Author Archives: claire
Library Open House
Everyone is invited to join us at the Library Open House during the Adult Forum hour, between the services, on May 20. Discover what’s new and exciting in our resources and services. Learn how to find and check out a book or other item … Continue reading
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What is Fair Trade?
Wednesday June 13, 7:00 p.m. Cynthia Glensgard of Global Handmade Hope will share stories and pictures about how GHH shares the word of God and empowers women to care for their families through a fair trade business model. She will … Continue reading
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We are Called. . .
“. . .To serve one another!” What if you could grow your personal finances while helping to grow your church? And what if congregations like ours could finance building projects with competitively priced loans? The Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church … Continue reading
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Camp Allegro 2012
Register now for Camp Allegro 2012, July 9-13, for children entering Kindergarten through 6th grade. This year we will present a musical called Elijah! God’s Faithful Prophet, which is a wonderful story about the prophet Elijah from the Old Testament, his faith and trust in God … Continue reading
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We are Called. . .
“. . .To serve one another!” Many Sudanese Christians lived for decades in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. There the Lutheran World Federation provided them an education. Some are returning to their new country with talents to offer, thanks … Continue reading
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What is this?
It’s a QR code! You see them everywhere. If you have a QR code reader on your mobile phone, just point it at the code and you will discover an easy way to stay current, when traveling this summer, with … Continue reading
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Christian Exodus
Lutheran Pastor Mitri Raheb and other Palestinian Christian leaders talk with Bob Simon about the exodus of Christians from the Holy Land on CBS 60 Minutes, April 22, 2012. This story has has caused controversy. Watch it on our Web site and … Continue reading
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Fair Trade Coffee
Love your coffee and your neighbor too! Coffee is big business; but sadly, it is often an unjust business. Purchase your Fair Trade Coffee, Tea and Chocolate the first Sunday of every month in the Atrium.
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Joining Hands for Peace
“So for us women, having never been socialized to believe that we have powers to interfere in the politics of our country, we were waiting for the bold men,” she says. But “every time the bold men rose up, they … Continue reading
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Trouble the Water
A Fund Raiser for the Metro Chicago Synod churches going to the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering, to learn about the journey of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Sunday, April 22, 4:00-7:00 p.m., at Maine East High School, 2601 Dempster St., … Continue reading
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