The Flowers on the Altar Today ~ are given to the glory of God in memory of Donna Ruff, Michael Johnson’s mother.

Please Join Us in Celebrating ~ the hours, days, weeks, months, even years of preparation and the Confirmation of Faith of Abby, Karlynn, Leighanna, Olivia, Robert, Taeghan, and Tom in a reception in the Fellowship Centre (including food and fellowship) at 9:30 a.m. today! It’s an opportunity to support our outstanding young people in their confession of faith in Jesus and the new stage of their Christian lives before them.

A Midweek Pot-Blessing Fellowship Supper ~ will be served on Wednesday, June 4, at 5:30 p.m. We provide the chicken and you bring the sides. Please join us.

In Our Midweek Worship Break ~ this Wednesday (beginning at 6:30 p.m.) the Spirit’s flame will be shining through Word and Sacrament as we center on the person and work of the Spirit poured out at Pentecost! Join us for this festive celebration!

On Pentecost Sunday ~ (next Sunday in our Divine Worship, beginning at 8:15 and 11 a.m.) you’re invited to see red (and wear red) as we consider the Holy Spirit and His powerful working in our lives! It’s the Holy Spirit’s festival as we rejoice together in all that He does in our hearts, lives, and God’s Church.

“Dragons and Demons … ~ horsemen and plagues, antichrist and Armageddon, millennium and rapture … Revelation is one of the most mysterious, confusing, and downright terrifying books in the Bible.” Next Sunday in Adult Bible Class we’ll continue our study of this amazing part of God’s Word. Please join us in the Fellowship Centre for food and fellowship at 9:30 a.m., and stay for “Explaining All the Scary Stuff in Revelation,” a video-enhanced Bible study.

First Lutheran School ~ has its School End-of-the-Year Program and Field Day starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 6. You are invited! Thank you for your prayers and support of our school throughout this year.

Summer Sunday School Kick-off Event ~ Join us June 8 for the kickoff of our summer Sunday school classes. We will meet in the chapel downstairs at 9:45 to sing songs and talk about the summer program. Then, we will head out to the playground for popsicles and fun activities. All kids between the ages of 3 to 12 are welcome to join us.

The Annual Voters’ Assembly Meeting ~ will be held on Sunday, June 8, beginning at 1 p.m. A light lunch will be served prior to the meeting. The agenda will include the presentation of the proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2025-2026; the election of MMC (Mission and Ministry Council) members; and the election of members of the Board of Elders. Nominees for MMC open positions include: Secretary (2-year term) – Linda Fromm; Treasurer (2-year term) – John Champagne; At-large (2-year term) – Roger Schultz; and At-large (2-year term) – Seth Siefken. Nominees for the Board of Elders include: Brian Buhr, Allen Keim, and Rick Northrup (all for 2-year terms). Voting members are all confirmed members who have reached the age of 18.

A Big Thank You ~ to Roger and Loretta Schultz and helpers for preparing, setting up, and cleaning up our Midweek Fellowship Supper last Wednesday. If you would like to help with a Midweek Supper and/or dessert, sign up sheets are by the kitchen window.

Thank You to our HIS Kids! and Chancel Choir ~ members for a great year! Your dedication and time spent is greatly appreciated. Well done, God’s good and faithful servants!

First Lutheran School Wish List Items ~ Please see the door of the school office for wish list items that the school is desiring for our summer camps that begin on Tuesday, June 17. These items will be used for crafts, snacks, and class activities. Thank you for your support of our school students and staff. Please drop your supplies off by the school office.

Vacation Bible School ~ We will be holding our “Epic Australian Adventure” during the week of August 11-15. See the link on our church website to register a child or to be a volunteer.

Employment Opportunity at First Lutheran School ~ First Lutheran School is seeking an individual to provide after-school care for 3 days a week during the 2025-26 school year. If you love kids and sharing God’s Word with them, please prayerfully consider this position.

It’s Time to Seek ~ what you no longer need in your home, garage, attic, barn, shed, and basement and what others will see as “treasures” at the annual Human Care Ministry Garage Sale, Saturday, September 13! Help us support our members and community human care organizations with the proceeds we earn from this event.

Helena Food Share Items ~ In May, we are collecting meals in a can (i.e., ravioli, spaghetti, chili) and canned fruit. Please place any donations under the mailboxes in Ziegler Hall. Thank you for your generous giving.

On The Lutheran Hour Next Sunday ~ Hear Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler speak on “Ticket Stubs Turned to Joy.” The Holy Spirit calls us to turn from the darkness of a self-centered life and come into the light of Jesus’ self-giving love
(John 16:20). The Lutheran Hour may be heard Sundays on Christian Satellite Network, 91.1 FM, at 8 a.m., and on Sirius XM 131, Family Talk.

Lutherans for Life ~ “Watch and prepare for Jesus to return. Set your hearts on Him and on your life in Him. He is the beginning and end, the purpose and goal of your life. So there’s no need for tears as you see Him ascend. He is with you always. He will come back for His people soon. Then we will appear with Him in glory.” Rev. Peter Sulzle, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, Minnesota – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life o lutheransforlife.org.

Please Pray for ~

+ Those Needing God’s Help and Healing ~

+ Our Families ~ as we are faced with challenges from the devil, our world, and our own flesh, for the wisdom of His Word and His protection and deliverance from the tests and trials which threaten to tear husband and wife and children and our marriages apart.

+ Our Newly Confirmed Fellow-Members ~ that God will help them to continue to grow in faith and stay strong in faith in Jesus with us, through our use of His Word and Sacraments.

And Praise God for ~

+ Those Involved in and Leading Our Music Ministry ~ that we may sing and play new songs of “Alleluias” in praise of our risen and living again Lord!

+ Blessing Us with Tithes, and Offerings, and Gifts ~ for the mission and ministries we carry out together, that we may bless others in Jesus’ Name!

+ Jesus’ Promise to Return ~ to take us to be with all the saints for whom He died and rose again, and with Him who won our salvation, by grace, for us all!

Our Thanks to God ~ and to those who respond to God’s great love, in service to our Lord and to us this Sunday