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Four page newsletter: Morris County Chapter December 2008 Newsletter
Four page newsletter: Morris County Chapter December 2008 Newsletter
 
Morris County NJ Chapter, December 2008 Newsletter
76 Activities Approved for This Year!
The Lutheran congregations of Morris County helped to meet the needs of individuals, organizations, and groups through organizing projects, raising funds, and providing matching donations through Thrivent. As the economic climate turns dismal, putting many more people in need, it is good to know that so many have been helped with food, emergency rent and oil, housing, and medical care. These are just a few of the examples of how Thrivent reaches out to our communities, through the efforts of our congregations. Activities include fund raisers and hands-on projects, serving both our local communities, as well as people from as far away as Chad and Liberia. Among recipients are:


Liberty House
Lutheran Home for Children
Interfaith Homeless
ELCA World Hunger
Faith Kitchen
Hoboken Shelter
Pangani Lutheran Center Well
Chatham Emergency Squad
Chatham Fire Department
Crossroads Camp & Retreat Center
Interfaith Food Pantry
Literacy Volunteers
Lutheran World Relief
Morris County Correctional Facility Chaplaincy Program
Morristown Memorial Hospital Chaplaincy Program
Salam Arabic LC Outreach Program
PG Kiddie College
Camp Koinonia
Mission in Liberia
Well Drilling in Chad
Kobon Ministry
Seafarers International
Concordia Seminary Choir
Mothering the World
The Tom Deierlein Foundation
Namibia Education Awareness
Life Changing Words Ministry
CROP


We are pleased that you have responded so well. All available funds were allocated and spent this year. Projects increased from 61 in 2007 to 76 this year, providing over $25,000 in funds! Thank you for your part in this, and begin thinking about projects for next year!








Newly Elected Morris County Thrivent Board
Many thanks to the twelve congregations which turned in a total of 261 ballots. Board members delivered coffee cups, chocolates, and ballots to all eligible congregations, in an effort to make the process easier and enhance results. Board members elected for 2009 include:


President:                         David Bowles                11 Schooley's Mountain Rd., Long Valley, NJ 07853
                                       Phone: 908-393-4546     e-mail:  dbowles7@yahoo.com


Vice Pres.:                       Wannetta Phillips           310 Dalton Court, Denville, NJ 07834-3465
                                       Phone: 973-361-3045     e-mail: wannettaphillips@att.net


Records Director:              Peggy Burke                 5 Nottingham Court, Morristown, NJ 07960
                                        Phone: 973-998-0725   e-mail: pburke8428@aol.com


Financial Director:             Thea Lubrecht                29 Maple Terrace, Stanhope, NJ 07874
                                       Phone: 973-527-4713     e-mail: omamom@optonline.net


Congregational Service       Viola Muriello                56 Clover Hill Drive, Flanders, NJ 07836-9513
Team Director:                   Phone: 973-627-6203    e-mail: gingermom123@aol.com


Communications Director:   Rev. Sharon Fry            104 White Meadow Rd., Rockaway, NJ 07866
                                       Phone: 908-230-1029     e-mail: sharonfry@gamail.com


Financial Assoc. Advisor:   Bruce Kleindienst           8 Nokomis Ave., Rockaway, NJ 07866
                                       Phone: 973-586-4517     e-mail: bruce.kleindienst@thrivent.com


Assistant Financial Dir.      Open


Community Service
Team Director:                  Open


Youth Director:                 Open


Events Director:                Open


Records Director:              Open


Thanks to those who retired in 2008: Jim Mechtel, Helen Sanders, and Catlin Cain.
There are still positions to be filled on the Board. If you are interested, please call David Bowles












2009 Projects
It isn't too early to start planning activities for 2009. Talk with your church council, social ministry committee, church treasurer, and pastor about needs in your congregation, community, and elsewhere. Reach out to help others and get help from Thrivent to make it happen.




Thanks for a Wonderful 2008
Thanks to all who planned and worked on hands-on and fund-raising activities, who filled out applications and reports, who gathered volunteers, and completed projects. Without you, these wonderful projects could not have happened. Your leadership and efforts have made a difference in the lives of many people. Thrivent and the Morris County Board thank you.


Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful new year!





















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