Join the Men's Retreat, Sign-Up for the Day of Service and more!

Happening at SHLC this week!

- Join the Men's Retreat!

- Sanctuary Rededication 5/5 9:30am

- Undue Medical Debt

- Open Play Volunteers

-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

- Adult Bible Studies

- Preschool REGISTRATION TIME

- Vacation Bible School 2024

Join the Men's Retreat!

The SHLC Men's Group will host a Men's Retreat on Saturday and Sunday, April 27th and 28th at Valley Camp, located in nearby North Bend, WA, You don't need to be a regular attendee of the Men's Group to join the retreat. All men from SHLC are welcome. Here is the planned schedule for the weekend:

Saturday, April 27th

10:00-10:30 am - Arrival

11:30 a.m. - light lunch, sandwiches, chips and soft drinks

12:15 p.m. - Work party to help out the camp, for those interested, otherwise hiking trails are available or just chill out and read or play cards, board games, etc.

6:00 p.m. - Dinner

7:30 p.m. - Klink or a similar activity at the fire gazebo, weather permitting. Otherwise we will use the lodge.

Sunday, April 28th

7:30 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Cleanup, packup

10:00 a.m. - Church service at Mt. Si Lutheran Church in North Bend. Pastor Dave is on-deck to conduct the service

Food, snacks, water and soft drinks will be provided. Bring your own beverages if you would like something a little stronger. Bring your own sleeping bag or sheets and blanket, pillow and so forth. Bring work gloves if you plan to join the camp cleanup project. Also, bring a camping chair (or two) for use at the fire pit. You are also welcome to just come up for the day on Saturday and stay through dinner and the evening gathering around the fire. Cost: $50 For more information and to sign up please contact Doug Hadley at 206 465-2428 or email at dshadley812@gmail.com

Sanctuary Rededication 5/5 at 9:30am

Construction is coming along very quickly and we will be opening our Sanctuary doors for a Sanctuary Rededication worship service at 9:30am followed by snacks in the Narthex on Sunday, May 5^th. We will then continue with one worship service with communion Sundays at 9:30am until further notice.

Undue Medical Debt

What would you do if you learned you could help abolish medical debt with a penny on the dollar? Meaning if you donate just $10 you can abolish $1000 of someone’s medical debt. Undue Medical Debt is a nonprofit organization that competes with collections agencies to purchase unpaid medical debt for a fraction of the cost. They are the only debt buyer of their kind that is relieving medical debt rather than selling it for an increased interest. Learn more about Undue Medical Debt at https://unduemedicaldebt.org/ and contribute to your local campaign at https://unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/washington-idaho-and-montana/.

OPEN PLAY Volunteers Wednesdays

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.

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.

Shop Gift Cards from our Amazon wish list with direct shipping here!

Ship a physical Ross Gift Card or a physical Marshalls Gift Card

and ship to Helping Give Back c/o SHLC at 22818 SE 8^th Street, Sammamish WA 98074

or send a Marshall EGift Card to www.helpinggiveback@hotmail.com

Essentials First and the Day of Service

THANK YOU for already helping The Day of Service collect 438.9 pounds of items for Refugees arriving in our country. See what other ways you can help with the Day of Service now!

Zoom Prayer Group with Pr. Dave

Join Pastor Dave each Tuesday morning at 10:00am on Zoom for an hour of sharing life, talking faith, and praying together for the concerns in our lives, the world, and being connected with caring hearts and minds. We share our joys and sorrows, hopes and fears, and we listen for God’s voice in our midst. All are welcome. Email Pastor Dave for the Zoom link (pastordave@shlc.org).

Wednesday Zoom Bible Study with Pr. Dave

Join us Wednesday mornings at 9:30am 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.

Monday Men's Gathering

We gather each Monday at 7:00am in the Fellowship Hall for coffee, most times a little snack and great conversations – a space to share stories, connect with other men in the congregation, and begin the week off in prayer. Reach out to Pastor Dave for information at pastordave@shlc.org.

Lunch Bible Study with Pr. Nyla

Join Pr. Nyla this week and others several Wednesdays a month at 12:00pm in our Fellowship Hall for this bible study class that meets every Wednesday BUT NOT THE 2^ND WEDNSDAY OF EACH MONTH. Invite anyone, and tell everyone about this NEW, bring your lunch and gather bible study group! Enjoy great conversation and company over lunch. Email Pr. Nyla at pastornyla@shlc.org for more information!

Women's Evening Bible Study

We hope you can join us for our Women's Bible Study Group that meets in the Fellowship Hall Wednesdays at 5:00pm at SHLC.

Ice cream You scream! We all scream for Ice cream! May 10^th 6:00-7:30

Join us for our first Spring Family Ice cream social! We will be enjoying ice cream from the Issaquah Ice cream Trike, yard games and the playground to celebrate the end of the year.

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

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!