LICAH Volunteers Needed

Are you thinking of making a New Year’s resolution of volunteering more in 2012? Consider volunteering to be a mentor within the La Crosse Interfaith Collaborate for Affordable Housing (LICAH) Program. No experience is necessary and the commitment involves approximately 2 hours each month. Presently, there is a waiting list of individuals in need of support and encouragement who have applied and been accepted as participants within the LICAH program but cannot move forward until a mentor is available. The role of a mentor is to provide guidance, information and support through monthly visits (made in pairs) to these individuals.

If you are willing to volunteer as a mentor within this worthy program or would like more information, please contact Rod Tisthammer or the Social Ministry Team.

Angel Tree Gifts Due Dec. 11th

The Angel Tree for New Horizon’s is currently set up in the Narthex. There are still a few gift tags available. Please take a tag off the Angel Tree, buy the requested item, wrap your gift and then re-attach the entire tag to the package. Please bring your gift back to the church by Sunday, December 11th, 2011. The Social Ministry Team will deliver them to the New Horizon’s Women’s Shelter for Christmas.

Every year we have requests for children’s clothing, games, dolls, art sets, twin sheet sets, snow pants (sizes 6X – 14), stamps and stationary/journals, cleaning products, pillows and much more. Gas cards, gift cards for hair cuts, disposable cameras with a gift certificate to process the film and movie passes are always big hits at the shelter. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact Rod Tisthammer. Thank you for your support of this great outreach ministry!

Join Youth and Family for Cookie Baking on Dec 18th

You are invited to join the Youth & Family Ministry Team for an afternoon of baking OSLC’s favorite Christmas cookies on Sunday, December 18th, 2011. Each family will go home with a plate of cookies and a handmade card for one of our homebound members and a their own plate of cookie to help celebrate the Christmas season. We will start baking at 3:00pm in the Fellowship Hall kitchen and end with a potluck meal at 5:00pm.

Please RSVP with Jessica Zinniel by Wednesday, December 14th!

WELCA Christmas Luncheon on Dec 8th

WELCA’s 2011 Christmas Luncheon will be Thursday, December 8th with seating at 11:30 am and lunch at noon. Menu will be 1/4 grilled chicken, buttered red potatoes, green beans, spring salad mix, rolls, desert, coffee and punch served by Premier Catering.

Tickets are on sale for $8 from the Board, Martha Sesvold, Dorothy Gray, Sue Staples, Vera Wensole and Doris Modahl. Entertainment by “Sisters in Song”. We are in for a good time. See you all there. Merry Christmas!