Worship Service
Sunday at 10am

Organizations

Altar Guild
The care of the Lord's Table, pulpit, baptismal font, and the church's furnishings is the ministry of this group. Two or three group members prepare the church for the Eucharist on Sundays and holy days. When baptisms are held, Guild members prepare the font and Lord's Table. The Guild is also responsible for the weekly and seasonal adornment of the Lord's Table with flowers and candles. Inquiries can be sent via e-mail to Randi Roernes or by calling her at 883-0250. Vases are $40, centerpieces are $30 and candles are $10. Dates are available on a first come-first serve basis.

Christmas Workshop
The Christmas Workshop sponsors an annual Fair on the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day. The group plans the event and enlists the working support of all parish members. Proceeds from the Fair are given to mission support of the wider Church and capital improvement projects within the congregation.

Church Choir
Under the direction of Peris Alban, Director of Music, the Church Choir is open to all who enjoy choral singing. From September through June the Church Choir sings every week in worship. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Musical selections include both classical and contemporary works.

Church Council
The Church Council, twelve members elected by the parish family, acts as the congregation's trustees of this not-for-profit religious corporation. The Council coordinates the life of the parish by carrying out its duties of care (oversees finances), loyalty (acts faithfully for the church's purpose), and obedience (complies with NYS & Federal laws and regulations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America).

Except for the officers, every Council member customarily chairs a working committee. These include Audit, Education, Evangelism, Fellowship, Finance, Investment, Membership, Mission Endowment, Music & Worship, Stewardship, Ushers and Youth.

Grace Guild
This ministry group is the local chapter of the national organization, Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA). The Guild educates parish members on the specialized ministries of the national Church and its subsidized partners in mission. By sponsoring bake, plant and tag sales throughout the year, the Guild customarily gives all proceeds to ministries outside of the local faith family. Some of the projects they support include soup kitchens, shelters for the homeless and for domestic violence victims, summer camp for at-risk children, Port Washington's Parent Resource Center in its Outreach program, and a free dental program for children without coverage.

Kids' Klub Choir
Under the direction of Elaine Ajello, Children's Music Minister, the children's choir practices during Kid's Klub on Tuesdays. A schedule of children's anthems in the Sunday Service is developed at the discretion of the director.

Parish Ensemble
The Director of Music brings together volunteer instrumentalists from the church family and forms an ensemble that plays on festival occasions, including Christmas Eve and Easter. The ensemble includes stringed, brass, and reed instruments. Accompanying the hymn-singing, the instrumentalists also present selections of major classical works in the Christian tradition.

Troop 241
The congregation charters Troop 241 of the Boy Scouts of America. Well known for its program of outdoor education, this Troop is open to all boys in grades six through twelve. The Scoutmaster is Kendall Walsh (kendall@intellibot.cc) and the Troop Committee Chair is Dr. Bill Allured. Troop meetings are held from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the church every Thursday the public schools are in session.

Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon
While not sponsored by the congregation, we have a long history of making space available to these self-help groups for persons in recovery and for families. The Alcoholics Anonymous group meets on Wednesday and Friday evenings, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the church's lower level. The Al-Anon group for family members meets on Saturdays. There are two meetings, one at 11 a.m. and another at 12 noon. For more information, please call AA at 516-292-3040 or Al-Anon at 516-433-8003.