Submitted by June Torrison
We lost another longtime member in late February. Mary Lou Hungerford had been our neighbor at one time and was more recently residing at Wildwood Grove. Her husband Louis died in November, 2018.
Also, former member Kathryn (Kae) Knudson died March 1 in Burnsville. She and husband Al returned to the Le Roy area for awhile after they retired. She will be especially remembered for her artistic abilities, working on banners, etc. There will be a committal service for her in Le Roy at a later date. Their son Michael came to the church last year to research some church history. Thanks to the group that worked on the anniversary committee, there was a lot to offer. Al’s parents were Carl and Edna Knudson. Kae’s father was a pastor so she lived in several communities growing up. They met at Luther College.
I strongly encourage you to attend our conference gathering Thursday, April 16 at Bethel Lutheran in Rochester. Some groups meet all day on a Saturday. Ours in consolidated into a shorter time in a Thursday evening and it includes supper. Registration begins at 4:30 (although you can certainly come later) and it should end about 7. The featured speaker will be our newly elected Bishop Regina Hassanally. Some of us have heard her and were impressed. My daughter met her recently at their church as she conducted an adult forum. One of her four children was along that day. Registration fee is only $15. I will send them in together. Bath & kitchen items will be collected for the Women’s Shelter. If you cannot attend, you are welcome to help with the in-kind gifts or offerings.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 2 & 16 Do Day hostess: Esther
April 16 Zumbro River Conference Event (see above)
April Clean church kitchen: Morning Star
May 7 2:00 birthday party at Ostrander Care Center (program & cakes)
With the emphasis now on hand washing, a report from Lutheran World Relief was especially timely.
The Dominican Republic of Congo is the most water rich country in Africa. Yet two thirds of the people don’t have access to CLEAN water. This puts them at risk for typhoid, malaria, cholera and other deadly diseases. Projects have included rainwater collection tanks, infrastructure projects, latrines, solar powered pumps, hand pump wells, etc. There have been successful projects in Haiti and other countries as well.
Our sympathy to Rhonda Barnes in the death of her mother, and to Lucy Schumann in the death of her stepmother. Maxine Stover and her husband lived at WWG for awhile, so came to our Thursday services there. My husband was their pastor at the Maple Leaf Lutheran Church near Elma, Iowa.
PS This was written before the current health scare concerns, so we will continue to be updated about plans with groups of people.
We lost another longtime member in late February. Mary Lou Hungerford had been our neighbor at one time and was more recently residing at Wildwood Grove. Her husband Louis died in November, 2018.
Also, former member Kathryn (Kae) Knudson died March 1 in Burnsville. She and husband Al returned to the Le Roy area for awhile after they retired. She will be especially remembered for her artistic abilities, working on banners, etc. There will be a committal service for her in Le Roy at a later date. Their son Michael came to the church last year to research some church history. Thanks to the group that worked on the anniversary committee, there was a lot to offer. Al’s parents were Carl and Edna Knudson. Kae’s father was a pastor so she lived in several communities growing up. They met at Luther College.
I strongly encourage you to attend our conference gathering Thursday, April 16 at Bethel Lutheran in Rochester. Some groups meet all day on a Saturday. Ours in consolidated into a shorter time in a Thursday evening and it includes supper. Registration begins at 4:30 (although you can certainly come later) and it should end about 7. The featured speaker will be our newly elected Bishop Regina Hassanally. Some of us have heard her and were impressed. My daughter met her recently at their church as she conducted an adult forum. One of her four children was along that day. Registration fee is only $15. I will send them in together. Bath & kitchen items will be collected for the Women’s Shelter. If you cannot attend, you are welcome to help with the in-kind gifts or offerings.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 2 & 16 Do Day hostess: Esther
April 16 Zumbro River Conference Event (see above)
April Clean church kitchen: Morning Star
May 7 2:00 birthday party at Ostrander Care Center (program & cakes)
With the emphasis now on hand washing, a report from Lutheran World Relief was especially timely.
The Dominican Republic of Congo is the most water rich country in Africa. Yet two thirds of the people don’t have access to CLEAN water. This puts them at risk for typhoid, malaria, cholera and other deadly diseases. Projects have included rainwater collection tanks, infrastructure projects, latrines, solar powered pumps, hand pump wells, etc. There have been successful projects in Haiti and other countries as well.
Our sympathy to Rhonda Barnes in the death of her mother, and to Lucy Schumann in the death of her stepmother. Maxine Stover and her husband lived at WWG for awhile, so came to our Thursday services there. My husband was their pastor at the Maple Leaf Lutheran Church near Elma, Iowa.
PS This was written before the current health scare concerns, so we will continue to be updated about plans with groups of people.
