Several wildfires are currently raging across California. Already more than 40 people have died and more than 200 are missing, while hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes under evacuation orders. 

Through partner agencies in California, Lutheran Disaster Response has already begun addressing immediate needs, including providing food and other necessities to survivors. They are also preparing to address long-term needs which might include rebuilding of structures and emotional and spiritual care. The need will be immense.

Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response designated for "U.S. wildfires" will be used to help those affected by wildfires until the response is complete. Together, we can help provide immediate and long-lasting support. Please consider a gift to help this cause.

Clicking this button will take you to the ELCA U.S. Wildfire Relief page and provide the option to give directly online, by mail or phone.

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As a church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is ready to stand by our neighbors as they recover from hurricanes this season. Lutheran Disaster Response is involved in the recovery situation and coordinating with synods and affiliated social ministry organizations in the areas that have been in the path of this latest storm.

The 2018 hurricane season continues to produce heavy storms with potentially devastating impacts to the United States. Lutheran Disaster Response brings God’s hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world.

Your gifts designated for Hurricane Response will be used entirely (100 percent) for direct response until it is complete. Together, we can help provide immediate and long-lasting support for those in path of these hurricanes.

Clicking this button will take you to the ELCA Hurricane Relief page and provide the option to give directly online, by mail or phone.

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If we want to pass on our faith to our children, simply bringing them to church or enrolling them in Sunday School is not enough. As parents, we need to take an active role in developing and meeting the spiritual needs of our kids. Why?

Because the most important spiritual influencer in a child's life is their parents.

If we, as parents, don't attend to their natural curiosity about faith, they will eventually turn elsewhere.

Knowing this, we want to equip and support parents to be the spiritual leaders in their family, a job which we know can often feel daunting, not to mention lonely.

That's why we've introduced a monthly parenting class during the 9:15 worship service. This group meets next on Sunday, November 11. Our conversation in this next session will focus on the topic of cultivating a sense of generosity in your kids.

Throughout the fall, we'll be presenting various "How to..." topics. In addition to exploring concrete strategies for doing these things with your kids, the parenting class will also give you the opportunity to connect with (and learn from) other parents at Atonement. All parents are welcome, regardless of how old your kids are.

Here are all of the fall dates and the topics to be presented:

All sessions begin at 9:15am and will be held in the JAM room on the lower level in the west wing of our building. Sessions will end when Sunday School kids return to worship.

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