For the Spirit of healing: that God will touch all who are burdened with illness, weakness and in need, especially; Teresa Shields; Pat Daly and Peter Daly, cousins of Becky Mullin; Jan Oswalt, sister of Geri Hamai; Barry Gast, cousin of Dave Kachel; Fr. Daniel Dwyer, friend of Polly Aird; Dot Rafferty; Bill Joyce, brother of Tom Joyce; Barb Allan; Marcia Coluccio, mother of Greg Coluccio; and Bill Simpson, brother of Marilee Simpson. May the Lord in his mercy be close to them with his healing power and his tender love May God’s healing Spirit renew them in body, mind, and spirit so that they may live fully, enjoy their relationships and appreciate all of God’s gifts. And those inscribed in the Book of Prayers. May the healing love of the Spirit touch them and bring them to wholeness.

For those who have died, especially Elizabeth Cartwright Curtin, aunt of Fr. Tim Clark; Benny Gowijaya Goh, father of Rini Goh. That Christ may welcome them into the fullness of life where sorrow and pain exist no more.

We invite you to email Jody Fitts to add names to the prayer list.

We are so blessed to have these new households. Welcome to OLL! Please find below the name of the new families that registered in the month of December:

We are looking to hire a new Director of Faith Formation. McKenzie Mauss will be leaving in Spring of 2021. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact our parish office by clicking HERE.

We are offering confirmation to all 8^th and 9^th grade students. We will have an informational session on January 27^th from 7-8 via zoom. For more information, please contact McKenzie Mauss.

We will use as our text the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center’s well-organized Study Guide, Open Wide Our Hearts—the Enduring Call to Love. The Study Guide is designed to enable faith communities to understand individual and systemic racism; to listen to the stories of our brothers and sisters and be moved to restore right relationships; to unpack white privilege; and to work to end racism. The four sessions include: Invitation to Conversion; To Do Justice: Live in Right Relationship; To Love Goodness; and To Walk Humbly with God. The cost of the Study Guide is free to you.

We will offer each of the sessions twice a week to allow for flexibility, on Tuesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23 at 10:00 AM and on Thursdays Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 7:00 PM. 

Please fill out this google form to sign up! Signup will be ongoing but for planning purposes please sign up early. If you need any help with the google form or have any questions. Please contact McKenzie Mauss.

The Shelter will be at Seattle Mennonite through approximately mid-January 2021 and after that at the new Aurora Oaks location. Most January slots for breakfasts for 20 and suppers for 25 are open. Sign up HERE.

It costs Lake City Partners $50 per night to shelter each guest. If you would like to contribute financially to Lake City Partners click HERE, or write your check to Lake City Partners and send it to Lake City Partners, c/o Melanie Neufeld, Seattle Mennonite Church, 3120 NE 125th St., Seattle, WA 98125.

To mark Dr. King's birthday, Rev. John Dear is offering a Zoom session, “The More Excellent Way of Love and Nonviolent Protest" at 11:00 AM Pacific Time this Sat., Jan. 16 for $25/person, with scholarships available. You will receive the Zoom link once you register online and a recording afterwards will be sent to you if you wish to watch it again. To register, visit http://www.beatitudescenter.org. The links to the Zoom and recording will come through the email thebeatitudescenter@gmail.com.

This year, more than ever social media will play and important role in making the OLL Auction a success! Please friend us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter HERE. This will be a great way to keep informed about the school auction and other FUN school events!

If you are interested in donating, sponsoring, or volunteering to help with the auction, please email  ollauction@ollseattle.org.