Midweek worship services will be held on Wednesdays at Noon and 6:00pm during the season of Advent (Dec. 3, 10, & 17). Our theme will be “Every Heart Prepare,” which will encourage us to see how various symbols of the season we encounter in our preparations point us to Christ. Soup suppers will follow. Take some time out of the hustle and bustle to gather for worship, fellowship, and a warm bowl of soup. Prepare your heart and not just your home.
Join us from 4pm-6pm on Sunday, December 7 for our Advent-themed gathering, which will include a rolled candle craft, a brief intergenerational Bible Study with Pastor Jeff, tater tot hot dish for dinner, and our annual hot chocolate bar. Bring your Bibles and join us for a fun afternoon of faith, food, and fellowship. All ages are welcome. A free Advent devotional for families will be handed out, along with a book for younger kids!
Our friends from Fair Trade Winds will be visiting OHLC once again on Sunday, November 30, offering gift items from artists, craftspeople, and farmers from developing nations. Their pop-up store will be in the Fellowship Hall between and after our worship services. Come do some Christmas shopping where you can find some unique items while supporting people in need. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Lutheran World Relief.
If you are a single adult, you are invited to the next OHLC Singles Fellowship gathering on Saturday, November 15, from Noon to 3pm. Food will be shared, so please consider bringing a main dish, salad, appetizer, dessert, or snack. Bring containers, too, so you can take home someone else’s leftovers!
There are quite a few games in the Fellowship Hall that some folks might be interested in playing or please bring your own favorite game, whether it’s cribbage, dominos, Scrabble, Uno, etc.
If you would like more information or have questions, comments, or suggestions for this group, please call Aloha Hart (360-672-5502) or David Allen (360-720-3174).
Lydia Circle will be hosting their annual Christmas Bazaar in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, November 8, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. There will be a variety of handmade crafts, wonderful gifts, knitted items, holiday decor, and more.
Your donations of craft items and/or baked goods are needed and much appreciated. Craft items may be brought to the church office. Baked goods can be brought to church on Friday, November 7. Questions? Contact Mary Brock.
To honor and remember those who have died, we will have an indoor luminaria walk on All Saints Sunday, November 2, from 5pm to 7pm.
You are invited to decorate up to three paper bags in memory of someone special to you. The walk will include a projected slide-show of some of the saints we are remembering. Bags from previous years are saved to be displayed again.
Luminaria bags are available in the narthex. Please return your decorated bags by Noon on November 2. To include a digital picture for the slide-show, email it to Beth Stephens at beth@oakharborlutheran.org by October 30.