Connecting Outward: Helping Others in Our Community
2021 Community Outreach ScheduleJanuary:
February: -A Gift of Valentines (hand-colored cards and a cookie delivered to shut-ins) -A Gift of Food: Souper Bowl Sunday Food Drive March: April: May: -A Gift of Flowers to residents of Gran Gran's, a senior home in Yukon June: -A Gift of Lifesaving Blood! RLC Blood Drive, 3:30pm-7pm in the RLC parking lot -A Gift of Food, Manna Pantry food drive. Drop off food to RLC by June 18. -A Gift of Refreshment for our service workers in our community -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: Dec: -A Gift of Song: Christmas caroling 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! |
MAY-Deliver cheerful flowers, crayons and a coloring sheet to the 42 residents of Gran Grans.
JUNE-Resurrection Lutheran Church Blood Drive
The Bloodmobile will be in the Church Parking Lot on Wednesday June 16, from 3:30 – 7:00pm. Please sign up for an appointment online. -Yukon Clean-up Day -Collecting Food for Manna Pantry -Food for Service Staff in our Community: We are collecting water bottles, sports drinks and snacks for our firefighters, police and park staff. If you want to help, please drop items off at the church or write a check to help us pay for these items. Make sure to designate for Service Workers. Thank you. Vacation Bible School (See Youth Activities Page) JULY/AUGUST
-Community-wide School Supply Drive
RLC is teaming up with other churches in Yukon to provide back packs filled with school supplies for children and youth in our community. The goal is to hand out 2,000 back packs on Aug 7! Many hands are needed to accomplish this goal. Here are just some of the roles that need to be filled: business sponsorships, people to work at the registration table, Spanish speakers, nurses, people to work with hospitality, people to pray with others, hair styles, people to work the collection sites, people to write notes of encouragement that will go inside the back packs, people to fill back packs and much more. RLC is also collecting school supplies, new backpacks and donations. If you are interested in helping in any way, please contact, Byrona Maule, Katherine Dawson or Lori B. SEPTEMBER-God’s Work Our Hands Day. Please join us September 12th for God’s Work Our Hands Day. We will be serving a light lunch followed by outreach projects. One of the projects will include picking up trash over at the parks. If you have RLC T-shirts, please wear them. We will also be doing some outreach activities here at the Church.
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RLC Community Service Pictures
June 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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June 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 |
