We have in-person worship at our normal worship times:
Sundays at 8 and 11 am.
The livestream links for worship can be found here.
Faith Legacy Seminars
We all know that parenting...that most important vocation!...can be both rewarding and challenging. We at Mt. Olive want to walk alongside parents as you navigate these precious years of influence and seek to raise your child in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord."
These seminars gather parents of same age children and give them insight into how they might nurture discipleship in age-appropriate ways. Parents have found these to be extremely helpful as concerns and ideas are shared with a specific age group in mind. We welcome all who are interested, so feel free to mention this to friends! Contact Jeannie Newton to register or for more information: jnewton@mtolivelutheran.com or 815-262-5789.
This fall we are offering the Faith Alive Bible Class
- for students in grades 3-6 and at least one parent
- 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 6-7:00 p.m.
- Blessing event on Sunday, 11/10 where students will receive their own Bible
Classes for parents of 2 year olds, 4 year olds, and 6 year olds will be offered next semester. Watch the announcements and website for those dates!
Children's Christmas Service - Wednesday, Dec. 11
Rehearsals begin in just one month for students in grades 1-8! Mark your calendars for rehearsals 12:30-2:30 on Oct. 20, then every Sunday in November, and Dec. 1 and 8. Invite your friends to join us as we dig into the Christmas story in word and song, and have a great time doing it! To sign up please contact Jeannie Newton at jnewton@mtolivelutheran.com or 815-262-5789 with your child's name and grade, and your contact info.
Revelations Bible Study
The study is led by Pastor David Yarrington.
Of all the Books of the Bible perhaps none speaks more to our time in history than St. John's Revelation. For example: Revelation speaks of the tension between living as a disciple of Christ in a secular and godless society and government. SOUND FAMILIAR? In the pages of Revelation, God speaks his judgment on humanity, His promise of what is to come and we hear God’s warning to prepare for the end of time. Above all, Revelation reminds us of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of the world. Click here for the bible study.
Labors of Love
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
And we ought to lay down our lives for one another.” – 1 Jn. 3:16
Through our “Labors of Love” ministry we are looking to do two things: (1) love our neighbors-in-need in tangible and meaningful ways, and (2) mobilize the people in our neighborhoods in loving their neighbors in meaningful and tangible ways. In other words, we want to partner with our neighbors in Rockford, Loves Park, and Machesney Park in loving their neighbors and our neighbors. If you would like assistance, please click here to complete and submit the labor request. If you have a pressing immediate need for assistance, please call the church office: 815-399-3171.
In the months with FIVE Saturdays on the fifth Saturday of the month (still for 2024: November 30th and for 2025: March 29th, May 31st, August 30th, and Nov. 29th) we are asking the members of Mt. Olive and Concordia Lutheran Churches, and others living in our neighborhoods to make yourselves available to respond to our/your neighbors’ requests for labor assistance. To become a “Labor of Love Volunteer” please complete the volunteer application form by clicking here.
Our congregational memory verse is Joshua 1:9.
