Service Opportunities at First Lutheran

Listed below are just some of the ways you can volunteer and serve at First Lutheran Church:

- Sunday School Teachers
- Nursery Volunteers
- Sanctuary Ushers
- Sanctuary Communion Servers
- 11:00 Celebration Service Communion Servers
- Communion Preparers
- Musicians

If you are interested in helping in any of these areas, please contact the church office at 235-7389.

Holy Communion Ministry
We have a very meaningful ministry here at First Lutheran Church which involves visiting shut-ins and bringing Holy Communion to them. You are invited to be a part of this great ministry. A class taught by Pastor Dale Vitalis and Parish Nurse Marlene Saar will be offered on Sunday, March 8 at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the chapel. These are identical meetings. Please join us and help bring Jesus to our homebound.

Call Ruth Hanson, Parish Nurse Coordinator with any questions at 235-7389.

Lord God, you call us to work in your vineyard and leave no one standing idle. Set us to our tasks in the work of your kingdom, and help us to order our lives by your wisdom; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Volunteer Opportunities Outside First Lutheran Church
Listed below are some of the ways you can make a difference by volunteering and serving others in the community in which you live.

Read Luke 10:25-37, the story of the Good Samaritan, then, "... go and do likewise."
 

2. HORACE MANN... needs adult readers during March and April. The staff of Horace Mann kindly invites any adult who likes to read to children to know they are invited to do so. "Read Aloud" places you in a classroom of your choice with a captive audience of children eager to hear your story (ies). You choose the day and time and your own stories or have the Horace Mann staff choose them for you. One-half hour is the suggested time.

Please contact Mary Jean Dehne at 235-4567, ext 121 or mjdehne@flcfargo.org to partner with our "Read Aloud" ministry.

3. SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS
Did you know that First Lutheran provides a hot supper to the guests at the Scandia Hotel once a month? People from all over the upper midwest have enjoyed a free, hot meal every second Monday of the month because of the generosity of strangers. We have served on average 25 people a month for more than a year. Thank you to all who have given to this ministry!

Norma Tessmer is the leader of this ministry and would greatly appreciate your help in serving our neighbors. Please call her at 232-6959 or email her at njtessmer@yhr.com to donate food or to help serve the meal. People you may never meet are touched by your generosity. Thank you!

Financial donations are also received to purchase food. Checks can be made out to First Lutheran, marked for Scandia Suppers. We thank you.

4. HEY MOMS! Before you completely fill up your fall schedule with all those “good” things, consider the “best” thing that you can do for your children… PRAY! Mom In Touch International (MITI) is an interdenominational organization of mothers meeting one hour each week to pray for their children and the schools they attend. To learn more about this vital ministry contact Penny Carlson at 293-5197 or visit the MITI website: www.MomsInTouch.org.

5. PUT YOUR FAITH IN ACTION! The Companionship Program, a program of The ARC of Cass County, is recruiting volunteers interested in being a companion for a person with a developmental disability. The goal is to maintain a relationship while encouraging the emotional and social growth needed to develop future relationships. If interested please contact: Penny Carlson at 293-5197 or pennycarlson@cableone.net.

Prayer Shawl Ministry:
Are you looking for a ministry of prayer and care for those in great need? The Prayer Shawl Ministry may be a way for you, your church, or your community to reach out with love and care to others who are hurting. Hundreds of people from churches around the United States are being comforted by the prayer shawls. People have been combining prayer and knitting for the ministry of others for many years. We are looking for people who are willing to knit/crochet these shawls. Patterns will be provided and yarn if necessary. Our intent is to give one to each person who is ill or shut-in. For further information on this project please contact Loretta, Parish Nurse at 235-4567 ext: 143 for further information.