• Presiders: Pastor Sean Avery
• Assisting Minister: AbieLiz L.
• Children's Message: 
• Readers: Hazel S. & Elsa C.
• Pianist: Nancy W.
• Instrumentalist: Philip W. & Peter W.
• Communion Assistant: AbieLiz L.
• Altar Care: Scooter B.
• Acolyte: Arden P.
• Cross-bearer: Peter W.
• Gifts-bearer: Wyatt J.
• Ushers: Shontelle S. & Sue W.

Thank you for serving in worship. Your faithfulness and heart for God help create a space where His presence is felt. Our Sundays are truly blessed with servants like you.

We’re preparing for our Easter celebration and could use your help! Volunteers are needed to assist with setting up for our Easter Potluck Brunch—this includes arranging tables and chairs, and helping create a warm, welcoming space for everyone to gather.

If you’re available to lend a hand, please contact Scooter 907-230-9692.

Your support makes a big difference, and we truly appreciate it!

Preschool and Elementary kids are invited to an Easter Egg Hunt after worship. JCDC families will be joining us for this fun event. Join Miss Kelly for storytelling and looking for hidden eggs!

Join us after our Easter worship service for a family-friendly potluck. Everyone is welcome—please stay and enjoy a time of fellowship together.

For this month's food collection we are trying something new.... a competition!

If your last name is A-J, please bring in any red meat products.

If your last name is K-Z, please bring any hygiene products.

For the pupose fo this collection this week we will be using the church freezer to store the meat. This is to make sure that it meets proper safety requirements for distribution to the food bank. 

The scale we will be using for this competition is one red meat = 3 personal hygiene products. This is because red meat is typically more expensive than hygiene products. 

Last but not least, anything is always appreciated for donation to the food pantry!

Please feel free to contact Eris with any further questions you may have. 907.691.5065. Thank you! 

We are excited to celebrate the achievements of our graduates this year! If you or someone in your family is graduating (high school, college, or beyond), we would love to recognize them. Please submit the graduate’s name, school, degree (if applicable), and a photo to the church office.

For questions, contact Pastor Sean.

Do you know a high shool student, college student, or young adult who might be looking a transformational experience? 

This summer, students from our church will travel with YouthWorks to South Texas to serve and learn with Border Perspective, an organization that equips leaders, serves families, and mobilizes the church through immersive service-learning on the border.

June 22–26 | Open to High School & Young Adults

On this trip, students will:

-Be immersed in another culture
-Volunteer with community-based efforts that support immigrant families
-Hear important stories from local leaders
-Reflect on faith, culture, and God’s call to love our neighbors

Cost: $599 per student + airfare
Fundraising available — we want every student and young adult who feels called to go to be able to participate.

RSVP BELOW TO SAVE YOUR SPOT! RSVP BY MARCH 28TH

Our youth and young adults are preparing for a service-learning trip to South Texas this summer where they will partner with Border Perspective to learn, serve, and grow in faith. Experiences like this can shape a young person’s faith for a lifetime!

Would you consider donating to this opportunity for our young people?

By supporting this trip, you help create opportunities for students to encounter new communities, hear powerful stories, and reflect on God’s call to love our neighbors. Your donations will help lower the cost for participants and pay for transportation. Your generosity helps make this experience possible for every student and young adult who feels called to go. Thank you!

A fundraiser for Lutheran Social Services

Sunday, April 19th 6-8pm at O'Brady's 1501 Huffman

We wanted to share a quick update—both Ericka and Pastor Sean have new email addresses!

Pastor Sean: pastorsean@joy-lutheran.com.

Ericka Stoltenberg (Church office): admin@joy-lutheran.com.

Thank you for staying connected and being part of the Joy community!

Blessings,
Pastor Sean & Ericka 

Each month, Joy will pray for another ELCA congregation, as part of the Synod Prayer Partner mission. 

It’s simple, and it’s powerful. We lift up their joys, their challenges, their ministries. In this way, we remember that God’s work doesn’t stop at our doors. We are part of something bigger: a church that stretches across towns, states, even countries, united in prayer and love.

We invite each of you to join in. Let’s be faithful in holding our partner congregation before God, trusting that God is holding us in return. This is our prayer for one another, and for the world God loves.

Grades 6-12th

Every summer the Alaska Synod hosts a summer trip for youth across Alaska! It's a week-long retreat filled with fun, fellowship, and building faith! We'll spend time canoeing, playing games, doing a service project, and other outdoor activities.

Join us by registering below. Bring a friend with you! 

Ages toddlers through 5th grade are invited to Sunday School after worship in Brause Hall. We use Godly Play - a montessori based curriculum that involves engaging kids in storytelling and lots of "I wonder..." questions that help them explore the mystery of God's presence, listen for God, and authentically respond to God's call in our lives.

*Reminder that Sunday School does not meet on Brunch Sundays (2nd Sunday of each month)*

Confirmation Class for youth in grades 6 and up begins on Sunday, September 7th! Please register using the link below. If you have any questions, reach out to Pastor Sean.

*Reminder that Confirmation Class does not meet on Brunch Sundays (2nd Sunday of each month)*

Holy Grounds is a weekly gathering of high school youth at Jitters Café with Pastor Sean and other adult youth leaders. It’s an opportunity for fellowship, peer support, and faith formation before school hours over beverages at no cost to youth. Please consider supporting this ministry with prayer and donations to cover the cost of beverages. You can donate online via our webpage. 

Holy Grounds follows the ASD calendar, if there is no school on Monday, Holy Grounds does not meet. Please see the EVENTS page for up to date meetings. 

Open on the first Sunday of each month 1-3pm.

Thank you so much for your help stocking our size 5 clothes.

We are currently in need of boys and girls size 7/8 (pants and shirts)  Thank you all for your donations and help serving our community in this way, you are a huge part of the success of our ministry. 

Did you know that Joy has an attic? The 'upper room' is used to store seasonal decorations, building supplies, and educational and craft materials. It is filled to capacity! We invite all of you Marie Kondos to help us clean and organize that space in May, and plan for future storage needs. 

The coffee will be on beginning at 9am and we'll call it quites by noon (after all, that's Mother's Day Saturday). Contact Nancy Hemsath if you have questions or need more information. 

 Visit our website for information about our book club, including book titles, a full list of dates and locations.

Please join us!

Please contact the office on 907-694-9601 if you would like any more information.

Community Meetings that take place here at Joy Lutheran Church. For more information please visit our website.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CLICK FOR PRINTABLE FLIER

Narcotics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous 

• For those struggling with mental health and anxiety.
• For Brevig Memorial Lutheran  (Brevig Mission, Alaska), our April Prayer Partner.
• The Otterstedt’s (Wayne and Judy’s granddaughter, Olivia, her husband Matt, and their children, Holden and Ella. Matt, a US Army Ranger, is deployed)
• Pastor Rich Mauer (ELCA pastor in Delta Junction, hospitalized in need of prayers)
• Derek (Corrine’s granddaughter’s husband) has stage 3 colon cancer.
• Swain-Kotlarchuk family as they mourn the loss of Donald, Kristi's father.
• Corrine F.  (for strength)
• Judy (Christy Dailey's mom for strength and healing)
• Clarke H. (prayers for continued healing)
• The Hegna Family (as the mourn the passing of Marsha’s brother, Mark)
• Kaela W. (strength and courage for on-going treatment)
• Layli (Trudi's granddaughter, for good decision making)
• Dave Mitton (for strength)
• Kent & Victoria Rush, Wayne’s brother and sister-in-law (Kent is fighting cancer again.)
• Diana Flaherty (for pain and healing)
• Stella Scamman (Kristi Swain’s aunt)
• For all those who continue to grieve the loss of loved ones.
• For all military members and their families, especially those serving in Alaska and our veterans

Online: To sign up visit joy-lutheran.com/give

Cash/Check: You can place cash or check into the offering plate or send by mail.

Text-to-Give: Text "Give" to: (833) 685-5023

Joy Lutheran App: Coming Soon

Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Fred Meyer Community Rewards - Non Profit Organization BV101 Joy is enrolled in Fred Meyer's Community Rewards Program. You can link your Rewards Card to donate to Joy at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Joy Lutheran Church to earn a donation from Fred Meyer. If you do not have a Rewards Card, you can sign up for one at the Customer Service Desk of any Fred Meyer store.