Happening at The Rock
- February 9, 2025, Souper Bowl Meal after worship
- February 24, 2025, Women’s Bible Study starts
- May 6, 2025, Communion Class – 6:00pm
- June 19-26, 2025, Guatemala Mission Trip
- July 19-23, 2025, LCMS Youth Gathering
It’s time for another Rock Family Souper Bowl meal! Join us on Sunday Feb. 9th after worship for food and fellowship. Chicken Noodle soup will be provided. Feel free to bring your favorite soup and/or side dish/dessert. Free will offering will be taken.
Download the Church Center app! This is a new way to see what’s happening at The Rock, access the directory, give electronically, and more!
A new Women’s Bible Study is starting! This Bible study is for college age women and older. We are reading 10 Questions to Ask Every Time you Read the Bible by Andrew R. Jones, published by Concordia Publishing House. Contact Sara Moll or Andrea Sloup for more information and look for sign-up sheets on Sunday mornings before and after worship. Please sign up by February 2. We are meeting on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm on Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7 in Rm. 217. Cost of book will be $15-18.
We are having a diaper drive for the Lemmerman family! Sizes 1-3. Preferred brands: Seventh Generation, Honest, and Hello Bello. Please bring diapers by February 2 to the Rock Café and put by the sign.
God has blessed The Rock immensely for the first 15 years of its existence. It’s now time to pray, consider, and plan for what He has in store for The Rock’s ministry going forward.
15 Forward is a campaign designed to shift our congregational attention to God’s future plans for The Rock. You are invited to learn, engage and support this process of planning and action. Read this overview of 15 Forward today.
The annual Walk for Life in Lincoln will be held on Saturday, February 1. The walk will have its start at the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol at 10 a.m. where we will hear from numerous speakers and then have a shorter walk than usual to our new location at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel (333 S. 13th Street). We will listen to our special guest speaker, Elisabeth Gillette, along with the opportunity to visit a host of pro-life booths.
In advance of the walk, Trinity Lutheran Church (724 S. 12th Street) welcomes you to its Fellowship Hall as they gather at 8:30 a.m. with donuts and coffee, sponsored by Lutherans for Life. Then everyone will head to Trinity’s Sanctuary for a brief service of the Word as we prepare to head over for the walk. (Trinity is approximately 2 blocks west of the Capitol Building). For those participating in the walk: please feel free to make use of Trinity’s parking lot immediately south of the Sanctuary.
Participants are invited to bring packages of diapers (larger sizes) and/or wipes to help support Forward, a ministry of Trinity. Forward serves over 350 families in Lincoln / over 600 children / with over 27,000 diapers per month. These weekly distributions help families of young ones with these necessary consumables.
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 January item to donate in support of Blue Valley Community Action is soap and shampoo. 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
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.