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Connecting with the Office |
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Sunday WorshipJOHN 21:1-19 Though Peter’s story does not end with the conclusion of the Gospels, we finish our series with Peter’s encounter with the risen Christ. In this final week, we come full circle with Peter. |
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Jump for Joy Kid's Clothes ClosetOpen on the first Sunday of each month 1-3pm |
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Easter Lily Sign upEaster Lilies are $15ea. Payment can be made online, by check (include flowers in memo) or cash with a flower donation note. |
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Freedom of a Christian |
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Saturday Work GroupJoin us for for the whole time or only part! Giving your time helps keep our building clean, organized, and functional for our ministries within the congregation and for our community. |
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Newcomer OrientationAre you new and want to learn more about Joy? Come join us for food, coffee/tea, and conversation after worship on these two Sundays. It's a chance for you to learn more about our faith community and for us to learn more about you. We'll talk about our beliefs and values, what "Lutheran" means, how we worship, ways to connect with each other, and opportunities for growing in faith. Bring your whole self - your questions, your concerns, your story. |
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All-Church BrunchJoin us every 2nd Sunday for a church wide potlock brunch. All are welcome as we fill our stomachs with food and our souls with great fellowship. REMINDER: No Sunday School on Church Brunch Sundays |
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Art of Spiritual PracticeI’ve been writing about spiritual practices for a couple of years now for the people of Joy. I’m feeling a nudge now to offer a deeper dive into spiritual practice—an experience of group spiritual direction. Group Spiritual Direction (like the process of individual one-on-one spiritual direction) provides a type of regular companionship for the purpose of fostering an individual’s intimate relationship with God. Both the format and the facilitation of these groups seek to support people in paying attention to God’s presence in their daily lives. Spiritual Direction Groups are not like other groups. This is by design. Group Spiritual Direction is NOT Bible study, therapy, discussion, social, or a place to seek or give advice. The groups are safe and confidential gatherings where we can practice and process our experiences of the Divine. The group is limited to four to five people, facilitated by a trained spiritual director (that would be me.) The group can decide how often to meet, generally at least every 3-4 weeks for at least four months, but many continue on for much longer as deep relationships can form among the participants. If you are interested, please contact me at mwakeland@gmail.com or 907-830-4039. When four people have committed, we can set up how and when we will meet. Zoom is an option. Please contact me with your questions! Pastor Marcia Wakeland is a retired ELCA pastor, a spiritual director and a listening advocate. She is interested in the actual experience of having faith and how that is lived out. She can be reached at mwakeland@gmail.com for comments or more questions Her ongoing blog of living out spiritual practices is listeninglife.live. |
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Worship VolunteersWe are always looking to add to our amazing worship team. If you are called to help serve on Sunday please let Pastor Sean know or email Ericka in the office joylutheran@gmail.com. We will train!!
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Glacier Bible CampAnyone entering grades 5-12th |
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Update from the Creation TeamWe are over the moon—or should we say, “over the sun”, that we as a congregation have reached our goal of $63,500 for the 44-panel solar project for our church and community! Thank you to all who supported the project with money or prayer. We have contacted the installer to set a date for the panels to become a permanent part of our roof sometime this summer. More to come on how we hope to encourage care for God’s creation. Also- We will be having our electronics recycling event Saturday, May 18th, 2024 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! |
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Sunday SchoolWe teach kids about the unconditional love of God in Jesus using a method called Godly Play. 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. |
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Confirmation ClassConfirmation Class is for students 6th grade and above seeking to Affirm their Baptism (be "Confirmed"). |
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Holy Grounds High School MinistryHoly Grounds is a weekly gathering of high school youth at Jitters Café with Pastor Sean and other adult youth leaders. Holy Grounds follows the ASD calendar, if there is no school on Monday, Holy Grounds does not meet. Please see the EVENTS page for up to date meetings.
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Joy of Reading Book ClubVisit 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. |
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Ways to GiveOnline: 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. |
