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.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Scripture readings are Acts 20:17-35, Psalm 23, and Revelation 7:9-17. The Gospel reading is John 20:22-30.

PRAYER LIST – Connor Doeden, RustyRE Welch, Angela Holthus, Marcille Bohling, Phyllis Rippe, Monique Grotrian, Beverly Beasterfield, Sandra Kander, Katie Eggers and Terry Gaede.

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.

PATRIOTIC SERVICE – The 21st Patriotic Worship Service will be held Sunday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. Ron Kostecka, Vietnam Veteran, will be the speaker by video. The family of Eldon Ebeler will receive the flag folded by the Military Honor Guard in honor of his service to our country. Again, the cooperation of the Martin Luther Church family will be needed to honor the families of deceased veterans and active military men and women. Volunteers for parking, serving as greeters, and bringing extra salads and desserts beyond what the ladies work group provides are needed. Women’s Work Group 1 is helping with preparing and serving the meal. Also if any of you have military family who died within the last twelve months, please contact us so they and their family may be honored. We appreciate your willingness to make this day special for all those attending. Please contact one of the veteran’s committee members, Ron & Susy, Roger & Pam, Doug & Julie, or Jim & Ginny, if you can help.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) – The Johnson Community Bible School will be held May 27-30 from 9:30 – 12:00 at St. Matthew’s church in Johnson. You may register by signing up on vbspro.events/p/johnsonvbs2025.

SUMMER WORSHIP TIME CHANGE – Worship will begin at 9:00 AM beginning June 1st. Children’s Sunday School will not meet in the summer. Adult Bible Study will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 beginning June 16.

JUNE MISSION PROJECT – We will be collecting items for the Nemaha and Johnson County Food Pantries. Please check expiration dates. Donations may be left in the church narthex beginning in June.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Longs Creek Village Assisted Living facility in Auburn is in need of volunteers to call bingo on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Please contact Nikki at 402-335-0174 if you can help.

SEWING GROUP REQUEST – Keep the Sewing Group in mind this spring and summer as you clean house, attend garage sales or estate sales. We appreciate donations of sheets, blankets, mattress pads, curtains, tablecloths, excess fabric, sewing thread and crochet thread. Our sewing year just wrapped up; we completed 145 blankets. Thank You for all the donations this past year to enable us to reach that number!

VIDEO HELPERS – We are in need of more people to help with the video production for worship services. If this is something you could help with or you have questions about how to help, please contact a Council member.

2025 YEARLONG MISSION PROJECTS – Lutheran Bible Translators donations help extend the Bible to unreached people around the globe and may be given designated to LBT in the general offering. LBT is an NALC partner, currently working in 70+ language communities in Bible translation programs.

The Mission Team has also chosen PreBorn! as one of our year-long mission opportunities for 2025. PreBorn! leads and equips Pregnancy Clinics to reach abortion-minded women by sharing the gospel and saving babies from abortion in regions with the highest abortion rates. They provide all services for free to women who come to the Clinics. Pre-Born has demonstrated that after abortion-minded women see an ultrasound, the chances of them choosing to continue their pregnancy increases from 40% to 80%. All that PreBorn! does is motivated by a desire to see the gospel of Jesus Christ advanced and God glorified. Donations may be given in the offering plate indicating PreBorn on your check or offering envelope.

https://www.facebook.com/MissionPreborn/

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.

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