Happening at The Rock
- Oct. 17, 2024, Concordia Wellness Walk/Run
- Oct. 27, 2024, Guatemala Mission Trip deposit due
- Oct. 31, 2024, Trunk or Treat at The Rock, 6:00-9:00pm
- June 19-26, 2025, Guatemala Mission Trip
- July 19-23, 2025, LCMS Youth Gathering
Concordia is hosting a Wellness Walk/Run on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 a.m. at the Plum Creek Sports Complex by the sand volleyball and soccer fields. The first 75 people get a free t-shirt. The Morning of Wellness is sponsored by Concordia Health & Counseling and Student Life Office.
Join the next Guatemala Mission Team!
Are you passionate about serving others and sharing God’s love? This is a unique opportunity to grow in faith, build relationships, and make a lasting impact in the lives of those we serve. Activities include: VBS, music and crafts, teen and women’s ministry. Consider joining the next trip scheduled for June 19-26, 2025. If you want to go, the first deposit of $400 is due October 27th. The team is limited to first 12 people who pay the deposit.
Contact Jen Janousek at [email protected] or Emma Dannehl at [email protected] for more information.
We hold up in prayer to the Lord all those who are suffering from the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. As we watch from afar in Nebraska, please consider supporting LCMS Disaster Response, which provides mercy care, disaster clean up, and support for those who are dealing with the aftermath of these hurricanes.
Here is a video showing the work that they are doing already in hurricane affected areas.
Here is where you can learn how to volunteer and where you can donate towards relief efforts in the southeastern US.
We will be hosting our second annual Trunk or Treat event at The Rock on October 31 from 6pm-9pm. This event is open to the whole community. If you would like to help with the event contact Brevin Sloup. Also, if you would like to donate candy or money to buy candy that would be greatly appreciated!
Seward Area Lutherans for Life invites you to an Evening Prayer Vigil for the Unborn. It will be held Monday, November 4, at St. John, Seward, at 7 pm.
Pastors Rempfer and Dahlke will lead the service. Join us as we pray for the unborn and the life ballot measures on the ballot on Election Day.
Remember the Numbers: Nebraska Ballot Initiatives Concerning Abortion
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod believes that abortion is contrary to God’s Word and “is not a moral option, except as a tragically unavoidable byproduct of medical procedures necessary to prevent the death of another human being, viz., the mother” (1979 Res. 3-02A).
Two initiatives concerning abortion will be on the Nebraska ballot this November. The pro-abortion ballot initiative 439, “Protect Our Rights,” would legalize abortion until birth, subject preborn children to painful late-term dismemberment abortions, put girls at greater risk for human trafficking, and eliminate parental notification requirements. The pro-life ballot initiative 434, “Protect Women & Children,” asserts that life is a human right, and women, children, and families in Nebraska deserve real love and support, not dangerous proposals that jeopardize the health and safety of women and end the lives of precious baby boys and girls.
Learn more here: www.voteagainst439.com
Do you have an announcement you’d like to have made in the Rock newsletter, on our social media pages, or on the screen on Sunday? Please use this new Announcement Submission Form.
Our October item to donate in support of Blue Valley Community Action is rice. 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.
The Rock Facility Improvement Project
We are still looking for people to partner with us in our facility improvement project. We’ve divided the entire building into 48 distinct areas, each with its own To-Do list, To make it easier for everyone to contribute, we invite you to “adopt” a room or area, and over the next year, enlist your friends or family to focus on just that ONE space. Whether it’s a big task or a small one, many hands will make light work, and there is something everyone can do to help.
With God’s people working side by side, we can accomplish amazing things! If you can help, please contact [email protected]. We have posted the To-Do Lists in each of the spaces so you can walk around and look at the areas before choosing your space.
We are still in need of a backup caregiver for Nicodemus Comfort Dog. The role of the Back-up Caregiver is the same as the Primary Caregiver, only a much shorter time commitment. The Back-up Caregiver cares for the needs of Nico, getting him ready to go out to service when Randy and Marcia have scheduled time off. The Nico fund would set up that person or family with all needed supplies and training as to Nico’s verbal and house commands.
The Back-up Caregiver does NOT have to be a member of the Rock Church or even a Lutheran, but must be a follower of Jesus. Policy from the Lutheran Church Charities (LCC), the head of the Comfort Dog Ministry who set the rules and commands for all the Comfort Dogs across the U.S.A., has changed. Another pet within the Back-up Caregiver home is allowed but still not preferred.
What the Nico Team is asking is that you sit with our Lord in prayer, to ask for a name that might be a possibility for a Back-up Caregiver for our Ministry. Please get that name with contact information to one of Nico’s Team members or one of the Rock’s leadership members, or submit it to our church office. Thank you for your prayers and help.
Visit the YogaFaith Facebook page for a full calendar and more information.
Minutes from the Ambassadors’ and Directors’ meetings can be found HERE.
Visit our website leadership page to see who is serving and how to contact them.
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