• Alpha and Omega. Have you read the new seasonal publication?  You can find it on our website under the Pastor’s Message section on the front page.  We are communicating with you in new ways with timely information in an abbreviated form.  We will also provide information in the body of the email you receive weekly on Thursdays with the attached bulletin for Sunday morning.  Monthly volunteer schedule and posted on the hallway bulletin board in the “Service” section. If you are serving as a worship leader, greeter or coffee fellowship host, you will receive a reminder email earlier in the week you are serving.  Also, check out the our website for a monthly overview.  We welcome your feedback!  If you can’t find something, call us and ask.  We are interested in providing timely information to those who need it, when they need it! 

• Welcome.  Worship.  Service. One of our three Vision “words” is service.  Listed below are ways in which you have served or could service in the coming weeks.  Perhaps these ideas will inspire you to find ways to serve with your family, at work, in your daily life!

• On God’s Work.  Our Hands. Sunday, we began gathering “undies” for the Warming Shelter.  Thank you to those who gave for your wonderful support.  We will ensure your donations reach those who are in need!

• Last year a group from First Lutheran attended the first Lutheran Services of Iowa Empower event.  The second annual event will be held on Thursday, October 12, at the Cottonwood Conference Center in South Sioux City from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.  Individual tickets are available for $25.  The Empower event brings the Sioux City community together to celebrate diversity and raise fund for LSI’s Immigrant and Refugee Community Services.  To register go to: lsiowa.org/empower-event-sc.

• Do you shop at Hy-Vee?  The Siouxland Food Bank is collecting your Hy-Vee receipts and turning a percentage into a food donation to the Food Bank.  A box for your receipts is in the narthex ready to be filled up!

• The Food Pantry is need of plastic bags. Please leave them in the office or in the Food Pantry room. Thank you.

• We are happy to report another enjoyable, busy serving shift at the Soup Kitchen on September 18th. We helped serve 132 individuals. Thanks be to Janet Gross, Becky McGlauflin, Lee Knop, Sue Mullin, Candy Johnson and Doug Webb.  The staff there tell us how much they like and appreciate the First Lutheran volunteers! Our next chance to help again will be Wednesday, October 18th from 4-6 PM.  Come and join us sometime!

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