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Baskets of Belonging
Oct
12
to Nov 16
Serve & Give

Baskets of Belonging

Baskets of Belonging is part of the coordinated approach to support people leaving homelessness by surrounding them with circles of care. The drive, taking place now through Nov. 16, is hosted by the Pathways Home Faith Action team in partnership with the La Crosse County and City of La Crosse's Pathways Home plan to address homelessness. First Lutheran is asked to collect 30–40 of each item listed below. 

  • Sets of 4 glasses

  • Silverware sets (spoons, forks, table knives)

In addition, the drive is asking every congregation to consider donating a few higher price items: cutting knife sets, pots/pans, mixing bowls, and towel sets.  All items should be new or like-new. 

Questions? Connect with karyn@firstlu.org.

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Reverend Karyn Bodenschatz
Reverend Karyn Bodenschatz

Associate Pastor

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Assist with Story Time
Oct
19
Serve & Give, Young Youth, Sunday School, .Nextsteps

Assist with Story Time

Sign up to assist with Story Time

At the 10:30 Sunday service, during the sermon, the non-preaching pastor will lead Story Time in the Choir Room, for all kids aged 4 through 3rd grade, as parents choose.

Story Time is a 10-15 minute mini-lesson about the story being preached in worship. There will likely be a song, a dramatic reading, prayer and definitely an opportunity to move around.

Kids will return to their families during the Hymn of the Day, immediately after the sermon is completed.

You can help:

  • We need 2 parents each week to accompany this crew as it can be quite large and more than any one pastor can handle alone.

  • We hope every parent that is likely to make use of this Story Time ministry can spare a week or two over the course of the year so no one has to miss the adult sermon in the sanctuary with any regularity. 

  • Please sign up for at least TWO dates when you can accompany the group with the Pastor to the Choir Room, stay there during the lesson and lead them all back to the sanctuary. It really is just assisting with 'classroom management' kind of stuff. 

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Food Basket Non-food Drive
Sep
9
to Sep 22
Serve & Give, .HomePage, .Nextsteps

Food Basket Non-food Drive

Donation Drive for Non-food Items

The Onalaska-Holmen Food Basket provides lots of food to lots of people... people who also often struggle to buy non-food essentials. To help meet that need, First Lutheran will collect non-food items for the food basket for 2 weeks in September. You can start bringing donations to the church on Monday, Sept. 9, and we'll wrap up the drive on Sunday, Sept. 22. The food basket prefers items in small or medium sizes so that they can provide supplies to more families. For example, think about donating two small or medium size jugs of laundry detergent instead of one megasize jug.

Here are some ideas for what to donate:

  • Dish soap

  • All-purpose cleaners

  • Toilet bowl cleaners

  • Laundry detergent

  • Personal care items

  • Shampoo & conditioner

  • Soap

  • Body lotion

  • Deodorant

  • Paper towels

  • Tissues

  • Toilet paper

  • Diapers sizes 4, 5 & 6

  • Adult diapers

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