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Volume 18, No. 3

GOOD TIDINGS

Lutheran Church o f Our Saviour

I recently heard a statistic about churches that alarmed me. The Dean (or “lead pastor”) for our Richmond Conference of the ELCA’s Virginia Synod shared that the average lifespan of a congregation in the U.S. is 70 years. When I consider the age of LCOS-—founded in 1979, so LCOS will turn 40 in 2019-—I realized that this statistic puts us “over the hill” for the 70 year mark. If the average holds for us, it means our assembly and building is in the later years of life. It means the gathering and place for Christ we make here at the corner of Hull Street and Lynchester Drive is headed toward “death”. Now, what might we-—or any other church operating under this statistical premise—-do with this knowledge? A lot of congregations let it seize them with fear. They may scramble to redo worship, change up programs, do anything that will get people in the door. They may neglect the needs of the community surrounding them in favor of focusing on themselves. In church mission terms, they may stay paralyzed in “maintenance mode” or fly into “survival mode”. Yet the one we follow as a church and congregation does something entirely different when he knowingly faces death. Jesus Christ knows he will die. God’s Son knows his mission will only allow him to present on earth for a brief time-—3 years of “earthly ministry”. But Jesus doesn’t try to seize power and/or innovate endlessly. He doesn’t try the latest fad to attract more followers. He doesn’t reach out to the young and healthy and popular. He spends his time declaring forgiveness to sinners. Healing the sick. Helping the poor. Feeding the hungry. Calling the outcasts. … It’s weird, right? And if Jesus’ last week on earth is any indication, he does not fear death, but willingly walks into it, knowing the resurrection that will come. He approaches death with eyes fixed on the Easter morning that will dawn after Good Friday and the nights in the tomb. Do we churches do the same with our time? Do we serve like Jesus with “time we have left” before congregational death? If not, why not? Why may we fear being “over the hill” when the One we worship willingly went up to the hill of Golgotha, and from there, brought new life? I don’t have the answers, but these are the questions on my heart as our Lenten journey continues and finishes with Holy Week this month. May Christ’s death and life be an example for us, individually, and as a congregation.

Your Servant, Pastor Katie

Pastor Katie’s Corner

March 2018

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GOOD TIDINGS VOLUME 18, NO.3

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

By the time you read this, we will be a few weeks into our Lenten season, and on our way to another glorious East-er celebration of our Lord’s resurrection. I hope you’ve been able to attend some of the Wednesday Services, ei-ther the “Lenten Group Study” class at 1PM or the evening prayer service that starts with dinner at 6PM.

Lent is the time of year when we, as Christians, take stock of where we are in our relationship with Christ. For most of us, this can be a sobering exercise, for we know in our hearts we have not fulfilled the commitments we’ve made to our Lord over the years. It may be the promises we made at Baptism, Confirmation, marriage, or even in words of the hymns we sing on Sundays. Instead of denying ourselves and picking up our crosses to be-come followers of Christ, more often we deny Christ to become followers of the culture we live in. Lent can be a painful reminder of the times we’ve denied our Lord. Surely not as painful as it was for Peter or Judas, or even the people of Jerusalem who witnessed firsthand the events of Good Friday. Still, the pain and guilt for us are there, and they’re real. Despite the glorious promises from Jesus, when we feel we have not given enough of ourselves for what he has done for us, the pain and guilt can be heavy.

Fortunately for baptized Christians, through God’s grace and the coming of Christ to our world, we will always be connected to our Lord, and he will never forsake us. Acting from this grace-filled mindset helps us draw close again to God. Freely giving our time and talents to work for the Lord can ease the heaviness in our hearts that Lent brings on. We at LCOS are truly blessed to have a church that offers several ways to ease feelings of guilt and awaken our sense of joy.

First and foremost, we need spiritual growth, and who better to do that than our Pastor Katie. Almost all of us would agree that she has a God-given talent to strengthen the Holy Spirit within us through her preaching, her leadership, and her ability to connect with all our members, no matter where they are in their faith journey. We also have two retired pastors as members in the congregation, Pastor Price and Pastor Krasneck, and we have many wonderful and caring listeners within our number who are always willing to give their love and support.

God has provided all of us talents that we need to become disciples. You might have a talent in teaching, leader-ship, event planning, music, cooking, or any hand crafts. Some of you may have been blessed with several talents, and be what we baseball people refer to as a “five tool player”. Whatever your talent might be, there are opportu-nities at LCOS to use these talents for God’s work. We have also built a strong alliance with St. Luke’s United Meth-odist Church that has opened more opportunities in education and community service. One thing’s certain: we all fall short when it comes to giving up our lives for God’s sake, so the guilt we feel during Lent will never go away, but at least if we make a concerted effort to give our time and talents to God, we will see, as Saint Paul reminds us, that,

“we are alive . . . punished, and yet not killed . . . sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything” (2 Cor 6:9-10).

God’s Peace be with you,

Walt Strohecker Church Council President

[email protected]

804-383-2693

A Monthly Message

from our Council President:

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Financial Update (through January 31, 2018)

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Rooted Growing Giving – The Generous Family Many family members that attended the November 2017 Congregational Meeting were surprised that we were op-

erating this church in a deficit. A couple things came out of that directly.

We restarted a Stewardship Ministry Team to look at the issue. It hasn’t been active for a while, but we did not

think we were just getting together to ask for more money.

When you read Walt Strohecker’s “Monthly Message” in the February newsletter, you saw it mentioned that Cindy

and Marty Vik had stepped up to lead a stewardship drive. I bet many of you thought that meant we were going to

ask for money soon. Many of you were right, and wrong at the same time.

The truth is, Cindy Vik was asked to start up a stewardship campaign, and she asked me to help. I think she

wanted to be able to say at least one person attended. Instead we had a dozen people show up for that first meet-

ing. And about 15 minutes before the meeting, Cindy told me she wouldn’t be there for the first 30 minutes. That

explains why I am writing this article to kick off the “Rooted Growing Giving – The Generous Family” campaign. It

is a mouthful, but it says a lot about what we want to do. Let me tell you about the 4 principles those 12 people

(disciples?) came up with:

1) People can only react to information they have.

2) Stewardship has so many meanings and is so important to our lives, that it should not be

something that happens just 6 weeks each year.

3) People support what involves them.

4) We need to do something quickly to increase giving, but we also want to do it right.

People can only react to information they have. The first principle was answered in the February newslet-

ter. There are two pages of financial information. It shows giving, expenses, and budget. It showed what hap-

pened in 2017, and projects what will happen in 2018. Churches can be funny about sharing that information in a

newsletter. If folks are shopping for a church, they may not be excited to join a church that spends more than it

takes in. So, when you invite a friend to attend church with you, let them know we are a transparent church. You

will hear the truth when you come here, and we hope the news we share is getting better. But more importantly,

read that financial information. Take a little pride in it when we are doing well and be concerned when we are not.

Being informed will let you move in the right direction.

Stewardship is so important. The second principle came out of a very long discussion. We really do want stew-

ardship to be more than just finances. But we also know the WORD stewardship is associate with financial giving.

This team will continue to meet during 2018 and find ways to make that message come alive. It may be small, like

a quick bulletin insert, or it could be an event where you could feel comfortable introducing a friend to LCOS by

inviting them. When you see the reminders and events, you will also see “Rooted Growing Giving – The Generous

Family”. That will help you remember that this is stewardship also.

People support what involves them. The third principle builds on the second. We want our LCOS family to be

involved. And that means we need to have a little something for everyone. Some events will have food, some

events will be fun, some events will be service-oriented. There will be something for the youth, something for

young couples, something for long time members, and something cross-generational. We feel that when we connect

to each other as family and extend that through the church to the community and the world, we will truly under-

stand how Christian stewardship touches our lives in so many ways. And when we are equipped to see those con-

nections, our hearts will be in the right place to support this church through our stewardship and giving.

We need to do something quickly to increase giving, but we also want to do it right.

We cannot wait until the Fall to start the process of a Financial Giving campaign. But the reality is that if we hur-

ry it up and do it poorly, we can’t do the campaign justice. So, we are doing this in two parts.

The first part starts during Lent. Our Ministry Team will share some of their stewardship thoughts and inspira-

tion. And on Palm Sunday we will ask that you consider and commit to doing a little more. No home visits. No

Pony Express. No high pressure. But also, no waiting. We hope that you can pray and find a way to do a little

more. You will hear that request repeated over the next few weeks.

But you should also know that this campaign will last a year. The end of the 2018 Rooted Growing Giving Cam-

paign ends as the year ends. It is our prayer that in that year stewardship becomes a habit.

This new Ministry Team looks forward to sharing the program with you over the coming months. We want to

change you and challenge you. As one generous family, rooted in Christ, we look forward to growing and giving

together.

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WEDNESDAYS IN LENT: EXPLORING PRAYER

- 1:00pm-2:00pm Group Study on Prayer: From 1:00pm-1:45pm or so, we’ll have a group discussion on the topic using the book Help, Thanks, Wow as our guide. Then from 1:45pm-2:00pm, we’ll have group prayer time to practice a way of praying that Pastor Katie introduces. You do not have to read the book to come! February 28: “Help”; Intercessory Prayer March 7: “Thanks”; Prayers of Thanksgiving & Gratitude Journaling March 14: “Wow”; Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) March 21: What Prayer is Missing? - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Brief Teaching Before Holden Evening Prayer: From 6:00pm-6:25pm, Pastor Katie will teach about a form of prayer. We’ll meet in the admin wing and you’re welcome to bring dinner to eat. Then at 6:30pm we’ll move to the sanctuary to have worship using Holden Evening Prayer, a sung pray-er service written by Lutheran composer, Marty Haugen. You can hear a sample of the music here: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?e=864 February 28: Evening Prayer March 7: Intercessory Prayer March 14: Prayers of Thanksgiving & Gratitude March 21: Lectio Divina (“Sacred Reading”)

Mutual Ministry Team All ELCA congregations are required to convene a Mutual Ministry Team. “The Mutual Ministry Committee is a conferring and consulting team whose primary function is to aid the pastor in ef-fective congregational ministry,” states LCOS’ Bylaws.

“This team shall: be available to the pastor for counsel; keep the pastor advised of conditions in the congregation which affect relations between the pastor and the members; clarify the minis-tries of the pastor to the congregation and the life of the congregation to the pastor; assist the pastor in developing and maintaining a healthy working relationship with each other; meet at least quarterly and only with the presence or knowledge of the pastor; and make general re-ports and any specific recommendations directly to the Congregation Council.”

In a 2015 article for the Synod’s Newsletter, then-Assistant-to-the-Bishop Rev. Chris Price wrote,

“My conversations and visits have revealed that this can be an anxious and challenging time for some congregations and their pastors. As I listen to pastors, what’s disturbing me a bit is learn-ing how many stressed congregations do not have a functioning Mutual Ministry group. Tough times or difficult challenges can really affect relationships, particularly those between a pastor and the congregation’s members... Challenging and changing times, with their stress and anxi-ety, can really do a number on an otherwise healthy relationship between pastor and congrega-tion. A Mutual Ministry group is to do its best to help the pastor and the congregation understand one another, and to keep communication between the pastor and the congregation’s members healthy, open, respectful, and…fruitful! I came to treasure three things that my congregation’s Mu-tual Ministry Team provided me: helpful critique of my ministry, creative suggestions for better team ministry, and honest support of my office and wellbeing.”

We give thanks that LCOS has a functioning and faithful Mutual Ministry Team! The current members of the Mutual Ministry Team are Julie Mugford (chair), David Schumann, Walt Kimpfler, Ellen Shaffer, and Cindy Vik.

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VOLUME 18, NO.3 GOOD TIDINGS

Richmond Friends of the Homeless Easter Goodie Bags

The Outreach committee will be collect-

ing candy in order to provide children at

RFOH Easter treats. If you would like to

participate, please provide bags of

small, individually wrapped pieces of

candy (like Halloween!). Your donations

can be placed in the marked baskets in

the narthex near the coffee. The dead-

line for donations is Sunday, March 18th.

We will be providing 75 Easter bags.

Your generosity is always appreciated!

OUTREACH

Richmond Friends of the Homeless Annual Fundraiser:

Richmond Friends of the Homeless is holding its annual fundraiser this

year on Saturday, April 7th. As many of you know, LCOS has been a supporter of RFOH for many years

through donations of casseroles for its lunch program for the homeless and underprivileged, among other things. In addition to a live auction, the fundraiser, "Party with a Pur-

pose," will raffle off various themed gift baskets. This year, donations of

cooking items from the congrega-tion will be assembled into a large decorated gift basket to be raffled off on the night of the event. See the RFOH flyer with details about the fundraiser and/or contact Gail Kimpfler or Jules Roinnel for addi-

tional information.

Stewardship - DID YOU KNOW? At our recent Stewardship Team meeting, someone asked about the deficit, “Well, what does that actually mean that we’re so many dollars short? We can pay the bills, and we

dip into reserves...but what doesn’t get paid for?” I thought this was an excellent question. Mostly, it leads to a “scarcity mindset” among our ministry teams. Outreach doesn’t want to give out as many social ministry donations because mem-

bers worry we’ll need the money for something else (although they are getting better about this). Those spend-ing memorial donations hesitate to buy new items for wor-ship because we may need the funds for operating expens-

es. In the office, we will be more discerning about buying new equipment, from service stops to stamps to new music.

And yet, God calls us to abundant life, and we write our budget with that in mind (mostly), but we tend to hold our

treasure close when we see the deficit reported. —Pastor Katie

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VOLUME 18, NO.3 GOOD TIDINGS

ANNOUNCEMENTS Rebecca Circle

On Thursday, March 1 at 10:00am, all women are invited to join Rebecca Circle for a time of fellowship and

discussion on an overview of January/February Gather magazine's "Multiple meanings," to learn from other interpretations of the same

Bible story. Kaarina Modiri will lead the study.

THE GIVING TREE PRESCHOOL

We have a very busy month of March! Our themes for this month are “Changes in the Weather” and “Transportation”. The children will learn

about the changes that the spring season brings and also have fun explor-ing the many ways we get around in our world: by trains, planes, trucks,

buses, bikes, rockets, boats, and cars! In honor of Dr. Seuss, the author of so many delightful children's books, the children will read some of his

best, and the three– and four-year-old children will make green eggs and ham. The bible story is The Easter Story. Rockwood Nature will visit to teach the children about the scaly reptiles that inhabit our area. Our big

event is Dad's Night, where the children and their dads will spend a night in space with related crafts and games. The month will end with an Easter

egg hunt and class parties.

LCOS now has an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group that

meets in our building. The group has moved from

Church of Our Savior, Epis-copal, which closed and

whose building the Episco-pal Diocese is selling. We are happy to welcome them on Friday evenings from 7:00-9:30pm, with their meeting

taking place from 8:00-9:00pm.

Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind quilters will meet Saturday, March 23 from

10:00am-3:00pm.

Youth Group

The combined youth group from LCOS and St. Luke’s UMC are currently conducting a fundraiser to meet travel expenses to the

National Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas in June 2018. 5 youth members and 2 adult chaperones plan to attend this gathering. Envelopes in the narthex are labeled from

$10 - $60. Anyone wishing to contribute can select an envelope and follow the

instructions on the enclosed card. Thank you for your support of our youth!

Sunday School Update:

The children’s Sunday School (age 0-12) has “de-coupled” from St. Luke’s UMC and is now meeting at LCOS on Sunday mornings starting at 9:15am. The stu-dents have a music lesson and then a classroom les-son. The youth Sunday School (age 12-18) has moved back to meeting at St. Luke’s UMC. They begin at 9:00am. The adult Book of Job class ends on March 4. For the season of Lent, adults are encouraged to come to our Lenten educational programs at 1:00pm or 6:00pm on Wednesdays. Are you interested in teaching a class or even teaching a one-time presentation? Please contact Pastor Katie.

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ANNIVERSARIES

Marty & Cindy Vik 03/04

Doug & Valerie Thorp Gray 03/05

Scott & Stephanie Dorton 03/20

Amanda & Matt Harris 03/22

BIRTHDAYS

Kimberly Johnson 03/01

Frank Watkins 03/03

Evan Worthington 03/04

Isabell Bowers 03/05

Jackson Nell 03/05

Terry Price 03/06

Allen Smith 03/12

Riley Mayer 03/13

Jane Avery 03/14

Courtney Hanak 03/14

Liam James 03/16

Peter Lineberger 03/16

Doug Nichols 03/16

Bruce Hale 03/17

Felecia Jones 03/17

John Plaschko 03/17

Jonathan Terry 03/17

Michael Beall 03/18

Anne Frost 03/18

Clancey Mayer 03/20

Alice Schumann 03/20

Diane Fleming 03/22

Michael Modiri 03/22

Kimberly Terry 03/23

Elizabeth Dixon 03/25

Aaron Lineberger 03/26

Michael Scheivert 03/28

Walt Strohecker 03/28

Kristen Smulovitz 03/29

Helen Weaver 03/30

Sue Childs 03/31

Stacy McCoy 03/31

APRIL NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

The deadline for the April newsletter is March 23rd. Please email or call with

your information.

[email protected] or 276-4271.

Did we miss an anniversary or birthday? Please let us know!

Email [email protected] or call 276-4271

MARCH:

Sunday, 25th: Palm & Passion Sunday

Wednesday, 28th: Holy Week Daytime Service at LCOS (1:00pm)

Thursday, 29th: Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at LCOS (7:00pm)

Friday, 30th: Good Friday at St. Luke’s UMC (7:00pm)

APRIL:

Sunday, 1st: Easter Day

CONFIRMATION CLASS SCHEDULE

MARCH & APRIL 2018

March: 4 - Lord’s Prayer

11 - Early Church / Paul’s Letters 18 - Apostle’s Creed

25 - OFF

April: 1 - OFF 8 - OFF

15 - Reformation History 22 - Lutherans 101

29 - Wesleyanism/Ecumenism 101

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10:30AM SERVICE

4-Mar COORDINATOR Carmen Strohecker

If you can not be here on your assigned week it is

your responsibility to find a replacement. Please

notify the church office at 804-276-4271 or at ad-

[email protected], when you have found a replacement.

- Thank you.

USHERS Dino & Jeannette Montez

GREETERS Earl & Ellen Shaffer

ASSISTING MINISTER Michael Scheivert

POURING CHALICE Jim Burnish & Bill Walker

COMMON CUP Carmen Strohecker & Jacquie Evans

CRUCIFER Josh Walker

ACOLYTE Bryce Weaver

11-Mar COORDINATOR Paul Dugent

USHERS Brenda & Chuck Waldridge

GREETERS Sam & Shirley Hawthorne

ASSISTING MINISTER Helen Weaver

POURING CHALICE Jackie Casey & Jane Avery

COMMON CUP Kaarina Modiri & Linda Dugent

CRUCIFER Liam James

ACOLYTE Henry Weaver

18-Mar COORDINATOR Sharon Johnson

USHERS Anne & Jack Frost

GREETERS Diane & Maurice Beall

ASSISTING MINISTER Stacy McCoy

POURING CHALICE Karen Watkins & Rachel Doyle

COMMON CUP Jules & Nancy Roinnel

CRUCIFER Michael Scheivert

ACOLYTE Alex Wilson

25-Mar COORDINATOR Gail Kimpfler

USHERS Judy & Richmond Zehmer

GREETERS Marchia Swanson & Bethany Nell

ASSISTING MINISTER Bill Walker

POURING CHALICE Jackie Casey & Valerie Thorp

COMMON CUP Cindy & Marty Vik

CRUCIFER Liam James

ACOLYTE Abigail Ward

MARCH 2018 WORSHIP STEWARD DUTIES

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APRIL 2018 WORSHIP STEWARD DUTIES

10:30AM SERVICE

1-Apr COORDINATOR Walt Strohecker

If you can not be here on your assigned week it is

your responsibility to find a replacement. Please

notify the church office at 804-276-4271 or at ad-

[email protected], when you have found a replacement.

- Thank you.

USHERS Brenda & Chuck Waldridge

GREETERS Diane & Maurice Beall

ASSISTING MINISTER Michael Scheivert

POURING CHALICE Jacquie Evans & Rachel Doyle

COMMON CUP Carmen Strohecker & Sharon Johnson


ACOLYTE Alex Wilson

8-Apr COORDINATOR Paul Dugent

USHERS Sam & Shirley Hawthorne

GREETERS Anne & Jack Frost

ASSISTING MINISTER Helen Weaver

POURING CHALICE Jackie Casey & Linda Dugent

COMMON CUP Kaarina Modiri & Jeannette Montez

CRUCIFER Liam James

ACOLYTE Bryce Weaver

15-Apr COORDINATOR Gail Kimpfler

USHERS Judy & Richmond Zehmer

GREETERS Dee & John Plaschko

ASSISTING MINISTER Stacy McCoy

POURING CHALICE Bill Walker & Sharon Leininger

COMMON CUP Jules & Nancy Roinnel

CRUCIFER Kayleigh Dumont

ACOLYTE Alex Wilson

22-Apr COORDINATOR Jules Roinnel

USHERS Frank Watkins & Jim Burnish

GREETERS Delores Harris & Kaarina Modiri

ASSISTING MINISTER Barbara Dowdy

POURING CHALICE Brenda & Chuck Waldridge

COMMON CUP Bethany Nell & Rachel Doyle

CRUCIFER Michael Scheivert

ACOLYTE Henry Weaver

29-Apr COORDINATOR Sharon Johnson

USHERS Dino & Jeannette Montez

GREETERS Earl & Ellen Shaffer

ASSISTING MINISTER Cindy Vik

POURING CHALICE Karen Watkins & Jane Avery

COMMON CUP Gail Kimpfler & Marchia Swanson


ACOLYTE Abigail Ward

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GOOD TIDINGS

9601 Hull Street Road

North Chesterfield,

LUTHERAN CHURCH

OF OUR

SAVIOUR

Phone: 804-276-4271

Fax: 804-276-5379

www.lcosva.org

Richmond Friends of the Homeless

The Outreach Ministry served 81 Richmond Friends of the Homeless on February 14, 2018. Those who prepared casseroles were: Margie Aunins, Diane Beall, Cheryl Berdell, Kayleigh Dumont, Jacquie Evans, Sandy French,

Clare Haack, Barbara Harlowe, Shirley Hawthorne, Cindy Huston, Sharon Johnson, Gail Kimpfler, Kaarina Modiri, Bethany Nell, Jules Roinnel, Robin Scheivert, and Rose Talley.

Those who served were: Margie Aunins, Jacquie Evans, Sandy French, Gail Kimpfler, Clancey Mayer, Jules Roinnel, and Chuck Waldridge.

Thank you to all who prepare casseroles and serve each month. We always serve RFOH the second Wednesday of each month and welcome new helpers all the time! We could not provide this ministry without your support.

A NOTE FOR OUR USHERS: Please re-member to help with sanctuary clean-up after the service. This includes rip-ping that Sunday’s page from each pew pad and putting the sheets in the box on the admin office door.

Thank you!

Hearty and heartfelt thank you’s go to: Anne Frost, for writing thank-you notes for Me-morials Donations, so we can give thanks for the witness of the saints who are now at rest . . . Kelly Strunk, who coordinated and gave her time and treasure to create the “Faith Boxes” with take-home Sunday School lessons for our families . . . Don Har-mon, for making the coffee every week for fellowship time . . . Jim Burnish, for collect-ing our recycling each week . . . Bill Walker, Michael Scheivert, and Bruce Hale for help-ing the AA group with building access.

Dear Lutheran Church of Our Saviour,

Thank you for your recent gift of $350.00 in support of the minis-tries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) through ELCA Good Gifts.

With generosity and imagination, you have made a gift that will change a life. Through the programs supported by your “Good Gifts,” you are reaching out with a tangible symbol of Christ’s love—a Bible for a young disciple or a textbook for an emerging leader, cleaning supplies for a family affected by a disaster, a warm meal at a local soup kitchen, a goat or pig to help a family become self-sufficient, a brick that will help build a house of wor-ship.

Thank you for equipping others to live lives of abundance and witnessing to the healing and hope we share in Christ Jesus. Your generosity is making a difference!

In God’s grace, Christina Jackson-Skelton

Executive Director, Mission Advancement

(Thank you to the Outreach Team for their donation!)

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