Ascension Lutheran Church

TIME & TALENT

TREASURES

Need A Pastor?

During our pastoral vacancy, please reach out to Doug or Jeff if you or a family member need pastoral care. They have agreed to serve as a point of contact and will connect you with a pastor.

Doug Rinas:816-674-9080 Jeff Fisher: 816-820-5311

You may leave a message at the church office but there could be a delay in responding as the office is open Monday-Friday, 9am-noon 816-358-1919

Ascension Walker Program Volunteer Opportunities

Our Walker Program provides our members and our community with a forum for physical exercise through walking and fellowship. Ascension members serve as hosts for the program; which is open weekdays from 7 am to 10 am (not including holidays or when there is inclement weather). If you are interested in serving as a host, a host substitute, and/or would like more information please feel free to reach out to Charles Green or Pam Rinas.

Dorcas Circle Project

Each Thrivent member is able to order two Thrivent Cause Kits a year. The water filter kit is the kit available at this time. These kits are used in areas that do not have adequate fresh water. Dorcas Circle would like to collect these kits to assemble at our March 23 meeting. If you are a Thrivent member you can you can log on to your Thrivent account and click on "Get A Thrivent Cause Kit". They will send the kit to your home. Please bring your kit to church and leave it in the office or give it to Tamy Dotson or Brenda Frolin. Dorcas Circle will assemble and return the kits. If you have questions about ordering a kit, please contact Tamy Dotson.

The Lutheran Urban Mission Agency Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday, March 19 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 4900 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with the opening service at 9:30 a.m. The program will be Food Pantry Updates. The Mission of the Month collection is non-perishable food pantry items and monetary donations. Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP by March 16 to Brenda Frolin, frolinbk@aol.com. All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend and all donations for the Mission of the Month collection are appreciated. Thank you!

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Matthew 25:35

The LUMA-Auxiliary ingathering for March is nonperishable food items for the food pantries at Our Redeemer, Messiah, Immanuel, and Jesus El Buen Pastor. If you would like to contribute, please place items in the LUMA basket next to the elevator.

Miracles 4 Margaret

Blanket Drive bring a blanket new or handmade, any size is helpful. The purple collection box is outside of the family life center.

How to Give to Ascension

If you are able to continue giving, you have several options.

• Mail your check to the church (put it inside your church envelope then into a mailing envelope)

• Use your own bank’s online banking to have a check mailed to church

• Participate in our electronic giving program, which requires a bit of setup. To use this third option, contact Kathy Jenkins for details.

Norfleet Update:

The Norfleet clothes closet could use donations of sweat pants, primarily in younger sizes, to help when students have accidents at school.

Thank you for your continued support for Emily's Snacks. The assistance is appreciated. Emily could use sweet cereals, name brand or generic, such as Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs and Honey Nut Cheerios and fruit rollup type snacks to start the next semester.