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SENIOR FEST
gathers adults, age 50 and above, for learning,
devotions and
fellowship with the intent to reinvigorate their
physical, spiritual, social and mental
well-being. This year's fest is set for
Saturday, March 6, from 9 am to 4 pm at
King of Glory Lutheran Church, Dallas. ALOA, the
Associate of Lutheran Older
Adults, is the sponsoring agency. Tom McDermott,
described as a full time
storyteller and musician since 1992 is the
keynote speaker.
Cost for the day,
including lunch, is $25.00. For registration
forms or more information
speak with Pro
Appel.
1.
Help Stuff
a Shipping
Container
Congregations
across
the
NT-NL
Synod
are
invited
to
send
medical
supplies
with
their
voting
members
to
the
20
I 0 Synod
Assembly
in
Amarillo.
A
shipping
container
bound
for
our
friends
in the
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
in
Sierra
Leone
will
await
them
-
already
half
full of dehydrated
food
supplies.
The other
half
will be filled with the
medical
supplies
that
we
collect
-like
microscopes,
thermometers,
blood
pressure
cuffs,
glucometers,
scales,
bandages,
scissors,
cloth
diapers,
bar
soap
and
layettes
(no
medications
as
they
might
spoil
en
route).
And there
is
room
for
school
supplies,
carpenter
tools,
liturgical
supplies
and
two
Honda
motor
cycles.
Please,
no
LBWs,
clothes.
American
textbooks
or
anything
rusty
or broken.
The link to the complete
list
of
needed
items
can
be found
on
the
homepage
of
www.Nf'Nl.iorz.
Visitors
and
voting
members
at this
assembly
will
hear
from
Pastor
Kate
Warn,
our
synod's
Pastor-in-Residence
in
Sierra
Leone.
She
will
speak
of
the
great
needs
that
are
present
among
the
people
and
the
powerful
way
our
financial
and material
support
is
a blessing
to them.
2.
3.
Remember
the People
of
Haiti
NT-NL
Synod
congregations
observed
a
synodwide
day of prayer
for
Haitians
on
Feb.
14.
but a
single
prayer
or
a
single
donation
is
never
fully
enough.
Continue
to
pray
for
the
ongoing
rebuilding
work
there and
to
stay
informed
by
logging
on
to
www.ELCA.org/disaster.If
you
wish
to
make
a donation.
you
may
place
it in the
offering
plate
clearly
marked
Haitian
Relief(which
the
synod
will
channel
toLutheran
World
Relief)
or
you may
donate
directly online
at
www.L
WR.org.
New
Hope, Keller,
has
given
generous
help to
a
family
from
Liberia
trying
to
get
started
here
in the
U.S.
'"
Holy
Trinity,
Shreveport,
had
its
Annual
Chili
Cookoff
in February.
:::::
Advent,
Arlington,
is
planning
a Mexico Mission
Trip in
March.
'"
Rejoice. Coppell,
took
a special
"noisy
offering"
for
Campus
Ministry.
'"
A
number of
NT-NL
congregations
sponsored
a Souper
Bowl
of Caring
to
raise
money
for
the hungry.
'"
St. Matthew,
Waco,
plans
a special
Lenten
Cantata.
Colors
of
Grace:
Lessons
for
Lent.
'"
King
of
Glory,
Dallas.
participates
in
In the
City
for
Good
-
to
support
ministries
within
urban
environments.
"
New
Life
in Christ,
Duncanville.
has
a
Alzheimer
's
Care-
givers
Support
Group.
'"
Trinity,
Fort Worth,
offers
a yearlong
Bible
study
online.
'"
Midland,
Midland,
supports
Casa
de
Amigos.
Family
Promise
of
Midland.
Dreamcatchers
Ministry
and
ELCA
World
Hunger.
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