"Making All Things New" - Giving Tuesday

This year, our Giving Tuesday campaign will go towards the restoration of our Sanctuary. This is one essential element of our larger "Making All Things New" post-storm campaign; other appeals may be necessary. While we await resolution from our insurance claims, we know additional funds will certainly be needed. Our goal for this project is $200,000 - this includes the purchase of new sanctuary seating, the funds necessary to complete the purchase of our magnificent new pipe organ (and the building prep work needed for installation), and new altar pieces to replace those that were damaged. We realize this is a difficult time for so many and we are extraordinarily grateful for any gift you may be able to make towards this goal. Even though Giving Tuesday is Dec 3, we encourage you to make your donation anytime in November. You can contribute online, or by sending a check to the church (with "Giving Tuesday" in the memo line). Please speak with Michael if you are able to consider stock or investment gifts. If we exceed our goal, funds will be put to the necessary restoration of other areas in the church. Thank you for your continued prayers and enthusiasm!

Women's Book Group 

The next gathering of our Women's Book Group will take place in the Music Room on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 10:00 to chat, followed by our discussion of Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash at 10:30. Following our discussion we'll go to the Shore Restaurant for lunch, as is our December tradition.

All women are welcome. 

“Angel Tree” Christmas Gifts Kick-Off

Sunday, November 17

Benefiting Lutheran Services Florida Guardianship Program

The Angel Tree is up and decorated with 51 angels looking for a home. It is located in the Narthex as you walk into church. Stop by and pick one (or more) to support the needy people served by the Guardianship Program of LSF. After selecting your angel(s), please write your name and phone number on the list on the clipboard next to the tree. Each angel has a number on the tag which corresponds to the number on the sign-up list. Purchase any or all the items listed on each angel and gift wrap them and attach the angel. Then simply return the wrapped gifts and place them under the Angel Tree. The final date for collecting the gifts is Sunday, December 8. Thank you in advance for your generous support.

Registration for the Women's Advent Luncheon will take place in the Narthex on Sunday, November 17th, November 24th, and December 1st.

Salvation Army Bell Ringing Starts November 29th!

Mark your calendars, it's that time of year again! We will start Salvation Army Bell Ringing on Friday, November 29th and end on Monday, December 23rd. There will be four time slots every Monday-Saturday. Please use the link below to sign up!

Refugee Ministry Donations Needed

The Refugee Ministry is looking for any furniture that you would like to donate, such as mattresses and boxsprings and dressers. We have many new families arriving and our storage unit is low.

Please contact Nona Arnholt if you have any questions.

ORGAN UPDATE:

Last week, a team from the Schantz Organ Company traveled to Sarasota to remove our pipework from the back of the Sanctuary. These antiphonal pipes, so lovingly donated by Art & Helen Kuh, will be sent back to the workshop in Ohio, cleaned, restored, and incorporated into the new instrument! These beautiful pipes will continue to sing for generations!

Upcoming Winter Events- Save the Date!

Carols for Cows

A special festive concert to benefit the ELCA's Good Gifts Program

Tuesday, December 10th at 7:00pm | Free Entry

Bach Advent Vespers

Featuring music by J.S. Bach performed by SAKLC musicians and chamber orchestra

Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm | Free Entry

SAKLC Training to Go Tutorials

are Available Online

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church Technology Training

Print copies of SAKLC Training to Go tutorials have been available in the narthex by the hallway for the past three months. Training to Go is a series of short, self-paced tutorials with clear, step-by-step directions and illustrations designed with our technology beginners in mind. These tutorials focus on the skills and strategies needed to access church information and participate in online worship services, events, and activities.

The Training to Go tutorials are now available online through our new SAKLC training hub. The hub aims to provide training and resources using various technologies supporting SAKLC. Four tutorials are currently available. Three of them address accessing both live and past worship services. 

You can access the SAKLC training hub directly at https://www.slslearningoptions.com/saklctechtraining/ or click the button below.

The training hub will be available on the SAKLC website shortly. Other training opportunities will follow based on newly introduced technologies and the congregants' needs. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Ladd Skelly at techtraining@saklc.com. 

Important Updates

About Our Upcoming Events

Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the following events have been POSTPONED or CANCELLED:

Painting With a Twist Event (postponed)

"Praise God Throughout Creation" Concert (postponed)

Please keep an eye on your email and on Facebook for further updates about our upcoming events. Contact Nina at nina@saklc.com with any questions.

Community Service Ministry

CSM members relocated their cooking venue in order to ensure that Resurrection House and the youth shelter would still receive their monthly meal from SAKLC. We will continue to do this until our kitchen is available at church

Movement & Gratitude Exercise Class

Please join us on Tuesdays at 9:00am for exercise class on Zoom only. Our instructor, Karri Weber, is happy to answer any questions you might have. Click the button below to read more.