*Check out these upcoming events...

Lenten Worship

Worship at 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.

• March 10 - "Prayer Increases Harvest"
• March 17 - "Prayer Expresses Dependence on God"
• March 24 - "Prayer Wages War on Behalf of Others"

A made-from-scratch meal will be served from 5:45-6:45 in the Fellowship Hall. Suggested donation of $5/adults and $3/under age 10. This is a fundraiser for the youth.

Menu for March 10: Chili, Corn Chowder, Carrots/Celery, Cornbread, Brownie

Children's Easter Celebration

Saturday, April 3 - 10:30am-Noon

Crestview Community Center

Children (age infant through 3rd grade) are invited to the annual Easter celebration. There will be Easter egg hunts, face painting, storytelling and more.

Holy Week & Easter Worship

Palm Sunday, March 28

• Regular worship at 8:00, 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. These services start with the joyous Palm Sunday hymns and ends with passion hymns and a dramatic reading of the passion story.
• Ecumenical Blessing of the Palms at First Christian Church, at 10:00 a.m. We will gather for a short worship at 9:30 in the sanctuary then begin our sidewalk procession down Gage at 9:45. No 9:30 education hour; 10:45 Sunday education as usual.

Maundy Thursday, April 1 at 5 & 7 p.m.

• Recalls the night Jesus shared a Passover meal with his disciples. The 7:00 service ends with a solem ritual, "Stripping the Altar."

Good Friday, April 2

• Noon Worship is a service of lessons and hymns.
• At the 7:30 worship, experience a Service of Darkness. Become a witness of Jesus' death on the cross through the gospel narratives. Festival Choir will present "The Seven Last Words on the Cross."

Easter Sunday, April 4

• 6:30 a.m. - Sunrise, traditional celebration with hymns with organ, vocals and instruments
• 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. - Traditional celebration with Festival choir, instruments and organ
• 9:30 a.m. - Contemporary celebration with uplifting songs featuring the Praise Team
• 6:00 p.m. - Contemporary liturgical worship
• NO Sunday education
• Breakfast is served from 7-10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This is a youth fund raiser.

Dodge Ball Tournament

Friday, April 9 at 5 p.m.

Washburn University Whiting Fieldhouse

• $5/player. Click here for more information. (waiver form must also accompany payment.)
• Spectators welcome ($2 admission fee to watch)
• Concessions available.
• Hosted by the Senior Youth to offset costs of their trip to the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

Aid to Haiti Earthquake Victims

How you can help...

• Pray! Please pray for those in harm's way, who have lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods.
• Connect! Learn more how the Lutheran church is aiding victims through LCMS World Relief & Human Care
• Give! Donations are urgently needed. You can mail checks to LCMS World Relief & Human Care, noting "Haiti Earthquake Relief" to: LCMS World Relief & Human Care, PO Box 66861, St. Louis MO 63166-6861 or click here.
• Thrivent Members: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will add $1 for every $2 members donate for "Helping Haiti" (up to $250). Click here to donate.