Shop Saturday, October 3, 8 am - 1 pm
Preview Night Friday, October 2, 6 - 8 pm

Drop off begins at noon this Sunday, September 27
Donations accept through Thursday, October 1 at 8 pm

It’s the annual ginormous Rummage Sale! All proceeds support our youth programs, but we need many hands of all ages to make this a success. Please Sign up to help here! or on the board in the Gathering Space. Don't forget to grab your Thrivent T-Shirt to wear Friday night and Saturday!

Great deals on gently used furniture, kid stuff, books, kitchen goods, garden gear, sporting goods, holiday decor, and more! Members can shop the pre-sale on Friday, October 2, 6-8 pm. Start clearing out your closets now! We cannot accept mattresses, TVs, computers, electronics, cabinet-style entertainment centers/desks, or clothing.

Thanks for your support and love of our youth! 

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Lord of Life is partnering with other Faith Alliance members to collect new and gently used shoes for students of all ages. So whether you call them gym shoes, sneakers, trainers, or Chucks, search your closets or grab some at the store and drop them in the blue bins in the Gathering Space or on the porch.

Sunday, October 4 at 4 pm

Bring your pet to this 30-minute worship service where we bless and celebrate the animals God created. This year's service is located in the Lord of Life outdoor chapel.

Sunday, October 11, Noon - 1:30 pm
in the Fellowship Hall

Hey new friends! Join us for lunch and conversation as we get to know one another and have a chance to learn more about life together here at Lord of Life. Meet staff members and church leaders. Learn about our beliefs, mission, vision, and values. Find out how you can plug in to worship, outreach, and learning. Child care will be available upon request.

RSVP to Nikki at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, October 7.

October 14, 6:30 - 8 pm
Geared to 2nd - 4th Graders*

Many children receive a picture Bible at their baptism, fulfilling the parental promise to "place in [their] hands the Holy Scriptures." Our congregation also promises to support and pray for them in their new life in Christ. No matter where your child is on their faith journey, we want to support our young readers in taking their next step by presenting them with a 'big kid' Bible on Sunday, October 11.

Then, our youth and a parent are invited to attend It’s New to You Bible Preview on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 - 8 pm, to help you get to know their Bible better. We’ll dig into our Bibles to learn some basic facts, find verses and people, and explore God’s story. “How many books are in the Bible?” “Is there really a talking donkey?” “What is a Habakkuk?” These and many other questions will be part of our time together. We'll also have a pizza dinner.

Please RSVP by filling out the form at https://tinyurl.com/newtoyoubible26 by October 7.

*If your child is a little younger or older but ready for this Bible, please reach out to us. 

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Faith Learning is back! Including Sunday mornings and other Bible study groups throughout the week. Below is a list of all our opportunities to deepen your relationship with Jesus and our church community.

All students, nursery through senior high, need to be registered for Faith Learning for this school year. Please register your child(ren) EACH year. Register HERE! 

Youth Faith Formation
Sundays, 9:30 am
K-5, Jr High, High School
Angie Seiller, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Adult Sunday School
Sundays, 9:30 am, in the Library
Ed Williams, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Fall Book Study
4th Mondays, 7 pm in The Point, Beginning September 28
Pastor Lowell Michelson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Men’s Bible Study
Lutheran Questions, Lutheran Answers
3rd Mondays, 6 pm, Off Site, Beginning September 21
George Bryans, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Women at the Well: Women’s Bible Study
1st Monday of the month, 7 pm in The Point, Beginning October 5
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Couples’ Bible Study
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 pm in The Point, Beginning September 15
Lois Hills, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Lutheran Questions, Lutheran Answers
10 am, in The Point, Beginning September 16
Pastor Lowell Michelson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Café Group: Read. Connect. Grow.
Intergenerational Women’s Group
2nd Thursday of the month, 7 pm in The Point
Jessica Gill, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

New Intergenerational Women's Group!
2nd Thursday of the Month, 7 pm, various locations

The next meeting is in The Point at Lord of Life on October 8 at 7 pm.

On break for the summer

The quilting ministry creates beautiful blankets for local charities and baptismal blankets for our little ones. We always welcome additional hands to help cut, sew, and knot quilts! Bring your own scissors and needle, all other supplies are furnished. If you want to learn more or are ready to jump in, come and be part of this creating ministry. Normally meets on 1^st and 3^rd Mondays, 10 am, in The Point.

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Join the Yarn Benders
A Knitting and Stitching Group
2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays of the month, 7 - 8:30 pm
in The Point

Not meeting in December.

Yarn Benders is a group for people who enjoy needlecraft or want to learn! Experienced needlecrafters and the yarn-curious are welcome! Come as often as your schedule permits. Your project can be knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, or anything else you enjoy.

NEW KNITTERS: We will teach you how to knit! Your first project will be a hat or scarf. Bring size 8 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn.

EXPERIENCED KNITTERS: Bring your own project or you are welcome to join with us in making baby hats for Hopple Street Health Clinic. We will have patterns available for both knitting and crocheting baby hats.

If you plan to knit a baby hat, bring your size 5 & 6 double-pointed needles and a skein of DK yarn.
If you plan to crochet a baby hat, bring a size 4.0 mm (G) crochet hook and a skein of DK yarn.

Grab a project, grab a friend, and we'll see you at Lord of Life to bend some yarn!

Barb Mackey & Susan Cramer, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stephen Ministers provide one-on-one Christ-centered caring. A few examples of struggles that a Stephen Minister can walk alongside you through are: grief, divorce, illness, job loss, loss of a home, military deployment, loneliness, or spiritual crisis.

If you would like more information about receiving care for yourself or a loved one, please let us know.

If you would like to explore being a care giver, please contact us.

Andi Keenan, Cindy Campbell
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Do you have a little one in your life? Sign up for Splash! This ministry welcomes newborns to the congregation by sending Splash mailings each month. These mailings are filled with ideas to help you support your baby and toddler as they grow spiritually. The pages include ideas for faith-filled play, songs, worship, meals and prayer. Contact the church office to add a family to the Splash mailing.

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Alcoholics Anonymous   
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Fellowship Hall
child care available
7:30 pm Thursdays, in the Fellowship Hall
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Al-Anon
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Library
child care available
Offering on site and online meetings! Contact the administrator for the login details.
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All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group
7 pm Mondays, in the Library
All are welcome to the All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group. We are a group of men and women dedicated to studying and practicing the 12 steps of recovery as laid out in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Step Study meetings work by providing clear-cut directions on how to recover from any addiction. The terms all addiction and practicing and studying the steps as they are laid out in the Big Book is what differentiates this from the Sunday night Alanon meeting. Join us.

We encourage you to share prayers of gratitude and celebration as well as requests for healing, the grieving, and those who protect and serve. Prayers for healing will be included in the Prayers of the Church each Sunday. To make a prayer request you can email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you would like to receive the prayers weekly via email, let us know by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

In 2027, Lord of Life turns 40! In preparation for this momentous anniversary, we want to update our archives. We have old scrapbooks, plenty of pictures, Lifeline newsletters, and social media posts. We need some talented folks to tell the story of how we've been living, sharing, and celebrating God's love for the past 40 years. If you have a flair for scrapbooking, storytelling, or digital media, please contact Maddie in the church office.

Nikki Duty, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.