Augustana’s CAN Ministry will be hosting Undie Sunday on January 26. Throughout the month of January, we are asking for donations of underwear and socks to donate to Clothes to Kids and diapers and wipes for Foster Source. Items may be brought any Sunday in January and placed around the altar. (I’m chuckling already thinking…
Freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor Together in Jesus Christ we are freed by grace to live faithfully, witness boldly and serve joyfully. “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, September 8, is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)—one church, freed in Christ to serve…
Border Servant Corps is a partner in the Rocky Mountain Synod which serves asylum seekers and refugees at the U.S./Mexico border. Augustana’s Jean and Duane Gall will be making a mission trip to the Border Servant Corps Hospitality House on August 25. Augustana members and friends may donate items needed at the Hospitality House for those traveling to their new homes after being released from ICE detention. Read on for how you can help.
Support the Lenten food drive Augustana continues its tradition of helping stock the shelves of Metro Caring with a special food drive during Lent. Although Augustana’s people generously donate food items for Metro Caring throughout the year, special emphasis on caring for our community’s hungry is encouraged during Lent—almsgiving for the poor being one of…
Cleanliness may not actually be next to godliness, but it certainly helps a person feel more human. When families find their homes destroyed, or must flee for their safety, soap and a towel rarely make the cut for what they can carry. Arriving in a refugee camp or other place of safety, they are scared,…
Sunday, September 9 Augustana will have opportunities to serve and love our neighbors with several service projects on “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. Plan to come for worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Note: Both services will be in Augustana’s sanctuary.) Before or after you worship, join Augustana members and friends as they put…