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

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – The scripture readings are Jeremiah 15:15-21, Psalm 26, and Romans 12:9-21. The Gospel reading is Matthew 16:21-38.

PRAYER LIST – Connor Doeden, Rusty Welch, Angela Holthus, Phyllis Rippe, Monique Grotrian, Katie Eggers, Brooke McPherrin, Mary Ferguson, Lloyd Pfister, and Roger Hector.

Please also keep the family of Delton Panko in your prayers. Delton passed away on August 18; his funeral will be held at MLC on Saturday, August 29 at 2:00.

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 – Will meet Tuesday, September 1st, at 7:00 pm in the church basement.

SUNDAY SCHOOL – Kick-Off Sunday will be August 30th at 9:00 a.m. with activities for all students. There will be no Sunday School on September 6th. The official start date for classes will be Sunday, September 13th.

CONFIRMATION – Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 9th. Pastor Ken will teach the 8th grade class at 4:00. Mike Williams of Hickory Grove will teach the 7th grade class at 5:15. Both classes will meet at the MLC parsonage. MLC 7th grade students are Kyler Beethe, Quinn Miller, Sutton Eggers, Macy Reed, and Dillon Meyer. 8th grade students are Ella Grotrian, Owen Ideus and Jason Jackson.

EARLY COMMUNION – Classes will meet at the parsonage on Wednesday Sept. 16th at 3:00, Sunday Sept. 20th at 6:00, and Sunday Sept. 27th at 6:00. Students are Grady Ideus, Jackson Eggers, Garrett Gossman, and Milo Piper. They will receive their first communion on October 4th.

WOMEN’S GENERAL MEETING – Will be Sunday, September 27, at 8:30 a.m. in the church basement. A light breakfast will be served.

BIBLE DELIVERY HELP NEEDED – If anyone is going to the Gothenburg, NE area, we would really appreciate help delivering the Bibles and other materials we have collected for this mission project. Please contact any Mission Committee member if you can help us out. Thank you!

SEWING GROUP REQUEST – Keep the sewing group in mind this spring and summer as you clean house, attend garage / estate sales, etc. We take sheets, blankets, mattress pads, curtains, tablecloths, excess fabric, and sewing and crochet thread (in nearly any condition). Our sewing year wrapped up in April. We completed 162 blankets! Thank you for all your past donations that enabled us to reach that number!

ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE – A sign-up sheet is available on the bulletin board in the narthex for committee volunteers to help plan our 125th Anniversary Celebration. We also need input for ideas. Contact Nancy Eggers or Roger & Pam Hector with your suggestions.

NOISY OFFERING DONATIONS – Every month we support two children through Compassion International, Lawrence and Mikah. The Sunday School children also pick out donations of chickens, honey bees, garden seeds, goats, clean water, fish, pigs, a heifer and a water buffalo for Heifer International. Thank you for your support though the noisy offerings each Sunday! 

CONTINUAL YEAR-LONG MISSION OPPORTUNITIES – The Mission Team has chosen Pre-Born! and Compassion International Water Projects as our continual giving opportunities for 2026. We will also collect new or used Bibles, prayer books, and devotionals as part of a project through our NALC Senate. They can have highlighted and underlined text in them. Our Portals of Prayer are accepted. Children’s and teen Bibles, as well as Bible story books, are also accepted. Please bring throughout the year and put on the shelves above the coats in the narthex.

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.

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

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