Mount Si Lutheran will be celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2009. We want to create a special one-of-a-kind keepsake. Sue Van Gerpen and Carol Reitz are co-chairs of our 60th Anniversary cookbook. Not only will it contain special recipes from all of you, current and past members, but our church’s history will be captured creating a great memory book as well. Our goal is to receive 300 recipes from 75 contributors. So far we have 240 recipes from 69 contributors. We need your help. It is not too late to contribute, send in your recipes!

1) Volunteers to coordinate various parts of the project: Historian—capture milestones from the last 10 years, Editors for the various sections of the book, Biography coordinator—capturing photos and text for each contributor. If you are interested please contact Carol Reitz at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2) We need your recipes. Don’t be shy—send in as many as you would like. Include those dishes that you bring to the potlucks, those that people always ask about, your family favorites. Some of the possible categories are: 1) Appetizers, Snacks, Beverages 2)Breads, rolls 3)Soups, Salads and dressings 3)Vegetables 4)Main Dishes 5)Desserts 5)Especially for Kids 6) Miscellaneous 7) Other

3) Submit your recipe using the form provided. Feel free to notify people who are past members of our congregation—they may contribute also. It would be great to have recipes coming in from all over the world!

Click the link below to download the recipe form. Email the form to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or drop it off at the church office.

Recipe Form (pdf)

Recipe Form (Microsoft Word)

" A picture is worth a thousand words "

If we ever wondered how God is using us, we only need to keep our eyes on this picture! Corner of Love continues to serve in bigger and better ways! The most recent mission trip in June 2008 consisted of 39 people who went to serve the people of San Ramon. They hosted 3 days of medical clinic and distributed over 200 pairs of shoes!!! These are some of the children whose lives have been touched by the generosity of Mount Si! Most recently our Vacation Bible School children donated a dozen hand-made soccer balls to Corner of Love. Please consider joining one of the upcoming mission trips in 2009... so much to see and learn from their website.. www.corneroflove.org Next year maybe we can take a look at the pictures you took from Corner of Love! "

   Responding to the critical need to help homeless families in the Snoqualmie Valley Mt.Si Lutheran Church has decided to convert its former parsonage into a Transitional Housing Facility.  It is envisioned that this home would provide a chosen family a temporary safe place to live while they are actively pursuing permanent housing and self sufficiency in their lives. Hope Link, a local organization which serves our community through food banks, emergency shelters, transitional housing, child development, adult education, and transportation services has agreed to provide case management for our transitional families.  This would include job training, health care, and employment and education assistance.