Blessed Events

This week will bring a number of opportunities to share and give thanks as we approach Thanksgiving, including:

First Lutheran Church: A Thanksgiving Eve ecumenical community service will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, 542 S. 31st St. Area Protestant and Catholic churches are sponsoring the service. Canned food and monetary donations will be collected for local food pantries. A time for fellowship will follow the service.

Bellevue Christian Center: The Bellevue Christian Center will host a free Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A limited number of coats and winter apparel also will be available for those in need. This is the 16th year the church, at 1400 Harvell Drive in Bellevue, has shared meals with the community.

Creighton University: Creighton University alumni, family and friends are welcome to celebrate the college’s annual Thanksgiving Day Alumni Mass at 9 a.m. Thursday in St. John Church on the college campus. The Rev. John P. Schlegel, Creighton’s president, will deliver the homily. Attendees are encouraged to bring donations of nonperishable items for the Omaha Food Bank. Following Mass, a continental breakfast will be served in the V.J. and Angela Skutt Student Center.

St. Paul Methodist in Papillion: St. Paul will hold a special Thanksgiving Eve service on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The church is at 324 S. Jackson St., two blocks west of City Park.

All Saints Episcopal: A Thanksgiving service will be celebrated Tuesday at 7 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 9302 Blondo St. The celebration of Holy Eucharist will include music by the adult and children’s choirs. Each family that attends will be offered a loaf of bread to take home. During the service, a prayer will be offered for the loaves and the homes they will travel to. Food donations for the Dean Fricke Food Pantry also will be accepted that night.

Church of the Resurrection: Thanksgiving Homecoming on Sunday at the Church of the Resurrection, 3004 Belvedere Blvd., will include a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The meal will be hosted by the men of the parish.

St. Paul Methodist in Omaha: A Thanksgiving Eve tradition will continue at St. Paul Methodist Church, 5410 Corby St., with a meal and worship on Wednesday. A soup and salad supper, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will be hosted by the youths of the church as a fundraiser for a summer mission trip. Freewill offerings will be accepted. A 7 p.m. worship service will follow, with music from the Solid Brass Quartet and the church bell and vocal choirs.

St. Matthew Lutheran: The Senior High Youth Group at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 1725 S. 60th St., is hosting a Thanksgiving Eve soup supper to raise funds for the Lutheran Food Pantries of Lutheran Metro Ministries. Soup, dessert and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Freewill offerings will be taken.

Pacific Hills Lutheran: The Senior Youth at Pacific Hills Lutheran Church, 90th and Pacific Streets, will host a full Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, between morning worship and the church’s congregational meeting. Freewill offerings will be taken to help send the youths to a national gathering in the summer.

In other church news:

150th Anniversary: Trinity United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Neb., celebrated 125 years of service last Sunday. The day was highlighted by worship, a luncheon and a celebration program that concluded with an ice-cream social.

Augustana Series: Brian McLaren’s book, “Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope,” will be the focus of a five-session course beginning Sunday at Augustana Lutheran Church. The monthly sessions will begin after the 10:30 a.m. worship service at the church, 3647 Lafayette Ave. Call the church office at 551-4728 to register and to arrange to purchase the book for $12.

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