Entering the Passion of Jesus by Amy Jill Levine is the basis
for our upcoming Lenten Worship series. Beginning with Ash
Wednesday we will look at a different aspect of Holy Week on
the Sundays preceding Holy Week and try to picture ourselves
in the events of Holy Week!
Ash Wednesday Feb. 26 - Drive Up Ashes in front of the church from 7:30 to 8:30 and 11:30 to 12:30.
Worship of Ashes at 7pm
April 5 Palm Sunday - Parade of Palms and Easter Egg Hunt!
April 9 - Maundy Thursday service 7 pm
April 10 - Good Friday Service 7 pm
April 12 - Sunrise Service 6:30 am with breakfast following!
Easter services at 8:30 and 10:45!
Beginning March 4th, Community Soup Suppers will be on Wednesdays
in Lent at 6pm. All are invited!
Springfield Days 2020 planning meeting
Thursday March 26
7:00 – 8:00pm
Springfield Memorial Library
Volunteers Welcome
VFW Breakfast
VFW Community Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2020 from 8:00 am to noon at the Legion Hall, 166 S. 2nd Street in Springfield. Dine on pancakes, french toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, ham and sausage. Milk, juice and coffee will round out the meal. Cost is $7.00 for adults, which includes a $1.50 donation and $3.50 for the youngsters under 12. Breakfasts will be held on the last Sunday of each month, now through April.
SPRINGFIELD CEMETERY FUNDRAISER
Springfield Cemetery is asking for donations to pave the cemetery streets. Every other year it costs $9000 to resurface the asphalt. Winter is coming soon. Roads will be tricky to navigate. Please help raise $100,000 to install pavement. A Go Fund Me page is set up. Please help: https://www.gofundme.com/springfield-cemetary-association
Donations can also be sent to:
Springfield Cemetery Association
c/o Rod Nielsen
15484 So. 108th Street
Springfield, NE 68059
“IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY”
Springfield Volunteer Fire Department's roots go back to 1914 when the first formal department was established. Before then volunteers fought fires. Equipment and hose carts were housed in sheds near the center of town close to 3rd and Cedar. E. Donald Schmidt and Ted Mundell assembled the Fire Department’s first water pumper truck in 1937. The old Fire Hall was in Albert Kieck’s building which was purchased in 1947 by the village of Springfield. In March 1953, Springfield joined the mutual aid group of Papillion, Ralston, Millard, and Bellevue.
Please call if you have any information. The accident happened in Springfield across the street from the Post Office.
PLATTEVIEW CAMPUS LIFE
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Programs offered:
Sixers Campus Life club for 6th grade students at Westmont
Campus Life club at Platteview Junior High
Campus Life club at Platteview High
For more info: Platteview Campus Life
You can earn extra money and help your community at the same time! Apply for one of thousands of temporary 2020 census jobs. In Sarpy County, Census workers make $17.50/hour.
ApplyToday at 2020census.gov/jobs.
WHY IS THE CENSUS IMPORTANT? The information collected in the 2020 Census will help determine how more than $675 billion of federal funding is distributed each year. Help make Sarpy County count!
The Schramm Speaker Series has been a great success and we sincerely thank all how have attended! However, because space is limited in our classroom, we now require a registration from those wishing to attend to ensure all patrons comfortably enjoy the event.
Please register here at this link
OPPD Customers Reporting an Uptick in Scam Calls
Omaha Public Power District customers are reporting a spike in scam phone calls today. The utility had received around 100 reports by early afternoon.
In 2019, OPPD received 1,336 reports of calls from scammers. That’s a 102% increase from five years ago. And the problem shows no signs of slowing.
This long-running scam targets utilities here in our area and across the nation. Aggressive callers pose as utility workers, trying to convince customers they owe money. They often instruct customers to use a pre-paid debit, gift or Green Dot card to settle up. Callers threaten to disconnect service if customers do not pay. Often, the scammers use “spoofing” technology so that caller identification appears to show a legitimate OPPD phone number.
None of these calls are from the utility.
Our call center representatives would never cold-call a customer demanding immediate payment. If customers were truly overdue on their bills to the point where service could be disconnected, they would receive written notice first. Authentic utility representatives would never request payment via a purchased pre-paid credit or gift card.
OPPD continues to work in partnership with local public power utilities to raise awareness among our customers and identify scam trends. If customers receive such a call, they can help us by noting the phone number used. OPPD is working with a leading toll-free phone number registry management company. As numbers are reported and verified to be non-OPPD numbers, we can get the phone number shut down.
OPPD stresses that customers should never give personal or financial information to a stranger during an unsolicited phone call. If such a person should appear at their door unannounced, claiming to work for the utility, ask for identification or verification. OPPD employees always carry identification. Failure to produce identification is a tip-off to the customer that something is wrong.
Customers with questions about making a payment, or about their account in general, should always call OPPD directly. Within Omaha, the number is 402-536-4131. Outside of Omaha, customers should call 1-877-536-4131.
Customers in our rural areas may talk with their local offices during business hours, as well.
NEST 529 Supports “Big Dreams” With $40K Giveaway
Eight Young Winners to Each Receive a $5,000 NEST 529 Account Contribution
Lincoln, Neb. (January 2, 2020)— Nebraska State Treasurer John Murante and First National Bank of Omaha today announced the NEST 529 Big Dreams $40K Giveaway. Open nationwide to children 10 years old or younger, eight randomly selected winners will each receive a $5,000 NEST 529 College Savings Plan account contribution. Entries can be submitted online or by mail from January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020.
For full details and to enter the giveaway, visit NEST529.com/BigDreamsGiveaway. More information is also available at NEST529.com or treasurer.nebraska.gov.
HAPPENING NEARBY
Note from Springfield , Ne. Post Office
sign up:
https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06eNidmd00tlvQp
information on the different workshops offered:
https://entomology.unl.edu/bee-lab#tab3
Bring the family for a fun night of LIVE entertainment! Come to dance or just sit back and enjoy the music!
UPCOMING SHOWS:
Only $4 admission to shows for those over 13 years old. Younger kids admitted FREE!
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'2nd SUNDAY JAM SESSION':
Sunday, March 8, 1 PM!
We jam the 2nd Sunday of each month, at 1:00, except in May when it's the 3rd Sunday.
Beginners are always welcome! Bring your instrument and a snack to share. Jam Sessions are FREE!
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For updates call 1-800-480-8797, ext. 211 or drop us an email at
Cornhusker Country Music Theater, 211 Main St, Louisville, NE, is a nonprofit, 501 c 3, organization
Like us on Facebook @ Cornhusker Country Music Theater.
~The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
-Anthony Robbins
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