ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God by Pastor Christopher Schaar in loving memory of the birthday of his grandmother, Grace Schaar, yesterday.
DID YOU KNOW? There’s probably much about Historic First Lutheran that many of us do not know. Watch weekly bulletins for “I DIDN’T KNOW,” a weekly historical or interesting tidbit of information about Historic First Lutheran.
I DIDN’T KNOW! Koch Hall, our original 1948 school building, is named in honor of The Reverend Walter Koch, long-time principal of Pasadena Lutheran School and also assistant pastor and organist and choir director.
MARCH 25, 2007: PLAN NOW! Two weeks from today, a very exciting Handbell Trio from Concordia University will perform during our morning worship service. You won’t want to miss this special music!
SAVE THE DATE! The Benefit Gala for Elizabeth House is scheduled for Saturday 21 April at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. Frank Pastore will be the celebrity speaker. Please watch for more details.
NEXT SUNDAY Pastor David Hill will be installed as the new pastor of First Lutheran Church, 9123 Broadway, Temple City, at 4:00 p.m. A reception will follow the service.
DON’T ABANDON HOPE! Many of you have asked about our pictorial directory. Unfortunately, through no fault of ours, we have encountered numerous production problems which have delayed us. Please be patient – we think we have come to a resolution of our problems and plan to be submitting the directory back to Olan Mills for printing before Easter.
CARPOOL TO LWML RALLY All women interested in carpooling to Emmaus Lutheran Church for the Zone Rally are invited to meet in the South Parking Lot at 8:15 a.m. this Saturday morning.
PURPLE PARAMENTS The beautiful purple paraments adorning our altar, lectern and pulpit were lovingly donated in memory of Marsenlane Parker.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES This year’s midweek Lenten services will feature the classic book by C.S. Lewis called The Screwtape Letters, a series of letters from devil Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood. This comical, yet serious, thought-provoking look at the reality of evil in our world will serve as the focus of our weekly services, every Wednesday at 12 noon and 7:00 p.m. Please plan to attend!
A MUSICAL CHALLENGE Again this year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has graciously consented to match dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,300.00, any special gifts to our Music Endowment to offset additional salary and benefit costs for Karen Murphy, Mark McCormick and Patsy Acheson. You are encouraged to make special gifts to this appeal, clearly marking your gifts “Music Endowment.”
THANK YOU! Thanks to your generous contributions to the recycling containers in the gym, almost $100.00 has been “cashed in” recently to benefit our Spanish ministry. Please continue to remember this recycling project when you come to church.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? Thanks to a whole bunch of new lights installed throughout the Parish Hall, lighting is greatly improved, both inside the building and around the exterior perimeter. This is just a portion of our $240,000.00 electrical upgrade project.
USHERS: TAKE NOTE Next week’s service will involve Usher Team #8 – Dennis Carmain, Gerald Freeny, Rudy Melinat and Matthew Potter.