New Horizons Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser on May 5th

A benefit for New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Center will be held on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at VFW Post 1530 in La Crosse (630 S. 6th Street). The cost is $8.00 and includes spaghetti and meatballs, fresh garden salad, dessert, and coffee. This event is sponsored by the Korean War Veterans Association and New Horizons. Meals will be served from 5‐7 p.m. All are welcome!

Remember to Share the Bounty This Spring

Now that spring looks like it has sprung and you begin planning your garden for this year, please remember to plant that extra row or two of produce (beans, carrots, peas, tomatoes, etc) to share with your neighbors, especially those members of the community who may not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

In order to make garden produce available and affordable, the AMOS Food Insecurity Task Force encourages encourages you to bring whatever extra produce you have grown to an assigned collection site. The distribution of that collected produce will be facilitated by the AMOS Food Insecurity Task Force and the Hunger Task Force, which serves several meal sites and the various food pantries in La Crosse such as WAFER. If you’re not a gardener, you still may take part in this project by purchasing produce at the local farmer’s markets (and thus helping the local economy by supporting local farmers) and contributing those items to the program.

For now, however, as you start preparations for tilling the garden, we ask that you think about planting extra seeds or setting out extra plants in order to share the bountiful harvest with others in our community. Help make the Coulee Region a healthier place and help your neighbor at the same time.

If you have questions about AMOS’ Share the Bounty program or how you can participate, please contact Sonja Simonson Schrag or Rod Tisthammer.

Join OSLC Youth for Palm Sunday Breakfast on April 1st

On Sunday, April 1st, the OSLC Youth will be hosting their annual Palm Sunday Breakfast from 8:00-9:00 a.m. and 10:00-11:30 a.m. We will be offering an egg bake casserole, sausages, fresh fruit, muffins, juice, milk and coffee. The cost will be a freewill offering.

This event is a fund raiser for youth events through out the year, including the youth mission trip this summer to St. Paul, Minnesota and the National Youth Gathering to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Donations Needed For Palm Sunday Breakfast

Orange juice, syrup, butter, milk, eggs, chocolate milk, monetary donations for egg bake and sausages are just a few of the needed items. If you are interested in donating some much needed supplies, please stop by the sign-up sheets in the Welcome Center.

Please have all donations to the church by Wednesday, March 28th. There will be a labeled “Youth Breakfast” box in the refrigerator and on the counter in the kitchen for donations.

Contact Jessica Zinniel to volunteer to help, donate needed supplies or for more information. Thank you for supporting our youth!

March Book Club Selection: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

“Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a fascinating portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith.” Read more at the author’s website!

We will plan to meet for our discussion on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Please see or call Sandra Hansen for details.

OSLC Mardi Gras on February 19th

OSLC Mardi Gras 2012 is Sunday, February 19! This is a chance for our whole church family to play together as we prepare for Lent. The fun begins after worship, in the Fellowship Hall, with New Orleans style food and music, carnival games, and a costume contest. This is a fundraiser for the youth and adults attending the National Youth Gathering and Mission Trip this summer. You won’t want to miss this fun fellowship event! Hope to see you there!

CRTHM Chili Supper on March 22

The Coulee Region Transitional Housing Ministry (CRTHM) is having a chili supper on Thursday March 22nd, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (corner of West Avenue and Division Streets). The cost is $6.00 and carry-outs are available.

CRTHM is a volunteer interfaith group with the purpose of raising funds that provide rental assistance to women as they transition from New Horizons Women’s Shelter to independent living. For tickets, contact Debbie Dukatz.

“Souper Bowl” Players Needed For Souper Bowl on Feb 5th

On Sunday, February 5th, 2012, after worship in the Narthex, join our Youth Souper Bowl Team! This winter our Youth will be presenting the congregation with the opportunity to join in the fight against hunger in our community and our world.

Last year, 130 cans of soup, 2 packages of crackers, 23 Ramen lunches, 7 soup mixes packets, 1 can of sardines and $232.68 was collected for the Longfellow Food Pantry. It was a winning day!

We are now looking for ‘players’ from the congregation to help this year by filling large soup buckets, in the narthex of the church, with cans of soup and/or dollar bills during Super Bowl Weekend, February 5th, 2012.

Soup suggestions include: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, chicken with rice, beef noodle, vegetable beef, packets of ramen noodles and any of the “chunky” style soups. The winners of the Souper Bowl are the many families served by WAFER and each of you who follow the teaching of Jesus to help feed those who are hungry.

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!

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