a sit down meal for our weekly Wednesday Supper served 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. each Wednesday evening. Volunteers are needed to help in a variety of ways to make this meal happen. Follow this link to view available time slots and register for a date and time that works for you. This is a great way to meet others in our congregation. Thank you for CONNECTING through service!
Mission Soup Sunday Volunteers
The third Sunday of each month | Various shifts from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Each month small groups in our congregation come together to make homemade soups. On the third Sunday, all are invited to the Great Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to buy these soups and sit in community to connect with each other over a delicious, warm meal. 100% of the proceeds go to our mission partners. We need volunteers to help set up, serve soup, and/or clean up around Sunday worship times for these monthy meals. Please follow this link to view available time slots and register to volunteer. This is a great opportunity to CONNECT with others and make an IMPACT. Thank you!
