IMMANUEL CHURCH WOMEN

Approximately 40 women braved the cool breeze to gather at Tapley Park June 16 for the annual Women’s Brunch. After a delicious brunch served by Group C, a general business meeting was held. Jane Erckenbrack, Wadena County Social Services, spoke of current issues regarding social issues in Wadena County and her calling to this vocation.

Sally Adams is one of several Synod delegates to the Women’s Triennial Convention this summer in Salt Lake City. Also attending from Immanuel are Georjean Johnson, Sharon Squier and Avis Paulsen. We wish these sisters safe travels and pray that they may be blessed in this journey.

On June 2, we shipped out 161 quilts, 3 sewing kits, 7 health kits and 8 layettes to Lutheran World Relief. Did you know that LWR ships out 452,870 quilts to 23 countries around the world? That’s about 1,494 tons of quilts and kits! Amazing, the works of your hands!

Luther Crest’s Quilt Auction is July 12. We are donating a quilt made the Church Mice. Carol Bruns will be working at the quilt auction this year.

Be sure to check out the WELCA website for women, www.boldcafe.org. It’s a great website called “Café” where you can register for email alerts, Bible studies, discussions and many interesting articles on issues facing women today. Coming in July’s issue is an article about our consumer culture, how we feel about owning the latest shoe styles or newest technical gadget and how it affects our happiness or sense of fulfillment.

Reminder: there is a box in the concourse for your filled school kits. We are also filling layettes and health kits, so if you come across some of the items we need, please consider donating them.

Your sister in Christ,

Linda Hendrickson