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Serving in the Military:

Deployed:

-Tabor Cleberg, E3, Air Force, Kadena, Okinawa, Japan-ET1SW Chris LaGrange, Navy, Africa & Afghanistan, an FLS Dad

-Janna Less, Air Force, daughter of Rev. & Mrs. Keith Less, going to Baghdad on 12-18-09

-SSgt. Paul Mueckler,in Afghanistan on his 5th tour; Colleen Rabes brother

-Sgt. Jonathan Norton, great-nephew of Marge Carver; deployed for his second tour in Iraq

Stateside:

-Max Garrett, Army, son of Candy Garrett, Ft. Polk, Louisiana, under medical care followingnumerous surgeries for injuries received overseas.

-Maj. Kurt Mueller, Army, now in the U.S. at Command & General Staff College,

Ft. Leavenworth, KS; grandson of Don & Joan Mueller-Pvt. James Smith, Camp Pendleton, CA, the Holdefers granddaughters husband

-Danielle Taylor, PV2 Army, stationed at Ft. Jackson, S.C., granddaughter of Cindy Taylor &niece of Matt and Rebecca Fordham

-GySgt. Steven Murray,USMC, presently stationed at MacDill AFB, Tampa, son of Marge& Ken Murray.

-MMFN Justin R. Holcomb, Navy, grandson of Carol Blue, is now serving stateside.-SPC Nathan Davis, Army, cousin of Ronda Farris.

Flowers: The floral arrangement is given this weekend

by Marge Carver in memory of her niece,Melissa, and for Gods many blessings.

Please pick up your arrangement immediately following the 10:30service. Sign-up sheets for future floral donations are available in a

binder in the narthex. Thank you.

Newspaper Ad

The newspaper ad is provided this week by Wil & Lil Heier in celebration of the birthof their new great-grandson, Callen Nicholas Heier, born 1-9-10, to their grandson andhis wife, Nathan & April Heier, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Mommy, Daddy & babyare doing fine. Congratulations, Wil & Lil!

Sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex for members to help with the expense of our weekly ad in the St. Pete Times.Please call the office by Wednesday a.m. to give your flower or newspaper dedication message.

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THIS WEEK is our Adult Information Class!

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Its for all non-members interested in learning about our church, our theology, and ourmission here at First Lutheran & any member who would like to review. We would

love to have you join us!If you are from a non-Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

background, please consider attending the 7-week, fun, fast-pacedclass on Tuesday evenings, starting this Tuesday, January 19, 2010,through March 2nd. Materials and resources are provided at nocharge to everyone in the class. This class would be received inchurch on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Please contact the church office at 462-8000, Ext 100, this week.

There will be a congregation potluck and Voters' Assemblymeeting at 11:45 a.m. on January 31, 2010.

Voters Assem bly AgendaCalltoorder

MinutesfromAugust2,2009meeting

Receptionofnewvotingmembers

Pastorsreport

Principalsreport

CongregationPresidentsreport

Financialreport

Eldersreport

NewBusiness

ParochialReport

PresentationofFirstLutheranministryplanforgrowth

Questions

Adjourn

Closingprayer


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Attention Y outh Gr oup:

On Sunday, January 24th - we have a mandatoryNYG meeting at Christ the King.All youth and a parent need to be in attendance. The meeting is from 6-7:00 p.m.

with parents and then we will go from 7-8:30 p.m. with youth and their chaperone.

Men's Prayer Breakfastat First Lutheran

MEN, come meet together again this week forfood for the soul and for the body! Each Tuesdaymorning from 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. our mens ministry hosts afellowship and prayer breakfast in our First LutheranFellowship Hall. Come and bring a friend. Dont forget!Bring a friend!

Start your day praising the Lord!

We meet again next:Tuesday,Januar y 19th

Featuring: The Secret of Job Contentment

If you have a son or daughter who goes to college inFlorida, could you please send their information to ourchurch office, preferably by e-mail, if possible, that wouldinclude their full name, the college they attend, your

students mailing address and their anticipated year ofgraduation? (Phone number optional.) This informationwill go into a data base in our church office and be given outonly to the District Office or a neighborhood church nearyour childs college if it is requested. Thank you for yourtimely cooperation in this matter.

The churchs email address is: [email protected].

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`|v axPraise Team: Thursday 7:30 p.m .

Saturday Warm-up at 5:00 p.m.

Bells: Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Adult Choir : Wednesday 7:30 p.m .

Winter Residents, do you sing????Please join us in the balcony while you are here.

Call Ann Hinz, Worship Director, to join one of these musical praise groups: 727-462-8000 x 104.

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First Lutheran Church

Every other Sunday

Pre-K 3 - 5th Grade

during the 10:30 a.m. service

Issues. Problems. We all have issues and problems that we face. For some, it is their attitude.For others, its a habit that they cant seem to break. For many, it is something they have faced theirwhole life.

The goal of this seriesis to take on each of those issues and problems and learn howto Deal With It! Not just our own way, but the BIBLE WAY! We need to find out whatGod has to say about how we should Deal With It!

January 17: Fear Factor (Fear) - God is always with us

and will help us deal with our fears!

Children will enjoy videos, music, puppet skits, illustrated messages, power verse, and games!Children will be escorted to the gym after the childrens message in the Sanctuary.

Parents, please pick them up in the gym after the service.


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Health News for the Congregation

Tog ether, we c an fight the flu.

This flu sea son has p resented o ur comm unity with aunique challenge to fight a new type of influenza --the 2009 H1N1 influenza v irus.

The H1N1 flu is a serious d isea se. The Ce nte rs forDisea se C ont rol and Preve ntion estimates thatbetw een mid-Ap ril and Novem ber 14, 2009, 47million peo p le in the United Sta tes we re infec tedwith the 2009 H1N1 flu, mo re tha n 200,000 peo plewere ho spitalized , and ove r 9,800 peop le died .

Influenza is unpredicta ble and we d o not know thelikelihood of a future w ave of H1N1 flu, but we do know tha t vacc ination is the m ost importantstep in protec ting ag ainst influenza. Prote c t yourself, your family and your comm unity by

ge tting vac c inate d. Visit www.flu.gov to find the c losest vacc ination c linic and lea rn more fac tsabo ut the H1N1 flu. Show your love to your fam ily and our comm unity by keep ing yourself andthose c lose to you hea lthy; get yourself and your fam ily vac c inate d.

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is sponsoring a Volunteer Training program at 1910 East Bay Drive in Largo onFriday, February 19th from 6-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 20th from 9-5:00 p.m. Callthem at 216-1414 for more information. The Center has three locations: Pinellas Park,Clearwater, and Largo that each need volunteers.

Innocence is PricelessOne Sunda y mo rning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the c hurchsta ring up a t a large p laq ue. It wa s cove red with name s and sma ll American flagsmo unted on e ither side o f it. The six-yea r-old had be en staring at the p laque for som e timeso, the p astor wa lked up, stoo d beside the little bo y and sa id qu ietly, Good mo rning,Alex . Good mo rning, Pastor, he rep lied , still foc used on the p laque . Pastor, wha t isthis? The p astor said, Well, son, it s a me mo rial to all the young m en a nd wo me n whod ied in the service . Sob erly, they just stood toge the r, sta ring a t the la rge p laq ue. Finally,little Alex s voice ba rely aud ible and trem bling with fea r asked, Which servic e,8:30 or the 10:45?

Subm itted for your enjoyment b y Geo rge Boc k

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9/16

LightaCandleThisistothankthePastor,members,andstaffofFirstLutheranChurchand

Schoolforyourhelpandsupportthispastyear. Recentlytherehavebeen

severaltelltalesignsthatIwouldliketomark: AministryplanforgrowthisbeingdevelopedthatisdesignedtoincreaseChurch

attendance15%. Theschoolhasanenrollment14%higherthanwasplannedforinthebudget. TheCLCisfulloflifeonSaturdaymorningswithanewFirstLutheranBasketball

League. AmissiontripisbeingplannedtoGuatemala. TheScripProgramhastripledlastyearsprofitsyeartodate(thatmeansanadditional$200foreach

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seatsoneofwhichisthetreasurerposition. Pleaseletmeknowifyouareinterestedinservingon

thecouncil. Thereareplentyofotherwaystoextendthekingdom:CANYOU? WILLYOU?

GivesomeonearidetoChurch? GivesomeonearidetoChurch?

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HelpstartaschoolAlumniProgram? HelpstartaschoolAlumniProgram?

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VolunteertosellCLCconcessions? VolunteertosellCLCconcessions?

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TheworkoftheChurchandschooldependsonyourparticipation.Pleaseconsiderhowyoucan

help. Finallyagreatbig21gunsalutetoMelvinMaciolekwhosesteadfastdedicationandsense

ofhumorhasseenusthroughmanyobstaclesthispastyear.

Thanksagain,Richard

Seltzer,

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President(727)5590606

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School News - By Principal, Elaine PoppMission Statement:

First Lutheran School exists to proclaim the Gospel as we teach academic skills and Christian values,

establishing a strong foundation for a child to live a successful, positive, and Christ-centered life.

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Onc e a ga in this we ek, our students we re involved in a lot of lea rning andac tivities. Our middle schoo l stude nts are w orking on a sc hoo l newspa pe r as pa rt o f theirlangua ge a rts c urric ulum. It s a c ollab orative effort that is taking a little b it m ore time, b utIm sure it will be g rea t w hen it is finished . It w ill be interesting to see what our stud ent sthink is new sworthy .

Our 4th and 5th grad e stude nts have been g iven the projec t of de signing a sma llhot a ir ba lloo n as pa rt of the ir stud y of hea t transfer. What a c rea tive ide a , Mrs. Ha llsted !

Our 3rd grade rs have be gun studying a bo ut the Olympics to g et read y forFeb ruary 12, 2010 when the Winter Olympics be gin in Vanc ouve r, Canad a.Mrs. Bersha w ha s bee n assigning them d ifferent q uestions tha t they canresea rc h on the co mp uter.

On Frida y, the 4th and 5th grad e c lass and the 4-yea r-old pre-sc hoo lc lass visited Highland Pines. They t oo k som e a rt p rojec ts to do with the

residents there. They m ad e mittens with c onstruc tion p ap er and c otton b alls; a snow ma npic ture; they mad e snow me n out of Playdo h; and c ut out snow flakes. This is a grea t

expe rienc e fo r our stud ents. Each mo nth, a d ifferent g roup of stud ents is sc hed uled fo r avisit. The c lasses are p a ired toge ther with the ir Fa ith Friends so our young er and olderstudents can spe nd time t og ether.

Finally, all this wee k, our stud ents b roug ht in b lankets and c oa ts for our Stud entCo unc il. They w ere c ollec ting these for Pinellas Hop e. On Frida y, our stud ents deliveredthem.

2010 Guatemala Mission Trip

Our next meeting is:Wednesday, January 28, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.We will meet in the Fellowship Hall.Any questions, call Dennis Miller at 698-1960.

Is there anyone in our church who speaks

Spanishand would like to go??


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Attention First Lutheran Church and School:Florida Blood Services

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BLOOD DRIVE

Sunday, January 24th

8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

We need AT LEAST 12 people to give blood this time!

Please Give!!!

Did You Know?One donation of whole bloodcan be separated into its three

basic parts of red cells,platelets and plasma that can

be transfused to save orsustain 3 lives!

Likew ise, are you looking to lose a quick pound after yourholiday indulgences this year?

A Pints a Pound the World Around. Why not jumpstart your diet after the holidays bygiving blood? You will feel so less guilty knowing you already lost a pound and havehelped to save lives while doing it! What a great gift to give that won't cost you anymoney.

There is no substitute for blood. It has to come from one person in order to give to

another. A critical number of voluntary donations are required every day to meet theneed for blood in the Tampa Bay area. However, we are consistently falling short, andfalling short means we may not have enough blood for someone like you.

P.S.: Right now, with the cold weather, we are even shorter than usual for our area!!! Weneed to catch up! (Patti Cronin)

The Bloodmobile is usually parked at the back of the church just behind thesanctuary, but please check the entire parking lot as some new drivers park

over by the school parking lot. Thank you.


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From Cold to

God's Warmth

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It may have been slow in coming,but for much of the NorthernHemisphere, winter is definitelyhere. Snow is falling over much ofthe United States and the air is stilland cold. (An extra-cold winter andwind-chill is even in sunnyFlorida!)

Cold is one of those pairs ofopposites that are foundational to human experience, like light and dark, wet and dry. Theseopposites mark a range of experience far richer than a constant mean could be, and we arefond of saying the experience of one extreme increases our appreciation of its opposite. Theregular occurrence of cold is part of the promise made to Noah after the flood. God sworenever again to destroy every living creature, saying "As long as the earth endures, seedtime

and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease" (Genesis 8:22)

Cold can be wonderful, as when cold water quenches our thirst. Cold weather can provide usthe winter wonderland in which to play: ski, sled, walk, run, have a snowball fight. Cold enablesus to appreciate the entire spectrum of experiences to its opposite: warmth. We might beencouraged to stay indoors curled up with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book, or we maybe motivated to host a get-together with friends and family complete with hot mulled-spicedcider and a toasty fire. Embrace the cold weather and find good in it. Even if we only havefrost!

Try a hot drink and marvel at God's creation, engage in conversation with a trusted friend andshare your faith, take a mental retreat to the lap of God and let the warmth of God's welcomesurround you.

As the cold winter wonderland is unfolding outside, may you bask today in the warmth ofGod's love.

Web site: eDevotions.org - art illustrated Christian devotionsOriginal image credit: Museum of Fine Arts Boston greeting cardImage keywords: apple orchard, snow, snowing, winter wonderland, Tesuque, New Mexico


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Sound System UpgradeIn the process of upgrading our sound system, we

have installed a hearing impaired listening system. If youwould like to take advantage of the system, please contact

one of the ushers for details on borrowing a receiver for it.

- FLC Sound Team

Import ant Information:If you have personally, or if you know of anyone in the church who may have moved,

changed address or phone number, or who has entered a nursing home or assisted living,please let the office know immediately. We really need the help of all our members tokeep up with changes, especially if the fellow member is unable to contact us themselves.If you know of anyone in the hospital, please call the office to be sure that we know, too.Pastor would really appreciate that information so he can minister to our members quicklyin the event of an emergency.

If you have changed your email address we have no way of knowing or getting anyemailed information to you, unless you tell us. A number of our electronic mailings are

returning to us at the office because your email address no longer receives mail. It couldbe that your box is full or, more likely you have changed email addresses/host, etc.Thank you for contacting us right away if you have changes and want to be part of ouremail group. Please let us know if you want your name removed. We will, of course, haveto eventually remove any consistently returning email addresses if we do not hear fromyou. Each member is precious to Gods family, so please stay in contact this way. Youcan send any update information to our office at: [email protected]. Thank you!

Dont forget to check for us on Facebook, also. Join as afellow First Lutheran member and keep up with news from the congregation with thiscutting edge method. You dont have to send status messages out if you do not want to.You can just read up on all the news and keep First Lutheran in your prayers. Dont forgetour webpage for calendars, blogs, bulletins, school information, etc. at:www.flcclearwater.org.


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