Our Congregation’s Mission ~ is sharing God’s Word with everyone, everywhere!

“The Hand of The Lord” ~ is the title of our Midweek Lenten series, beginning this Wednesday, March 5. Like a master surgeon, Christ takes us in His hands, makes our hearts clean, and renews our spirits (Psalm 51). Please join us this Ash Wednesday at 12:10 or 6:30 p.m. as we remember and rejoice that Jesus’ hands were stretched out upon the cross, out of His divine love for us! Holy Communion will be celebrated in both services.

A Fellowship Pot-Blessing Midweek Supper ~ will be served Wednesday, March 5. We provide the chicken and you bring the sides. We hope you will join us.

“Jesus is Our Forgiver!” ~ is the glad news we’ll consider in our first service in our Sundays in Lent series, “Savior, Servant, Friend.” Please join us at 8:15 or 11 a.m. for our Divine Worship next Sunday, March 9, (and in the Sundays to come) and grow in faith in Jesus, our Savior, Servant, and Friend!

In Our Adult Bible Class ~ next Sunday (and in the Sundays to come) we’ll take a closer look at the message of our “Savior, Servant, Friend” Sundays in Lent series. It all begins with food and fellowship at about 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Centre!

Daylight Savings Time Begins Next Sunday, March 9! ~ Please mark this on your calendars and plan to join us an hour earlier (spring forward!).

First Lutheran School Summer 2025 ~ We are currently offering a summer program that will be available on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for a period of 10 weeks during the summer. We welcome children between 5 to 8 years of age to join us. Registration for this program is currently open.

Talk Back! ~ Thank you to everyone who returned a Talk Back sheet. Human Care is grateful for your responses and willingness to serve as we expand how we support each other. You’ll hear more about “processes” by April 1. If you didn’t get a chance to “Talk Back,” please see DeeDee, Kris, Tammy, or Laurie and we’ll make sure you have the opportunity to do so!

Youth Servant Event? ~ We are exploring options for our youth to attend a servant event within Montana. There is the possibility of attending an event at Trinity Camp during the weekend of April 12. Would your child (aged 10+) be interested in attending this 2-day event at Trinity Camp in Kalispell? If interested, please talk to Sue Taylor.

Thank You ~ to Roger and Loretta Schultz and helpers for preparing, setting up, and cleaning up the Midweek Supper last Wednesday. Please sign up if you can help with a Midweek Supper and/or desserts for a meal.

Cookbooks! ~ After 34 years of teaching Culinary Arts and collecting cookbooks, Kris Basinger would like to downsize her collection of cookbooks. The cookbooks are available on display between services. A donation would be appreciated for any book(s) that might interest you. All donations will benefit First Lutheran Youth. You can use cash or a check for your donation. Thank you!

Helena Food Share Items ~ For the month of February, you generously contributed 39 pounds of food to Helena Food Share. We are collecting soup, canned meals, and boxed meals (like macaroni and cheese) in March. Please place any donations under the mailboxes in Ziegler Hall. Thank you!

On The Lutheran Hour Next Sunday ~ Hear Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler on the topic, “Unless a Grain of Wheat Dies.” Do you want a life that amounts to more than a hill o’ beans? Hear how Christ’s death and resurrection gives us life with God that can’t be measured (John 12:24). 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 ~ “God sent His Son to save us, not because we asked, but because He loves us. God wants you to call on Him, not because He needs the information, and not just because He wants to rescue you from distress. He wants to rescue you for a new life, for a life of trusting that He wants to hear from you, of living with His Word inside you, a life responding with God’s love to others in their distress, even before they call.” Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler, The Lutheran Hour – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life o lutheransforlife.org.

Please Pray for ~

+ Those Needing God’s Help and Healing ~ and other members and friends of our congregation and school dealing with struggles of body and soul!

+ Our Legislators ~ as they make decisions which will affect the lives of every person living in our state and many even beyond.

+ 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.

+ Each of Us, God’s Own People ~ that we may shine forth the grace and glory of Jesus, that others may, in faith, and by His Word, see Him as their Savior and Lord.

And Praise God for ~

+ Laying on Our Hearts ~ a deep concern for lives in danger in our nation and around the world through each moment of each day.

+ 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!

+ Sending Jesus to Be Our Way ~ out of death and sin and the devil’s grip, and our way to the Father and the glories of His heaven.

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