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.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Scripture readings are Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, and 1 Peter 2:19-25. The Gospel reading is John 10:1-10. 

PRAYER LIST –  Connor Doeden, Rusty Welch, Angela Holthus, Phyllis Rippe, Monique Grotrian, Katie Eggers, Brooke McPherrin, DeeAnn Richardson, Emma Wakulinski, Delton Panko, Ron Meyer, and Mandy Ehlers.

Also the 173rd Aerial Refueling Squadron and all military serving during this time of war.

CHURCH COUNCIL – Will meet after church on Sunday, April 26th.

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.

GREEN THUMBS – Will have a work night Wednesday, April 29th, starting at 6:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come help!

SENIOR RECEPTION – Will be held Sunday, May 3rd. We will honor our graduating high school seniors: Rylie Beethe, Reese Grotrian, and Delanie Sharples.

MAY MISSION FOCUS – We are collecting cleaning supplies for kitchen and bathrooms, kitchen tools, and small appliances for Moving Veteran’s Forward in Omaha. MVF helps homeless veterans in Nebraska and Iowa transition into housing by providing essential furniture, household goods, and other necessities at no cost. Tangible items are preferred, but if you are short on time we’ll shop for you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – MLC will be hosting VBS this year Tuesday, May 26 thru Friday, May 29th from 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for help during this week. All help, even for just a few hours, is greatly appreciated! More information will follow.

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 recently picked 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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