11/30/2019 - updated the Happenings page
11/22/2019 - updated Pastor's Message
10/14/2019 - updated the Outreach Ministries page
Monthly Outreach
Rice Bowl Offering
Our Rice Bowl Offering for November! November's Offering was designated for the ELCA Global Barnyard! It’s a program of the Lutheran Church that works to address world hunger. It’s similar to “The Heifer Project”, if you are familiar with that. The idea is to purchase animals: baby chicks, piglets, goats, honeybees, etc. for families in rural areas in other parts of the world to help them provide for themselves, their families and their communities! Each animal provides a number of benefits for the community to help them to be self-sufficient. Then, on December 8, the Sunday School children will choose which animals to purchase, depending on how much money we collected. We are looking forward to your participation! For more information about the Global Barnyard project, check out the website: https://goodgifts.elca.org/christmas
Thank you for your support!
**What is the Rice Bowl Offering, you might ask? On the last Sunday of each month, during the children's time, the children circulate around the sanctuary with small bowls collecting pocket change...or any other form of money folks wish to give...which is designated for an organization, usually local, although sometimes global, that focuses on impacting the lives of children and youth. Our children are a big part of the offering that we receive each month because of their participation in collecting and bringing the offering forward to the altar for a special blessing. And your offerings that are gathered each month for these organizations that impact the lives of children, make more of a difference than I think any of us realize! Thank you for your support!
Pastor Dan
Federal Point Help Center
We collect food on a continual basis for the Federal Point Help Center. The Federal Point Help Center is our local food pantry/assistance ministry that helps Pleasure Island residents in need of food, clothing, gas, help with utility bills, rent and anything else it can afford to help with. Each month their needs list changes and we collect different items based on their needs.
Help Center needs for October: Pasta sauce, dry pasta, soup, cereal (hot or cold)
Our Rice Bowl Offering for November! November's Offering was designated for the ELCA Global Barnyard! It’s a program of the Lutheran Church that works to address world hunger. It’s similar to “The Heifer Project”, if you are familiar with that. The idea is to purchase animals: baby chicks, piglets, goats, honeybees, etc. for families in rural areas in other parts of the world to help them provide for themselves, their families and their communities! Each animal provides a number of benefits for the community to help them to be self-sufficient. Then, on December 8, the Sunday School children will choose which animals to purchase, depending on how much money we collected. We are looking forward to your participation! For more information about the Global Barnyard project, check out the website: https://goodgifts.elca.org/christmas
Thank you for your support!
**What is the Rice Bowl Offering, you might ask? On the last Sunday of each month, during the children's time, the children circulate around the sanctuary with small bowls collecting pocket change...or any other form of money folks wish to give...which is designated for an organization, usually local, although sometimes global, that focuses on impacting the lives of children and youth. Our children are a big part of the offering that we receive each month because of their participation in collecting and bringing the offering forward to the altar for a special blessing. And your offerings that are gathered each month for these organizations that impact the lives of children, make more of a difference than I think any of us realize! Thank you for your support!
Pastor Dan
Federal Point Help Center
We collect food on a continual basis for the Federal Point Help Center. The Federal Point Help Center is our local food pantry/assistance ministry that helps Pleasure Island residents in need of food, clothing, gas, help with utility bills, rent and anything else it can afford to help with. Each month their needs list changes and we collect different items based on their needs.
Help Center needs for October: Pasta sauce, dry pasta, soup, cereal (hot or cold)
- Please, no corn or green beans (thank you)!
