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Congratulations to the Chapter Leaders of the East King County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. New leaders were elected in November and began their elected responsibilities January 1. This year's leaders are: President, Leslie Urie, Redeemer Lutheran, Mercer Island, wmplpnw@comcast.net Vice-President, Cindy Martin, Redeemer Lutheran, Mercer Island, eastkingcochapter@yahoo.com Financial Director, Rich Erwin, Holy Trinity Lutheran, Mercer Island, erwinr@yahoo.com Records Director, Shirley Carr, First Lutheran, Bothell, bflfrontdesk@hotmail.com Congregational Service Team Director, Roger Steinke, First Lutheran, Bothell, rogeryouth@hotmail.com As you might notice, there is room for more breadth from the East King County. However, we have a great group of people, dedicated to getting the most out of your Thrivent financial dollar. Chapter meetings take place on the FIRST Wednesday of the month at one of two locations. This is a change from years past. Contact a chapter leader for the location of that month's meeting. At the monthly meeting updates are received regarding Thrivent, projects are discussed and approved, and additional events are planned and discussed.
Once again the East King County Chapter of Thrivent and Habitat for Humanity have entered into a partnership. Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity. The big news? This year we will be building one ADA home and one two-story home! Both builds present the Thrivent Builds team with some exciting challenges, and the capable team headed by Doug Copley is gearing up to meet them! The Accelerated Build timeline of 2008 was so successful it will be implemented once again. The total amount of time to build a home (not including the pre and post-build times) expect to be 8 - 12 weeks. Bob Spencer is stepping into the role of Chapter Specialist, which means he is the link between Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humaniey and our Thrivent Chapter. He is hoping to encourage even more congregational involvement in the builds than in the past and will be contacting Congregational Coordinators soon. Get in touch with Bob (bob@spencerred.org) (425-487-4019) if you want to sign your church or group up now for some build time!
East King County Chapter Congregational Coordinator Training is set for two dates in March 2009: Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 - 11:30 AM at Holy Trinity, 8501 SE 40th St, on Mercer Island 98040 (206) 232-3270 or Wednesday, March 11 from 7 - 9 PM at First Lutheran, 10207 NE 183rd St, in Bothell 98011 (425) 486-2314. Choose one of these dates to attend and get all the up-to-the-minute, state-of-the-art training for Congregational Coordinators in 2009. There are several changes being implemented this year which will be highlighted at that time. However, in the meantime, continue to submit projects as in the past using the forms found online at lutheransonline.com/eastkingcountychapter. Questions can be directed to Roger Steinke at rogeryouth@hotmail.com or 425-486-2314 or to the chapter at eastkingcochapter@yahoo.com.
The first Wednesday of every month is the monthly chapter meeting. Projects need to be submitted two (2) days before via e-mail for consideration at the meeting. Projects can NOT be approved once the date of the project has passed. Forms are available online at lutheransonline.com/eastkingcountychapter under the Chapter Forms heading. Projects are submitted using the Form #1. Once a project has been approved, a letter is sent from the EKC chapter notifying you of the approval, the amount approved, and the deadline to return all paperwork (known as form #3) in order to receive your money. Contact eastkingcochapter@yahoo.com with questions. March 7, EKC Coordinator Training event, Holy Trinity, Mercer Island, 9:30-11:30 AM. March 11, EKC Coordinator Training event, First Lutheran, Bothell, 7 - 9 PM. May 2, Join Hands Day August 31, Golf Tournament and Auction to benefit Thrivent Builds, Bear Creek Country Club. November 4, last meeting to approve projects for 2009. December 2, all projects for 2009 should be complete and paperwork submitted.
If you are a new member with Thrivent, we would encourage you to consider joining us on the leadership team. Contact us at eastkingcochapter@yahoo.com to see how you might get involved. If you are looking for a Lutheran church to attend, check out the websites of all the East King County chapter churches via links at lutheransonline.com/eastkingcountychapter.
Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is looking to assemble teams to build homes in the village of Huite in Guatemale April 18-26, 2009. Leaders Janice Jessen and Joanne Lindberg from the Sierra Northwest are hoping to assemble ten teams of 10-15 people to participate in building these homes.The trip cost is $1150 plus round trip airfare to Guatemala City. Benefit members of Thrivent are eligible for a $500 grant to defray trip costs. If you are interested, contact Janice at jessen9011@comcast.net (503) 515-6230 or Joanne at joannelindberg@yahoo.com (360) 921-6473.
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