Upcoming Events

 

​Our worship and study schedule: 

† Join us in-person or via our livestream for 9:30 am Sunday worship services. ​

 

The Anchorage Farmers Market will resume May 11 through October 12, 2024.  We look forward to announcing 2024 dates shortly.  Join us Saturdays during the summer and early fall, 9 am to 2 pm, for fresh produce, herbs, plant-based foods, locally baked breads and fermented foods, plant starts, hanging baskets, fabulous flowers, and more.

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Coming up:

† Third Saturdays of the month (April 20, May 18, June 15) our Foot and Wound Clinic is open 11 am - 2 pm, Helping Hands Clothing Closet is open 1- 3 pm, Listening Post is open 1 - 3 pm, and Eddie hosts his AA monthly dinner 

† Saturday, May 4, is our Spring Clean Up Day.  Join us at 8:30 am downstairs for breakfast (mmm, pancakes!) and then pick your project.  Indoor projects include cleaning windows, polishing metals, organizing and sanitizing (especially toys in the nursery).  Outdoor projects include mowing, trimming, weeding and garden prep, trash pickup along 15th Avenue from Cordova to E Street, and perhaps some exterior paint.

† Sunday, May 5, Central will host a potluck to celebrate with Vicar Zach upon the completion of his internship and his graduation on May 12.  Bring a dish to share and join us following our worship service, about 10:45 am, downstairs.

 

​Wanted: donations of shelf-stable foods like pre-packaged trail mix, granola bars, dried fruits, meal bars, jerky, packets of tuna, canned meats and bottled water for the church office to have on hand for hungry neighbors.  It’s a blessing to be able to offer two or three items to a hungry person along with the directions to the Food Pantry.  Also welcome, donations of canned and boxed foods that we can pass on to the Lutheran Social Services of Alaska Food Pantry.  

 

​THANK YOU to our many Central members who donate funds or portions of the meal to our monthly evening meal for the women and children at Clare House.  Each fourth Thursday, including Thanksgiving, we deliver a complete meal with milk, main and side dishes, fruit and dessert.

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Local Organizing Ministry:  Want to make a difference in your community? Along with Anchorage Faith & Action Congregations Together AFACT, Central folks and Pastor Jeff, listens to our congregation and Fairview neighbors, builds relationships, and develops leaders.  Through these relationships, we identify issues and work to effect change in ourselves and in the public sphere. Contact Pastor Jeff  to find out how you can get involved. We meet every other Tuesday and the current focus is to get to know our Fairview neighbors and our homeless neighbors and see how we can grow relationships with them.   

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Central Seniors/Golden Opportunities:  Wednesday coffee klatsches are again being held in person with 8:30 am gatherings at Kaladi Brothers Coffee on Brayton Drive.  

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Our Helping Hands Clothing Closet is open seven or eight days monthly and is staffed by volunteers from Central Lutheran Church and Christ Church Episcopal.  We’d welcome your donation of new or used shoes/boots, clothing, cold-weather gear, blankets, sleeping bags, back packs and GLOVES.  Bring donated items (clean and ready to give away) on Sundays around worship service times, during Closet hours, or during office hours. 

The closet is open 1 - 3 pm on the following dates:

Tuesdays (almost all Tuesdays) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28;

Thursdays (third Thursdays of the month) 4/18, 5/16;

Saturdays (third Saturdays of the month) 4/20, 5/18, 6/15.

 

The Lutheran Social Services of Alaska (LSSA) Food Pantry welcomes your donation of canned meats, chili, soup, canned fruit, dried potato mixes, tuna and peanut butter, and more, and your donation of time if you're able to help prepare food boxes for clients. 

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