Christmas Eve Services – Tuesday, December 24: 3 pm, 5 pm & 9 pm
Church Office Closed – December 25 and 26, January 1
Wednesday Worship – There will be no worship service on Wednesday, December 25 or January 1.
Sunday after Christmas – We will have one worship service on Sunday, December 29 at 9 am.
Pancake Breakfast – Join us for a pancake breakfast, Sunday, January 5, starting at 9:45 am. Free-will donations will go towards our mission trip this summer.
Wednesday Suppers – We will have a potluck on January 8 and regular suppers on January 15, 22 and 29 starting at 5:15 pm.
Friends of Baxter School – Would you like to make a difference? Everyday there are kids in our community that could use a little extra help. Lord of Life would like to partner with Baxter Elementary to provide classroom volunteers to help in lots of ways. Helping would be at your convenience, for as long as you are able, and as often as you’d like. If you are interested, please contact Principal Tammy Stellmach at 454-6400 for more information. Check out ISD181.org – click on community education and volunteering to fill out the volunteer form. Would you rather help at another school? Please contact Sally Jacobsen at sally@jacobsenlaw.com and we’ll make it happen!
Gift Cards – Please consider donating grocery and gas gift cards from area businesses. These gift cards are used for local families in need during the holiday season and throughout the year. Any denomination helps and we will be accepting gift cards through January 31.
Mark your calendars! – Parent’s Night Out has been scheduled for Saturday, January 25, from 4:30 pm -8:30 pm. Drop your kids off at church for an evening of games, crafts, dinner and a movie while you enjoy a date night! Free will donations will go towards our youth mission trips this summer. Sign up now to reserve a spot http://bit.ly/LOLPNO120.
Pray & Ponder Women’s Breakfast – will meet Saturday, January 4, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at LOL, join us for great food, conversation, inspiration and prayer. If you have any questions contact Wendy Adamson at wendyadamson@ymail.com.
The Giving Tree – Our giving tree is up and ready for your handmade scarves, hats and mittens. If you would like to help fill our tree, we have yarn available in the Narthex (under the mailboxes). If you are not a knitter and would like to donate store bought scarves, hats and mittens, we will gladly take them. If you are a Teacher or if you know of someone that could use hats, mittens and scarves this winter, please take the item(s) off our Giving Tree and take the items to them or let them know about our Giving Tree at LOL.
Family Weekly and hospital visits – Please call the church office at 218-828-9374 or send an email to colleen@lolbaxter.org if you or a loved one needs to be added to the prayers in Family Weekly or when changes need to be made. Also, if you or a loved one are hospitalized, please call or email the church office to let us know.
Thank you – to everyone that came out and supported the Tanzania Mission Trip Swedish Meatball Supper on Wednesday, December 11. We appreciate all the support and the money raised goes towards supplies needed in Tanzania.
Year End Tax-Deductible Contributions Deadlines –
- In Person: 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2019
- Via USPS: Post-marked no later than December 31, 2019
- Online: Must have an “approved” status by December 31, 2019
- Stock: If you wish to gift Stock to Lord of Life, please contact Anne Laechel for more information. Transfer of ownership must be completed by Tuesday, December 31, 2019 to be considered a 2019 gift. As the process can take 1-2 weeks, requests should be initiated by Friday, December 13th.
- Any gift received or post-marked on or after January 1, 2020 will be credited to 2020.