Connecting Outward: Helping Others in Our Community
2022 Community Outreach ScheduleJanuary:
A gift of light and warmth February: -A Gift of Food: Souper Bowl Sunday Food Drive March: April: May: June: -A Gift to Children: Vacation Bible School July: -A gift of school supplies and backpacks for children Aug: -A gift of school supplies and backpacks for children Sept: Oct: -A Gift of Food: Trick or Treat for Manna Pantry Nov: -A gift of Food: Bedlam food drive Dec: -A Gift of Song: Christmas caroling at senior home and shut-ins -A Gift of Christmas: Angel Tree -Living Nativity: A gift of the Christmas story -A Gift of Friendship: Handmade cookies and ornaments for shut-ins For more information, please contact Byrona Maule. Or email the church at: prmark@rlcok.org.
Other Opportunities to HelpHelp RLC Visitors Feel WelcomeWould you like to help make people feel welcome when they come into the church? If so, please sign up to be a door greeter for your favorite service. The sheet is on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall.
Feeding the Hungry Who Stop By
We stock a variety of on-the-go food items to give to people who stop by RLC, hoping to get some food to get by. If you would like to help out those who are in need of food in our community, please consider donating a few items. We can always use the following items:
• Fresh fruit and vegetables • Snacks • Large paper bags • Canned chicken and tuna • Ravioli and pasta in a can (both family and individual servings) with pop tops, if possible. • Chicken and beef soup • Powdered milk • Peanut butter • Canned pop-top fruit (single-size servings) • Cereal • Bottled water and individual juice boxes Thank you! |
JANUARYLight in the Darkness and Warmth in the Cold
FEBRUARYSouper Bowl Sunday
MARCHAPRILMAYJUNEVacation Bible School
Light in the Darkness and Warmth in the Cold
Epiphany Focus for 2022: Being Light in the Darkness and Warmth in the Cold
The season of Epiphany, starting on January 6 and going until Mach 1, is a time where we focus on the light of Jesus shining into the darkness of the world. To go along with this theme, we will be seeking tangible ways we can bring light into the darkness and heat into the cold our neighbors are experiencing this winter. Here are some ways you can participate: --Donate money which will go to help with electric or gas bills for those in need in our community. If you know of someone who would be blessed by having help with their bills, let Pastor Mark or Byrona know. --Donate batteries, flashlights, handwarmers and other items which can help homeless people have light and warmth. Join others from Resurrection and other local churches as we join together for an outdoor Epiphany worship service on the evening of January 28 where we will gather in a local park or in a church parking lot for worship, prayer and fellowship. We hope to have several other Yukon churches joining us in this project as we bring light and warmth to our community. More details will follow in the coming weeks. |
2021 RLC Community Service Pictures
We now Have a Book Sharing Box (Focus on Youth Books) and a Food Box at RLC to Serve Our CommunityTwo members of RLC who are also Boy Scouts chose RLC and the surrounding community for their Eagle Scout projects in 2021. Our most recent addition (Dec) is a book sharing box on our property. The focus is sharing books for young people in the surrounding area.
In June 2021, our first box was installed: a food sharing box, where people who need food can select items from the box. Donated food items are always appreciated. Food Donations from Trick or Treat for Manna Pantry and Bedlam Food Drive, Oct and Nov 2021June Parking Lot Blood Drive a Success
We had 13 people donate blood. The Blood Bank was very pleased as the need has been significantly higher, partly due to Covid. Thank you for supporting our community!
Yukon Community Clean-up Day, JuneSouper Bowl Sunday Results, Feb
With Covid and many attending church online, we were pleased with our Souper Bowl Sunday results.
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Living Nativity, Dec 2021
Christmas Caroling at Senior Home and Homes of Shut-ins, Dec 2021June Manna Pantry Food Drive Results
Flowers for Residents of Gran Grans in Yukon, May
Happy Spring!!
This morning I had the pleasure of delivering "Happy Spring" blessings to Gran Gran's Place on behalf of Resurrection Lutheran Church for our May Community Outreach. We gave them five dozen roses--red and white roses for each of the 42 residents as well as 18 mixed-colored roses for the front desk. Each resident also received a new box of 48 Crayons and a lovely coloring sheet with a Bible verse. Each month going forward, we will deliver another Bible verse coloring sheet for the residents. Please pray that these gifts will lift their spirits and remind them that they're a beloved part of our community and not forgotten. If you'd like to help with the cost of these gifts and future community blessings please add a little to your regular giving and specify the amount to be posted to OUTREACH. BLESSINGS ON YOUR DAY! Katherine Dawson, Vice President of Outreach |
