Happening at The Rock
- Dec. 8, 2024, 1pm – 4pm, Parade of Homes
- Dec. 15, 2024, 6:30pm, Christmas Comfort Service
- Dec. 24, 2024, Christmas Eve Worship
- June 19-26, 2025, Guatemala Mission Trip
- July 19-23, 2025, LCMS Youth Gathering
We have three amazing opportunities to bless our community between now and Christmas.
Stuff The Turkey! Look for the turkey box on the second floor landing near the Stepping Stones classrooms. Grab a tag or two with Thanksgiving meal items listed on them and bring those things to stuff the turkey box before November 20.
Gift A Turkey! Between now and November 20, we are collecting money to buy turkeys for Blue Valley to distribute to local families in need. Turkeys will cost about $25 each and we hope to provide at least ten as a congregation. We will have a collection jar for your donations in the cafe area.
Fill The Pantry! In 2022, we collected more than 500 hygiene items in support of Blue Valley. Let’s give it a try one more time! Our usual November food pantry collection item is toothpaste, and we’ll add to that by also collecting feminine products, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, baby wipes, and diapers (especially larger sizes). You can drop those items in the blue wagon located in the cafe. Let’s try to get 500 hygiene items again between now and December 15!
Free Thanksgiving Dinner! November 29, 2024 at Noon at St. John Lutheran Church, 919 Columbia Ave. in Seward. Everyone is welcome! Rides or delivery for homebound are available. Call 402-643-2983 by 4:00pm on Wed., November 27.
The Christmas Parade of Homes is back! Sunday December 8 from 1 PM to 4 PM, five local homes will be showcased during this event. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online here or in person at the St. John church office during business hours. All proceeds from the parade of homes will go directly to the youth from the Rock and St. John attending the youth gathering next summer in New Orleans. Have a great time with family or friends getting holiday inspiration and our supporting our youth!
As we approach a busy season that can be challenging, Faith Partners would like to focus on gratitude in November. After you make your name tag on Sundays, look for the leaves to write things that you are thankful for and place it on or around the tree trunk. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
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 November item to donate in support of Blue Valley Community Action is toothpaste. 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.
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