June School Supply Drive
UMOM, located near 32nd Street and E. Van Buren, provides families and other homeless individuals shelter and services to help them get back on their feet. Each year UMOM provides more that 250 student will supplies needed for their success in school. This June, we are accepting donations of backpacks, #2 pencils, pens, erasers, highlighters, markers, pencil sharpeners, notebooks and #25 Walmart gift cards to help out. Please have all items to the church no later than July 1. Thank you for making a kid’s journey just a little bit easier.
Serve Pancakes to the Hungry
OSLC regularly helps to prepare and serve a pancake breakfast at Grace Lutheran in downtown Phoenix, one of our sister congregations. Volunteers need to be at Grace, located at 1124 N Third Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, at 6:30 am to begin cooking and will finish around 8:30 am. Closed-toe shoes and a hat are required. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the church office. Upcoming dates are July 11, September 19, and November 21.
Food Angel Ministry
Every Saturday afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church (1124 N 3rd Street, Phoenix), volunteers pack food boxes and deliver them to members of our community living in poverty, unemployed, or generally food insecure. 3-4 volunteers pack the boxes indoors, masked, 1:15-2:15 pm; 5-10 volunteers deliver the boxes, masked, with pick-up at the church between 2:15 and 3:15 pm. Once the boxes are picked up, delivery can take between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on the number of available volunteers and delivery locations. Volunteers are contacted on a weekly basis to determine availability for the upcoming Saturday; volunteers are not committing themselves to any particular dates by indicating interest. If you would like to help pack or deliver, email Pastor Sarah at pastorsarah@graceinthecity.com.
Be Featured in a Worship Video!
If you would like to help out with a worship video, by reading scripture or another potion of the worship service, please contact the church office or Pastor Karn.
Meal Minstry
Meals are needed to help a few families out during difficult times in their lives. Please package in servings for one or two that can be frozen. Label ingredients and reheating instructions on the packaging and drop off at the church office.
We are also in need of a Meal Ministry Co-coordinator. If you would like to help keep track of the meal inventory and distributed to the families, let the office or Pastor Karn know.
We are also in need of a Meal Ministry Co-coordinator. If you would like to help keep track of the meal inventory and distributed to the families, let the office or Pastor Karn know.
Join the Piecemakers!
Join with others to make quilts for the Crisis Nursery and Lutheran World Relief. This group continue it minister from home. Contact the church office or Dianne for more information about what you can do while in quarantine to help out.
Feed the Hungry
Please help feed the hungry by contributing to the local food shelf housed at our sister congregation, Trinity Lutheran. Feel free to drop off food in the office during the week. In addition, we are collecting ready to eat food is distributed to people experiencing homeless who come to our church.
Share Your Musical Talents
If you play an instrument or sing, we would love for you to share your musical talent! Music enhances our worship experience. If you would like to be part of one of our worship video, please contact Pastor Karn.
Grand Canyon Synod Global Engagement Team
If you are interested in helping congregations in our synod connect more globally, particularly in the areas of hunger relief and the Senegal partnership, consider joining the Global Engagement team. Led by Pastor Karn, this synod team meets regularly at the synod offices (1819 East Morten Ave., #100A, Phoenix, AZ 85020).
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Do you knit or crochet? Prayer shawls to be given to people who need to feel wrapped up in the love of Christ and find out how you can help. Want to know more? Speak with Lennie Andrews or contact the church office.