We are going virtual with our annual meeting this year. We'll review and approve the 2021 Annual Budget and elect council members to 2- year terms. Materials for the meeting, including the finalized budget, budget comments, and slate of council candidates, will be mailed to each member household prior to the meeting. Zoom meeting information will be in next week's e-news. You can connect from your device with video or call in. Zoom polling features will be used for voting. We need to have a quorum of 45 members (15% of our voting/confirmed membership) to hold this meeting. Failure to reach a quorum will require us to reschedule. Please plan to attend this important meeting.

Planning is underway for Christmas Eve Worship. The worship planning team needs some additional information to determine how many services are needed to meet the needs/expectations of our members. Online worship will be available at a yet to be determined time.

Thanks for providing your input through this quick survey by November 20th.

On Dec. 12^th, a blanket making event for Project Linus and our shut-ins will be held in the Fellowship Hall. A Thrivent Action Team grant allowed us to purchase enough fleece for 16 blankets.

A second option for participating in this project is to pick up a kit at church. They will be on the donut table in the Narthex. Fleece, instructions, and patterns are included in the kits. You can also take a Thrivent shirt if you’d like. Please sign the available sheet so we can keep track of who has taken a kit. These need to be returned by Dec. 12^th.

The third option is to have a kit delivered to you to work on at home. Please call Jackie Combes and she will happily deliver a kit to you. Whether we are tying blankets together or separately, we can gather in prayer. There will be a short Zoom prayer for the blankets at 9am on December 12^th. Look for the Zoom address in communications before Deceember 12th.

Our friends at Holy Cross Lutheran Church plan on distributing Thanksgiving bags/boxes at their Food Pantry on the evening of November 19. In 2019 a record number of 125 families received a box. With the effects of the global pandemic, the needs are greater this year so Holy Cross plans to distribute 150 boxes. Each family will get grocery items to prepare a Thanksgiving meal Each of the bags/boxes will cost approximately $20. You can write a check for your donation (with TURKEY Box in the memo line) and put it in the offering plate or mail to the church office. You may also use the Giving + app and donate in the special appeal section. The deadline to contribute is November 10th. If you are interested in helping distribute the bags/boxes on the evening of November 19 from 4:45pm to 7:00pm, please contact Kathy Christiansen at sharonkc@cox.net or 402-657-4601.  

If anyone is interested in helping pack or distribute the Turkey boxes at Holy Cross, these are the dates and times: Sunday November 15 from 12 to 2; Wednesday November 18 from 6 to 7:30 and Thursday November 19 from 4:45 to 7:15. In order to be safe and CDC compliant, volunteers have to sign up. The sign up link is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4ba8ad2ba13-pantry1. 

Calling all musicians!

We are requesting Christmas special music contributions. We realize it’s only November, but since the music will be pre-recorded, we need to plan ahead. Sign up by Sunday, November 15, Recordings are due by Saturday, December 12. 

Sign-up here: https://tinyurl.com/LOLChristmasMusic.

Contact Chris or Renae Rich with questions.

Please join us in this special time of giving thanks to God on Sunday evening, November 22 at 7 pm, in-person or via livestream. Instead of gathering together after the service for pie, we’ll have Pie-To-Go. If you are willing to make a pie, we invite you to sign-up via this link (or email Deb Lund.). You may pick up individual slice containers at church any time in November for you to package your pie and place on a table before the Thanksgiving worship; OR bring your whole pie to church no later than 10 am that morning of November 22nd, and we’ll package it for you. Those who attend the service are invited to pick out a slice of pie to take home AND take another slice to share with a neighbor or friend. There will also be a place for you to donate for our Thanksgiving special offering for the Lutheran Disaster Response, and the Foodbank for the Heartland

You can give either through the GivePlus+ Mobile app on your smartphone or by visiting our website at https://lord-of-love.org/giving

When using the GivePlus+ app, be sure to select Lord of Love Lutheran Omaha.

Find out more of the ways you can continue to give while we are not able to gather together in worship by visiting the giving page of our website.

Has gotten off to a great start! Thank you to our delivery drivers for serving!

If you want to help make deliveries or if you have any questions, contact Charise Adams or Matt Willard.

Cheryl Matthews, Stephanie Johnston & family (daughter of Joyce Madsen); Brandi Brewer (daughter-in-law of Pat & Jesse Brewer); Roland & Carol Bronstad (friends of Judy Egr); Mike Morgan (son of Jim & Jeri Morgan); Ed Guthrie; Jason Combes; Cindy & James Thompson (daughter & son-in-law of Lynda McGraw); Sarge Schuchard; Axton Myers (3 yr old w/cancer – friend of the Lueders); Brian Palmer (grandson of Nancy Shinrock); Verna Kragnes (sister of Amy Kragnes); Daniel Strand (nephew of Judy Egr); Sheila Larson; Phil Nickisch (friend of Dave Lueders); Chuck Flansburg (friend of Judy Egr); Donald Egr (uncle of David Egr); Betty Thompson (mother of Beth Olson); Janet Jensen (mother of Dawn Burton); Cindy Moos (friend of Tom and Beth Olson); Vern Nemitz (uncle of Paula Foster); Lucy Klos (sister-in-law of Mike & Christie Klos); Ron & Brenda Thom; Kathy Campina (cousin of Rose Roberts); Stephanie Ulrich (relative of Paula Foster); Roslynn Thom (sister of Ron Thom); Ken Lineweaver (step-dad of Gwen Edwards); Babette Garder (mother of Kenn Garder); Eileen Nagle (mother-in-law of Tara Novak); Olivia Griffin (daughter of Scott and Dana Griffin); Steve Wiitala, (friend of Karen Mullen); Connie Bennett (cousin of Karen Armitage); Don Lueders, Lisa Lueders ((brother of Dave Lueders & sister-in-law of Dave Lueders); Caregivers and those who suffer with addictions and depression, those seeking employment, those dealing with infertility or seeking to adopt, for behind the scenes health care workers as well as front line health care workers, those living with food insecurity and financial hardship, all of those working from home and homeschooling their children, children who are missing their teachers, friends and school routine.

Please contact Mary Lou in the church office (402 493 2946) or marylou@lord-of-love.org. We need your help to keep our prayer list current. To update or delete names from the prayer list, please notify the Church office.

11 Lisa Meyer

12 Kay Keiser

13 Laura Gehringer

13 Don Rowen

14 Aaron Edwards

17 Doris Schroeder