Sign-Up for the Day of Service!

Happening at SHLC this week!

- No Open Play this week on April 17

-VOLUNTEER HOURS SIGN UP // DAY OF SERVICE!!!

- We are hiring a Preschool Director

- Stewardship Giving Table

- 2024 Day of Service Opportunities // GIVE BLOOD MAY 18

- Wednesday AM Bible Study Class with Pr. Dave

- Vacation Bible School 2024

- Preschool REGISTRATION TIME

OPEN PLAY Volunteers Wednesdays // No Open Play April 17

This is a fantastic community program where SHLC opens the Fellowship Hall doors every Wednesday from 9:30-11:30am for a community indoor playtime for babies, toddlers and young children AND their care givers. We provide warm coffee for adults and snacks for the littles as well!! This program has been very popular and would love to add more names to our list of volunteers who can help.

We are always looking for volunteers who can help oversee this gatherings with others. Our volunteers help with setting up, chit chatting with families, helping people check in and put away. If you may be able to help time to time email us at the church office at worship@shlc.org. No Open Play April 17^th.

Do you know any students, adults or families that are wanting to volunteer for a few hours in a very impactful way and can help Saturday, May 18th?

Check out Adopt a Road and Cooking for The Sophia Way with lots of casseroles and cookies to bake just to name a few!

Go to www.DayofService.info to see all of the local organizations that need your help in so many different ways!

May 18^th

www.DAYOFSERVICE.info

Day of Service Contact Information:

Nancy MacPherson

nancy@macphersonconstruction.com or 425-829-4268

Anita Bechtel

anitacb1@comcast.net or 650-576-3043

Sammamish Hills Lutheran Preschool is looking for a Preschool Director

This is a wonderful part time position combining a love for God, children, leadership and relationship building. If you or anyone you know is interested in more information about the position, email Pr. Nyla at pastornyla@shlc.org.

~View the job description here on Indeed~

Stewardship Giving Table in the Fellowship Hall

Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church is presently offering the opportunity for all members to create a delicious food item (main dish, dessert, side dish, treat etc.) for folks to prayerfully donate. Our members can obtain their food item with a donation earmarked to the Stewardship Giving Table.

If you are willing to participate in this act of stewardship, contact the church office at worship@shlc.org today! Please include the following information: name, food item, suggested donation, contact information including cell phone and email. If you are willing to obtain the food donation, go to the Fellowship Hall Giving Table to see what is available, then contact the donator of selected item(s) to make specific arrangements. If you have any questions contact Mary Sue Payne at stephlo@aol.com.

A Few Day of Service 2024 Community Opportunities

Blood Drive ON THE Day of Service!

The gift of an hour of your time and a pint of blood is needed by our Pacific Northwest hospitals. Join us in May, and take part in the Annual Day of Service with Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church 5/18. Help boost the community blood supply as a blood donor. Your donation will be used by those fighting cancer, those surviving traumatic accidents, and by organ transplant patients. The Bloodworks bloodmobile will be in the church parking lot for the day on May 18th. Blood donors age 16 and older can book appointments to help save lives.

Make your appointment here NOW!

Adopt a Road Help us remove trash and debris from 228th Avenue between NE 30th and 8th Streets at 9:15 am. Must be 14 to participate. Permission slips needed for participants under 18. Sign up today!

Mary's Place Mary’s Place ensures that no child sleeps outside and we are volunteering at one of 5 emergency family shelters in Bellevue. Want to try something new this year? Help us plant beans in little sprout cups with the residents or help the children paint rocks for their garden. This is an indoor event so volunteers must be vaccinated and wear masks for everyone’s safety. Perfect for Grandmothers and Grandpa’s to volunteer. (must be over 18) Please join us using this link!!!

Habitat for Humanity Build WE NEED YOU!!! Help us build a home for a family. Seattle Build project. No skills necessary but signing up on our site AND their site is necessary. Event is 16+ with a parent. To get started, we need everyone to register with a volunteer account and sign up prior to the volunteer day in order to be allowed on site. This is the coolest organization because of the amount of “equity hours” each participant must log in before they are eligible to get their own house. This organization gives a hand up, not a hand out. With the current housing shortage, the sooner we can get homes like this built, the better. Can you help?

Helping Give Back www.HelpingGiveBack.org HELPING GIVE BACK is a Sammamish charity that reaches out to our local homeless during the holidays receiving a Secret Santa wish list from each of them and fulfill their actual homeless wishes year after year! We are collecting gift cards from Amazon, Ross or Marshalls for our 2024 HOMELESS HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE! These can be dropped off or mailed to the church office at 22818 SE 8th St, Sammamish 98074.

Essentials First and the Day of Service

The Day of Service is starting is collecting items for Refugees arriving in our country. We are collecting nonfood items that are absolutely essential. There is an orange box in the Fellowship Hall where you can drop off any new donated items. We have already collected 391.6 pounds of goods!!

Items we are in need of are: toothpaste, toothbrushes and razors

Shop our Essentials First 2024 list now!

**NEW DAY*** Zoom Bible Study with Pr. Dave

We've moved from Thursday to Wednesday mornings at 9:30am! Join us online as we gather on Zoom to spend time together in the Bible – reading, questioning, learning, and growing. We are beginning to study the book of Ruth. If you want to learn more about the Bible, or just connect with others in the middle of the week, you are welcome to join us. Email Pastor Dave for the Zoom link pastordave@shlc.org.

Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church has set the date for our Vacation Bible School 2024! We hope you can join us July 29-August 2! We always need our amazing volunteers to make this summer event successful. If you can volunteer during this event please let us know at worship@shlc.org today!

We have space available in our: Acorns Class Sprouts Class Saplings Class Maples Class

Acorns 18mo by 10/31/24, Wed 9:45-11:30 Reg. is $75 Tuition is $80 month

Sprouts 2½ by 12/31/24, Mon/Th and/or Tu/Fri 9:30-11:30 Reg. is $150 Tuition is $240 month

Saplings 3 by 8/31/24, Tu/ Wed/ Th 9:30-11:30 Reg. is $150 Tuition is $380 month

Maples 4 by 8/31/24, Mon-Th 9:30-1:00 Reg. is $150 Tuition is $480 month

If you would like more information about Sammamish Hills Lutheran Preschool and are interested in registration for the 2024-2025 school year, please call me and I will share with you all the great things about our school! You can also check us out on the web at www.shlpreschool.org

Please contact Becky Kleinknecht for more information and to schedule a tour!

425-698-5777 becky@shlc.org