CARE - GROW - SERVE - PROCLAIM
Change for Change
Money deposited in the Change for Change jar will go to Hopelink's food bank.
Hopelink Food Cart is not accepting donations at this time. Hopelink is only accepting monetary donations. I f you are able please make a donation here.
October Social Ministries All Church Project
FLC's Social Ministries Committee is asking for your help with supporting Compass Housing Alliance with a Top Five
Drive: Men's Underwear, L - 4XL; Toothbrushes & Toothpaste; Deodorant; Socks; Shampoo & Conditioner.
Items collected during this drive will be going
to the Hygiene Center in Pioneer Square and to different area shelters.
For over 100 years, Compass Housing Alliance has been meeting the needs of the
community across the Puget Sound region by providing 24-hour enhanced emergency
shelter programs for those experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
Donations can be placed in the Caring Corner's collection bin (next to the grocery cart).
Unsettling Truths 2022 Book Tour with co-author, Mark Charles
Seattle Mennonite Church (3120 NE 1225th Street, Seattle, WA 98125)
Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm
FLC's Social Ministries Committee is co-sponsoring this book talk. Unsettling Truths
outlines Christian doctrines from 300 AD through to the present, that enabled and even
encouraged the genocide and enslavement of native people in Africa and the Americas.
Mark Charles is a Christian theologian, scholar and Native American, he intertwines history
with his personal story to make a heartfelt appeal to Christians to understand our history
and embrace the roots of our faith.
Scrip Cards are an Easy Way to Help with First Lutheran's Outreach Ministries
Stitch by Stitch - God's Love, Our Hands
Do you knit or crochet? First Lutheran has a large supply of yarn which you can turn into knitted or crocheted items that can help others. The yarn is available in Room 104 (downstairs, off Fellowship Hall). Stop in anytime to pick up yarn and get started on a project. Return finished items to the drop box in Room 104. Your knitted and crocheted items will be taken to places such as Compass Center, Eastside Baby Corner, Mary’s Place, nursing homes, animal shelters, and the Multiservice Center. You could also knit for our prayer shawl ministry.
Needed items include:
Warm hats for men, women, and children
Warm scarves for men, women, and children
Sweaters for infants and children to size 14
Twin bed size afghans
Infant blankets
Prayer shawls
Kitty blankets for the Seattle Humane Society (about 2 x 2 feet)
We also have a large amount of cotton yarn suitable for dishcloths, potholders, or other projects.
Questions? Contact Karen Thomas.
2021 Outreach from the General Fund
Social Ministries Committee chooses the monthly recipients of the General Fund Outreach line item. The following are possible outreach recipients and amounts, still to be determined:
January - Compass Housing
February - Hopelink
March - Lutheran Community Services
April - Poor Peoples Campaign
May - Earth Ministry
June - ELCA World Hunger
July - Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
August - Lutheran World Relief
September -
October -
November -
December -
The Social Ministries Committee is responsible for choosing recipients of our outreach resources, as well as coordinating many fundraisers to benefit outreach in our local community and around the world. We meet the first Tuesday of the month at church. Please join us! Contact any of our members for more information:
Kathy Konieczka (Chairperson), Alain Adjorlolo, Gary Curtis (Council Liaison) and Ray Thomas,,