The holiest and most important celebration of the year for Christians is Easter Sunday and the three days leading up to it: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Saturday’s Easter Vigil. We encourage and invite you to join us for

these most holy of days to worship the God who gave everything to rescue us from sin, death, and the devil, bringing healing to our broken world. We pray that God speaks to you in these worship services, draws you near to Him, and deepens your faith. Please come and join us for worship on these holy days. Whether you are worshiping with us for the first time, or the first time in a long time, you are always welcome. God uses special times like Easter and Holy Week to awaken or rekindle faith in us. We invite you to come and worship with us again and often and seeing all that First Lutheran offers to nurture your faith journey. This season let us urge one another to again receive the gift of Jesus. Receive the forgiveness of your sins. Receive the promise of eternal life. Receive the challenge to join Jesus in this life to bring justice and peace to all the world. As we retell the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, may God restore to you the joy of your salvation and grant you peace. Pastor Travis Norton Senior Pastor

T WORSHIP WITH US

Maundy Thursday, April 18 Holy Communion, 4:00 and 7:00 pm

Good Friday April 19, 12:00 pm

Tenebrae (Service of Darkness) April 19, 7:00 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 20, 10:00 am

Easter Vigil April 20, 6:00 pm

Easter Sunday (new times!) April 21, 7:45, 8:45, 10:00 & 11:15 am Holy Communion and Nursery care available at all services. Sunday School will not meet, but there will be a special Sunday School program for children ages 2 1/2 to 5, in Fellowship Hall at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. Regular classes will resume on April 28.

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April 14 Andy Ballas Bob Haberacker John Luksic Brett Mahon Pamela Martinez Monica Ramirez Jeanne Smith April 15 Jennifer John Clint Jolly Tate Nash Mary Phillips Alizabeth Schwartz Kathy Slaughter Emily Stokes April 16 Janet Hammond Amanda King-Ndaya Annalise Rivas Ben Steffen Robert Wilkerson

April 17 Rosemary Anderson Jona Christensen Dennis Kruse Nancy Loy Andrea Nyquist Mary Palmen Flo Pritz Carol Schlater Joe Stevens April 18 Rob Eggum Mary Frohs Stephen Gagnon Michael Long Terra Totton April 19 Debbie Broderick Catherine Lawler Samuel Peel Suzanne Utzke April 20 Philip Baylis Courtney Buchanan Ryan Dewey Betsy Green Jennifer Hron Kylie Karasopoulos Vicki Lieber Mathew Tim Becky Wesley

April 13 Pete Bredlau & Margie Sisson—6 years

April 17 Woody & Kellee Briggs—13 years Don & Judy Mau—54 years

April 20 Tom & Shelly Schmidt—23 years Jon Stepleton & Tamra Renzelman—28 years

Thank You...

Thank you for the most generous donation to Mission Medical Center! We are so glad you thought of MMC and we want you to know how much your donation is sincerely appreciated by our neighbors that currently need help. With your donation, MMC will be able to provide services to many in our community that have not been able to afford health care services. Our primary mission is to provide comprehensive health and wellness services to the uninsured and under-served. Thank you from our hearts for making this continued vision possible!

Sincerely, Barbara Cronin Executive Director

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Mike Abbey Cliff Allen Dean Arnold Felicia Arnold Jaclyn Arnold Bob Bardy Gene Burklund Gene Cartwright Terry Castaneda Del Claussen The Compton family Mary DelBuono Todd Dierdorff Anna Dillow Sierra Drager Robert Dunaway Dick Enga & family Michael Foret Dr. Steve Friberg Grace Gerard Katherine Greene Matthew & Taylor Gregg Athena Gross Lee Gross Austin Grounds Butch & Deb Grove Bob Guenther Jon Haring Greyson Harper Michael & Jayce Harris Stefan Hassinger Cheryl Haver Elizabeth Haver The Hawkins family Debra Heindenreichs Casey Jacobs Josh Jones Mark Keenan Diana Keys John Klatt Phyllis Kuipers Jerry Lillich Keith & JoAnn Lillich

Sam Lloyd & family Cannon Mahoney Womack Martin Elvira Martinez Jay McCoy Richard McKibben Debra Mills Brandon Miller & Family Mark Mueller Patrick Murphy Lori Nagle Don Nelson Erica Nichols & family Rhea Nordberg The Petersilie family Don Reed Don Reichert The David Reid family Dawn Rindahl Connie Rowton Silke Sauppé Delores Sayler Lisa & Dorothy Scarcello Kathy Schroeder Sandee Mountain Scott Ron Scott Linda Sheppard Alexander Sherwood Reba Faye Shewmaker Charles Simmons family Pamela Stewart Angie Stott Mark Timby Steve Tompkins Mila Towery Frank Troyer Justin Verhulst Bill Weber Scott Wilkinson Ben Zeeb Randy Zimmerman Nick Zwardo & family

Please keep these members of First Lutheran, their family and friends, in your prayers this week.

Join in Easter Vigil Baptisms

The Easter Vigil is the traditional time for baptisms in the ancient church. We have four adults and children already scheduled for this year’s Easter Vigil. If you are thinking about a baptism, consider taking part in the Easter Vigil. Pastor Travis will hold a special baptism preparation class on Sunday, April 14th at noon in the church library. Sign up on the opportunity sheet in worship.

Thank You GOLA Participants

Thank you to all the GOLA participants– choir, musicians, actors, stage crew, behind-the-scenes helpers—everyone who offered their talents and sacrificed their time to help make this year’s 25th Anniversary Gallery of Living Art a great success!

Congratulations

Congratulations to former Woodland Park music teacher Morton Dickson for his induction into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! For all of you who participated in Gallery of Living Art, or who have participated in years past, I want to say thank you. What I saw in GOLA was an inspiration and a reminder

to all of us what good a congregation can do when it pulls together. For the 25th time you’ve created a masterpiece to share with the world the good news of Jesus’ life death and resurrection. You shared the gospel this weekend, and I’m proud of you! A congregation is one of the most interesting or-ganizations in the world. There are very few where young and old work together for the common good. There are few institutions who exist primarily to good for those who aren’t part of the institution. I can’t think of many organizations that get people to sing together songs that span hundreds and even thousands of years. A congregation is a group of people who because of their faith in Jesus, come

THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER

together to give of their time, talent and even treasure for the sake of a mission. I saw all of this on full display this weekend. The choir members, musicians, technicians, stage hands, make-up artists, directors, lighting operators, cast members and crew worked end-less hours to put on a FREE show for anybody to watch and hear and experience the Christian story. WOW! Their only goal was to inspire others to faith. You succeeded. Both by your work and effort and by the product of living pictures of Jesus’ life. I am just so grateful for every volunteer and staff member who put in the hours and made the sacrifice to give this gift to others. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have reminded us all of the power of a congregation working together to achieve a common vision. -Pastor Travis

Mayor Suthers’ letter, congratulating GOLA on our 25th anniversary, noting First Lutheran’s long-standing commitment to supporting our community through many forms of outreach.

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First Communion

It’s time again for our 5th grade class to partici-pate in their next faith milestone: receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion. For more infor-mation, contact Pastor Carrie at 719.258.8720.

Community Easter Egg Hunt

All are welcome to come and join us for a morning of fun! We’ll have snacks & coffee, a kid’s message with Pastor Travis, and an Easter Egg Hunt for pre-school through 2nd grade at 10 am. New this year, following the Egg Hunt we’ll have crafts in the Peel House and games on the lawn. All ages are encouraged to come for crafts and games. Please invite your neighbors and friends. We’ll need lots of help with crafts and games, so if you are interested and available between 8:30 & 11:30 on the 20th, please email Pastor Carrie for more information at carrie@flccs.net or sign up on an opportunity sheet.

Easter Lily Cross

We invite you to designate Easter lilies for the Easter Cross in memory of or in honor of a loved one. The cross will be displayed on Easter Sunday, April 21, in the Sanctuary. The cost of the lilies this year is $8.00 and payment must accompany your designation. You may order lilies through April 14 at the Welcome Center. Lilies may be picked up after the 11:15 am service on Easter Sunday or any weekday through Friday, April 26. Time to fill the Eggs!

After services on April 14th we’ll be filling eggs for our Community Easter Egg Hunt. We are filling 1800 eggs and will need lots of help. We’ll have tables and chairs set up, pizza for lunch, and lots of fellowship and fun along the way. If you are not able to join in the fun but still would like to help, we are going to need CANDY. Lots and lots of CANDY! If everyone brings a bag to worship on April 14, we can do it. You can drop off a donation during the week, too. Sign up on the opportunity sheet or contact Pastor Carrie for more information at carrie@flccs.net.

Easter Sunday Assistance Needed

Acolytes, ushers, and worship greeters are needed for all services on Easter Sunday. Please sign up on the opportunity sheet in church or call 719.632.8836 if you can serve in one of these ways.

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MidSingles 40+ Brunch

Ann Titus leads this monthly singles’ gathering. Enjoy Christian fellowship as we discuss the day’s sermon and other topics of interest. If you need a ride, please contact Ann at 719.598.3531.

A History of the Rose

Join us for a fun discussion about roses in America. Georgie Bever is a native of Colorado Springs and a member of First Lutheran. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Ameri-can Rose Society (ARS), and is the Regional Director. She and her husband, Tom Keilers, are ARS accredited Rose Show Horticulture Judges and ARS certified Consulting Rosarians. Georgie is also the current president of the Riverwalk Rose Society of Pueblo. Georgie and Tom grow over 125 varieties of roses in their garden and exhibit the blooms and rose photography in local, district, and national shows.

What’s So Amazing About Grace?

In 1987, an IRA bomb buried Gordon Wilson and his twenty-year-old daughter beneath five feet of rubble. Gordon alone survived. And forgave. He said to the bombers, “I have lost my daughter, but I bear no grudge…. I shall pray, tonight and every night, that God will forgive you.” His words caught the media’s ear and out of one man’s grief, the world got a glimpse of grace. What’s So Amazing About Grace is a book written by Philip Yancey. We will view a short video by Yancey about the topics below, followed by discussion.

April 14 Letting Grace Soak In April 21 Easter, no seminar April 28 An Unnatural Act May 5 The Art of Forgiving May 12 Skin Deep May 19 Grace Put to the Test May 26 Holiday - no seminar June 2 Grace Abuse June 9 The Church Backslides June 16 Dispensing Grace June 23 Counterforce

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Women’s Bible Study

The Armor of God—All day, every day, an invisi-ble war rages around you. A cunning devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc that matters to you. But his reign stops right here, right now. With you. This 7 lesson Bible study is more than just a biblical description of the believer’s inventory. It’s an action plan for putting on your armor and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory against the enemy. Yes… a strategy. Author Priscilla Shirer will bring to light the war, and challenge you to suit up, stand firm, and secure victory in our life.

The Last Week of Jesus’ Life

This study, being led by Pastor Bob, will examine what biblical scholars think happened during the final week of Jesus’ life. We will journey from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday with professors Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Both have written extensively on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The book The Last Week by Crossan and Borg will be used and is available for $12.00.

Contemplative Prayer Group

There will be a slight change to our Sunday morning Adult Seminar schedule to make time for those who would like to be part of a contemplative prayer group. From 9:15 am – 10:15 am we will have our regular Adult Seminar. From 10:20 – 10: 40 am those who would like participate in contemplative prayer will gather. Both will be in the upstairs Worship Center. This schedule will continue through Lent and beyond depending upon interest. Everyone is welcome to attend. For those not familiar with contemplative prayer, Pastor Bob will provide you with the needed information to participate.

Called to Create

First Lutheran women of all ages and their guests are cordially invited to set aside a Saturday morn-ing for fellowship and a special time with sisters in Christ. Come and join the women of First Lutheran with wonderful refreshments and an inspirational message from Betsy Tuma, longtime member of First Lutheran and motivational speaker. Sponsoring: New or used shoes for women who are seeking jobs through the Catholic Charities Jobs program. Please sign up on an opportunity sheet or call the church at 632-8836.

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Children’s and Youth Ministry NEW this Summer!

Join First Lutheran for our Summer Children’s and Youth Ministry. Parents or caregivers and toddlers to age 6, will have structured time to-gether with a storyteller, a craft or game and snacks from 9-10:30. Kids in grades 1-5 will also have different activities, games, crafts and stories. Afterwards, all are invited for coffee and snacks, play at the playground or enjoy some games on the lawn. We are excited to bring together our community, families and youth to grow with each other and make new friends here in the Old North End. For more information contact Pastor Carrie at carrie@flccs.net .

Concert: Encounters With Heaven

This concert interweaves elegant harp music and vocal harmonies with true stories of those who have experienced God’s surprising presence in encounters with heaven, miracles, angels, Jesus and more. The repertoire includes beauti-ful renditions of peaceful Christian music, beloved hymns, and even a couple popular favorites that can be seen as having spiritual overtones: What a WonderfulWorld (gratitude for God’s creation) and Somewhere Over the Rainbow (looking forward to heaven). All are invited to attend.

Vacation Bible School

Come join your old friends and bring a new friend for a faith filled week of songs, stories, arts and activities. We gather together each day for fun activities led by staff from Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp and our own KICK team!. This a great opportunity for kids to make new friends, learn about God, and hear everyday that Jesus loves them no matter what and so do we. Registration and details will be available on our website under News at www.flccsc.org.

COMING THIS SPRING AND SUMMER

Trail Trekkers’ First hike of the season

We’ll spend about two hours walking several trails in this city park. Degree of difficulty varies from easy to moderate with some hills and rocky areas. Lunch after the hike is optional. See you there!

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At one of the "Informational Gatherings" we had concerning the renovation of the Peel House, one of our long-time members made a compelling observation. She said (paraphrasing), "Think of all those congregations who have gone before us and brought us to where we are as a church today. We need to continue their work." There have been six major investments in the physical presence of First Lutheran: 1890 - The Lutheran Chapel at Platte and Weber 1927-1929 - The completion of the Sanctuary at Platte and Weber 1958 - The sale of the Platte and Weber property and move to the Jewett Mansion 1964-1966 - Building our present Sanctuary 1980 - Adding the Education Wing 1994 - Adding the Ministry Center . . . and next . . . 2019 - Renovation of the Peel House. Over the coming months "From the Archives" will highlight short features from these past efforts. As we will see, expanding our Christian witness can be frustrating and challenging - but in the end, joyful. Mike Olsen, Church Archivist

From the Archives

From a financial ledger entitled "Subscriptions to Lutheran Chapel, June 23, 1890. Included among the 100-odd folks listed - and their pledges - are: Gustave Nelson, $5.00 - paid in full Carl Holmquist, $20.00 - paid in full George Brown, $2.00 - $1.00 paid, $1.00 pledged George Hamel "gives two weeks labor" [value] $36.00 Jacob Becker, $50.00 - paid in full Note the donation of labor - we can assume a six day work week in 1890 - so a day's wages was $3.00

FROM THE ARCHIVES RETURNS

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12-STEP SUPPORT GROUPS

Sunday 4:00 pm CODA Women’s Group, Main Floor 6:00 pm “Old North End” AA, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 Monday 6:00 pm Emotions Anonymous, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 7:30 pm “Attitude of Gratitude” Al-Anon, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 Tuesday 5:30 pm Tuesday Evening Meditation & Solutions AA Meeting, Main Floor 7:00 pm Al-Anon Family Group, Lower Level 7:00 pm Al-Anon Group Parent Meeting, Main Floor Wednesday 7:30 am Sexaholics Anonymous, 2nd Floor, NW Room 204 5:30 pm Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 6:00 pm “164” AA Support Group, Lower Level 7:30 pm Recovering Snowflakes meeting of Cocaine Anonymous, Main Floor Friday 5:00 pm CODA Support Group, Lower Level 5:30 pm Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 7:00 pm Co-dependency Anonymous, Lower Level 7:00 pm “Living Free” AA Group, 2nd Floor, SW Room 203 Saturday 8:30 am Sexaholics Anonymous, 2nd Floor, NW Room 204 8:30 am S-Anon Family Group, Lower Level 2:30 pm “Gift of the Heart” Alcoholics Anonymous, Main Floor

All groups meet in the Peel House on the north side of the church property.

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Regularly Scheduled Sunday Adult Seminar 9:15 am in the Worship Center Pastor’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 10:00 am in the Fireside Room Cancer Prayer Support Group Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am in the Library Sign up in church, or call 719.447.6068. Baptism Seminar Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 pm in the Conference Room Sign ups are required, or class will be cancelled. Call 719.632.8836 or email teri@flccs.net.

Coming Soon The Last Week of Jesus’ Life Thursdays, 6:30– 7:30 pm, through May 9 Upper Conference Room Easter Egg Filling Sunday, April 14, noon to 3 pm Sign-up sheet in bulletin Easter Egg Hunt Volunteers Sunday, April 20, 9:30 am Sign-up sheet in bulletin Easter Sunday Volunteers April 21, 7:45, 8:45, 10:00, 11:15 Acolytes, ushers, greeters, communion & child care needed Sign-up sheet in bulletin Owls Event Thursday, April 25th at noon in the Gathering Place Sign-up sheet in bulletin MidSingles 40+ Sunday Brunch Sunday, April 28, Olive Garden Restaurant, 513 Academy Blvd., Citadel Crossing, 12:15 pm

Women’s Bible Study Biweekly, beginning Monday, May 6, 6:30 pm in the Library Sign-up sheet in bulletin Women’s Spring Event Called to Create, Saturday, May 18, 10 am, in the Gathering Place Sign-up sheet in bulletin

Gallery of Living Art actors recreate The Last Supper.

Kids of all ages attended the new, abbreviated Junior GOLA and were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour after the performance.

THANK YOU to everyone who offered their talents and sacrificed their time to help make this year’s 25th Anniversary Gallery of Living Art a great success!