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 LENT – Scripture readings are Isaiah 12:1-6, Psalm 32, and 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. The Gospel reading is Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.

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

Also keep the family of Lola Digerness in your prayers. Lola passed away on March 23, her memorial service was held at MLC on March 28. Inurnment was in the Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park. Lola’s sister and brother-in-law are Beth and Loyal Rippe.

CONGRATULATIONS – Shannon and Jesse Riggins are parents of a baby girl, Vivian Lynn, born February 11. She weighed 9 lb. 14 oz. Her brothers and sisters, Parker, Landon, Tristan, and Jaylin welcomed her home.

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 Wednesdays at 5:45 – 6:45 thru Lent.

LENTEN SERVICES – Will be held the following Wednesdays at 7:00. Fellowship will follow. The sermon topics will focus on five questions that appear between Mark 2:1 and 3:6. Wednesday 4/2 – Mark 2:24 – Why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?  Wednesday 4/9 – Mark 3:4 – Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do  harm, to save life or to kill?

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE – Will be held on April 20 at 8:00 am. – Note the time change!

CHOIR – Do you like to sing? We would love you to join us in the Choir. We are practicing after Wednesday night Lenten services, and then we warm up on Sunday mornings around 9:15. We will continue singing through the middle of May. All are welcome!

MARCH MISSION – The Mission Committee is supporting Lutheran Family Services for the month of March. We will be collecting new cleaning supplies and children’s items. Lists are posted in the narthex or check out their wish list on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1JDYLKPVQLWJR/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex.. 

EASTER DONATIONS – We are collecting donations toward the purchase of a brick at the Humboldt Cancer Garden in place of donations for Easter lilies. (We are using artificial flowers this year.) You may give your donations to Denise Eggers or Ashley Rippe. An insert is provided this week to accompany your donation

SPRING CLEANING – Mark your calendars and please come help with spring church cleaning as your schedule permits on April 3-5. Watch the bulletin for more details.

MAILBOX UPDATES – Mailboxes in the narthex are being updated. Please let Denise Eggers know by April 6th if you have a change / addition request.

WOMEN’S  BIBLE STUDY / TABITHA CIRCLE – Will meet Tuesday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. We are studying lesson 10.

SUNDAY FUNDAY – Will be April 13 on Palm Sunday beginning at 9:00. This fun, pre-Easter learning opportunity is for all kids in our congregation culminating with our annual Easter egg hunt. All ages are welcome as we will need junior and senior high students to help with the crafts and hiding the eggs. Then the students will lead a procession during worship waving palm branches. Families may bring some prefilled, plastic eggs to add to our fun morning.

SENIOR RECEPTION – We will honor our graduating seniors, Brooklyn Behrends and Austin Meyer, on Sunday, April 27.

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.

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