LUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE LADIES’ GUILD - June 2019

LWML Ladies Guild Officers were installed during worship services on May 12th. Those recently elected to serve the 2019-20 term are President: Lonna McEwen, Vice-President: Sherry Kreger, Treasurer: Sharon Johnson, Secretary: Rosemary Gerdes, and Spiritual Growth: Ann Austin. There will be no meetings June, July, or August but Mites will be collected on the first Sunday of each month and sent to District. Also, we will be completing our health kits for LWR; final needs are large sturdy combs and any size nail clippers. A plastic tote is in the Social Hall in front of the LWML board awaiting your donation. You can keep up with LWML news and our mite giving on the LWML bulletin board in the Social Hall.

Ann Austin, Sharon Johnson, Sherry Kreger, Elaine Long, and Lonna McEwen will be leaving on June 19th for Mobile, AL to attend the LWML National Convention. We look forward to the experience of serving and worshiping our Lord with thousands of others from around the world. It is not too late for you to turn in your selection of ten mission grants. They will be voted on at National. The list is on our board, all you need to do is write your choice by number and put your slip in the box on the LWML bulletin board.

Thirty-three ladies gathered at Red Lobster on May 16th for the annual end of the year banquet. Ann led a devotion and gave us a pack of Forget me Not seeds and reminded us of God’s word in Isaiah 49: 15 that says ‘He will not forget us.’ We had great fellowship, much laughter, and sharing of many events. We sang Happy Birthday to Gigi and was happy she chose to celebrate with her sisters in Christ. Our server, George, was put to the test as he had all of us to handle. He did super and kept a smile on his face and a wonderful attitude through the adversities that unfolded during the evening. A special ‘thank you’ to LeAnn Grefski who stepped up and offered her help with her knowledge and experience in food service.

I wish to thank the ladies for their gift and the card with all the messages of encouragement. Each of you are very special to me. I ask for your prayers of guidance as another year embarks and plans by your elected board are made to “Serve the Lord with Gladness”. Remember TLC ladies, if you are a member of Trinity, you automatically become a member of LWML--we are always looking for ways for all to feel included in fellowship and service to the Lord. Maybe you have an idea of an event you would like to see take place at Trinity. We are here to listen.

Serving the Lord,

Lonna McEwen

LWML MITES

The National LWML Mission Goal for 2017-2019 Biennium-April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019, was $2,075,000.00. Total mite offering received was $2,172,373.76, therefore all 22 Mission Grants have been fully funded and the amount above and beyond the mission goal is $97,373.76 which will help towards the new mission grants voted on at the National Convention in Mobile in June. The following are grants that have been presented for selection. Prayerfully read through them and select 10 and turn your vote into the box on the LWML board in the Social Hall. additional info is posted on our LWML board or you can go to lwml.org. I am a delegate for our East Central GA Zone and would like your input. Trinity is a big contributor to Mites. Mission Grant Proposals budget for 2019-2021 is $2,325,525.00 31 Proposed Grants follow--select 10

1. Mission Outreach for At-Risk Young Women in Africa--Lutheran Hour Ministries $100,000

2. Lutheran Secondary Education for Hispanics--Walther Christian Academy, Melrose Park, IL $75,000

3. Lights for Christ Scholarships--Divine Savior Lutheran Church, Zacapa, Guatemala $95,000

4. Music Outreach, Classes, & Resources on the Border--Ysleta Mission Human Care, El Paso, TX $98,400

5. Teach Me Too--Preschoolers with Learning Needs--Lutheran Special Education Ministries $100,000

6. Restoring Hope for Detroit Children and Families--Camp Restore Detroit $100,000

7. Sri Lanka Multipurpose Building Construction--Office of International Mission $50,000

8. Rooted, Celebrating, Growing--Camp Omega, Waterville, MN $50,000

9. Hope & Healing Hub of Downtown Lincoln--University Lutheran Chapel, Lincoln, Nebraska $50,000

10. God’s Grace for this Generation--LAMP Ministry Inc. $100,000

11. God’s Word Changes Everything--Lutheran Bible Translators $95,000

12. Mobile Medical Mercy Mission Bus for Guatemala--Lutheran Church of Guatemala & Child Beyond International $100,000

13. Teaching the Living Word--Lutheran Braille Workers $100,000

14. Teaching the Faith through Music--St. Paul’s Music Conservatory, Council Bluffs, IA $78,000

15. Mission Outreach Among the Oromo--The LCMS Missouri District $37,175

16. Making Jesus Known in U>S> Ethnic Communities--Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO $100,000

17. Expanding Broadcast of Worship Anew--Lutheran Ministries Media, Inc, Ft. Wayne, IN $80,000

18. Expanding Congolese & Arabic Refugee Work--Christian Friends of New Americans $30,000

19. Water & Word for Rural Schools--Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kenya $80,000

20. Women’s Witness and Mercy Asia--Mission Central $100,000

21. Digital Media Development--Lutherans for Life $30,000

22. Holy Cross Lutheran Mission Plant--Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries $100,000

23. Ministry in Motion--Trinity Lutheran Church, Mobile, AL $58,000

24. Wind River Indian Reservation Transportation--Wind River Lutheran Mission $40,000

25. Sharing the Good News--Main Street LivingNorthland $53,200

26. Equipping Missionaries to be Reconcilers--LCMS Office of International Mission $62,500

27. Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow--LCMS School Ministries $80,000

28. LCMS Deaconess Ministry--LCMS Office of International Miaaion $90,000

29. Christ’s Mercy in Russia--LCMS Office of International Mission $70,000

30. Christ for You, Anytime, Anywhere--KFUO Radio $60,000

31. Pre- & Post-Seminary Training--Mission Training Center, Africa $62,650

Serving the Lord,

Lonna McEwen, ECGA Zone President

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF QUILTERS - May 2019

LWR Quilters have made a lot of quilts and we thank everyone who has purchased them! They are great gifts of love to everyone who received them. Thank you to all who donated flat sheets and fabric!

The quilters will not be quilting the months of June and July. We all need a break. In August we will box up the quilts and make health kits which will be taken to Rincon for shipment to Maryland. We still need items for the health kits...we have 20 TOWELS (these are the wraps for the kits), still need SOAP, COMBS AND NAIL CLIPPERS. We have all the tooth brushes we need for this year. Please remember us if you go shopping, or a check will work if you don't like to shop. Thank you so much for giving!

Serving our Lord with God-given talents.

Rosemary Gerdes 912-644-0313