Sunday Worship8 and 10 am
Learn! Serve! March! Worship! Lord of Life has a long tradition of welcoming and affirming marginalized groups by walking in the Cincinnati PRIDE parade, supporting Hamilton Pride with a festival booth, and welcoming all couples to be married here. Additionally, we collaborate with a group of area congregations that are working together to affirm everyone's belonging in the church and acknowledge that the church has hurt many by their condemnation of the LGBTQ+ community.
Our message of full inclusion and welcome is sadly drowned out by other louder voices of judgement from many Christian communities. God’s love is a gift to all people, to be shared unconditionally, without regard to age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. Humbly showing up and proclaiming this news is critical in affirming and loving all God’s children.
We invite you into this important work. Sharing unconditional acceptance is a year-round journey but Pride month in June is an additional opportunity to share God’s love and healing affirmation. This message can truly change lives. Sign-up and additional information: www.tinyurl.com/LOL2026Pride
- Saturday, May 30 - St. Anne Episcopal Church Pride Service, meal, and service project at 5 pm (saintanne-wc.org). All are welcome!
- Saturday, June 6 - Hamilton Pride March at 11 am with LOL Booth at the Festival from 12-6 pm
- Wednesday, June 10 - Service of Healing and Affirmation at 7 pm at Lord of Life
- Saturday, June 27 - Cincinnati Pride March (est. 10 am - 1 pm)
Angie Seiller, Director of Faith Formation,
Monday, June 15 – Thursday, June 18, 2026
9 am - noon
Join us as we transform Lord of Life into an amazing rainforest this year! We invite ALL to experience this wonderful week by bringing kids, grandkids, neighbors, and friends and/or serving in some capacity. We will learn about God's amazing creations, how God loves us, and how God is our safe place. You can expect a week full of faith discoveries, memorable music, and epic adventures that help us grow in Jesus' love.
Who can attend? Any child 4 years old through 4th grade by Sept. 30, 2026.
How about 5th or 6th graders? We will have a LIT (leader in training) event during the same time. They will learn how to make the leap from participant to student leader.
Who can help? Senior citizens through Jr. High. We need ALL available hands and hearts to help before, during, and after! No teaching required! Childcare is available during VBS for the young children of volunteers. There is even an opportunity right now to help create our amazing sets with a group of churches who work together to share the workload. No special skills required, just a spirit of helping. Every Saturday from 9:30 am - noon. (Contact Angie if interested.)
Where do I sign up to help? Go to www.tinyurl.com/LOLVBSVolunteer26
How do I register kids to attend? Registration is available at www.tinyurl.com/LOL2026VBS (spaces may be limited). There is a $25/per family cost due at the time of registering. If this cost is prohibitive, please contact Angie for financial assistance.
Can't attend? We need donations to make this awesome week happen. Check out our VBS Supplies Donation List: https://a.co/05CRrqD7
We can’t wait to explore God’s amazing and wonderful world with you!
Sarah Ball and Ashley Graziano, VBS Co-Chairs:
Angie Seiller, Director of Faith Formation:
3rd Thursday of the month, June 18, noon
The Acres in Evendale for food & mini golf
9941 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241
Lunch Bunch is not gathering in July.
Everyone is welcome to join us for food and fellowship. Please let us know if you are coming!
RSVP by visiting https://lollunchbunch.rsvpify.com/
Tad Metzger,
While Pastor Lowell is away on sabbatical, you are invited to consider a summer sabbath for yourself. Using books purchased with the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Grant, Pastor Mary Laymon will lead a series of studies on Wayne Muller's "Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives."
“I’m so busy.” Wayne Muller says our relentless emphasis on success and productivity has become a form of violence. We have lost the necessary rhythm of life, the balance between effort and rest, doing and not doing. Constantly striving, we feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of great abundance, longing for time with friends and family, longing for a moment to ourselves.
Pastor Mary Laymon and other congregation members will be leading discussions around the Sabbath book at various times. Find details and sign up for a group at www.tinyurl.com/SummerBookStudy26
Madison Pease,
Sabbath: Sundays June 7, 14, 21
Kick off your summer with some sabbath. In addition to the book “Sabbath” by Wayne Muller, Pastor Mary Laymon will invite us into a 3-week sermon series exploring Sabbath not as an outdated legalistic burden, but as God’s life-giving gift to restore humanity.
Fruit of the Spirit: Sundays June 28-August 23
The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) is framed as the active, daily manifestation of the Holy Spirit's presence. Rather than rigid personal achievements, they are viewed as gifts of grace that cultivate thriving, inclusive, and loving communities. A life in the Spirit produces a variety of delicious fruit. Sink your teeth and heart into the nourishing and refreshing goodness of God, this summer.
Tuesday, June 23, 5 - 7 pm
Hosted at Faith UMC, Cox Road
Sign up to donate food for the meal!
Prepare and serve a hot meal to neighbors who need one. All you need are willing hands and a willing heart; volunteers of all ages and abilities can participate. No sign-up or RSVP is needed.
What is Stepping Forward? It's a ministry of the Faith Alliance, providing a weekly community meal and enrichment opportunity that equips low-income families with the skills, knowledge, and nourishment they need to take the next step forward in life. Hosted at Faith Community Methodist Church, West Chester.
Food donations can be dropped off at the church on Sunday mornings or during office hours. If you have perishables and cannot drop them off during office hours, please be in touch with the church office (
Teri Trent,
Tuesday, June 30
Potluck Dinner at 6 pm
Concert at 7 pm
Spoke Folk, a Christian biking music ministry tour group will perform a concert at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 30 at Lord of Life as a part of a seven city concert tour in OH. The teens and adults will present an interactive, contemporary music program for all ages that includes music, puppets, and drama. The evening of music and fellowship is open to the public. Admission is free. They will take a free-will offering.
Can you help us host our guests? Sign up to bring something to the potluck dinner and/or a simple breakfast. They will sleep at church. Watch for sign-ups for the potluck coming soon or contact John Johns if you would like to host.
During their tour, Spoke Folk bikes from their training site to various host churches in different communities They bike during the day and share their musical program in the evening before sleeping at the host congregation. For more information, visit www.spokefolk.org.
John Johns,
Begins May 24
Sunday mornings through September 6
8 am - indoors
10 am - outdoors, weather permitting
both worship services on site and online
Summer is almost here and so is our summer worship schedule! With our learning hour on summer vacation, we will be moving our second service to 10 am to allow our tech team time to set up outdoors. Outdoor worship will begin on May 24, weather permitting. Grab a blanket, grab a friend, and join us in the summer sunshine. Online worship is also always available.
With vacations and varied schedules in the summer, we are always in need of extra help, if you aren't already on our worship volunteer email/text list, please sign-up. Visit www.tinyurl.com/SummerWorship26 for more information.
Help a Child in Need Succeed
Donations due August 2
Reach Out Lakota and the Faith Alliance are partnering to provide for Lakota students in need. This year’s collection will include school supplies, backpacks, and monetary donations. Donation cards with monetary values or item lists are available now.
- Select card(s) that fits your budget starting on Sunday, July 12.
- Purchase new supplies listed on the card, or follow the QR code to donate directly to Reach Out Lakota. You may also write a check and attach in an envelope to the card.
- Deliver supplies to Lord of Life by Sunday, August 2.
Susan Zwarg,
Wednesday, June 10 at 7 pm
Lord of Life Lutheran Church Outdoor Worship Space
Join with Lord of Life and the other affirming Hamilton Pride congregations for a time of healing and affirmation. Attend in the outdoor worship space at Lord of Life Lutheran Church or online. This event is free and open to everyone!
Our message of full inclusion and welcome is sadly drowned out by other louder voices of judgment from many Christian communities. God’s love is a gift to all people, to be shared unconditionally, without regard to age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. Celebrate Pride with the affirming congregations of Butler County and the greater community as we share a word of lament and the promise of hope.
Angie Seiller, Director of Faith Formation,
Saturday, June 13, Marcum Park
Sign up for this fun event and support Family Promise of Butler County. Ticket price includes Timed Run, Recreational Run/Walk, or Sleep-in! You choose! You can register on the Family Promise website, www.familypromisebutlercountyoh.org, and follow the link on the homepage. To guarantee your race shirt size, register before 8 am on 5/23.
Help us connect the dots so every child has a home!
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Fellowship Hall
child care available
7:30 pm Thursdays, in the Fellowship Hall
Al-Anon
7:30 pm Sundays, in the Library
child care available
Offering on site and online meetings! Contact the administrator for the login details.
All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group
7 pm Mondays, in the Library
All are welcome to the All Addictions Big Book Step Study Group. We are a group of men and women dedicated to studying and practicing the 12 steps of recovery as laid out in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Step Study meetings work by providing clear-cut directions on how to recover from any addiction. The terms all addiction and practicing and studying the steps as they are laid out in the Big Book is what differentiates this from the Sunday night Alanon meeting. Join us.
Join the Yarn Benders
A Knitting and Stitching Group
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month, 7 - 8:30 pm
in The Point
Not meeting in December.
Yarn Benders is a group for people who enjoy needlecraft or want to learn! Experienced needlecrafters and the yarn-curious are welcome! Come as often as your schedule permits. Your project can be knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, or anything else you enjoy.
NEW KNITTERS: We will teach you how to knit! Your first project will be a hat or scarf. Bring size 8 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn.
EXPERIENCED KNITTERS: Bring your own project or you are welcome to join with us in making baby hats for Hopple Street Health Clinic. We will have patterns available for both knitting and crocheting baby hats.
If you plan to knit a baby hat, bring your size 5 & 6 double-pointed needles and a skein of DK yarn.
If you plan to crochet a baby hat, bring a size 4.0 mm (G) crochet hook and a skein of DK yarn.
Grab a project, grab a friend, and we'll see you at Lord of Life to bend some yarn!
Barb Mackey & Susan Cramer,
Volunteer in the garden!
Help us provide fresh produce to local food pantries! The garden team is looking for additional hands to help with harvesting and maintaining the garden. Our harvest season starts late June and runs thru the end of September. Prior to this, we schedule activities as weather permits for garden prep, planting and garden maintenance. But once we start harvesting, we try to pick early morning on Tuesday so we can deliver fresh to the Tuesday pantry.
We do not pick in poor weather, mud, or extreme heat, so we will often move our times to work around Mother Nature, sometimes picking on Monday or on a Friday/Saturday to deliver to the Saturday Pantry. Garden knowledge is not necessary, training is provided, and learn by doing. Enjoy being outside in fellowship with others to work in the garden as physical abilities allow. Communications are through regular emails and texts to keep everyone current with weather impacts. With only 5 active members, we need more hands to help out, especially during seasons of vacations or illness. Please reach out to be added to the communications. Attend as you are able.
Dennis Reynolds,
Stephen Ministers provide one-on-one Christ-centered caring. A few examples of struggles that a Stephen Minister can walk alongside you through are: grief, divorce, illness, job loss, loss of a home, military deployment, loneliness, or spiritual crisis.
If you would like more information about receiving care for yourself or a loved one, please let us know.
If you would like to explore being a care giver, please contact us.
Ava Fiebig, Cindy Campbell
Do you have a little one in your life? Sign up for Splash! This ministry welcomes newborns to the congregation by sending Splash mailings each month. These mailings are filled with ideas to help you support your baby and toddler as they grow spiritually. The pages include ideas for faith-filled play, songs, worship, meals and prayer. Contact the church office to add a family to the Splash mailing.
We encourage you to share prayers of gratitude and celebration as well as requests for healing, the grieving, and those who protect and serve. Prayers for healing will be included in the Prayers of the Church each Sunday. To make a prayer request you can email us at
In 2027, Lord of Life turns 40! In preparation for this momentous anniversary, we want to update our archives. We have old scrapbooks, plenty of pictures, Lifeline newsletters, and social media posts. We need some talented folks to tell the story of how we've been living, sharing, and celebrating God's love for the past 40 years. If you have a flair for scrapbooking, storytelling, or digital media, please contact Maddie in the church office.
Maddie Pease,
On break for the summer
The quilting ministry creates beautiful blankets for local charities and baptismal blankets for our little ones. We always welcome additional hands to help cut, sew, and knot quilts! Bring your own scissors and needle, all other supplies are furnished. If you want to learn more or are ready to jump in, come and be part of this creating ministry. Normally meets on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 10 am, in The Point.
Ann Popoff,