In February, All Saints, in conjunction with the Dublin A.M. Rotary Club, will collect items for Blue Star Moms, Columbus Chapter, to send to our troops in Afghanistan.
The Blue Star Moms – who have or have had children serving in our armed services – will pack items are in shoe boxes and send them to soldiers in remote areas in Afghanistan.
A list of wanted items can be found here.
The Moms really like to receive filled boxes, which saves them time in filling boxes. The Moms also need volunteers to help fill boxes which are mailed every other month or so, which is done Saturday mornings at the e Sharon Memorial Hall in Worthington A sign-up for this activity will be posted on our bulletin board.
For more information contact Jim Warburton 614-717-9534.
SOS: Send Our Saints to New Orleans
Goodie Sunday: We will continue to offer Goodie Sunday the third Sunday of every month. Whether it is Krispy Kreme donuts or another yummy delicacy, please look for our youth and help send them to New Orleans!
Cookbook: On sale now and full of delicious recipes from our members. Books cost $16 each and are availabe for sale Sunday mornings and during regular church office hours (usually 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.)
SOS – Send Our Saints Fund: If you would like to help, but don’t want to participate in the “events”, donations are gratefully accepted. Please make your check payable to All Saints Lutheran Church with “Send Our Saints” in the memo line.
Prayer Chain
The prayer chain invites those who believe in the power of prayer to join our group.
Prayer chain members are asked to commit to regular prayer for our church, pastors, church leaders, country and those with long-term health problems and concerns as well as prayer for individual requests on an “on-call” basis. Serving the congregation with our prayers is our way of showing Christian love and support to those in need. To join the prayer chain ministry, contact aslc@saintsonhigh.org to be put in touch with Gladyce Kuhn or June Nowicki.
About the prayer chain
- Anyone in the congregation can make a prayer request
- Requests are confidential
- Request prayer by calling either Gladyce or June (numbers available through the church office)
Thrivent: Choice Dollars
This year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is changing the way in which it distributes its funds to congregations and other charitable organizations.
Thrivent Choice will allow Thrivent members to indicate the ways in which they would like to see the organization’s charitable donations distributed. This means that for All Saints to receive Thrivent contributions, we need the support of our congregation who are also Thrivent participants.
If you are a Thrivent member, you recently should have received a letter explaining the new Thrivent Choice program.
The basics are that Thrivent members have two ways of participating in the new program based on their status.
1. Voting events (open to all benefit and associate members 16 and older). Members may vote to help distribute charitable funds among a short list of national charities one to two times per year. Charities may or may not have a direct connection to a Lutheran congregation.
2. Choice Dollars (open only to eligible benefit members). Members may direct a minimum of $25 Choice Dollars if they meet one or more of the following requirements:
- Have $800 or more in annual planned premiums of qualifying insurance products.
Have $20,000 or more in contract value on qualifying products.
Hold a qualifying Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position.
All Saints hopes that those eligible will keep All Saints in mind while directing their Choice Dollars.
To indicate your support, visit Thrivent.com or call 1-800-THRIVENT and say “Thrivent Choice” at the prompt.
Fair Trade
We all enjoy finding lower prices and a good bargain. However, we do not realize that something as personal as our shopping habits may have a profound effect on the lives of people many miles away from us.
Many producers of items that we take for granted such as coffee, tea, and chocolate live in great economic difficulty. Since they don’t have direct access to world markets they are dependant on middle men who make great profit and leave only a little for the actual persons who toiled in the fields. Fair Trade offers an alternative to this system of exploitation by opening markets without demanding great profit for shippers and distributors. Lutheran World Relief, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has joined the efforts of Fair Trade by making products available for congregations and individuals.
Laurels of Worthington worship services
Teams of at least three volunteers plan and lead worship at The Laurels of Worthington nursing home, including hymn selection, Scripture readings and a message.
The planning for each service usually takes more than two hours, and volunteers are called upon to serve three to four times per year. The worship services are conducted from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Sundays, with volunteers asked to arrive 15 minutes before the start of service to prepare.
Volunteers of various skills are needed, including instrumentalists and those willing to lead hymns as well as those who will conduct readings, but the only requirements are a love of worship and compassion for the residents who otherwise might not get the opportunity to attend a worship service.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Heidi Lockhart .
Stephen Ministry: Might you be called?
All Saints Stephen Ministry wishes to expand its leadership team.
Stephen Leaders participate in a week of training in ways to plan and administer the program. They go on to recruit and train Stephen Ministers, link Stephen Ministers with those in need of care and lead peer-supervision sessions. Potential Stephen Leaders have an aptitude for teaching, communication and administrative and organizational abilities. Potential Stephen Leaders should also show insight and empathy, be committed All Saints’ members and feel God’s call to this ministry.
If you want more information about how your gifts might match the needs of this important program, please contact All Saints.
Members helping members
All Saints members are encouraged to show Christ's love to those who need help with household projects in every season. For jobs from spring cleaning to lawn mowing to leaf raking and snow removal, along with many other tasks that make a house more homey inside and out, volunteers are needed. Contact All Saints to volunteer or to request assistance.
