SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 11/2/2020: FLC Servant Leadership Academy (Confirmation) Will be delaying the start of the 2nd Trimester to January 6, 2021 and the 3rd Trimester will begin on April 7, 2021. Due to the surge in local Covid cases and the need for our School Districts to move to Distance Learning we will use our contingency schedule. We hope that this can help our students and local schools get back to in person school ASAP.
At the November 10 Executive Team meeting we discussed our COVID Preparedness Plan which was approved in October and is required of us by the State of Minnesota in order to resume in person ministry and programing. In October the Council talked about at that time actually being sort of on the line between Phase 2 and Phase 3, since then the number of local cases has risen dramatically and our hospitals are at near capacity. We likely all know someone who has it or had it, and sadly some of us even know those who have died from it. Looking at the external conditions that are laid out in our plan the current rises in cases would dictate that we are now more into a place between Phase 1 and Phase 2. Because of our current local situation, and because the State requires that we not only have this plan but actually follow it, we are now needing to suspend all in the building activities and worship. We will continue with Online and Parking Lot worship as well as Wednesday Drive thru Communion. We are saddened that we need to do this, but it is what we planned for, and the care of the members of FLC is a priority. Our prayer is that we need to do this for a short period and that perhaps we can see things improve, weekly local case numbers decline, before we get to Christmas so we can offer in the building worship in some form during that very special time of year.
Be Safe and Well
The Leadership of First Lutheran
Those concerned about making their weekly gifts to First are encouraged to sign-up for Simply Giving, you can call the church for information on how to sign-up, or you can drop off you gifts during the new office hours of 8 am - Noon, or you may mail in your gifts.
If you would like to be able to keep your weekly gift coming to First you can use your smart phone to make it happen!
Simply turn on your camera and capture the QVR code to the left.
It will bring you to a secured link that is connected to our Vanco/Simply Giving account. You can set up your gift to come using your Debit Card/Credit Card, or also directly from your bank account.
Simply turn on your camera and capture the QVR code to the left.
It will bring you to a secured link that is connected to our Vanco/Simply Giving account. You can set up your gift to come using your Debit Card/Credit Card, or also directly from your bank account.
Office Hours during this time
Monday - Friday 8AM - Noon
Directions to First Lutheran 304 Elm Street South Sauk Centre MN 56378
(320) 352-3623
Email : firstlutheran@mainstreetcom.com