Worship Services

Announcements and Prayers

November 13th, 2024

On-Line Viewing

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Upcoming Meetings

Ladies Auxiliary: No December Meeting

Planning Council: December 9th at 7:00 PM

Women’s Bible Study: Tuesdays at 9:30 AM

Men’s Bible Study: Wednesdays at 9:30 AM

Young Men’s Bible Study: Meets every other Wednesday at 6:45pm, for compline service. 7pm for Bible study. Next meeting will be November 20th

Enchilada Dinner

This Saturday, November 16th , 4-6 PM. Dinner will be chicken enchilada casserole, refried beans, tortilla chips and salsa, and dessert. Eat-in or carry-out. $12. The cost is reduced to $10 if you donate blankets for those in need. Pre-orders are recommended. Call or text Margie at 443-838-8438. Proceeds to benefit our homeless friends and/or disaster relief. This is a Thrivent sponsored event. Thank you!

Hymn Fest

Make plans to join us this Sunday, November 17th at 3PM for our hymn fest here at First Lutheran. The theme is “We Praise You O’ God.” A Festival of Te Deum. We will sing hymns and hear instrumentals of beloved and sacred hymns from throughout the church year, all based on the Te Deum. It will be a wonderful evening of singing as we are accompanied by the organ, piano, flute, and brass quintet. This event is open to the public and a freewill offering will be collected which will go toward our organ repairs and future upgrades. Please share this with your friends, family, and neighbors. We look forward to seeing you for our hymn fest on Sunday, November 17th.

Constitution and By-Laws Review

At last Sunday’s congregational voters meeting, it was approved to move forward with the change in the constitution and the by-laws as we move toward a policy-based governance model to better reflect how we as a congregation operate and govern as a congregation. However, we are allowing for a two-week period for congregational members to review and submit comments and suggest changes to the Constitution and By-laws Committee. Hard copies are available at the ushers table, or you can request a copy by sending your request to revcsbrooks@felcodenton.org (mailto:revcsbrooks@felcodenton.org) . Please have any questions or suggestions submitted no later than Wednesday, November 27th.

Thanksgiving Eve Service

Please make plans to join us on Wednesday, November 27th 2024 for our Thanksgiving Eve Service beginning at 7PM.

Feeding Our Friends

FELC will be helping BeMoreCaring each month by preparing and packaging 190 meals for delivery to our homeless friends in the Baltimore and Anne Arundel County areas. Please let Margie know if you are interested in helping. The next event will beNovember 27th. Also, if you are a Thrivent member please consider putting in for an Action Team to help offset the cost for this or future opportn’s unities.

Children’s Sunday School

Children’s Sunday School meets in the church basement at 9 AM. Ages 3-10 years. It’s never too late to join us!

Operation Christmas Child

As we close out OCC Project 2024, we’d like to thank you once more, for your support. We couldn’t have done it without you! Soon, 100 children will be receiving their “boxes of love”! The table by the elevator has examples of a few fully packed boxes that are a direct result of your gifts! There are some on the steps by the altar as well. This will be your last opportunity to check them out before they head out into the world! We wanted you to see what you invested in this year! You would be surprised at the amount of “joy” the children will be feeling. And now we can pray for all the volunteers that deliver them, as well as the children that will receive them, knowing that they may soon come to know Jesus because of your efforts! This is all very much appreciated! We will be tracking the boxes so we will find out where they have been sent. We’ll keep you posted!! Ursula (443-995-2035)

Advent Dinners

The sign-up sheets for the 3 Advent dinners in December will be available starting next week for you to indicate how you might like to contribute to any of the meals. Any questions, call Ursula ( 443-995-2035)

Men’s Breakfast

Join the men the fourth Saturday of the month at 8am for breakfast and fellowship. Please contact Mike Mrozek,  if you have any questions.

Shut In Visitation Ministry

If you would like to be visited and/or receive Communion, please contact the Church Office (410-672-3352 or churchoffice@felcodenton.org).

Young Adult Small Group

If you are between the ages of 20 and 30, please join us for our weekly (virtual) Bible Study, 8-9PM, on scheduled weekdays. If interested please contact John Pinckney. We look forward to discussing God’s word with you!