ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God by Patsy Acheson in celebration of the birthday of her daughter, Kathleen, on 21 May. Flowers are also given to the glory of God by Phyllis Price in celebration of the birthday of her mother, Betty Barnett.
A REMINDER OF GOD’S PROVISION AND LOVE The extra bouquet of roses on the altar are from the 140+ roses around our church campus. They are a reminder of God’s eternal love for us.
RED PARAMENTS The beautiful red paraments adorning our altar, lectern and pulpit were lovingly donated in memory of Lola Headrick.
NEW LITURGICAL GARMENT You will notice today that Pastor Schaar is wearing a festive red Chasuble, the outermost liturgical garment worn by clergy for the celebration of The Lord’s Supper. The Chasuble originated as a sort of poncho, called in Latin a “casula” or “little house.” Pastor Schaar will don a Chasuble, corresponding to the color of the season, every Sunday at the start of our celebration of The Lord’s Supper. On festival days (like today) he will wear it throughout the service.
50TH ANNIVERSARY Faith Lutheran Church in Inglewood is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its current church building next Sunday. Bishop Larry Stoterau will preach at the 9:00 a.m. Worship Service. Former pastor Dr. Herb Hohenstein and Rev. Carl Berner, Jr., son of their founding pastor, will speak at the 3:00 p.m. Worship Service.
PASTOR’S ALMOST ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE You are all invited to Pastor Schaar’s Open House on Sunday 8 June, starting at 2:00 p.m. Please mark this fun day of food, beverages, fellowship and open pool on your calendar and save the date!
CLOSING THE GAP May is the month that many of us will be receiving that special one-time Economic Stimulus Incentive from the federal government. Consider gifting part or all of that “free money” to Historic First Lutheran, in addition to your regular contribution. If even half of our regular worshipers would contribute half of that incentive we could substantially close the gap in our current congregational deficit. Thanks for your consideration!
STARBUCKS FANATIC? Historic First Lutheran has 16 $5.00 gift cards to Starbucks it is trying to sell. If you frequent Starbucks and would like to purchase one or all the gift cards, please see Pastor Schaar.
FOUR MORE SPANISH CONFIRMATIONS! During the 1:00 p.m. Spanish worship today, Pastor Gómez will confirm 4 more young people in their Christian faith. Everyone is invited to attend this service and celebrate along with Jovanny Jalate, Mayra Gonzalez, Genaro Medina and Clementina Lopez.
LAST SUNDAY’S CONFIRMATIONS Perhaps you didn’t know (even Pastor Schaar didn’t know) that James Price, Leanne Norden and Daniel Hendry were the 1000th, 1001st and 1002nd confirmations (both youth and adult) recorded in the history of Historic First Lutheran since 1905 (we have no records that predate 1905). This fact was discovered as their statistics were being added to our website. The website also records 1729 baptisms, 769 funerals and 946 marriages. Praise God for the way He’s worked powerfully in our midst.
USHERS TAKE NOTE Next week’s service will involve Usher Team #6 – Rogelio Douglas, Henry Hubert, Yashar Kafi and Marlene Ochetti.