"Gather" Bible Study is held on the FOURTH Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the church library. Please feel free to join us!
APRIL 2024 Submitted by June Torrison
This year the ZUMBRO RIVER CONFERENCE EVENT will be at St. John’s Lutheran in Kasson on Thursday, April 18. Last year Deanna Bergan and I enjoyed the event at her home church, West St. Olaf. We hosted this event here most recently in 2001 and 2012. We missed two years because of COVID. It begins late afternoon and ends early evening. With daylight saving time that is helpful.
There is a poster in the church narthex.
SPEAKER will be Dan Fifield from The Landing in Rochester. He co-founded this nonprofit in 2018 to assist the homeless to get back on their feet. People are encouraged to bring IN KIND GIFTS such as toothbrushes, deodorant, single serve food items, shaving cream, NEW socks, shoes, etc. Cash gifts are welcome, too.
REGISTRATION begins at 4:30, time to visit displays and socialize
DINNER served at 5:15, followed by brief business meeting, program, closing worship
Registration deadline Monday April 8. COST $15 (includes dinner)
Please let me know before that so I can get the information to Karen Berg.
OFFERINGS will be divided among our churchwide organization, Lutheran Campus Ministries, and Good Earth Village. Our women’s group will send an offering, but individuals are encouraged to do so as well. I can mail those to treasurer Diane Linbo, or they can be brought that night as well.
There can be many causes for homelessness so it is good that a non-governmental agency is working to help with the issues and provide resources for the men and women.
The numbers are increasing at our monthly GATHER Bible Studies. We meet in the church library on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30. The lessons now are about nature. After some glitches in receiving the magazine, we now have the next issue in hand. If it fits your schedule, you are welcome to join us. I can make copies of the lesson for those who don’t receive the magazine. There is also a video available presented by the author. You might be able to find that via GOOGLE, type in GATHER.
Looking ahead – Women’s Day at Good Earth Village will be June 29. More information later.
September 20, 2025 SEMN Convention at Grace Lutheran and St. John Lutheran, Waseca. MN
July 2026 13th Triennial Convention in Des Moines.
Some dates are for delegates, some for non-delegates. Our local has set aside funds to assist if anyone would like to attend. This would be a good time since it is rather close. I have attended several times and always enjoyed it. I even saw people I knew. Plus it was very interesting to meet women from other parts of the country and Caribbean churches.