We will also be celebrating the Class of 2025 High School Graduates during worship with a blessing and prayer. Join us for cake afterwards during church brunch! 

• Presider: Pastor Sean Avery
• Assisting Minister:
• Readers: Hazel S. &  Kevin M.
• Pianist: Kathy H.
• Altar Care: Nancy W.
• Communion Assistant: Becky A.
• Acolyte: Jasper S.
• Ushers: Mark S. & Shontelle S.

We will be having our electronics recycling event Saturday, May 10^th, 2025 10am – 2pm.  This recycling is for household electronics and our partners in this are Total Reclaim and Eagle River High School green club.  The cost is FREE / carload, which is quite a deal considering how much it costs to recycle.  Monitors or large screen TVs will have a small cost.  Appliances (refrigerator, dryer, washer) and smoke detectors are not allowed because appliances take up too much room and smoke detectors contain radioactive materials. 

If you’d like to help, they will set up at 9:30 and we’ve divided sign up into two slots 9:30 to 12 and 12 to 2:30 and we’ll post that after church Sunday.  Volunteers usually just help direct traffic, answer questions, etc.  No real manual labor because Total Reclaim brings a bunch of guys to disassemble the materials into their component parts.  Let your neighbors and co-workers know.  Let’s keep these things out of the dump!

Giving your time helps keep our building clean, organized, and functional for our ministries within the congregation and for our community. Join us for the whole time or only part. 

All are welcome to join us after worship for a time of fellowship.

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Joy's team for the Alaska Run for Women - Joyful Women - is back and ready to roll June 7! We walk/run to celebrate and honor those among us who have experienced breast cancer, united with thousands of women from all over Alaska and beyond in one of the largest all-women runs in the country. 

For more informatin click the link below or contact Nancy Hemsath, nancyhemsath@gmail.com; remember our team name - Joyful Women - when you register. More details to follow.

Please consider supporting our refreshing of  the Center with new and age appropriate toys by donating one of the selections on this Amazon Wishlist. 

We'd like to have these in time for our Open House on May 17, but especially for our reopening date of June 2.  Questions can be directed to Scooter Bentson.

Thank you for your consideration.

 Visit our website for information about our book club, including book titles, a full list of dates and locations.

Please join us!

Please contact the office on 907-694-9601 if you would like any more information.

Open on the first Sunday of each month 1-3pm.

We are currently in need of boys and girls size 5 (pants and shirts)  Thank you all for your donations and help serving our community in this way, you are a huge part of the success of our ministry. 

Take part in Joy's newest group, Knit's of Joy, to knit and crochet much needed cold weather gear as well as prayer shawls for those who are sick or recovering. We will meet once a month (not mandatory) at the church to pray together and create beautiful items for our community.

Knits of Joy meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month (unless noted).  Annoucements will be made of date changes as well as monthly themes.

If you have any questions click the Contact Laura button and she will reach out to you.

Community Meetings that take place here at Joy Lutheran Church. For more information please visit our website.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CLICK FOR PRINTABLE FLIER

Narcotics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous 

• Mark S. (strength during cancer treatment)
• Alicia R (healing and strength)
• Family of Linda Ernst, including David, Jessica, Donna, and Pete (Pete's aunt) who recently passed away. 
• Jeanean, Kevin, Noah & family (at the loss of Jeanean’s Mom)
• Alexis (Trudi's granddaughter, for strength for her studies)
• Layli (Trudi's granddaughter, for good decision making)
• Dave Mitton (recovering from surgery)
• Kent & Victoria Rush, Wayne’s brother and sister-in-law (Kent is fighting cancer again.)
• Hegna Family (as they grieve the loss of Jonny).
• Julie Meyer (facing the uncertainty after suffering a stroke)
• Justin Dailey (Chris Dailey’s brother, for continued strength and healing)
• Reimer & Oistad family (as they grieve the loss of Gary)
• Lai Ming Reimer (as she recovers from a successful kidney transplant)
• Diana Flaherty (for pain and healing)
• Lisa Linds family (friend of Kristi Swain)
• Dick Prien and family (as they mourn the passing of Sharon)
• Stella Scamman (Kristi Swain’s aunt)
• Margie H. (for healing and recovery)
• Corrine Finnie (healing)
• Gwendolyn Roth (peace of mind and that she will know God is with her)
• Tom Clark (healing)
• For all military members and their families, especially those serving in Alaska and our veterans

Online: To sign up visit joy-lutheran.com/give

Cash/Check: You can place cash or check into the offering plate or send by mail.

Text-to-Give: Text "Give" to: (833) 685-5023

Joy Lutheran App: Coming Soon

Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Fred Meyer Community Rewards - Non Profit Organization BV101 Joy is enrolled in Fred Meyer's Community Rewards Program. You can link your Rewards Card to donate to Joy at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Joy Lutheran Church to earn a donation from Fred Meyer. If you do not have a Rewards Card, you can sign up for one at the Customer Service Desk of any Fred Meyer store.