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2010 CENSUS - The City of Rockwall sent a letter to Joy (and other community organizations/groups) explaining the importance of participating in the census survey. The letter and accompanying information are tacked to the bulletin board in the parish hall. Census surveys should arrive in the mail sometime in March.

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 Pr
o Appel.

 


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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
l
ayettes (no medications as they might spoil en route). And there is room for school supplies, carpenter
t
ools, liturgical supplies and two Honda motor cycles. Please, no LBWs, clothes. American textbooks or
an
ything 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.


 


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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
s
ingle 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
mini
stries 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.