Join others in the community, serving in many areas, using your gifts and skills.
Volunteer at Nativity
Current needs:
Don’t Mind the Snow? Nativity needs a few people to help shovel the sidewalks and entrances. Volunteering can be 30 minutes or longer. Times: 7am Sunday mornings or 7am weekdays. Contact Vicki Elliott, 612.781.2766, for more information or to volunteer.
Looking for Substitute Teachers at Nativity Child and Family Center (NCFC) – NCFC is looking for certified or title 3 certified teachers that would like to be on our substitute list at the daycare center. Contact Cheryl Jechorek, director for more information.
Women In Action - Meet at Nativity on Jan. 16 at 6:30pm and go to the East Side Thrift Store to help sort, clean and do other miscellaneous projects. Contact Judy at 651.636.7338 to be part of the volunteer group.
Passion for Scrapbooking – Be part of a scrapbooking group that keeps Nativity’s memories in scrapbook form. The group meets on the second Saturday of each month, (This month: Jan. 14) from 9am-noon. Bring paper, scrapbook tools, stickers or just yourself. Contact Jan Frederickson if you have questions.
Stamping Stars – This stamping group meets the third Saturday of each month from 9am-noon to create cards to be used by Nativity for thank you’s, birthday, etc. People of all ages are welcome. Supplies are provided. Bring a snack to share.
Provide supplies for Stamping Stars - In order to prepare cards, Stamping Stars needs glue dots, double sided 3M tape, Michael’s coupons etc. Contact Jan for more information or drop supplies off at Nativity.
The Gathering – a ministry for people with memory loss and their caregivers, is in need of lunch servers for 12-15 persons. You will be reimbursed for the cost of the food. Help is needed on March 1. Contact church office for more information.
Volunteer Locally
Lutheran Social Service Volunteer Opportunities
East Side Thrift Store. Supply new or gently used clothing for donation. Offering our time to work at the store. Store hours: Mon., Tue., Th. & Fri.: 10am-6pm; Wed. 10am-7pm, Sat. 10am-5pm. Contact Jan Frederickson, 612.781.2766 for more information.
Opportunities to serve at People Serving People
Meal Serving (for individuals or groups): Volunteers must be ages 12 or up, and groups are 4-6 people. Individuals are always welcome. Breakfast is served 7:30-9:30am, lunch-11:30am-1pm and dinner from 4:15-5:45pm. Contact Kristina Berg at 612.277.0256 to sign up and she will email you open meal dates.
Book Drive – a book drive for gently used children’s books is ongoing at Nativity. Please use the drop box in the commons area of the church.
Volunteer Globally
Lutheran World Relief
The people of East Africa desperately need your help. The worst drought in 60 years has hit the region. Ten million people in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti are affected. Crops have failed, livestock are dying, and families have no way to feed themselves.
Help LWR reach out to the people of East Africa.
Tens of thousands of people are walking for 15 days, by foot, to seek refuge at the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. But the camps were only built for 90,000 people. Right now, more than 370,000 people are living in Dadaab with 1,300 new arrivals each day.
Because the danger of famine in this region is so high, LWR is rushing $500,000 in immediate assistance to our partner, The Lutheran World Federation. LWF is working right now in the Dadaab refugee camps to help new arrivals and vulnerable populations access life saving services like food rations, shelter and other vitally services.
But the needs are still so great. Your emergency gift today will help increase our response.
Please join LWR in prayer for the people of East Africa and please give what you can to extend the compassion of Christ to your brothers and sisters in need.