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Volunteer Events
LuMin Rose House Workday
Date: 3 Oct 2026 From: 9:00 am until 12:00 pm
Hello from Lutheran Campus Ministry! We are in need of volunteers to help us with some repairs and fixes at Rose House. We invite you to a workday at Rose House on Saturday, October 3 to help us, along with volunteers from Cross & Crown Lutheran Church, to do some repairs that will give our gathering space some TLC. Watch for a sign-up sheet at the Welcome Desk, or contact Rose House if you’re interested.
Rose House website
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Winter Shelter Jamboree
Date: 10 Oct 2026 From: 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Bloomington Severe Winter Emergency Shelter is preparing for the upcoming winter season. Volunteer at the BSWERS Jamboree, a fundraising concert. Sign up here.
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Winter Shelter Volunteer Training
Date: 11 Oct 2026 From: 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm Bloomington Severe Winter Emergency Shelter is preparing for the upcoming winter season. St. Thomas and University Baptist is hosting this volunteer training event at St. Thomas in Community Hall.
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TVP Packing
Date: 25 Oct 2026 From: 9:30 am until 11:00 amOn Sunday, October 25, between the services we will come together to pack TVP, which is
Textured Vegetable Protein, into family sized packets. These packages will then go to our local area
food pantries for our neighbors. TVP can be used as a meat substitute in things like chili, spaghetti
sauce and such. Our Mission Endowment Fund offered a grant of $1,200 to purchase the TVP and
supplies so that we might be able to bless our community. We will need many hands, so please plan
to lend a pair for this fun project. Children under 12 will be decorating bags for our Welcome Table
Lunches, due to the age level requirement for participating in the packing.
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Pantry279 Volunteer Wednesday
Date: 28 Oct 2026 From: 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Join us at Pantry 279 on volunteer Wednesdays. There are sitting jobs and more physically demanding jobs. We welcome adults, teens, and school-age children with a parent. A shift is 2-6pm or any part of that time.
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Pantry279 Volunteer Wednesday
Date: 25 Nov 2026 From: 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm Join us at Pantry 279 on volunteer Wednesdays. There are sitting jobs and more physically demanding jobs. We welcome adults, teens, and school-age children with a parent. A shift is 2-6pm or any part of that time.
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Pantry279 Volunteer Wednesday
Date: 23 Dec 2026 From: 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm Join us at Pantry 279 on volunteer Wednesdays. There are sitting jobs and more physically demanding jobs. We welcome adults, teens, and school-age children with a parent. A shift is 2-6pm or any part of that time.
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Join a Committee
Many committees have opportunities for volunteers. A few of them are by selection only.
Christian Education — This committee oversee the activities of all educational organizations within the congregation in the interests of lifelong Christian Education. This shall be accomplished by:
Worship — The committee assists the Congregation Council in seeing that the services of God’s house are conducted regularly and within the liturgical traditions of the Lutheran church, that assisting ministers are recruited and trained to serve, and that Service books and devotional materials are provided and properly cared for. It arranges for the care of paraments, vestments, and musical instruments. It sees that a nursery for pre-kindergarten age children is established, staffed, and supplied as needed during worship services.
Property — This committee sees to the proper maintenance and protection of all property of the congregation and takes care that all is kept in good order and repair. This committee establishes, and periodically reviews, guidelines and appropriate payment schedules for the use of all property of the congregation for approval by the Congregation Council. This committee prepares, and annually reviews, a prioritized list of major needs in the areas of facilities, grounds, furnishings, and equipment, which is reported annually to the Congregation Council. There are regular work days; check the calendar.
Creation Care — Always seeking new ways to honor creation, heal the Earth, reduce waste, live more simply, reduce energy usage, produce clean energy, and build resilient, sustainable community.
Sing with the Choir
The Adult Choir helps to lead worship by encouraging the congregation in offering prayer, praise, and thanksgiving to the glory of God. Choir members aren’t performers, they are leaders of musical ministry, sharing in the liturgy with high musical standards and selections drawn from the broad heritage of the church. The choir is also a place of mutual support, spiritual enrichment, and fellowship among its members. This labor of love is offered with the hope of inspiring the congregation to reflect more deeply upon the weekly readings and the rhythms of the liturgical year. We welcome new singers – this is a no-audition choir!
Check the calendar for rehearsal times. Contact the church office for more information or email choir@stlconline.org
Join a Group
There is a Monday Bible Study led by the Pastor. Check the calendar for times.
The Piecemakers is a quilting group that meets regularly.