 December At our November meeting Marilyn Hovland asked to resign as co-chair. We thank her for her loyal help and support. Karen Schafer has graciously accepted this position so we say thanks and we look forward to her help. We also decided to purchase 8 new tables for the basement activity center and to donate $700.00 to the Good Samaritan Fund. WELCA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the ordination of Women of the ELCA in 2011. Next year (2012) we will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the organization of WELCA itself. Women from around the world work for a better life for all through this sisterhood. Check out the pictures of the WELCA triennial Gathering in Spokane, WA last July. There is a very good report is in the November copy of "Gather" the women's magazine. More than 2100 women, spouses and children attended. Activities included the "run, Walk & Roll" Our December meeting will be December 15th. Jean Storlie and Barb Schroeder will be our hostesses. A Blessed Christmas to all! - Marlys November Thank you to all who donated to our craft and bake sale. We were thrilled at the turnout. Piece Corps will meet on November 2nd at 9:00 a.m. Come, share in a time of fellowship and coffee, while doing a mission for our church. CLCW will meet on Thursday, November 17th at 1:00 p.m. for Bible Study coffee and to decide on how best to use our resources. Hostess will be Marlys Renstrom. November 22nd will be the Community Thanksgiving Service. This year it will be held here at Calvary. The CLCW will serve refreshments of pie and coffee. We will need donations of pies. Please sign on the signup sheet in the Narthex. For all things our gracious God provides for us, we humbly give thanks!! We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. Marlys - 679-0008 CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN (CLCW) October 4 - Kettle River Conference of WELCA Fall Gathering is at Our Redeemer in Pine City. We will leave church about 8:00 a.m. October 5 - Piece Corps Quilting from 9 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. October 20 - Craft/Bake Sale and Lunch. Sale and lunch is from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Setup is October 19th at 10:00am - September 25th assembling school kits for Lutheran World Relief during the fellowship hour. Piece Corps: Calvary's Quilters will begin the fall/winter quilting season on Wednesday,. September 7th (9:00-2:00). Bring your nimble fingers and a bag lunch. See you then! Keep in mind the need for sheets for quilt backs. Thank you to all those who have donated material and sheets. We are still collecting the bottles of lotion, shampoo, body wash, etc from hotels and motel. These items are given to Lutheran Social Services. Reminder, Kettle River Fall Gathering will be at Our Redeemer in Pine City on Tuesday, October 4th. Please plan to attend. Craft, Bake Sale and Soup Luncheon will be on October 20th. Donations and help needed. Check out the NE Synod Women's website at: www.nemnsynodwomen.org August 2011  for Lutheran World Relief during August.
We will try to assemble the kits on September 25th during fellowship. We will set up an assembly line to make "School Kits" Following is a list of items needed for the school kits. As you are out shopping please pick up an item or two. A complete kit includes the following items: Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately 8” X 10½”; no loose-leaf paper One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other One pencil sharpener One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well) Five un-sharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secured with a rubber band Five ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secured with a rubber band One box of 16 or 24 crayons One 2½” eraser Please give new items only, except where otherwise noted. Sending top quality items shows the greatest care and respect for the dignity of the recipient. Quality items also withstand the harsh conditions that many people who receive these supplies are facing. Please do not donate items with any religious symbols, messages or with your congregation’s name. LWR provides Quilts and Kits based on need, regardless of religious creed. Religious references may be misinterpreted by the governments of the receiving countries, jeopardizing the delivery to the people who need the items most. Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage. LWR and our overseas partners have access to areas of the world others do not because we are impartial humanitarian organizations. If our intentions are misinterpreted as being politically motivated, our work, our partners and the people we assist could be endangered. Keep in mind our "Piece Corps" quilting needs material and sheets. Check at garage sales. Check out the poster in the fellowship hall showing where our LWR quilts go. In 2010 LWR Quilts and Kits went to 838,302 people in 24 different countries. We are still collecting hotel shampoo, lotion etc. for L.S.S. the basket is in the east entryway of the church. July 2011 Calvary Lutheran Church Women (CLCW) Annette Majeski and
BJ Dalsveen attended. Janet Martens is on the Conference Board as secretary and Alicia Martens attended as a Scholarship Advisor. Despite the smaller attendance they report a fun and informative time. Please look at the bulletin boards for some reports. It is amazing what the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) do in a year. The WELCA Triennial Convention is in Seattle this year. You can watch some of it online. A schedule is posted . A New resolution this year is to further our work for homeless youth through Lutheran Social Services. The Women of the ELCA are introducing a new iPhone app called Daily Grace. Daily Grace is an on-the-go companion for your journey, offering a faith reflection every day. In these brief writings you'll encounter God's extravagant, boundless and often surprising grace. This free app features daily reading and reflections as well as prayers. Download this app through the Women of the ELCA website (www.womenoftheelca.org), through the bold connections newsletter or through iTunes. Marlys Renstrom - 679-0008 June 2011 Calvary Lutheran Church Women (CLCW) Rummage/Bake Sale Piece Corps Graduates will be honored on Sunday, June 5th and they will each receive a quilt. Congregation Mission Work CLCW Meetings God Bless Your Summer, Marlys Renstrom - 679-0008 May 2011 Welcome to Spring! Our Rummage/Bake Sale will be on Saturday May 7th-7:30am-2:00pm in the basement Activity Center. Items may be dropped off there. We will set up on May 6th at 2pm. Help and donations are needed and appreciated. A group of 8 ladies attended the Kettle River Conference Spring Gathering in Moose Lake. We shared a communion service; two workshops; lunch; music and much visiting with other ladies of the conference churches. A pleasant, sunny day to be in fellowship. Quilting will be on May 11th, 9am to 3pm. This will be our last day for this year. So far we have made 105 quilts this year. We are in need of sheets to be used for backing on quilts so keep us in mind as you clean or re-decorate. Thank you to all who contribute to this project, and if you are able join us; it’s a good day! CLCW will meet on Thursday, May 19th at 1pm. From "Luthers Small Dictionary" - by Janet Letness Martin & Suzann Johnson Nelson: Mothers Day: The Sunday when you could finally give her the marigold that you planted from a seed in a paper cup at Sunday School in February! (This is most certainly true!) HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! April 2011 Happy Spring! Kettle River Conference Spring Gathering will be on April 5th at Hope Lutheran Church in Moose Lake, from 9am-2:30pm. A mention about Church Women's "In - Kind Gifts". These are kits assembled and sent through LWR Global Missions. They include: Quilts Baby Kits Health Kits Sewing Kits School Kits Aids/Hospice Kits Pounds of Soap Pounds of Rolled Bandages QUESTIONS? Ask us! We are still looking for a young woman (18-45) to apply for a Synodical Convention scholarship.- To be held in Duluth; June 3-4. It’s a great gathering of Women who work, pray and serve our Lord. April CLCW will meet on April 21st @ 1 P.M. WOMEN AND CREATION CARE Are you aware of the NE MN Synod's Creation Care Task Force? This was formed in 2008 to provide information, education, and encouragement for good creation stewardship practices in congregations and communities throughout or NE MN Synod. This Task Force is led by six women pastors from our NE MN Synod! Looking for ideas and resources on how you can work in your congregations
A Few ways you can Care For Creation Suggestions from Mission: Action Collect and recycle cell phones and or Collect and recycle old eyeglasses
Bring them to Convention/Retreat at UMD March 2011 March 4th-Friday, will be World Day of Prayer at St. Mary's Church. The program this year is written by the Women of Chili. This is an ecumenical service; a lunch will also be served. Please join us. March 15th-Tuesday, is also registration time for all scholarship attendees to the Duluth March 16th-Wednesday, Piece Corps will quilt from 9am to 2 pm- 3pm. March 17th-Thursday, CLCW meets at 1pm. NOTE: April 5th, Tuesday-Kettle River Spring Gathering at Hope Lutheran in Moose Lake. Marlys 679-0008 From our "Northeastern Lights" newsletter of the Northeastern Minnesota May the blessing of light be upon you. Light on the outside, light on the inside.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you, and as you walk the roads may you always have a kind word for those you meet.
May you understand the strength and power of God in a thunder storm in winter and the quiet beauty of creation in the calm of a summer sunset. February 2011 February 27th is BOLD Women's Day on the WELCA calendar. This is what a BOLD Women Does: Prays for others January 2011 Women of The ELCA Mission Statement
Sometimes we get so busy we do not stop and listen to God. In mission growth we need to be persistent in prayer, the relationship between prayer and waiting and the power of prayer to change us. Community: to enable each woman to value herself and others as created in God's image and redeemed through Christ; and to build up and celebrate relationships that are global, diverse, and interdependent. A new way to help our community mission might be to pick a "Prayer Partner." Pick a friend and remember her in prayer everyday, develop a relationship and support her in any way you can. Action: to enable women to articulate and act upon their faith as disciples of Christ in all As we make quilts, school kits, health kits and become involved in our community with Quilting - "Piece Corps" is on Wednesday, February 16th from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLCW will be on February 17th at 1:00 p.m. - Our hostess' are Marilyn Hoveland and Gerry Montreuil.
Thank you to all who have decorated, served, treated and in any way contributed to our Church Family Holidays.
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