ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God by Charlie Freeny in thanksgiving to God for His many blessings and in loving memory of her sister, Pat Overshoun, and her brother, Ray Wrenn. Flowers are also given to the glory of God by Mark and Mary Hagander in celebration of their 4th wedding anniversary.
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.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE We ended the month of July with a year-to-date deficit of $6,765.26 . All income sources are in line with anticipated income, with the exception of offering envelopes, which lags behind expectations by $5,770.26 . Please continue your faithful, generous contributions to Historic First Lutheran.
PROJECT TO COMMENCE! After almost 2 years of planning, working closely with the City of Pasadena’s Building and Safety Department and Historic Preservation Department, major work is set to begin on the Church Administrative Center in mid-August. The entire porch will be demolished and historically reconstructed, including the addition of a handicapped ramp from the center courtyard. Deteriorated window sills, door thresholds and 96-year-old cedar shake shingles will be repaired. Other exterior enhancements will also be included in this project, expected to last 2 months. This project is being generously funded by Mrs. Hilda Opel Mager, in loving memory of her late husbands, Ed Lemke and Carl Nichols, and her late brother, Arthur William Opel.
NEXT SUNDAY Bring your “Mighty Mite Boxes” filled with coins and bills for missions. You may pick up a “Mite Box” today from the table in the Narthex. Return it next Sunday filled with change.
SING A NEW SONG! Historic First Lutheran will be printing a new songbook for our pew racks that contain our favorite contemporary songs. These songbooks will be used on our Hymn Sing Sundays. Please write down a list of your favorite contemporary songs that are not contained in any of our other pew songbooks and submit that list to Pastor Schaar.
PRAYER FORCE ONE After almost 2 years of being known simply as our weekly “Prayer Service,” our weekly Wednesday time of prayer and worship has been renamed “Prayer Force One.” All members and visitors are encouraged to attend and participate in this event every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
USHERS: TAKE NOTE Next week’s service will involve Usher Team #1 – Bernadette Hendry, Greg Hendry and Ann Price.