JOIN US FOR WORSHIP  –  You may worship with us in our sanctuary or watch on Facebook Live. Recordings of our services are also available on our website above.

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS – The scripture readings are 1 Kings 3:4-15, Psalm 119:97-104, and Ephesians 1:3-14.  The Gospel reading is Luke 2:40-52.

Scripture readings for January 6, The Epiphany of Our Lord, are Isaiah 60:1–6, Psalm 72:1–15, Ephesians 3:1–12 and Matthew 2:1–12.

PRAYER LIST – Connor Doeden, Rusty Welch, Angela Holthus, Marcille Bohling, Phyllis Rippe, Monique Grotrian, Beverly Beasterfield, and Clara Aden.

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE – Meets at 9:30 a.m. on Monday mornings to pray for our members, our community, our Nation and the world. Please join us if your time allows. 

CONFIRMATION CLASS – Will meet on January 8.

TABITHA CIRCLE – will meet Tuesday, January 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement.

ANNUAL MEETING – The annual meeting of MLC, Benton Precinct, Nemaha County, Nebraska will be held Sunday morning January 19 following worship. The worship service will begin at 9:00 a.m. that day.  There will be no Sunday School.

ANNUAL REPORTS – All annual reports are due by Sunday, January 5th. Please put them in Jane Kuhl’s mailbox, or the council room, or email to garyjanekuhl@gmail.com. If you cannot have your report ready by then, you will need to copy it and put it in mailboxes by January 12.

CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS NEEDED – Annual meeting time is coming up, and we need volunteers to run for Council. Please prayerfully consider serving our church in this way. Talk to any Council member if you are interested.

ALTAR GUILD – We are still looking for volunteers for Altar Guild. The open position can be shared; it is in charge of altar flowers and sanctuary decorations. Part of this job will be assigned to work groups, so please talk to Pam Hector or Becky Rippe if you are willing to volunteer.

VOTING REQUIREMENTS – As a reminder, to be a voting member at Martin Luther Church, you must have record of communion twice and have record of giving offering once during the current calendar year. Please see a council member if you have questions.

NEW MEMBERS – Pastor Ken will be starting a new members’ class soon. Let him know if you are interested in joining Martin Luther Church.

MISSION UPDATE – The year-long missions opportunities benefiting Lutheran Bible Translators and Compassion International Water Project concluded at the end of year with Martin Luther Church forwarding the total amount of funds collected throughout 2024. Total donations to LBT was $3,050 and to Compassion International Water Project $3,200. Thank you for your spirit of giving!

SPONSORED CHILD – Tabitha Circle has sponsored Tamera from Kenya through Compassion International since October, 2016. Compassion operates in partnership with local Christ-centered churches to provide children like Tamera with Bible teaching, health education, medical exams, recreational activities and educational workshops. Tabitha Circle asks you to join them in remembering Tamera in your prayers as she celebrates her 13th birthday this week on January 11.

BREAKING THE CHAINS – Come hear Lori Gottula’s powerful testimony of overcoming prescription drug and alcohol addiction on Sunday, January 12, at 5:00 p.m. at the DuBois Community Center. Sponsored by Friedens United Church of Christ, DuBois Methodist Church, and State Bank of Table Rock-DuBois.

PACKING BACKPACKS – Volunteers meet on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 at the Johnson Grocery to pack backpacks of food for children in need. Additional help is always welcome!

NOISY OFFERING – During the offering time each week, all the kids are invited to walk up to the front of the church and drop their coins into the “NOISY OFFERING” bowl. Cans are available at the back of the church to use to collect their offerings. The offering will be sent to different projects throughout the year.

OFFERINGS – Your tithing may be mailed to MLC, PO. Box 176, Johnson, NE 68378.

MLC FACEBOOK – You can also follow MLC on Facebook. Just “Like” our page and invite your friends to follow us