Each Christmas, the LWML Day Lilies assemble baking baskets for clients of Cypress Assistance Ministries. Each basket gives a family what they need to bake together with their children during the holidays.

The Day Lilies are Epiphany’s chapter of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, now known as Lutheran Women in Mission. The LWML was founded in 1942 by Lutheran women who wanted to do mission work together, and our chapter took the name Day Lilies because they meet during the day.

The baskets are one part of a full year of service. Each summer the Day Lilies collect school supplies that Lutheran World Relief ships across the U.S. and overseas, and they visit our seniors and shut-ins throughout the year. Every February they host a soup luncheon for our teachers.

This year the Day Lilies will gather on Wednesday, December 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the church library and hallway to put the baskets together. Afterward, they will sit down to their Christmas luncheon, one of the highlights of their year.

Advent reminds us that God keeps His promises to people who are waiting. A basket of flour and sugar on a neighbor’s counter is a small way to keep a promise of our own.

Any woman of Epiphany is welcome to join in. As Linda Brown says, the only requirement is “a willing worker with a kind heart.” Contact Linda to be part of the day. The Day Lilies also meet the third Wednesday of most months at 10:00 a.m. in the church library.