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.

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – The scripture readings are Isaiah 55:6-9, Psalm 27:1-9, and Philippians 1:12-30. The Gospel reading is Matthew 20:1-16. Worship includes a recorded sermon from Pastor Ken; we thank Kathie Hackstadt for leading the service.

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

Please also keep Pastor Ken in your prayers as he recovers from surgery. Additional information is available in the bulletin at church.

Flowers today are from the funeral of Reinhold Teten. Please keep their family in your prayers.

CONGRATULATIONS – Ben & Alivia Bohling are the proud parents of a baby boy born September 17th. Roman Vincent weighed 8 lbs 2 oz. Grandparents are Dave & Kelli Bohling. Great Grandma is Joan Bohling.

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 – Pastor Mike Williams will be teaching both confirmation classes on Wednesdays in the parsonage. The 8th grade class will meet at 4:00, followed by the 7th grade class at 5:15.

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

SEPTEMBER MISSION – Bev Halliday will be traveling to Bangladesh the end of October to the LAMB hospital. Details about this mission opportunity are included in the bulletin insert. We will be collecting money to help children go to school. Many families cannot afford the required school stipend. Donations may be left in the designated receptacle on the table inside the sanctuary entrance during the month of September.

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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