Sunday Worship8, 9:30 & 11 am
Saturday, January 3, 6 pm
Sponsored by the VEIL congregation
Games. Tree Burning. Join us for an evening of fun! We will share the Magi story. There will be a game with gifts. The evening ends with German and Latin Epiphany traditions - the Rosca de Reyes/King's bread, Pinatas, and Christmas Tree Burning. A freewill offering will benefit the ELCA Youth Gathering. Bring a dish to share and join the fun.
Do you have a Christmas tree we can add to the burn pile? Let us know!
Pastora Carmen-Colon Brown,
The church office will be closed from December 26 - January 3. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, January 5. In case of a pastoral emergency, you can contact Pastor Matt Byrd at 253.203.5235.
FREE Mental Health First Aid Workshop by Dr. Betsy Grimes (LOL Member) and Dr. Tom Tirey
Saturday, January 10, 9 am - 4 pm, online
This event is offered free of charge and will be conducted online on Saturday, January 10 from 9 am to 4 pm. There is a self-guided pre-workshop component to be completed before the event.
Dr. Grimes and Dr. Tirey are both certified Mental Health First Aid and SafeTalk Suicide Prevention trainers. Dr. Tirey recently retired as the Director of the Integrated Resilience Office at the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He also has over 20 years in law enforcement and public safety, crisis management, emergency response, and risk assessment. Dr. Grimes was the Director of the Center for Innovation in Education at the Air Force Institute of Technology. She and Dr. Tirey conducted many trainings for the US Air Force until her retirement in August, 2024. Prior to her work with the Air Force, she was a professor and Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Urbana University for 20 years.
Register by Saturday, January 3 so that materials can be mailed to everyone by January 5. This is a valuable opportunity to learn about mental illness and how to respond to and support someone experiencing difficulties or a crisis.
Register by emailing Dr. Grimes at
Through December 31
Our annual Tree of Warmth will be in the Gathering Area. You can drop off new hats, gloves, and mittens to decorate the tree just inside the front doors. The Outreach team will deliver them to needy children in our area.
Saturday, January 17, from 9:30 - 11:30 am, in Sharonville, Ohio
Sign-up as soon as possible as it will fill up.
LOL will join other volunteers to use their hands to help turn hunger into hope by packing rice, fortified soy protein, dried vegetables, and a blend of 21 vitamins and minerals into bags that will then be sealed, boxed, and shipped to our partners around the world.
Sign-up at the link AND e-mail Angie to let us know you are coming.
1. https://getinvolved.thechildrenarewaiting.org/
2. Email Angie -
Angie Seiller, Director of Faith Formation,
Thank you to everyone who presented their financial pledges and commitments (we call them 'Statements of Intent') during on site and online worship services on Celebration Sunday. It’s not too late - we still want to hear from you!
You are welcome to fill out an online Statement of Intent card by using THIS LINK, or mail, email, or drop it off to the church office. Physical Statement of Intent cards are available throughout the Gathering Space.
Thank you for your participation in the ministry of this church. Your prayers, serving, and financial support help us continue to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly to transform the world in Jesus’ name.
Fill out a commitment card here: https://forms.gle/ksMubPCjby8MXVHE8
We Are Always Open For Worship
Weekend worship services will always be held as scheduled, regardless of weather conditions.
During the coming months of snow and ice, Lord of Life will follow the Lakota Local School District. If the schools close or delay, due to inclement weather, the Lord of Life office and preschool will close or delay, and planned activities for that day will be postponed or canceled. Individual ministry groups (band, Bible studies) are at the discretion of the leaders. Please keep your eyes on your email and/or Facebook for details.
If you do not currently receive emails from the church, please request to be added to the mailing list with Maddie in the office (
Your safety is very important to us – if you do not feel comfortable driving, please stay home! Here’s wishing you a safe winter.
Appalachia Service Project Mission Trip
Sunday, July 12- Saturday, July 18
Register by January 11, 2026
www.tinyurl.com/LordofLifeASP2026
Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia. Each year, ASP provides emergency home repairs for nearly 650 families. Volunteers repair floors and roofs, build additions, and tackle other critical needs. By the work we do and values we witness, we restore hope to those caught in long-term poverty and build new relationships centered in Jesus Christ.
This summer, Lord of Life will load up and take a crew to Appalachia to join others in a week filled with prayer, work, fellowship, and praise. Whether you have excellent construction skills or are an awesome ladder holder, there is a place for you. We’ll return home with a passion for service, a renewed compassion for other people, and a fresh appreciation for your place and purpose in this world.
ASP is open to anyone who is at least 13 years old.
Complete details and registration online at www.tinyurl.com/LordofLifeASP2026
For more information about ASP, visit www.asphome.org
Additional questions, please contact:
Amanda Spangler and Rebecca Sooy at
Discussions - Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, 6 - 7:30 pm
First Communion - Sunday, February 1
This Advent season, we are reminded that Jesus invites all people to God’s table! Any young person who wishes to begin receiving Holy Communion is welcome to come and explore this awesome mystery! Throughout these three weeks, children and their parents will learn more about communion in engaging ways as we talk about the importance of eating together, explore the use of meals in the Bible, and even bake the type of communion bread that will be used for worship on Sunday, Feb. 2, when we celebrate this faith milestone. Even if your child has already been receiving communion or you believe your child is ready to begin, plan to bring them for this series of conversations. At least one parent is encouraged to attend with the child. Plan now to be part of this event. Please RSVP by filling out this form by Sunday, January 11: https://tinyurl.com/LOLFirstCommunion
January 16 - 18, 2026
Camp HopeWood Pines, Marengo, Ohio
All students in grades 6-8 should mark their calendars and grab a friend! We’re heading to Camp HopeWood Pines near Columbus, Ohio for the Middle School Mix. Contact our Director of Faith Formation, Angie, for more information and registration details. The deadline to register is Sunday, December 21.
Angie Seiller,
March 20 - 22, 2026 (one- or two-night option)
Transfiguration Spiritual Center, Glendale Ohio
Registration begins February 1.
Come refresh your spirit, take time to reflect, laugh because it’s good for the soul, and just dwell in God’s grace and love with other women that need the same thing. Cost is $110/night, which includes meals and lovely accommodations.
We need people to help plan this event. Please contact Angie if you are interested.
Angie Seiller,
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Fellowship Hall
child care available
7:30 pm Thursdays, in the Fellowship Hall
Al-Anon
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Library
child care available
Offering on site and online meetings! Contact the administrator for the login details.
All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group
7 pm Mondays, in the Library
All are welcome to the All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group. We are a group of men and women dedicated to studying and practicing the 12 steps of recovery as laid out in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Step Study meetings work by providing clear-cut directions on how to recover from any addiction. The terms all addiction and practicing and studying the steps as they are laid out in the Big Book is what differentiates this from the Sunday night Alanon meeting. Join us.
Are you interested in learning more about what’s in the Bible but don’t know where to begin? Join a Bible Study! Newcomers are welcome at any time during the year, and all of our studies emphasize learning together.
Men’s Bible Study
3rd Monday of the month, 7 pm
Off Site
George Bryans,
Couples’ Bible Study
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month
6:30 pm in The Point
On break until January 6
Lois Hills,
Women at the Well
1st Monday of the month
7 pm in The Point
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Wednesdays, 10 am
in The Point
On break until January 7
Pastor Lowell Michelson,
Book Study
4th Monday of the month, 7 pm
in The Point
On break until January 26
Pastor Lowell Michelson,
Adult Sunday School
Sundays, 9:30 am, in the Library
Ed Williams,
Café Group: Read. Connect. Grow.
Intergenerational women's group
2nd Thursday of the month, 7 pm
in The Point
Jessica Gill,
1st and 3rd Mondays, 10 am, in The Point
Not meeting in December.
The quilting ministry creates beautiful blankets for local charities and baptismal blankets for our little ones. We always welcome additional hands to help cut, sew, and knot quilts! Bring your own scissors and needle, all other supplies are furnished. If you want to learn more or are ready to jump in, come and be part of this creating ministry.
Ann Popoff,
Join the Yarn Benders
A Knitting and Stitching Group
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month, 7 - 8:30 pm
in The Point
Not meeting in December.
Yarn Benders is a group for people who enjoy needlecraft or want to learn! Experienced needlecrafters and the yarn-curious are welcome! Come as often as your schedule permits. Your project can be knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, or anything else you enjoy.
NEW KNITTERS: We will teach you how to knit! Your first project will be a hat or scarf. Bring size 8 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn.
EXPERIENCED KNITTERS: Bring your own project or you are welcome to join with us in making baby hats for Hopple Street Health Clinic. We will have patterns available for both knitting and crocheting baby hats.
If you plan to knit a baby hat, bring your size 5 & 6 double-pointed needles and a skein of DK yarn.
If you plan to crochet a baby hat, bring a size 4.0 mm (G) crochet hook and a skein of DK yarn.
Grab a project, grab a friend, and we'll see you at Lord of Life to bend some yarn!
Barb Mackey & Susan Cramer,
Do you have a little one in your life? Sign up for Splash! This ministry welcomes newborns to the congregation by sending Splash mailings each month. These mailings are filled with ideas to help you support your baby and toddler as they grow spiritually. The pages include ideas for faith-filled play, songs, worship, meals and prayer. Contact the church office to add a family to the Splash mailing.
Stephen Ministers provide one-on-one Christ-centered caring. A few examples of struggles that a Stephen Minister can walk alongside you through are: grief, divorce, illness, job loss, loss of a home, military deployment, loneliness, or spiritual crisis.
If you would like more information about receiving care for yourself or a loved one, please let us know.
If you would like to explore being a care giver, please contact us.
Ava Fiebig, Cindy Campbell
We encourage you to share prayers of gratitude and celebration as well as requests for healing, the grieving, and those who protect and serve. Prayers for healing will be included in the Prayers of the Church each Sunday. To make a prayer request you can email us at
Volunteer in the garden!
Help us provide fresh produce to local food pantries. Garden knowledge is not necessary, training is provided, and learn by doing. Enjoy being outside in fellowship with others to work in the garden as physical abilities allow. We work in the garden primarily on Tuesday mornings especially once produce is ready to pick to align with the pantry hours. However, as weather impacts our plans, we schedule other days and times to keep up with activities. Communications are through regular emails and texts to keep everyone current with weather impacts. Please reach out to be added to the communications. We avoid working in the heat, cold, rain, or mud. Attend as you are able.
Dennis Reynolds,
In 2027, Lord of Life turns 40! In preparation for this momentous anniversary, we want to update our archives. We have old scrapbooks, plenty of pictures, Lifeline newsletters, and social media posts. We need some talented folks to tell the story of how we've been living, sharing, and celebrating God's love for the past 40 years. If you have a flair for scrapbooking, storytelling, or digital media, please contact Maddie in the church office.
Maddie Pease,