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1 Swatch ************************************************************************************** Newsletter of Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization—Region 1-C Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Published six times a year January 2018 ************************************************************************************************* Mission Statement of Women of the ELCA TO MOBILIZE WOMEN TO ACT BOLDLY ON THEIR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST! Purpose Statement: As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, We commit ourselves to grow in faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church, the society, and the world. Purpose Statement of the Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization The purpose of this synodical women’s organization shall be to assist congregational and inter-congregational units within its territory to fulfill the purpose of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. IN the transfer over from one program to another we “LOST” the SW WA SWO LOGO. WE’ll do our best to re-create it as soon as possible. Sorry! Message from the SW WA SWO President A new year brings resolutions to ponder. I like to think of what I might improve upon or change . So let’s follow along with the theme of the WELCA Gathering this past July of ALL ANEW. What can we do that is new this year in our synod, our congregations and outside of ourselves into our communities? I started something new this Christmas by giving gifts from the ELCA Good Gifts Catalog. Our families gave a goat, a pig, a rooster, 3 sets of chicks and a water filter to help others get a hand up to make their families happy, well fed and able to support themselves. As a board, we hope to inspire you to look at new ways of being Women in the ELCA. So we want you to help us by giving us suggestions for what you want at your convention in the fall. Volunteer to host and support our efforts in planning events at which you can come to learn, refresh yourself and be inspired by all who come. Remember that our leaders at WELCA have lots of resources for our congregational units, so look for all these resources on the website at www.womenoftheelca.org. Make plans to attend our retreat in April. Let’s get a couple of people from each unit to attend! We have a new location for all of us to learn ANEW. Our task is to tell the story of Jesus in whatever way we can—by words, by actions, by being who we are in this world we inhabit. Kathy Newton OLYMPIC CLUSTER ELECTION OF OFFICERS From Linda Zeh, President Olympic Cluster Do you look forward to the Olympic Spring Event each year? Have you ever wondered how this event is created? The women who serve on the board are committed to working as a team to plan for this annual event. We share in the joy of how God directs us throughout the planning process. At the 2018 Annual Meeting we need to elect new officers and members: Vice President (assists president and takes minutes in absence of secretary); Secretary (takes minutes of the meetings and helps with advertising and printed material for this event); Treasurer (provides report of income and expenses for annual meeting and oversees transfer of funds to hosting church); and an opening for a board member to join our team. Your Cluster needs you! Your public relations, event planning, and leadership skills are needed to ensure the continued success of the Olympic Cluster. Our board meets four times from September to April to plan the Spring Event and we have fun! If you have an interest, if you are looking for a meaningful way to serve the Women of the ELCA, please contact Linda Zeh at 360-277-9069.
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Newsletter of Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization—Region 1-C
Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Published six times a year January 2018
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Mission Statement of Women of the ELCA
TO MOBILIZE WOMEN
TO ACT BOLDLY
ON THEIR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST!
Purpose
Statement:
As a community of women
created in the image of
God,
called to discipleship in
Jesus Christ, and
empowered by the Holy
Spirit,
We commit ourselves to
grow in faith,
affirm our gifts,
support one another in
our callings,
engage in ministry and
action, and
promote healing and
wholeness in the church,
the society, and the world.
Purpose Statement of the
Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization
The purpose of this synodical women’s organization shall be to assist congregational and inter-congregational units
within its territory to fulfill the purpose of
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
IN the transfer over
from one program to another we
“LOST” the SW WA SWO LOGO.
WE’ll do our best to
re-create it as soon as possible. Sorry!
Message from the SW WA SWO President A new year brings resolutions to ponder. I like to think of what I might improve upon or change . So let’s follow along with the theme of the WELCA Gathering this past July of ALL ANEW. What can we do that is new this year in our synod, our congregations and outside of ourselves into our communities? I started something new this Christmas by giving gifts from the ELCA Good Gifts Catalog. Our families gave a goat, a pig, a rooster, 3 sets of chicks and a water filter to help others get a hand up to make their families happy, well fed and able to support themselves. As a board, we hope to inspire you to look at new ways of being Women in the ELCA. So we want you to help us by giving us suggestions for what you want at your convention in the fall. Volunteer to host and support our efforts in planning events at which you can come to learn, refresh yourself and be inspired by all who come. Remember that our leaders at WELCA have lots of resources for our congregational units, so look for all these resources on the website at www.womenoftheelca.org. Make plans to attend our retreat in April. Let’s get a couple of people from each unit to attend! We have a new location for all of us to learn ANEW. Our task is to tell the story of Jesus in whatever way we can—by words, by actions, by being who we are in this world we inhabit. Kathy Newton
OLYMPIC CLUSTER ELECTION OF OFFICERS From Linda Zeh, President Olympic Cluster Do you look forward to the Olympic Spring Event each year? Have you ever wondered how this event is created? The women who serve on the board are committed to working as a team to plan for this annual event. We share in the joy of how God directs us throughout the planning process. At the 2018 Annual Meeting we need to elect new officers and members: Vice President (assists president and takes minutes in absence of secretary); Secretary (takes minutes of the meetings and helps with advertising and printed material for this event); Treasurer (provides report of income and expenses for annual meeting and oversees transfer of funds to hosting church); and an opening for a board member to join our team. Your Cluster needs you! Your public relations, event planning, and leadership skills are needed to ensure the continued success of the Olympic Cluster. Our board meets four times from September to April to plan the Spring Event and we have fun! If you have an interest, if you are looking for a meaningful way to serve the Women of the ELCA, please contact Linda Zeh at 360-277-9069.
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The Swatch Newsletter
The Swatch provides news and information about Women
of the ELCA. Copies are distributed by electronic mail whenever possible to SW WA congregations and to
hundreds of women individually. To subscribe by postal mail, send $8 to the newsletter editor with the
check made out to SW WA SWO. Subscriptions are
due in January of each year. The Swatch newsletter is published six times a year: January, March, May, July, Sep-
tember, and November.
Articles may be submitted for consideration for use in the
Swatch. The deadline is the 15th of the month prior to the next issue of the Swatch. Send articles to the editor:
Linnea Glover 3154 Pear Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501 Electronic mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 360-556-0508
Copyright 2018 Swatch newsletter of Southwestern
Washington Synodical Women’s Organization, Wom-en of the ELCA. Articles may be reproduced by Women of
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Washington Synodical Women’s Organization newsletter,
copyright 2018 Swatch.”
The Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization board held their first meeting with newly elected members on November 4, 2017 at The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd in Olympia, WA. President Kathy Newton gave devotions on “No Gift Is Too Small” from the book, Bible Women Speak to Us Today. President Kathy Newton gave each board member a gift of an angel necklace which represents that , on any given day, we are an angel to someone we meet or an angel will show up for us. Convention Evaluation forms were reviewed. Beth Lindell gave a report on the 2018 Spring Retreat. It will be held on April 20-22, 2018 at Black Diamond Camp, Auburn, WA. Board members were each given an assignment to write articles for the Swatch on the Goals for 2017-2018 which are printed in the Convention Bulletin of Reports. Ideas for enrich-ment of board meetings included: a Bible study , guest speakers and craft ideas . These ideas will be researched for future meeting dates. The Olympic Cluster Spring Celebration will be held on April 28, 2018 at Elim Lutheran Church in Port
Orchard, WA. The meeting ended in prayer.
From Beth Lindell, SWO Treasurer Treasurer’s Report
SW WA SWO Board Meeting Highlights From Jeanne Patterson, Secretary
Thanks to the following units who have recently sent offerings: Faith, Shelton; Zion, Camas; and All Saints, Auburn. Your unit offerings assure that we, the Synodical Women’s Organization, and the Churchwide WELCA can continue our ministries. Attached in this newsletter is the newly adopted Scholarship policy and application form. Please read the top of the form carefully and use this form to apply for a scholarship for the upcoming April retreat. Note the deadline and be aware that these scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $75 for this retreat. This form can also be used for any SWO event. Register and pay the appropriate fees and scholarship reimbursements will be mailed out after approval by the Board. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Meet Your New President I have been a member of Women of the Lutheran Church since 1964. My church activities have included: attendngat 4 Triennials, multiple retreats, con-
ventions, and Bible Study events. holding offices at many levels of my church life Leading Bible studies Singing in choirs Leading worship services and even preaching
a sermon or two on Lay Sundays I have just followed in the footsteps of my mother, and have been guided by the inspiration I received from many other women of the church. I graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and taught school in Terry, MT and Longview, WA. I completed a MA in librarianship which taught me to be organized. I was co-owner of a quilt shop for 5 years. So that tells you what some of my hobbies would be: reading, quilting, beading, and knitting. With my husband, I have traveled to 49 of 50 states and will cover more places in the future. We have two grown children and two grown grandchildren. The grandchildren keep us busy with volleyball and basketball games (2 years left of Linfield College basketball). A wedding in 2018 is planned by our granddaughter. Kathy Newton
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Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization
Scholarship Application Form
Scholarship Policy:
Scholarships will be awarded to women who need financial aid to attend a synod event and apply at least 30 day
prior to the event.
The awarded amount will be up to ½ of the registration fee for the event.
You may apply for one scholarship per year.
The Board will determine the number of scholarships available per event (for budgeting purposes).
Exceptions will be made based on case-by-case circumstances via Board vote and availability of funds.
Please fill out the following application and mail to: Beth Lindell, Treasurer
15921 SE 323rd Street, Auburn, WA 98092
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code: ____________________________________________________________
Home Church with City: __________________________________________________________
Event you are applying for:________________________________________________________
Are you receiving financial help from your own congregational unit? _________________
What do you hope to learn from this event?__________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Would you be willing to write an article summarizing your experience for the SWATCH
newsletter?________________________________________________
November, 2017
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Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization (1-C) Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
October 2017
Board Members:
Virginia Garrison
Trinity, Parkland 4932 South State Street
TACOMA, WA 98409 253-471-9569
Linnea Glover Good Shepherd, Olympia
3154 Pear St SE
OLYMPIA, WA 98501 360-556-0508
Geni Hammer Bethel, Brush Prairie
16500 NE 142nd Ave BRUSH PRAIRIE, WA 98606
360-256-5017
Mary Ann Nelson
Stella, Longview
PO Box 368 CATHLAMET, WA 98612
360-849-4340 [email protected]
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Today’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Reality
Racial Justice Advocacy Team Sue Ferber-Goodspeed,
Janean Moriarty, Denise Powell,
Barbara Robertson, and Helene Pearch 4806 Bend Drive NE
LACEY, WA 98516 360-915-8268
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Churchwide Board Member
From SW WA Synod Women Elected at Triennial 2017
Tina Bigelow 23631 Coburg Place NW
POULSBO, WA 98370
360-697-3465 [email protected]
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Beyond Incarceration! SWO Prison Mission and
Ministry Team
Sharon Peterson 253-549-6782- - - - -
Cluster Leaders:
Coastal Cluster Position open
Evergreen Cluster
Kathy Ifft 11702 124th St. E
PUYALLUP, WA 98374
253-307-5761
Ft. Vancouver Cluster
Jan Sayler and team
25514 NE 165th Street BATTLEGROUND, WA 98604
360-687-5758 [email protected]
Mt. Rainier Cluster
Nancy Jo Armstrong and Barbara King 12706 112th Avenue East
PUYALLUP, WA 98374
253-845-0346 [email protected]
Narrows Cluster
Vihollie Rice 3713 North 15th Street
TACOMA, WA 98406-5119 253-759-3378
Olympic Cluster
Linda Zeh P O Box 650
ALLYN, WA 98524
360-277-9069 [email protected]
South Sound Cluster
Verna Westman 17006 Littlerock Road SW
ROCHESTER, WA 98579 360-273-0595
Cell phone 360-508-9523
Three Rivers Cluster
Grace Kennedy
2103 35th ST LONGVIEW, WA 98632
360-562-7644 [email protected]
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Empowering Life… Beyond Incarceration!
SWO Prison Mission and Ministry Team
Sharon Peterson 253-549-6782
Joan Nelson 253-208-3307
PO Box 1803 GIG HARBOR, WA 98335
Pamela Deacon-Joyner,
253-590-8068 Chair of SW WA Synod
Prison Ministry Board
Church Membership: Living Stones Congregation
President
Kathy Newton Bethany, Longview
2640 Garfield LONGVIEW, WA 98632
360-425-7194
cell 360-442-9441 [email protected]
Vice President
Ann Meacham Peninsula, Gig Harbor
3918 77th Avenue Court NW GIG HARBOR, WA 98335
253-279-1609 [email protected]
Secretary
Jeanne Patterson
Silverdale, Silverdale 1546 Bloomington Avenue
BREMERTON, WA 98312 360-627-8848
Cell 253-250-5565 [email protected]
Treasurer
Beth Lindell
All Saints, Auburn 15921 SE 323rd St
AUBURN, WA 98092 253-833-1827
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Southwestern Washington Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization Women of the ELCA Linnea Glover, Swatch Editor
3154 Pear St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501
In This Issue
President’s Report Olympic Cluster Elections Treasurer’s Report Meet Your New President
Board Meeting Highlights Swatch Information
SW WA SWO Scholarship Form
Olympic Cluster Spring Celebra-tion Flyer
Spring Retreat Registration Form Spring Retreat Flyer
Contact Information/SWO Calendar of Events
Calendar of Upcoming Events
January 11, 2018 Retreat Planning Committee Meeting 7 PM Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA
February 10, 2018 Empowering Life, St. Valentine’s Celebration 6 PM-9 PM Saint Mark’s by the Narrows Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA
March 10, 2018 SW WA SWO Board Meeting 10 AM-2 PM Bethel Lutheran Church, Brush Prairie, WA
April 20-22, 2018 SW WA SWO Spring Retreat Change!?! Black Diamond Camp, Auburn, WA
April 28, 2018 Olympic Cluster Spring Celebration Elim Lutheran Church, Port Orchard, WA
“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation:
everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” II Corinthians 5:17
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