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Outreach

pile of collected boxes and bags of breakfast cereal

Reaching out to Share Christ's Light

We are very active in our mission to serve as Christ served.  We partner with several local, national, and world organizations to serve those in need.  If you don't find a project that interests you, share your ideas with the Outreach Committee. 

 "  I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. "  

Matthew 25:35

Current short-term Projects

March Green Envelope

March Service Project

March Service Project

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Our Green Envelope offering for this month goes to Table Grace Café! In downtown Omaha, Table Grace Café is a place where lasting connections are made and the needs for healthy food and job 

opportunities are met. The cafe is an extension of Table Grace Ministries and the dream of managers Matt and Simone Weber. At this pay-what-you-can restaurant, anyone who walks through the door is served a nutritious meal regardless of their ability to pay. In place of a bill, patrons are asked to pay what they are able through monetary donations or through the giving of their time. More than a meal, the cafe’s connection with its patrons often goes beyond food. A 10-day training program is available to community members who are experiencing homelessness or are seeking to re-enter the workforce but lack the job skills or training. 

Learn More

March Service Project

March Service Project

March Service Project

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For our March service project, we are collecting supplies for Rejuvenating Women, a non-profit that supports, protects and restores survivors of human trafficking. A complete list is available by contacting the Church Office or click below. Join Rejuvenating Women in the continued effort to recognize and stop familial sex trafficking in our community. Learn how to prevent human trafficking at www.RejuvenatingWomen.com.

Wish List

Annual Fundraiser

March Service Project

Annual Fundraiser

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Table Grace Café’s annual fundraising dinner is virtual on March 5 at 7:30 PM. You can watch the gala at www.nhbs.cc/gala2021. The auction bidding is at www.nhbs.cc/bid2021. Pick up lunch that day 11 AM-2 PM at Table Grace Café (1611 ½ Farnam St.) or dinner 4 PM-6:30 PM at the Food Truck parked at St. Thomas Church (17007 Q St.). Call 402-965-1276 for more information. 

ON-GOING OUTREACH Events

2021 Habitat for Humanity Build

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

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Morning Star Lutheran Church is part of a 15-church coalition working together to build a new home each year with Habitat.

Click Here to Volunteer

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

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Morning Star is proud to offer a 5-Star Step Up to Quality Preschool & Child Care Center!  Click below to find more information!

Find out more

Table Grace Ministries

Morning Star Preschool & Child Care Center

Table Grace Ministries

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Table Grace Ministries is empowering people through their cafe, mobile food truck, job training programs and so much more!

Find out more

OTHER Programs

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Welcome the Stranger

Welcome the Stranger

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March - Table Grace Ministries

Welcome the Stranger

Welcome the Stranger

Welcome the Stranger

Stained-glass image with the words, "Welcome the Stranger"

Jesus tells us to welcome the stranger.  As a major outreach initiative, we are partnering with Lutheran Family Services to host a refugee families and help homeless vets.  Join us as we provide continuing support and encouragement in this program.

Project updates

Prayer Shawls

Little Free Library

Little Free Library

Red knitted shawl with a prayer shawl ministry ministry tag.

Join the prayer shawls knitters and crocheters on Sundays.  Please take a prayer shawl if you know someone in need of comfort and prayer.

Little Free Library

Little Free Library

Little Free Library

Little Free Library box full of books at the edge of the Morning Star parking lot.

The LFL is stocked with a variety of good, quality books that we hope will interest you and our neighbors.  Stop by and take whatever interests you.  You can return the book when you’re finished or contribute a book you no longer need.  The LFL books are always free!

Community Outreach Ministries

NWFT Trailblazers

DBSA New Hope Support Group

Alcoholics Anonymous

 The Nebraska Wander Freunde Trailblazers (NWFT) was formed in March 1979 as one of the first clubs in the American Volkssport Association (AVA). The Trailblazers meet at Morning Star Lutheran Church on the first Monday of the month except January, July and August. If the first Monday is a holiday, we then meet on the 2nd Monday of the month. The meetings are open to the public. We have a short program followed by a business meeting. Then it’s time for coffee, treats and fellowship!  

Link to NWFT

Alcoholics Anonymous

DBSA New Hope Support Group

Alcoholics Anonymous

AA meets at Morning Star weekly on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm.  Click on the link for more informaton.

Link to AA Omaha

DBSA New Hope Support Group

DBSA New Hope Support Group

DBSA New Hope Support Group

This Depression BiPolar Support Group meets weekly at Morning Star on Thursday nights at 7 pm.  Click on the link or call 402-502-HOPE (4673) for more information.

Link to New Hope

Our Green Envelope Program

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Green Envelope

God's Reach Envelops Every Need


  • January 2021 Morning Star Youth
  • February 2021 Habitat for Humanity
  • March 2021 Table Grace Cafe
  • April 2021 Lutheran Campus Ministries
  • May 2021 Habitat for Humanity
  • June 2021 Scatter Joy Acres
  • July 2021 TBD
  • August 2021 TBD
  • September 2021 Food for Friends
  • October 2021 Food for Friends
  • November 2021 TBD
  • December 2021 Welcome the Stranger

Family of 7 posing on the deck of a new house.

Habitat for Humanity 2020 Effort

Morning Star has been a supporter of Habitat for over 20 years.  We are a member of the Faith House Coalition.

Click to see Habitat Video

More Results

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God's Work, Our Hands 2020

A big THANK YOU to everyone for your help with God's Work, Our Hands Sunday!  In addition to stuffing MANY socks for homeless vets, several members cleaned the church building, helped with landscape clean up, called homebound members, delivered communion and collected pantry goods!  We also were able to present a check to Table Grace Cafe for over $1,600!

2 boxes of Mahomes Magic Crunch cereal in honor of the Kansas City Chiefs football quarterback.

Cereal Bowl - January Outreach Project

 A friendly competition ran through the month of January between Team Flakes (last name begins with A-L) and Team Puffs (last name beings with M-Z).   Participants increased the donation from the cereal collected last year.  In 2019 we donated a total of 2,249.9 oz.  This year we donated a total of 3,023 oz.  from this fun competition was donated to the Kountze Commons Food Pantry.   The Flakes were victorious this year with a total of 1,955.4 oz over the Puffs donation of 1,067.85 oz. of cereal.  Thanks everyone for participating!

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Angel Tree Results

Thank you all for making Christmas merrier for the children and families of Lutheran Family Services and Westside Boys & Girls Club!

Food for friends logo with knives and forks

Food for Friends

Food For Friends started about 20 years ago by a member of Morning Star, Bob Donovan, who saw a need to feed his "working poor" brothers and sisters a Thanksgiving meal.  These were individuals, some he knew and some he didn't know, who worked hard every day but never seemed to earn enough around the Holidays to have those special meals.  A Green Envelope offering started with the first few years seeing approximately 50 families with Thanksgiving meals delivered by Morning Star volunteers.  

Welcome the stranger project updates

Group  of adults and children gathered in front of the aquarium at the zoo.

Family is settled

The apartment is set up and the kids are in school.  See video walk-though below.

Transportation support for our Refugee Family

Volunteers are serving with transportation support four days a week to help the mother of our family to get to English class.  She is doing great as her English skills are improving.  Please contact the Outreach team if you are available to support this need.

Progress Update April 15th

 Morning Star welcomed our Afghan refugee family in mid- October. 


Try to imagine traveling thousands of miles with four young children?  The generosity of our Morning Star family provided the contents of their 2 bedroom apartment. A childhood friend from Afghanistan, living in Omaha, helped the family purchase a van. 


Mohammad, the father, quickly secured a $11/hour job.  It seems necessary to begin at this level to create a work history. The three girls are enrolled in elementary school and love school.  Muzghan, the mother, is enrolled in ESL classes and 2 year old Ahmad attends also.  Muzghan is determined to learn English and eventually get a driver’s license.  Morning Star members drive her to her classes M-F.  


Several members took the family on a zoo outing which they loved.  Morning Star gifted the family a zoo membership. Prior to Valentines’s Day the girls came to Morning Star and made valentine cards and boxes for their valentines.  The family invited those who have been assisting them to help celebrate Ahmad’s second birthday.  The food and friendship were amazing.  During Spring break, Morning Star members took the girls to the Joslyn Art Museum to experience the special children’s interactive exhibit. We are looking forward to having mom and the children participate in our Easter egg hunt. 


Support from Lutheran Family Services is winding down. An internal MS grant will help assist with their rent for an additional six months.  The family is so very grateful for all of Morning Star’s help help and caring. 

Family group

Family group

Keep up the momentum

Outreach Goals for 2019

Serving our community within:  We will continue with our defined programs as previously mentioned in serving our community within and for future working toward more volunteer opportunities for us (our whole congregation) to play a more active role in the day to day lives of our Preschool children and staff.


Serving our community within the city: Again, we will  continue programs previously mentioned with a goal in 2019 for supporting a new organization, Scatter Joy Acres, a volunteer organization that rescues, feeds, and cares for neglected animals training them to be therapy animals, who in turn support vulnerable individuals. 


Serving our community within the world:  We will continue our established programs.  Our refugee program was new for this congregation in 2018.  We started with the will to carry out this goal, and with major congregational support, we were successful in supporting a family of six from Afghanistan who arrived in Omaha mid-October 2018 with a fully furnished apartment and other necessities to start their new lives in this country.  Our goal is to grow this program with continued support for our first family until they are fully self sufficient,  and growing the program to support future refugees for years to come.

Stained-glass from our Welcome Center with the words "Welcome the Stranger"

Stained-glass from our Welcome Center with the words "Welcome the Stranger"

2020 Planning

Green Envelope

Monthly Service Activities

Monthly Service Activities

Planning for specific monthly focus for 2019 is in place.  Short-term volunteer opportunities are available as coordinators for each specific effort.  This person will coordinate with the target organization for speakers, informational material, and delivery of the donation.

Monthly Service Activities

Monthly Service Activities

Monthly Service Activities

Monthly service activities vary from gathering specific items to lending help on a work site.  These are often scheduled for specific days.  The goal is to provide hands-on leadership and worker-bee opportunities to service on a specific project.

Green envelope Schedule - 2020

Service Activity Schedule - 2020

Service Activity Schedule - 2020


  • January 2020 Morning Star Youth
  • February 2020 Lutheran Campus Ministry
  • March 2020 Habitat for Humanity
  • April 2020 Habitat for Humanity
  • May 2020 Welcome the Stranger
  • June 2020 ELCA Disaster Relief
  • July 2020 Scatter Joy Acres
  • August 2020 Table Grace Cafe
  • September 2020 Food for Friends
  • October 2020 Food for Friends
  • November 2020 
  • December 2020 Kountze Food Pantry

Service Activity Schedule - 2020

Service Activity Schedule - 2020

Service Activity Schedule - 2020

January - Cereal Bowl

February - Lutheran Campus Ministry Concert & Baking for New Visions

October - Trunk or Treat/Candy Drive

November - Food for Friends Delivery

December - Angel Tree Gifts


 Morning Star Lutheran Church 

(402) 393-5553 

331 S. 85th Ave., Omaha, NE 68114    

                                     

Office Hrs:  8:30-12, 1-4:30    

Services: Sat. 5:30, Sun. 8:30, 10:30

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