SUMMER
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, 9:00 A.M.
(followed by refreshments & fellowship)
  Saturday, 5:30 P.M.

Sunday School, Adult Forum and Bible Study will resume after Labor Day.
                             

SUMMER SOFTBALL LEAGUE

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
July 7-10
9:00-11:30 AM

                                           

Strawberry Patch
Christian Preschool
Is Accepting New
Students for the 2009-2010 school year
See our webpage for 
more information.

FIRST LUTHERAN YOUTH GROUP WILL RESUME AFTER LABOR DAY
                                         

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The mission of First Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be
to put Christ first in all things.

First Lutheran Church - Putting Christ First

PASTOR'S LETTER TO THE CONGREGATION  

Dear Friends:

As you know, our congregation is part of a larger fellowship, a church body known as the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We are also part of a regional portion of the ELCA, 
called the Northern Illinois Synod ( NIS ).  As a congregation, we are active, supportive members of both
 the ELCA and the NIS , participating in their assemblies and giving substantial monetary support.

This summer there will be assemblies of both the NIS and the ELCA. Five members of First Lutheran will 
be in attendance at the NIS assembly when it meets on June 19-20, at Augustana College in Rock Island . 
And I will be in attendance August 16-23 when the ELCA assembly meets in Minneapolis .

I ask you to pray fervently for the church in all its expressions – the congregation, the synod, the ELCA, and
 the whole Christian church on earth, as these assemblies draw near. For once again, votes are going to be taken
 on what  the church should teach about homosexuality. Personally, I find it incredible and offensive that we are 
being forced to deal with  this yet again.  Multiple times, the ELCA has voted to remain faithful to the Bible’s
 teaching that homosexual sexual activity and  relationships are to be avoided and discouraged as contrary to 
God’s will.* But those who wish to pressure the church into changing this stance refuse to give up, harassing the
church with relentless petitions to reconsider the issue over and over again.

*To read more, continue to Pastor's Page

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