*Maundy Thursday Worship Services: Thursday April 17th @ 12 noon and 7pm. (7pm=livestreamed)
*Good Friday Worship Services: Friday April 18th @ 12 noon and 7pm. (7pm-livestreamed) *Easter Sunday Worship Service: Sunday April 20th @ 10am.
2025 Lenten Walk Project!
For many years, as part of our 40 day Lenten Journey, we work together on a special Lenten Walk Project.
This year we are collecting 2 very specific items that are frequently requested by our homeless community... *Men's sneakers (new/gently used): sizes 10, 11, 12 *Men's (new) boxer underwear: sizes M and L *Women's (new) underwear: sizes M and L
~You can make a financial donation or donate the item/s during the Lenten Season. Please note "2025 Lenten Walk Project" on your donation. The items will be Blessed on Easter Sunday then distributed.
We are Very excited to announce a NEW Community Partnership with the DeKalb County Public Health Department!
Beginning on March 14th, they will be onsite and will offer FREE healthcare services during our Friday midday meal and clothing distribution timeframe (every other Friday each month) which will include the following;
-Free two minute result HIV and 10 minute STI syphilis testing with result cards provided on the spot -Free testing results counseling for those who test positive -Free internal and external protection prophylactics -Free take home 20 minutes self testing HIV kits -Free PrEP referrals for HIV preventative care -Free Ryan White medical care, medication, and support referral services The outreach mobile unit was on site today, providing confidential testing.
We are super excited to announce the NEW Facebook page for our congregation! Please find us at: "Rock Of Ages Lutheran Church, Stone Mountain" Like and follow us there! Soon we will be doing ALL livestreaming of our Worship Service and more on THIS NEW Page, but NOT yet.
MONDAY JUNE 2, 2025: 1st day of providing lunches for this year! We are in the planning and prep stages now!
Summer 2024 we Launched a NEW summer lunch program to provide FREE lunches Mondays through Fridays in June and July to 100-120 homeless kids living near us on Memorial Drive who have no access to free lunches provided through the public school system. LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED 3000 MEALS TO THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN THANKS TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL SUPPORT BOTH FINANCIALLY AND THOSE WILLING TO MAKE SANDWICHES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MEALS!
IF you are able and interested, we would deeply appreciate ongoing financial donations to cover the expenses related to this program. 100% of the proceeds will go to this summer lunch program THIS Year. Please see the 'Donate' tab above for ways to make a financial contribution. No donation is too big or too small. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
GOOD NEWS! Opening day for 2025 Season is: Saturday May 10th! NEW HOURS OF OPERATION: 9:00am-1:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month.
THE MARKET HAS DELAYED OPENING DAY FOR THE 2025 SEASON DUE TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION WHICH AFFECTED THE SNAP PROGRAM WHICH MANY OF THE PUBLIC USES TO PURCHASE FRESH PRODUCE.
Find them @ "Stone Mountain Farms" on Facebook to keep up with them all year round. If you would like to be a vendor please contact them on their Facebook page.
We welcome and encourage anyone from the public to come shop for FRESH Locally grown PRODUCE and delicious foods & food related products when they re-open THIS SPRING through late November 2025! SNAP/EBT accepted (50% discount given) *Disclaimer: ROA does not receive financial proceeds from products sold during this weekly event.
We INVITE you to join us on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary at 10:00am for Worship Services OR watch the services via live-streaming on Facebook
We have 'in- person' Worship services with general safety protocols in place (social distancing is encouraged & masks are a personal choice)
To receive an invite to our private Facebook Group page where we livestream our Worship Services and those listed above, please search in 'Groups' for Services and Sermons of Rock of Ages Lutheran Church. Click on 'invite'.