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God's Work. Our Hands.
We are a welcoming, renewing and serving intergenerational community of discipleship in Christ, joyfully carrying out the mission of God in the world. We are a publicly engaged church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. We do God's work in the world — the work of restoring and reconciling people and communities. We pursue justice and seek peace no matter how long the journey or wide the chasm. Because we are grounded in God's love and forgiveness, we are well equipped to live and serve here and now, in the world, with all its complexities, tensions and ambiguities. There is no aspect of life in which God is not active, no place where God is not present. And this is exactly where we are called to participate in God's work, God's mission, in the thick of life, embracing individuals, families and communities that are hungry for hope and healing, justice and peace, advocates and partners. |
 What a wonderful and meaningful service with our friends from Elim Lutheran, First Lutheran and St. Bede's Episcopal for Thanksgiving Eve. A huge thanks to Pastor Chris Nolte and Elim Lutheran for hosting. Food was also gathered during the service and was given to LifeCare Food Bank. Additionally, the offering of $520 will be split between LifeCare Food Bank and SK Helpline.
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If you can tie a knot you can tie a quilt. All are welcome to help with this labor of love in the Trillium Room.
  You are invited to help pack Thanksgiving Baskets that will help 30 local families celebrate the holiday. We will meet at church on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. to pack the baskets. We'll have snacks for our volunteers too! This year we have a list of 30 families provided by these schools:
Olalla Elementary Mullenix Ridge Burley Glenwood Hidden Creek Sidney Glen Your generosity enables the schools to assist needy families. Out of the 30 there are 11 families larger than 6 persons! Often these families are composed of multiple generations or single parents sharing space with another family. Spirit of Life/ LifeCare Community Foodbank is so fortune year after year we have helped these schools and children. Thank you for your generosity!! Sue Ruedebusch President Council / Faith Community Nurse ( show up at 9 am to pack and you will get a snack too!) We were blessed with quilts headed off to Lutheran World Relief this last Sunday. Our dedicated group of quilters was very busy! Join them tying quilts Thursday, November 11 at 1 pm in the Trillium Room. Two Spirit of Life members are needed to work with Treasurer Dave Traxel on the proposed budget for 2022. This is a short-term commitment that involves preparing a budget that will be presented at the January 2022 congregational meeting. Please contact Dave if you could share your gifts in this way.  On Sunday, October 24, Spirit of Life will celebrate our faithful, hard-working quilting group and bless the quilts they have created. These quilts will be given to Lutheran World Relief for distribution throughout the world. LWR distributed its first quilts in 1945 to families in war-torn Europe following the Second World War. Within a decade, the ministry was reaching around the globe to villages far removed from the world’s attention. Today, an average of 300,000 quilts - including those from Spirit of Life - are lovingly given worldwide each year. Thanks to our quilters for all their hard work.
And speaking of LifeCare, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, the food bank received a GRREEEAATTT donation. A neighbor of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church brought in 144 full-size boxes of Frosted Flakes. The neighbor stated that he and his family had been helped in the past by places like LifeCare and he wanted to help others. We are so grateful for the generous people in our community.  |
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