Connecting Outward: Helping Others in Our Community

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2022 Community Outreach Schedule

January: 
​A gift of light and warmth: Light Up the Darkness February: 
​A gift of light and warmth: Light Up the Darkness ​
-A Gift of Food: Souper Bowl Sunday Food Drive
March: ​​A gift of light and warmth: Light Up the Darkness ​
-A Gift of Food: Souper Bowl Sunday Food Drive
April: 
May: A gift of joy: Festival of the Child booth
June: 
-A gift of life-saving blood, Bloodmobile
-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. 

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Other Opportunities to Help

Help RLC Visitors Feel Welcome

Would 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!

JANUARY

Light Up the Darkness

FEBRUARY

Light Up the Darkness
Souper Bowl Sunday

MARCH

Light Up the Darkness

APRIL

MAY

Festival of the Child, May 7, 10am-4pm

JUNE

-Bloodmobile in RLC parking lot, 4-6:30pm
-Vacation Bible School, June 27-30, 9am-11:30am

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2022 RLC Community Service Pictures

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 Community

Two 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 2021

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, June

Souper Bowl Sunday Results, Feb

With Covid and many attending church online, we were pleased with our Souper Bowl Sunday results.

Living Nativity, Dec 2021

Christmas Caroling at Senior Home and Homes of Shut-ins, Dec 2021

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