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Karlstad, Minnesota
Mission Statement
First Lutheran Church of Karlstad is a community of baptized believers, gathered around the Word of God and the Sacraments, to be witnesses to God's saving grace in Jesus Christ, and to serve the needs of the world in fellowship with all other believers.
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Phone: 218-436-2406
Mail: PO Box 215, Karlstad, MN 56732
Church: 306 Roosevelt Ave, Karlstad
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Pastor Caitlin's latest newsletter article
Hello beloved people of First in Karlstad - April 1, 2024
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that [Jesus] had said these things to her. ~ John 20:18, NRSVUE
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia!
With moving into the Easter Season, we are not going to do any new sermon series or crazy liturgies for this year. We will, instead, follow our lectionary readings that are prescribed for this year, and continue in Setting Three. What will be different is: we will open worship with an Easter Litany based on our Easter Sunday texts. For the Kyrie and Canticle of Praise, we will flip what we did for Lent: we will refrain from the Kyrie during the Easter Season and focus on our Canticle of Praises (“Glory to God” and “This is the Feast”). And we will make the normal changes of the Easter Offertory Prayer, Communion Liturgy, and Post-Communion Prayer.
A lot is going on with our children and youth ministry in the month of April. Confirmation will be coming to a close during this month. Our final confirmation full class will be on Wednesday, April 10 from 5:00-7:00 PM. We will play games, bless the 9th graders confirming their faith, and reflect on the year. On Wednesday, April 3 and April 17, our 9th graders will be working on their confirmation stoles after school.
Also on April 3, the Wednesday School and 7-8th grade confirmation will not be meeting. Regular Wednesday School will resume on Wednesday, April 10.
After many months of planning and waiting, our 7th through 12th graders will have this year’s Lock-In. It will be held at the church from Friday, April 19 at 7:00 PM through Saturday, April 20 at 8:00 AM. We will play games, make slime, eat food, bake communion bread, and worship together. All 7th through 12th graders are welcome, and are encouraged to bring a friend.
Moving into the close of our program year, the 9th grade Confirmation is coming up. There are two events tied to our 9th graders’ confirmation. The first is Wednesday, April 24 from 6:00-8:00 PM, our 9th graders will take their confirmation pictures at 6:00 PM and then present their faith statements at 7:00 PM. Family and friends of our 9th graders are welcome to attend. Carolyn Turnwall and the WELC are helping to plan a meal for the evening. We will go live on Facebook for the Faith Statements if you are wanting to support our 9th graders in that way.
The second event for our 9th graders is Confirmation Sunday. Their confirmation will be held on Sunday, May 28 at our normal 9:30 AM worship service. Those being confirmed are: Bjorn Britten, Logan Folland, and Ty Folland. Please pray for these young men as they step into adulthood in their faith.
Finally, I will be taking Easter Monday off (April 1) to recoup from Holy Week. And I will be gone Thursday, April 18 for our synod’s Joint Theological Day in Moorhead. If you need me on April 18, I will just be a phone call away, and will respond when I’m able.
That’s it for the month of April! I pray God will bless you as you continue to read out Bible through the year, and grow in your daily walk with Jesus. And, again, Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia!
God’s Peace,
Pastor Caitlin Jensen-Brown