God’s work. Our hands.

Day of Service

On Sunday, September 13, 2026, “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday there’s an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to love and serve our neighbor – by participating in a service project. We invite you to participate in one or both of the projects listed below.

Click this image for the flyer with both project details, or read the description below.

God’s work. Our hands. informational flyer.

Neighborhood School Supply Drive – Help students go back to school prepared. CPLC will be collecting school supplies for students at Chelsea Heights Elementary, Falcon Heights Elementary, and Roseville Area High School.

Items to donate:

  • Large and small backpacks
  • Pencils
  • Pens
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Watercolor paint brushes
  • Scissors
  • Folders
  • Notebooks

Pajama Kits – donate/ pack pajama kits for children ages 3 – 18. These kits are distributed through Lutheran Social Services. For children facing uncertainty, these kits offer dignity and familiarity during times of adjustment.

Items to donate:

Drawstring bag (to pack and transport the kit)

  • 1 pair of pajamas (gender-neutral if possible; sized for ages 4 – 18)
  • 1 pair of socks
  • 1 pair of underwear
  • 1 soft stuffed animal (small to medium-sized, cuddly, no battery- operated toys)
  • Optional addition: 1 children’s book (new or gently used, age-appropriate, for youth – YA novel, journal or coloring/activity book)

If you are unable to join us on September 13th, you can still participate in either service project. For the school Supply Drive, drop off school supplies in the blue barrel located in the Narthex any time before September 13th.  For Pajama Kits, purchase items from the list above and drop off at church before September 13th.

Please email Sue@comoparklutheran.org with any questions or to volunteer.

 

On Sunday, September 7th, 2025, CPLC and some of our neighbors participated in the ELCA National Day of Service. We tackled three projects:

  1. Camp Noah Birthday Cards. Camp Noah is a day camp that serves children in communities impacted by disaster, this project had our members decorating 68 children’s birthday cards.
  2. Post-State Fair Neighborhood Cleanup. This volunteer team consisted of 4 children/youth and 7 adults, and were tasked with picking up trash and debris at Chelsea Heights Elementary School grounds as well as the nearby Como Park neighborhood. The team covered 1 square mile and collected 8 bags of trash. In addition, the District 10 Community Council donated the use of clean-up tools to decrease the physical need to constantly bend over and pick up trash.
  3. Stenciling Storm Drains. Volunteers for this activity were broken into 3-4 team members that stenciled storm drains in Falcon Heights neighborhood that are in the Lake Como watershed to help spread awareness of preventing pollutants from getting into our waterways. Team members were comprised of 3 kids/youth and 6 adults, and were responsible for stenciling drains from north of Larpenteur Ave to Garden Ave, and west of Hamline Ave N to Arona Street. Teams utilized drain stencils from the Friends of the Mississippi organization.

Photos below:

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