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FIRST THINGS FIRSTThe Weekly News of First Lutheran Church and School

1644 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL 33756

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January 9-10, 2010

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From Gods Matchless Word

17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take greatdelight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

12 And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lordyour God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 10:12 NIV
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Weekly Adult Bible Studies

SUNDAYS

9:15 a.m. Fellowship Hall Christ in the World TodayPastor Zimmermann

7:00 p.m. Off-site Womens Bible Study

1st

and 3rd

Sundays June Schultz

TUESDAYS

7:00 a.m. Fellowship Hall Mens Prayer Breakfast

Followed by the Worker Bees (work around the campus)

WEDNESDAYS

9:45 a.m. Room 10 The Book of Ezra Adult Bible StudyWeekly Rev. Arnie Piering

i|| VxWelcome to all who come here to worship our LORD. Another

voice in praise of Him is a wonderful blessing. To show ourappreciation we would like you to stop by our visitor center, located

in the narthex, where you will find gift bags. Please take one.

Please introduce yourself to Pastor Zimmermann and perhaps to others you may

notice just hanging around after the worship service has concluded. We sometimes get

so caught up in our excitement at seeing friends for the first time in the past week that

we forget to lookout for YOU! Thank you for joining us today, and please, thank our

LORD for his free gift of grace.


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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:

Flowers are placed on the altar this weekend byGail Nixon to the glory of God and in lovingmemory of her father, Joseph Serventi.

Please pick up your arrangementimmediately following the 10:30 service.

Sign-up sheets for future floral donations areavailable in a binder in the narthex. Thank you.

Newspaper Ad

Sign-up sheetis available in the Narthex for members to help with the expense of our weeklyad in the St. Pete Times. (See the binder in the Narthex.) Most weekends, we are in need ofspecific donations to cover this expense.

Please call the office by Wednesday a.m. to give your flower or newspaper dedication message.

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We are now making our list of participants in our AdultInformation Class for all non-members interested in learningabout our church, our theology, and our mission here at First

Lutheran. 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-paced class on Tuesday evenings, starting January 19, 2010,through March 2nd. Materials and resources are provided atno charge to everyone in the class. This class would bereceived in church on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Please contact the church office at 462-8000, Ext 100, as soon as possible.

WORSHIP SCHEDULEREGULAR 2010SATURDAY CONTEMPORARY SERVICES ARE AT 6:30 P.M.

REGULAR 2010SUNDAY TRADITIONAL SERVICES ARE AT 8:00 A.M. AND 10:30 A.M.

Look! Coming Soon to FLC!

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FLS Class Group Pictures Tuesday, January 12thMens Prayer Breakfast Every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m.National Right to Life Sunday, January 17thAdult Information Class begins Tuesday, January 19thGuatemala Information Mtg. Thursday, January 28th & March 4th FHVoters Assembly & Potluck Sunday, January 31st at 11:45 a.m.

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


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Regarding our New Year

Commit your work to the Lord,and your plans will be established.

Proverbs 16:3The Revised Standard Version

Come Support Our Fundraiser for the Youth Group!

Dinner and a Theatre presentation featuring the play Doubt.

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On Friday, January 15th, we will have dinner at6:30 p.m. followed by the live performance at

7:30 p.m. in the CLC.

The price is $17 for both.(The dinner is $7.00 and the performance is $10.)

You may attend the performance and not the dinner,

if you would prefer.Please help our youth earn funds to allow them all to attend

Youth Gathering in July 2010. Call the church office to makereservations. You may pay at the door. See Page M for more info.

If you have a son or daughter who goes to college inFlorida, could you please send their information to our

church office, preferably by e-mail, if possible, that wouldinclude their full name, the college they attend, yourstudents 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.

First Lutheran Church

Every other Sunday

Pre-K 3 - 5

th

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 their

whole life.The goal of this series is to take on each of those issues and problems and learn how to DealWith It! Not just our own way, but the BIBLE WAY! We need to find out what God has to say about howwe should Deal With It!

January 17: Fear Factor (Fear) - God is always with us and will help us deal with ourfears!

January 31: Don't Get Burned (Peer Pressure) - Dont try to fit in with the crowd,but rather stand for whats right.

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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Blood Pressure Screenings

are held every second Sundaybetween services in the Church Library.

Tog ether, we c an fight the flu.

This Sund ay marks the beg inning of t heannua l ob servanc e o f Na tiona l InfluenzaVac c ination Wee k (NIVW). This flu season

has presented our co mm unity with aunique c hallenge to fight a new type ofinfluenza -- the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

The H1N1 flu is a serious d isease. TheCe nte rs for Disea se Control and Prevention

estimates tha t betw een mid-April and Novemb er 14, 2009, 47 million p eo p le in theUnited Sta tes were infec ted with the 2009 H1N1 flu, more than 200,000 peop lewe re hosp ita lized , and ove r 9,800 peop le d ied .

Influenza is unpredicta b le a nd w e d o no t know the likelihood of a future w ave ofH1N1 flu, but we do know tha t va c c ination is the m ost impo rtant step in p rotec tingaga inst influenza. Protec t yourself, your family and your co mm unity by ge tting

vaccinated. Visit www.flu.gov to find the c losest vac c ination c linic and lea rn mo refac ts about the H1N1 flu. Show your love to your fam ily and o ur c om mun ity bykeep ing yourself and those c lose to you hea lthy; get yourself and your fam ily

vaccinated.
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LightaCandle

ThisistothankthePastor,members,andstaffofFirstLutheranChurchandSchoolforyourhelp

andsupportthispastyear. RecentlytherehavebeenseveraltelltalesignsthatIwouldliketo

mark:

Aministry

plan

for

growth

is

being

developed

that

is

designed

to

increase

Church

attendance

15%.

Theschoolhasanenrollment14%higherthanwasplannedforinthebudget.

TheCLCisfulloflifeonSaturdaymorningswithanewFirstLutheranBasketballLeague.

AmissiontripisbeingplannedtoGuatemala.

TheScripProgramhastripledlastyearsprofitsyeartodate(thatmeansanadditional$200foreach

teachersclassroom).

Atelephonecallministryteamisbeingdeveloped.

Thereisstillawaytogowithmoreforksintheroad. TheLayLeadershipCouncilhasthreeopen

seatsone

of

which

is

the

treasurer

position.

Please

let

me

know

if

you

are

interested

in

serving

on

thecouncil. Thereareplentyofotherwaystoextendthekingdom:

CANYOU? WILLYOU?

GivesomeonearidetoChurch? GivesomeonearidetoChurch?

Greet&shakehandsatSaturdaybasketballleague? Greet&shakehandsatSaturdaybasketball

league?

HelpdevelopaPublicRelationsProgram? HelpdevelopaPublicRelationsProgram?

Helpstart

aschool

Alumni

Program?

Help

start

aschool

Alumni

Program?

HelpwithaCLCBannerProgram? HelpwithaCLCBannerProgram?

VolunteertosellCLCconcessions? VolunteertosellCLCconcessions?

ContributetoacharitableIRA? ContributetoacharitableIRA?

Inviteafriend,neighbororcoworkertoChurch? Inviteafriend,neighbororcoworkerto

Church?

Buyscripcardsforitemsyoualreadypurchase? Buyscripcardsforitemsyoualready

purchase?

Useapaintbrush? Useapaintbrush?

TheworkoftheChurchandschooldependsonyourparticipation.Pleaseconsiderhowyoucan

help. Finallyagreatbig21gunsalutetoMelvinMaciolekwhosesteadfastdedicationandsense

ofhumorhasseenusthroughmanyobstaclesthispastyear.

Thanksagain,

RichardSeltzer,CongregationPresident(727)5590606


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Men's Prayer Breakfastat First Lutheran

MEN, come meet together again this week for

food 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,January 12th Featuring: The Secret of Job Contentment

Prayer Shawl Ministry

W e meet next on Wedne sdays at 4:00 p.m.

Knit or crochet at the church or at home. We are making shawls for anyone that may need our

prayers a nd love especially our shut-ins!

Come to our meetings on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30 p.m.in the library. Yarn & needle donations would really beappreciated. Bring supplies with you and you can get startedanytime! You will be working as unto the Lord and have a verypleasant time and fellowship. We will continue to make theprayer shawls all year long. Thank you so much.

Another note of appreciation for the Christmas Baskets and handmade Prayer Shawls:

I have to thank my women for all my gifts the ones they left in my roomat Palm Gardens. They were so good to eat. I shared them with my aides and my

family. It made my Christmas!! The fruit, cookies, candy, and the bag w ith thegrey wrap around! Thank you. Thank you. Love you all,

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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.

Happy New Year! First Lutheran School is back in session after Christmas break. It was great tosee all of the students and their families again. We welcomed a new student to our 6

thgrade and

that is always great news.

Its been a chilly week, so a big thank you goes out to Bill Spoolstra. He got toschool extra early on Monday morning and turned the heat on in all theclassrooms. It felt nice and warm by the time the teachers and students began their

day. Thanks, Mr. Bill!

Over the Christmas break, we were able to install two more video projectors in our classroomsusing some of this years auction money. The teachers are excited about using them right away.We have, also, ordered two more mimio systems to go with those projectors and they should bearriving very soon. The teachers are taking online classes to learn how to best utilize this newtechnology.

I am pleased and excited to tell you that we have welcomed a new teacher to our staff. LaurraineMarshall is our new teacher for our 4-year-old VPK class. Laurraine has many years of experience

in early childhood, as well as, a nursing degree. She and her husband Nolan have been worshipingwith us for the past several months. (You may have heard his beautiful voice enhancing ourworship from the balcony.) Laurraine is going to be a great addition to our staff; we are trulyblessed. Earlier this week, she spent some time observing the classroom and learning routines andprocedures and officially took over on Friday. Many, many thanks to Jennifer Bier and NataleeHallsted for their awesome jobs as substitutes during Mrs. Costas maternity leave. You kept ourprogram flowing smoothly. Thank you, also, to Gaby Sievert, the classroom assistant, for all yourexpertise and extra hours you spent during this transition time.

FLS students still need eyeglasses donated for theLutheran M.O.S.T. Ministries that sponsor missiontrips. Gently used glasses are needed.

Please drop off your donation in the schooloffice or in church narthex in the M.O.S.T.Eyeglass Basket. It is never too late to donate to

this very worthy cause. This drive goes on all year.


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2010 Guatemala Mission TripOur 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 speaksSpanish??

Start Something of First Importance

Did you notice the date on the first dayof the year?New Year's Day? 1/1/10. Allthose "one's" speak to me of the beginningof something. Its a new beginning thestart of something new. What should I bestarting? Well, there's my plan to simplify

my life, but that seems too complicated tostart with.

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There's the need to organize, at home andat the office; to clean out drawers and files,to dispose of no longer useful materials, tosort items, and prioritize tasks. But thatseems too large a task to take on firs

Then, there's the people I meant to contact during the holidays and did not. But they're all busy attheir own routine duties now. It's too late for that one.

Like so many New Year's resolutions, changes in routine and major tasks that aren't urgent tend tobe delayed indefinitely. New things in my life need to start small.

Jesus suggested seeking first the kingdom of God. Maybe I can start that in some small way. Reada few verses in the Bible each day. Or, get up a few minutes earlier and pray before I begin mymorning routine. Or, kneel before I climb into bed and talk about the day with God.

It's a new year; start something of first importance today.

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PT L S cr i p S h o p - Happy New Year!Our SCRIP program has truly been blessed this year as the December profits nearlyquadrupled that from the previous year. These profits will go towards continuingour teaching and ministry here at FLS. A big thanks to those who supported. Many

of you brought orders from neighbors, relatives, and co-workers which really madea difference! Our wish is to continue strong with this fundraiser throughout theremainder of the year.

December Sales/Deposits: $ 23,261.87December Profits: $ 1,073.72Year-to-Date Profits: $ 2,812.64

Last Note: Planning on a movie night out? We have several remaining bonus AMC cards with a$2.50 bonus over the $25.00 value. Therefore, the card is worth $27.50 to you. They are first come

first serve as this promotion has ended. Also, be sure to ask Patti, Marge or I for the 50% offconcession coupon. (The coupon is good until January 31st.)

Nancy Seltzer, Coordinator559-0606 or [email protected]

Sound System UpgradeIn the process of upgrading our sound system, we have installed a hearingimpaired listening system. If you would like to take advantage of the system,please contact one of the ushers for details on borrowing a receiver for it.

- FLC Sound Team

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