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Blessings to Mike Peper

Mike’s official last day serving First is Dec. 31. Hopefully, I’ll have a couple opportunities to say this in person for myself, but I hope all our members and friends of First Lutheran make time to thank Mike for his 14 years of faithful service. He and his wife, Mary, look forward to spending even more time with their beloved grandkids, and who can blame them? May God bless them for many years to come! Happy retirement, Mike! 

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God's Hands & Feet, Newsletter Article Kathryn Pedretti God's Hands & Feet, Newsletter Article Kathryn Pedretti

Welcoming the Savior


After my surgery in November, I felt so welcomed and loved by all those who greeted me the following Sunday. I received hugs and lots of whispered “You’re in our prayers.” It was so nice to be welcomed in such a loving and meaningful way. I cannot express my gratitude enough for the prayers and “you got this, girl” that I heard from so many of my church family.


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Newsletter Article Jason Stanton Newsletter Article Jason Stanton

Message from Pastor Stanton for December 2019

I went to a conference last month in the Twin Cities to hear Brian McLaren talk about change in the church. In just a few hours he rattled off quite a few memorable lines. For example, “There are two kinds of pain: the pain of change and the pain of not changing.” The claim, of course, is that pain is inescapable. Because nothing stays the same. “So, we have to decide: what kind of pain do we want to experience?” This was not a conference for the faint of heart!

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Newsletter Article Karyn Bodenschatz Newsletter Article Karyn Bodenschatz

Message from Pastor Karyn for December 2019

It is no secret that my happy place is Disneyland. It is one of the places I still make sure I visit when I go to California. A few weeks ago I was gifted with a book called “Disney Devotionals”. I was so excited! The theology is a little off, but it did help me reflect a little about my recent visit to Disney and life, particularly a life of faith.

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