WELCOME TO BURLINGTON LUTHERAN CHURCH 

BLC Returns to Indoor Worship

Thanks to the hard work and discernment of the reopen committee and church council, it has been decided that BLC will begin an alternating indoor/outdoor worship schedule.

Beginning on Sunday, June 27, worship will be held indoors, inside our beautiful church sanctuary. BLC will continue to meet indoors on an every-other-week schedule. The off-weeks will be an outdoor worship service as they are currently being held.

This schedule will remain in place at least until Labor Day Weekend unless covid/vaccination numbers dictate tightening or loosening of restrictions.

Currently the worship schedule is as follows:

June 20—Outdoor

June 27—Indoor

July 4—Outdoor

July 11—Indoor

July 18—Outdoor

If you have questions, please contact the church office.



Help Us Reach New People!

In an effort to expand our social media presence, we are encouraging folks to help spread the word about BLC. If you are social media-savvy, please consider ways you can share with your network of friends.

You can also like & subscribe to our Wordpress blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.

CHURCH GARAGE SALE

Sunday 6/13 we will open our Rummage Sale again. We are allowing up to 18 guests at a time and ask that you please wear your mask.

We will open again on Sunday, June 27 after church, which will be Bring Your Friend Day. Those who bring a friend will be entered into one of our two raffles. We will open again publicly on Friday and Saturday, July 23rd and 24th which will be the last two days of the sale event. Thank you for helping us help Family Promise.

Weekly In-Person Worship Resumes!

Worship will be in the current in-person format, just outside the entrance on the north side of the church building.

Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and sit on the lawn, or stay in their vehicles and tune into the audio for the service via radio station 98.7.

A video recording of the service will be posted later the same day of the service.



 Opportunities to Collaborate

BLC’s children are so important to the community! BLC is hoping to find some new, safe, and fun ways to support our children and youth in the coming months. If you are interested in collaborating some ways to engage with children during the summer and into the fall, please reach out and let Sr Liz know! burlingtonlutheranpastor@gmail.com

Burlington is seeing an uptick in people experiencing homelessness. As BLC is a community of caring, acting, serving people, and the property is beginning to be noticed as a safe place for some to seek shelter, BLC must determine how to respond to the need with Christ’s love and concern. Therefore, BLC’s council has begun the task of creating an ad hoc committee to begin the work of matching the need of our neighbors experiencing homelessness, and our community’s gifts. If you’re feeling called to partner in this work - please contact Sr Liz -burlingtonlutheranpator@gmail.com

 Restart Committee

The restart committee is working diligently to pay attention to the requests of BLC, and the ever-changing state and CDC requirements for COVID safety as we discern moving back into the building. As mentioned in worship, next week we will be handing out a paper questionnaire (BRIEF! Promise!) and sending an emailed copy for those not in attendance to gain the BLC community’s honest feedback on comfort level and willingness to move back into the building for worship. The Restart Committee will take these responses and build the official recommendation to the council for re-entering the building ASAP.

Opportunities for Family Support

PFLAG Skagit is proud to announce a new support group for parents and caregivers of transgender or gender variant children/adolescents. This is a place to voice concerns only a parent/caregiver has and a place to be heard in safety and confidentiality.This group will meet via zoom for now, the 4th sunday of the month beginning on February 22nd from 3-5 pm. To join, contact pflag.skagit@gmail.com.

Church Building and Property Update Letter

From Linda Rudy

WELCOME STATEMENT

“God is love. We are all God’s beloved children and are recipients of God’s radical love and grace. All are welcome in this church community. You are welcome here if you have ever felt excluded or judged because of your gender expression, ethnicity, race, religion, status, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, doubts or questions. We are a community committed to racial equity, and we believe in Jesus’ commandments to love God and love neighbor. Join us!”

SUNDAY WORSHIP

Services are held at BLC every Sunday at 10:00am, alternating weekly between indoor and outdoor service.

Currently the worship schedule is as follows:

June 20—Outdoor

June 27—Indoor

July 4—Outdoor

July 11—Indoor

July 18—Outdoor

Burlington Lutheran Church is a a multi-generational community of faith that worships and serves together. 

We take God’s love seriously and believe that the work of the church extends beyond Sunday mornings as we move out in God’s grace daily. For us, being a part of this community of faith makes a difference in our lives.

We are glad that you have chosen to visit this site. Please continue to peruse to find out more about our community, the ministry we do, and for more about what we believe you may look at our denomination’s website, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America: www.elca.org.

Many churches make the bold claim, “all are welcome.” Most state that sincerely, but their theology provides caveats to that statement (i.e. “love the sinner, hate the sin,” “you can worship with us but you cannot serve or commune with us until _______”, “you can come here as you are, and we will change you”).

I can unequivocally say, as pastor of BLC, YOU are welcome in our church. Your questions, your intellect, you doubts, your hurts, your hopes - all are welcome in our church. Your simultaneously sinner and saint selves are welcome here. Your children are welcome to be themselves in our community, you are welcome to be who God made you to be in our midst. You have gifts that will bless us, we have gifts that will bless you and, together – with God’s help, we can infiltrate the world with God’s love. 

Join us at 10 a.m. on Sunday mornings and beyond.

Grace and Peace

NEED HELP?

BLC Attendees:

Please contact

burlingtonlutheran@gmail.com or call 360-755-0729 

if you or someone you know:

-Doesn't have email/access to watch worship. (We are able to send worship supplies)

-Need support or help in any way (Groceries, pick up perscriptions, childcare while kids are out of school etc...)

-Are particularly anxious/distressed during this time and would like support.

-Are available to help others if need be.

Our goal is to reach out and support each other in this difficult time.

We are in this together.

Supporting the Church

While we will not be meeting in person, it is essential that we continue to pray for and support BLC through our tithes and offerings. The last few weeks – with the ramping up of COVID-19 we have experienced a significant drop in our giving. As a non-profit that is supported solely by donation, we cannot sustain a prolonged suspension of giving. While we are away from in person worship, please either send in your tithe or start giving electronically through:

-GIVE+ app (available in your app store)

-By text (simply send a text message to 360-727-0807 with the amount you want to contribute and you will receive a link to give).

 To learn more, click here