Mission and Outreach

CARE & CREATION Outreach

LOCAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT

SEMCAC Food Shelf

• Donations of food & money

• Growing in Faith: Weekly garden produce

• Senior Dining

• Meals on Wheels

• Sunshine Gift Certificates

GRACE'S PLACE

• Volunteer Work

• Donations

• Community Blood Drive

• Volunteer

• Organize

CHILDREN in OUR COMMUNITY & WORLD

• RP Backpack Program - Food assistance, Local

• Head Start Donations - Clothing items, Local

• Diapers made from repurposed T-shirts, World

• Quilts - made with Love, Local & World

RADICAL WELCOME

• English Second Language Class, volunteers

• Migrant Worker Summer picnic celebration

• Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings

JUSTICE

• Advocacy for Syrian refugees

• Support to LIRS

• ELCA Confronting Racism

  • Webcast series

  • Community Discussions

CONNECTIONS TO CHURCH

• • Winona State University Lutheran Campus Ministry

  • Support of Seminary students

  • Pentecost Offering

  • One Great Hour of Sharing

  • Peace and Global Witness

  • Christmas Joy Offerings

COMMUNITY PRESENCE

• • Good Shepherd Lutheran Home worship services

  • Women's group study and support

  • Prayer and Communion

  • Birthday celebrations

  • Church Lady Pie Baking/Tasting/Selling at:

    • Gammel Dag

    • Rushford Days

    • Taste of the Trail (Peterson and Rushford)

    • Christmas in Peterson

    • Over 75 Birthday Party