What's Happening @ORLC
February 9- February 15
Contact Information
Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9-2pm
Office Admin/Youth Leader: Ericka Stoltenberg 907.440.0367
Family Life Director: Britt Baumgartner 907.310.0341
Faith Community Nurse: Sally Coburn
Email: office@orlc-ak.org
Website: www.orlc-ak.org
Location: 18444 Old Glenn Highway, Chugiak, AK, USA
Phone: 907-688-2157
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORLCAK/
Sunday Worship
10am In-Person (with masks)
10am Live via Facebook or watch it anytime using the link on our website.
To view ORLC's mitigation plan and other guidelines for in person worship click:
Return to In-Person Sunday School February 14th
With COVID vaccines being distributed we feel that we can return to in person Sunday School safely and will be implementing all appropriate precautions including:
1. All persons will wear a face mask or shield covering their mouth and nose.
2. All persons will sanitize their hands upon entry/immediately before entering the room.
3. All persons including volunteers will take a temperature check upon check-in. Anyone with an elevated temperature of 99.5 or higher will be advised to return home.
4. While children are in the care of the ORLC teaching team, we will do our best to ensure that a 3'-6' personal bubble is implemented (except within households).
5. Children will not be sharing pencils, crayons or any other supplies (except within households).
6. We will keep a record of children attending to provide trace contact for any exposure.
If anyone in your household is experiencing any COVID or other illness symptoms, PLEASE refrain from in-person activities.
Sunday School will begin on February 14th at 9:00am in the fellowship hall for grades prek-5th and in the high school room for grades 6-12th.
Our 6-12 graders will meet on the 2nd & 4th Sundays and are welcome to join Pastors bible study on our off days. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.
We will be using a curriculum that goes along with the Red Letter Challenge, but your child does not need to be doing it to be engaged in Sunday School. We will be fostering Being, Forgiving, Serving, Giving & Going like Jesus.
February: A Heart for Prayer
Some of our youth have been very busy making hearts, hearts that will be hung from the ceiling in the narthex by January 24th. On the back of each heart will be the last name of a family here at ORLC.
Our hope is that you will take a heart or two home and for the month of February keep that family in your prayers. You can pray anonymously, or feel free to reach out and ask for specific prayers, or just connect and say "hey, I'm praying specifically for your family".
If you can't make it to the church and would like a name randomly pulled for you, please contact Ericka 907-440-0367 or office@orlc-ak.org.
United Way Walk 4 Warmth
Let’s Help!
United Way of Anchorage is challenging our community to help raise funds to keep hundreds of people warm this winter. United Way ‘s challenge is from February 5-14.
You’re invited to join Team ORLC—Walk 4 Warmth!
Who:
· Team ORLC will be made up of ORLC members/households/friends.
How:
· Meet at Mirror Lake on 2/13/2021 at 1 p.m. and walk, sled, ski, skate or stand or sit in your car and cheer others as they walk around the lake.
· If you can’t make that date, you can have your own personal “event”: walking around your neighborhood or house, skiing, skating, etc…Anything that keeps you warm.
Donations:
· Any financial donation is very much appreciated. You are encouraged to get additional pledges for your Walk 4 Warmth too. United Way has corporate sponsors that will match all donations and ORLC will match up to $1,000.
· Checks should be made out to ORLC with a memo of Walk 4 Warmth. Envelopes will be available in the Narthex for these donations. Donations can also be turned in at Mirror Lake on 2/13, to the outreach member near the lakeside pavilion. All donations are due February 14, 2021.
**This is a COVID SAFE event. Stay with your household group and at least 6 feet away from others outside that group while participating. Dogs are welcome, please keep them leashed and as always please clean up after your pup.
Registration flier can be printed below or there are papers at the connections corner
Red Letter Challenge Books
*Parents with more than 1 child, we have printed off extra activity sheets found in the book for siblings. These can be found right next to the books!
Red Letter Challenge Small Groups
Lenten Series
Confirmation
Midweek Devotion
Join us for a short midweek devotion, posted each Wednesday morning. We'll work our way through the Psalms together, the hymnbook of the Bible which captures every single human emotion possible! Posted on Facebook or here on our website: https://www.orlc-ak.org/devotions
Walkin' at the Mac
ORLC Scholarship Fund Information
A scholarship fund has been started through the generous donation of a long time member. If you would like to donate to this fund, please make a note on your check that your contribution is for the scholarship.
Applications for the scholarship will be available April 1. In February, a request for three volunteers will be made to serve on the scholarship review committee.
The purpose of this scholarship fund is to assist qualified applicants with their higher education or training tuition expenses. The applicant does not have to be going to a Christian based school or seeking religious training.
There may be several scholarship awards in any one year depending on the number of the applicants and the money available. Each year the scholarship committee will determine the amount of money available prior to opening the application process.
This scholarship may be used for tuition only. It may be awarded to graduating high school seniors, returning students, applicants for post graduate training, or full or part time students.
Please contact Gaye Sarvela if you have questions at 907-841-2046 or Sarvela@mtaonline.net.
General Information
2022 Tour of the Holy Land
- New Dates!!! ORLC is hosting a 10-day tour of the Holy Land, January 11-20, 2022. More information coming soon to the Connections Corner or you can download the brochure on our website Israel Tour.
Alaska Mission for Christ
- To learn how you can serve, email TELLMEMORE@AMCLCMS.ORG or call the AMC Servant Event Coordinator, Jan Bruick @ 402-461-9691.
February Calendar of Events
Tuesday February 9th
- 7pm Confirmation
- 7pm Council Meeting
- 1-2:30pm Walk4Warmth
Sunday February 14th
- 9am Pastors Bible Study
- 9am Youth & Children's Sunday School
- 10am Worship Service 3
- 6:30pm Lenten Service
Sunday February 21st
- 9am Pastors Bible Study
- 9am Children's Sunday School
- 10am Contemporary Worship Service
- 7pm Confirmation
- 6:30pm Lenten Service
Sunday February 28th
- 9am Pastors Bible Study
- 9am Youth & Children's Sunday School
- 10am Worship Service 3
Serving the Lord in February
Sunday February 14th
Altar Guild: Marianne Dabbs & Jane Walker
Pianist: Carol Shearer
Lector: Carol Shearer
Sunday February 21st
Altar Guild: Nancy Sitz & Ingrid Roelfs
Pianist: Praise Band
Lector: Chuck Semmler
Sunday February 28th
Altar Guild: Marianne Dabbs & Evelyn Sampson
Pianist: Carol Shearer
Lector: Jane Walker
February Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Birthdays
1 Marianne Dabbs
2 Abbi Klein
4 Susan Stoltze
12 Kathy Simpson
13 Benjamin Bicher
13 Nancy Sitz
17 Kristiana Beaulieu
18 Kaleigh Hurst
20 Ruth Kroona
21 Mike Hidek
21Gary Craig
21 Angie Nishimura
22 Forrest Wacker
22 Jodie Andersen
24 Elias Johnson
25 Carol Cartier
27 Collin Wood
28 Kade Moore
28 Heidi Enlow
Anniversaries
2 John & Karen Pakan
23 Scott & Penny Hattenburg
24 Forrest & Geri Wacker
Fred Meyer Community Rewards
Are you a Fred Meyer Customer?
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