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Happening at The Rock

Join us for a special time of prayer on Sunday, October 8, praying for the call process, our future pastor, and The Rock during the vacancy period. We’ll gather in room 211 (near the stairs) from 9:15-9:50. All are welcome!

If you have questions about the call process, you can ask Ross Briggs, Lori Bruns, Emma Dannehl, Jake Eckles, Marcus Gubanyi, Tim Moll, Matt Myers, Brenda Rief, Andrea Sloup, and our circuit visitor, Rev. David Palomaki. Please pray for them and for our vacancy pastor, Rev. David Loeschen.

Nicodemus Comfort Dog has been invited by Pastor Mike Meyer to present the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers, Arkansas, on October 8, 2023. Nico, Randy and Marcia Newsome will be driving to Arkansas on the 7th. The message that Sunday at Holy Trinity is going to be given by Pastor Mike. Team Nico will be blessed! If anyone has anything to get to the Meyers, let the Newsomes know as soon as possible.

Remedy Drive is having a concert in Omaha on Friday, Oct. 13. Cost is $10/ticket. Details available on their website.

Faith Partners Comprehensive Training: The Rock has the opportunity to bring in Faith Partners to host a FREE 2-day training to help our congregation develop a team ministry for alcohol/drug and mental health issues by building a system based on our congregation’s strengths and theology. This training is for everyone who wants their congregation to play its own important role in these issues. Check out their website https://www.faith-partners.org/ At this point, we are just gauging interest on whether to host the training. If you would be interested in attending this training, please email [email protected].

Great news! The Rock will now be hosting diaper drives for expecting families! Jackson and Shelbi Hackbart will be our first recipients. Baby Hackbart is due to arrive Oct 1 and we will be collecting diapers until Oct 8. Their preferred diaper brands are Pampers, Huggies, or Millie Moon. Newborn-size 3 would be great options. Please attach a gift receipt and feel free to attach a note of encouragement if you would like. You can leave your donations on the south side of the cafe.

Plan now to join us at 5pm on Saturday, October 14 on the lawn at The Rock for our second Taste & See community event. Bring your friends for food, music, and family fun. More details to come!

October is church worker appreciation month! All church workers need prayer. Pray for them and their families and let them know you are doing so. Also please pray to the Lord of the harvest for those future church workers whom God will raise up to fill these sacred and joyful roles in His Kingdom.

Whether they serve as a pastor, director of Christian Education (DCE), deaconess, music director or educator, each and every church worker helps proclaim the Good News! Think about all of the workers who have served you and your family over the years and consider reaching out to them to thank them for their dedication.

A young adults group is meeting on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at Brevin and Michaela Sloup’s house! (1616 Eastridge Ave) Contact them for more information.

YogaFaith Schedule:

All Level Tuesdays at 5:30 pm CST at The Rock
All Level Thursdays at 5:30 pm CST at The Rock
Restorative YogaFaith from 7:00-8:00 pm CST at The Rock *Sign up in advance, please.

*Restorative YogaFaith classes are limited to 8 students per class because of the limited number of props we have available. Please secure your spot for Restorative YogaFaith by signing up on Sign Up Genius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054baca729a1f94-restorative Also, visit their Facebook page for a full calendar and more information. https://www.facebook.com/YogaFaith-Seward-256010628294784/

Our September item for the Blue Valley food pantry is boxed meals. Thanks for being a blessing to the community in this way! You can see our Blue Valley Pantry item schedule on our website. Year-round they also collect the following: pasta, pasta meal mixes, instant potato side dishes, and mashed potatoes. We will start collecting rice in October.

Minutes from the Ambassadors’ and Directors’ meetings can be found HERE.

Prayer requests are received by our prayer warriors. If you would like them kept confidential and not included in public prayers on Sundays, just let us know in your email.