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.

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Scripture readings are Acts 1:12-26, Psalm 133, Revelation 22:1-20. The Gospel reading is John 17:20-26. Holy Communion will be served. All baptized and communing Christians are invited to participate.

PRAYER LIST – Connor Doeden, Rusty Welch, Angela Holthus, Phyllis Rippe, Monique Grotrian, Katie Eggers and Terry Gaede.

HOLY BAPTISM – Noah Harvey Damme, son of Clint and Kathleen Damme, will be received into the family of God through Holy Baptism on June 1st. Noah’s sponsors are Nick and Makayla Stahl.

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.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY / TABITHA CIRCLE – Will meet Tuesday, June 3rd, at 7:00 pm in the church basement. We are beginning the study of Romans. 

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.

OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION – Honoring the retirement of Pastor Paul Lillenas on Sunday, June 8th, 12-30-2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Hickory Grove church. Cake will be served. More details are posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.

ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY – Former pastor of MLC, Jim Killough, will be celebrating his 35th anniversary of ordination on Sunday, June 8th. If you would like to send a card of congratulations, you may send it to: 10030 Holly Dr., Unit 72, Everett, WA 98204.

5K RUN – Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold a 5K run on Saturday, June 14th, as part of Johnson’s Father’s Day celebration. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Lynn Meyer, 402-244-8728, if you are able to help. More details are available in the Johnson Rag.

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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