The mission of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League - Women in Mission (LWML) is to assist each woman of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled to use her gifts in ministry to the people of the world. Lutheran Women in Mission are about Mites, Missions, Mentoring and More Bible Study!
We accomplish this by:
1. The use of small mite boxes to collect our change left over after we pay for something in cash. Mite boxes are located in the Lobby of the current church. When filled, women (and men) place them in the large Mite box, and our Treasurer collects the little boxes, deposits the money and sends a check to our Zone Treasurer. Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and the occasional paper money may not seem like much, however, when multiplied by the 6,000 LCMS congregations, truly adds up! Our National 2007-2009 Mission Goal is $1,190,000.00.
2. We trim postage stamps to sell to stamp collectors, and this money also goes to fund missions.
3. Programs for women -- we plan to survey our ladies later this year to be sure the programs we want to offer are relevant, and mesh with our Mission Statement.
4. Fellowship activities such as Teas and Luncheons. We usually have a speaker and provide an opportunity for our Ladies to contribute to a local mission.
Our Pledge:
In fervent gratitude for the Savior’s dying love and His blood-bought gift of redemption, we dedicate ourselves to Him with all that we are and have; and in obedience to His call for workers in the harvest fields, we pledge Him our willing service wherever and whenever He hath need of us. We consecrate to our Savior our hands to work for Him, our feet to go on His errands, our voice to sing His praises, our lips to proclaim His redeeming love, our silver and our gold to extend His kingdom, our will to do His will, and every power of our life to the great task of bringing the lost and the erring into eternal fellowship with Him. Amen.
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To: All women of
Community
Lutheran,
All women are invited to participate in any or all activities. No need to join…...you already belong!
The LWML try to have at least four programs a year. A Spring Tea, a Mother’s Day Tea, a Fall Potluck and a Christmas Tea/Cookie Exchange. (Please mark your calendars for December 13th).
Mites for Missions: What do you do with your loose change? Please add it to our Mite box in the Narthex. Put that change to work. All donations welcome…..male or female.
Stamps for Missions: Please save all used stamps. We will trim the envelopes. Add them to the stamp box in the Narthex.
The following board members were installed by Pastor on LWML Sunday, October 5th.
President - Joy Risher
Vice President - Carey Krein
Secretary - Margie Long
Treasurer - Mary McGlasson
Historian - Linda Sanchez
Publicity - Myrna Ansley
On Saturday, November 1st, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., there is an LWML planning meeting in the Library.
November, 2008
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Mite Boxes are used to collect
money for Missions.
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Twenty-five percent of the mite offering is sent
to LWML for mission grants and the remaining
seventy-five percent is used for your district's
mission grants.
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Mite money is used to further God's kingdom
through the mission grants selected by delegates
at district and national conventions.
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Place your Mite Box wherever you can feed it:
dressing table, office desk, laundry room, car,
kitchen counter, etc. You mite want to give
a Mite Box to family members and friends.
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Return your filled Mite Box to your LWML society.
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for giving me all that
I have. Bless these mites that I give back to You so that
they can be used to spread the Good News of Jesus'
love here and throughout the world. Amen
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