Pictures of Church Activities

http://buscout.com/ver5/opinionarticle.php?ID=402&date=2007-02-02  Meg Thilmony's article in the Bradley University Scout newspaper on her Hurricane relief trip to Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  Meg was the managing editor of the newsletter.  She recently graduated.

The LYO had a food stand at the July 4th Independence Day celebration at Pells Park.  Other members took part in the church service and other activities throughout the day.  See pictures from the day.

Recently Allison and Meg Thilmony went on a mission trip to Guatemala.  Here are a few of their pictures. 

Pictures of 2006 activities.

4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pet Blessing, April 2007

A family pool party was held on August 13.  Looks like everyone had a good time.  See pictures.

Lynda Zimmer, from the Champaign News Gazette was the speaker at the recent FLCW meeting.  While she was visiting our church, she talked with several members of our congregation to gain information for an article she was writing for the Religion column of the Living section in the newspaper.  On Friday, August 10, her column appeared in print and related a nice story of First Lutheran Church as we remember 100 years in our church building.  more

We congratulate Chelsea, Jonathan, Alexis, Kentland, Ashley, Kayce, Lindsay and Kaleigh on their confirmation on June 27, 2007.  To see a picture click here. 

Pictures of the cornerstone being removed in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of the church building.

Picures of Hanging of the Greens on Sunday afternoon November 25, 2007.

Members of First Lutheran Church presented a Christmas cantata, "Season of Love," on Sunday, December 9, 2008 and again on Friday, December 14, 2008.  The handbell choir also performed.  Here are a few pictures from the performance which also show the church decorated for Christmas.

The women of the church also had an outing to the Aerospace Museum in Rantoul and had lunch at Kennedy's in Urbana.  Here are some pictures taken at both activities.

The 2009 confirmands were Jessica, Ashli, Erin, Paige, Andi, James, Branden, and Colton.  

The ladies of the FLCW recently made blankets for the Linus Project after their FLCW meeting.  Project Linus is a non profit organization with a two-fold mission. First, to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."  Secondly to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.  Project Linus National Headquarters are located in Bloomington, Illinois.  Chapters are located in all 50 states.  The Central Illinois chapter donates an average of 350 blankets every month to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug.