Mabel Anderson Scholarship Deadline
College scholarship for high school graduates who are members of First.
College scholarship for high school graduates who are members of First.
Join other for an afternoon of exploring & learning about your faith.
The social event of the season is the World-Famous OWLs Christmas Party!
Learn to center yourself, with time to reflect & relax; retreat led by Carla Stanton.
Help our clothes closet give away shoes to teens at the Trinity Lutheran Block Party, Mon, Aug 12 4–7pm
OWLs fly to Circus World in Baraboo, WI on Wed, Jul 24
Hear the oldest Norwegian-American male chorus in the world, at First Lutheran, Thur, Jun 6, 7pm
We lift in prayer the family & friends of Ruth Gilbertson. Funeral at noon on Fri, May 10 at First
Let’s celebrate Vicar Tara’s year with us! Open house Sun, Aug 26, 1-5pm
Moving inventory from the house to Trinity, Wed, Aug 1, 9am
The OWLs, our group for those 55+, fly to Lanesboro to tour Amish country on Fri, May 25
Sip n' Paint on Thur, Feb 1, 6:30pm
Practice Visio Divina, the spiritual practice of praying with images, with Pastor Karyn at the Art Institute in Chicago, Fri Nov 17–Sat Nov 18.
Join us for a kickoff event where we will launch our capital campaign: Sun, Oct 15, 9am.
Join us on Palm Sunday, March 20 from 11:45am–12:45pm for an Easter egg hunt and fun!
Coach bus leaving La Crosse at 8am, November 12 for a guided tour of Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation, at the MIA. Seating is limited. RSVP and make deposit by Oct. 23 to Pastor Karyn Bodenschatz.
Service 11am Saturday, July 9 at First Lutheran. Visitation 4–8pm Friday, July 8 at Wozney-Killian Funeral Home, Arcadia.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, at First Lutheran Church. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church and again from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday.
Memorial service at 11am, Wednesday, March 30, at First Lutheran.
Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday, March 18, at First Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, and from 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the church.
Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., for a live webcast conversation on the complexity and implications of racism Jan. 14 at 8pm.
Travel photography class, lead by local photographer Jerry Bonsack, starts Monday, August 31. Click here to register.
Parents are invited to join in conversation with each other in a special VBS week Parent Share, July 12-16. All parents are welcome in the Upper Room after VBS opening. Whether or not you’ve ever attended a Sunday Parent Share, join with other parents to share what is happening in your life and provide support for others who are doing this important ministry called parenting.
Sympathy to the family and friends of Vilas Komperud. Please hold them in prayer.
The funeral will be Friday, July 10, 10:30am at First Lutheran.
Visitation is Thursday, July 9 at the Fossum Funeral Home from 5–7pm, and Friday, July 10 at First Lutheran from 9:30–10:30am.
The First Lutheran church family grieves with the loved ones of Dee Ohlrogge upon her death on Tuesday, June 9. Look for ways to offer your love and support in the coming days.
In this eye-opening alternative tour of Israel and the West Bank, discover the powerful connection between faith and practice while exploring the land of the Bible. When: October 8–20, 2015. Informational meeting at First Lutheran on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30pm.
On Sunday, April 19, after the second service in the Fellowship Hall we will have a meal together and then Bishop S. John Roth will lead a study on the theology behind the different Scripture verses typically named throughout this discussion.