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Our Mission Statement

We of Joy Lutheran Church foster 
grace-filled relationships with Christ
through worship, fellowship, and service.

  • Providing for and raising children in the faith
  • Connecting to one another and providing support within our community of faith
  • Working toward social justice both locally and globally
Notes of Joy - Week of August 22
This Week's Gospel: John 6:56-69
In this week's gospel many people take offense at Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood; even many of Jesus’ disciples peel off. This is the backdrop in John’s gospel for Peter’s confession of faith. “To whom can we go?” asks Peter, in words we sometimes sing just before the gospel is read. “You have the words of eternal life.” In order to take such a stand, as Peter and Joshua did, Paul tells us to arm ourselves with the word of God. We pray in the Spirit that we might be bold ambassadors of the gospel.
Sunday, August 22 Worship
In-person and Online

13th Sunday after Pentecost


Our Sunday worship can be watched LIVE on the Facebook app at 9:30 am, or the recording on Facebook any time after 10:15 am.


Successful School Supply Drive
The school supplies we collected were delivered on Monday afternoon to Eagle River High School, Ravenwood Elementary and Alpenglow Elementary! The staff who received them were overwhelmed with gratitude and thanks for these donations. In the selected readings for worship over the last few weeks, Jesus has been talking about being the Living Bread and inviting us to eat. From this meal, we are sent to feed the world. Sometimes bread for the neighbor looks like backpacks, pencils, markers, paper, and erasers. We will never meet the students who will use these supplies, but we can trust they are the result of the Spirit’s work among us in responding to God’s love. Sometimes it’s ordinary things, like school supplies, which make all the difference in the world for someone. Many, many thanks to you all for your generosity! A special thanks to Nancy Wojnowski and Kelly Mullin for helping to organize the supplies into boxes and delivering them to schools. 
 
With peace and good courage,
+ Pastor Sean
Recap From the August 10th Council Meeting

Your Council met last Tuesday. Some key points from the meeting:

  • COVID protocol on Sunday morning will remain largely the same (alternate rows, no contact Passing of the Peace and pre-sealed communion cups) however due to the increase in local COVID cases and following CDC recommendations, masks are encouraged for everyone. Protocol reviewed monthly.
  • Pastor Sean’s official installation is Wednesday, September 1st at 6:30pm. This is a very special occasion however due to COVID concerns we will not have refreshments after the installation.
  • The Website needs to be updated and made as user friendly as possible. Pastor Sean will look into this. 
  • We discussed special reusable “occasion” banners to display by the front door that would be visible from the road.

If there are any issues/questions/comments you would like us to consider, you are encouraged to contact any of the council members. Our next council meeting is Tuesday, September 14. We are excited to begin this new chapter together.

-Sue Weimer, Church Council President
Save the Date!
We have an exciting event coming up, Pastor Sean’s Installation Ceremony!! More information will be forthcoming, but mark your calendar. Bishop Shelley and other clergy will be attending.

Date: Wednesday, September 1st
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Joy Lutheran Church Sanctuary
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Church Shopping List
If you're out and about and are willing to pick up something off our shopping list, we'd appreciate it! Bring your receipt to the office for reimbursement.

  • Roll (or two) of First Class Stamps
  • Case of TP
  • Case of legal sized copy paper
Joy of Reading Book Club
Our book club meets the 3rd Monday of the month.  We have a great group and it is a wonderful social time – lots of good conversation and laughter.  We welcome any and all who would like to come.  You don’t even have to read the book!
 
The next meeting will be September 20th at 6:30 PM.  Sue Weimer will be hosting.  
 
Upcoming books are:
  • September -West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
  • October - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
  • November - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
  • December - The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Regular Church Office Hours
Closed Monday
Tues. - Wed. 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Closed Friday

Pastor Sean's Open Office Hours, Wednesday 10am-2pm