• Presiders: Pastor Sean Avery
• Assisting Minister:  Jim H.
• Readers:  AbieLiz L. & Trudi P.
• Pianist: Nancy W.
• Communion Assistant: Jim H. 
• Altar Care: Wayne & Judy R.
• Cross-bearer: Jasper S.
• Gifts-bearer: Jack S.
• Ushers: Shontelle S. & Scooter B.

We gather on the second Saturday of each month to take care of various tasks around the church. All are welcome to lend a hand—no experience needed! Coffee is ready by 9:00 AM, so come early, pitch in, and enjoy some fellowship.
For more information, please contact Nancy H.

Centering prayer is quiet time in God's presence where the practice of focus and stillness are developed.  Anyone interested in learning more or giving this practice a try are encouraged to meet in the small group room on the 3rd Sunday after worship to spend time in Centering Prayer

CURRENT COUNT:

Gravy Packets 45/100

Canned Cranberries 43/50

We are excited and blessed to be the host site again this year for the Thanksgiving Blessing.  

This years Thanksging Blessing we will be collecting Gravy and Canned Cranberries. 

Thanksgiving at Complex Care: Complex Care is a facility for 87 elderly or medically fragile individuals experiencing homelessness in Anchorage. Let’s come together to help our neighbors celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing one of your favorite dishes.

You can sign-up to either bring a food dish (bring to Joy) or volunteer to serve (at Complex Care). Click below for the sign-up for food and volunteering. 

FOOD: If you sign-up to bring a food dish, please drop them off at Joy Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean between 10:00am-11:15am. Pastor Sean and another volunteer will transport them to Complex Care.

VOLUNTEER: If you are going to volunteer to serve at Complex Care, please arrive by 11:45AM or slightly earlier.

This is one of the ways we live into our Core Value of COMPASSIONATE SERVICE! It also represents one of our Ministry Focus Areas: SHARED TABLE where we cultivate relationships through meals and hospitality. 

Making Advent wreaths is a yearly tradition at Joy and a meaningful way to begin the Advent season. We are in need of someone to help pick-up greens and set-up tables for this event. If you are willing to help, please let Pastor Sean know by email: pastorsean@joy-lutheran.com 

In a world marked by conflict and division, we gather to pray for peace, healing, and hope. Join us for For the Healing of the Nations, a beautiful contemplative service of music, candlelight, scripture, and prayer around the cross. Together, we will lift up the needs of our world, pray for peace among nations, and rest in God's promise of love and renewal. This also happens to be the first midweek service for the season of Advent! 

Come as you are, bringing your hopes and concerns for our world. A shared meal begins at 6:30 PM, followed by the prayer service at 7:00 PM. All are welcome!

Please note that Joy Lutheran Church is only the host site for the Thanksgiving Blessing here in Eagle River. All questions should be directed to the Food Bank or to Love Inc. of Eagle River.

Love Inc. Contact: loveincofeagleriver@gmail.com  |  (907) 726-5683

https://foodbankofalaska.org/blessing

Want to VOLUNTEER for packing food boxes or distributing? Click the Sign-up below.

Johnston's Joyful Noise is the music school that meets at Joy Monday-Thursday. They are hosting a FREE concert! Come and listen to students play music and celebrate their learning with them! 

This is a FREE event. They are also collecting items for the Senior Center.

Please consider a donation to support the Chugiak Senior Center's Meals on Wheels "Christmas Present Program".  See flier for more information 

Each month, Joy will pray for another ELCA congregation, as part of the Synod Prayer Partner mission. 

It’s simple, and it’s powerful. We lift up their joys, their challenges, their ministries. In this way, we remember that God’s work doesn’t stop at our doors. We are part of something bigger: a church that stretches across towns, states, even countries, united in prayer and love.

We invite each of you to join in. Let’s be faithful in holding our partner congregation before God, trusting that God is holding us in return. This is our prayer for one another, and for the world God loves.

Every week in Sunday School kids learn about God's stories in the bible. Join us after worship at 10:40am for Sunday School in Brause Fellowship hall. Our model for teaching kids is Godly Play - a montessori based curriculum that involves engaging kids in storytelling and lots of "I wonder..." questions that help them explore the mystery of God's presence, listen for God, and authentically respond to God's call in our lives.

Parents are invited to attend with their kids or grab some coffee and talk with other parents in the "church living room" outside the hall.

**Please note there is no Sunday School on Church Brunch Sunday**

Join us as we crochet projects for a good cause. We are now meeting on the First Sunday of the month right after Worship. Projects include prayer shawls for those in the hospital or extended care settings, hats for the Jump for Joy Kid's Closet, or other projects for our community. For Questions reach out to Hazel S.

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

Thank you so much for your help stocking our size 5 clothes.

We are currently in need of boys and girls size 7/8 (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. 

Join us for a potluck-style brunch! We gather for brunch immediately after worship. All are welcome to join us for delicious food and fellowship. This is one of the ways we build community with each other. There is no Sunday School or Confirmation class - this way everyone can join! 

 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.

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 

• For those struggling with mental health and anxiety.
• For Teller Lutheran Church, our November Prayer Partner.
• For Hanna H., who is discerning a change in vocation.
• Corrine’s granddaughters’ husband who is in remission from colon cancer.
• For the Auza Family as they experience tragedy (extended family of Josh Hemsath)
• Randy (Corrine's son-in-law, prayers for healing and recovery from complications due to heart surgery)
• For the Allen Family, as they grieve the loss of their beloved daughter, Katie.
• Ami S. for healing and strength
• Derek (Corrine’s granddaughter’s husband) has stage 3 colon cancer.
• Swain-Kotlarchuk family as they mourn the loss of Donald, Kristi's father.
• Corrine F.  (for strength)
• Judy (Christy Dailey's mom for strength and healing)
• Clarke H. (prayers for continued healing)
• The Hegna Family (as the mourn the passing of Marsha’s brother, Mark)
• Kaela W. (strength and courage for on-going treatment)
• Layli (Trudi's granddaughter, for good decision making)
• Dave Mitton (for strength)
• Kent & Victoria Rush, Wayne’s brother and sister-in-law (Kent is fighting cancer again.)
• Diana Flaherty (for pain and healing)
• Stella Scamman (Kristi Swain’s aunt)
• For all those who continue to grieve the loss of loved ones.
• 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.