Fellowship Groups:

L.A.S.I.C. (Living As Servants In Christ)
LASIC, for all adult members of our community, meets monthly to share a meal, catch up on each other’s lives and refocus our lives through Bible-based discussions of contemporary topics. Child care is provided by the youth, with fees going toward annual youth trips. $5 per child.

Sunday, Sept. 21: Get together for our annual planning meeting from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Davis Room. Watch the Sunday News for more details.

Contacts:
Aileen Libengood, aileen_safford@hotmail.com or Sheree Gomez shereegomez@hotmail.com.

YASTA—Young Adults of St. Andrew
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 30 and are looking for a place to connect with other young adults, check out what Young Adults of St. Andrew, YASTA, is doing.

• 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 , Confirmation room. Planning meeting for leaders.
• 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14: Movie night, with movie and location to be announced.

Information: Vicar Eric Wooldridge 892-7160 or vicar@salcvan.org.

Sunday Brunch for Seniors
First Sunday of the month we meet with other seniors for a time of fellowship over a meal. To vote for your choice of restaurant and to make a reservation, please call Geneva Davidson or Geri Loomis.

Empty Nester/Retirees Fellowship
Second Fridays at 7 p.m.
Life is an adventure. The first meeting of this new fellowship group will be Friday, October 12 at the home of Lloyd and Jan Allen, 17804 NE 26th Street. Join us for a game night and planning. Bring a snack to share. RSVP to Jan at jana@salcvan.org or call the church, 892-7160.

Mens' Ministry
As iron sharpens iron, so one man’s fellowship builds up another. We believe that by building caring male friendships, we can support each other as we discover God’s plan for our lives

Men's Tuesday Night Fellowship:
Join us for study and fellowship at 7 pm.

Monthly Men’s Breakfast:
8 am on the 4th Saturday each month.
Pastor Jim leads a devotional, coffe and pastries are served. A freewill offering is gathered for the cost of the food. If you are new, this is a great way to meet people. Guests are always welcome!

Womens' Ministry:

GIFT
A new, fellowship-based small group for women is being formed in an effort to provide a place to make new friends and strengthen old friendships. The group’s purpose is to offer support, encouragement and companionship as well as come together in prayer -- hence its name, Growing in Faith Together, or GIFT.

At least initially, the group will not be lesson-based, so no reading or homework will be required. Rather, the idea is to discuss common concerns and interests.

All women are invited to attend the first meeting, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 6 at the church. The group will meet every other Thursday. Free child care will be provided. Information: Kate Davis.

Brunch Meeting
The women's ministry holds a monthly morning coffee meeting during the school year on the third Saturday of the month and also organizes the Spring Brunch and the Fall Brunch.

Companions Group
All women available during the day are invited to gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Applewood Restaurant, 212 N.E. 164th Ave., Vancouver. Applewood combines international flavor with fresh Northwest foods.Reservations for six or more are required.Please RSVP Janell Renoud, 433-9272.

ELCA women to meet in Chehalis
Southwest Washington Women of the ELCA convention, “Free Indeed,” will be held Oct. 12-14 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2190 Jackson Highway, Chehalis. Keynote speaker Alice Payne, executive prison administrator for women, will talk about prison ministry in our synod. Beth Wrenn, executive board member of Women of the ELCA from North Carolina, will give a report and conduct a workshop. She sees serving on the churchwide board as an opportunity to share enthusiasm and encouragement for women. Contact Ely Smith, convention registrar, 253-565-2433 for registration forms or information.

High School Youth:
See our activities on the youth page.

Middle School and Kids:
See our activities on the kids page.

Special Interest Groups:

Hobby/Craft Group
This group offers a different craft each month. Gatherings will include demonstrations and projects, such as creating ribbon roses, making paper for ornaments, decorating glass plates, and beading.

Choices
Thursdays, 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
in the Davis Fellowship Room
We are having a great time! Come visit and join CHOICES, a weight-loss support group. We invite all adult women and men, as well as teens, to join us. Our meetings include programs, incentives, contests, and encouragement. Group facilitators are Linda Peter, Linda Croft, and Norm Peter.

Stamping/Scrapbooking/Cardmaking Group, 3rd Tuesday,
Wanted: ALL stampers or scrapbookers (no experience required). Come and Grow with us as we learn this fun craft, work on our projects, make new friends and celebrate the joy of fellowship. Share equipment, supplies and ideas with others. We’ll occasionally have guest instructors, who do stamping or scrapbooking consultant work, to inspire us with new ideas and techniques.

Book Club
The book club is for people who like to read a variety of Biblical, theological and current religious works to expand our faith and minds as Christians. We meet at 7:15 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month for conversation, wine and dessert. Discounted books are available in the church office.

The November selection is Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains – The quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a man who would change the world. This is the biography of a man touched by a strong calling of God’s justice to bring health care to the world’s poor, especially in Haiti. Hosts: Barry and Laurel Peterson.

Dec. 14: Lord Save Us from Your Followers by Dan Merchant. Host: Mary Strehlow.

Earthkeeping Task Force
In this task focus on our relationship with God's creation. We think of ways to keep as much as possible from going into our landfills. What can be recycled when things are packaged or unwrapped? What will we do with the financial resources that we receive and use during this month? How can the choices we make be a new beginning?

Our synod Earthkeepers committee has joined with our synod's W-ELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church) board in focusing on water issues during the coming year. Check out the synod’s monthly newsletter online at www.lutheranssw.org for more info.

Monthly Grounds Work:
Our outside work days are on the same day as the men’s breakfast. Bring your garden gloves and yard tools and spend a few hours sprucing up our landscape.

Library / Book Group
Fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. in the Library, Room 9.
Do you love books?  Do you like to read?  Then this group is for you.  We meet every month to support the church library. Projects include:

• processing books to add to the library
• reading books and writing brief book reviews
• reviewing new books on the market and developing book “wish lists” for the library
• publicizing the library.