Four page newsletter: Newsletter #2, Late Spring/Early Summer, 2005| Four page newsletter: Newsletter #2, Late Spring/Early Summer, 2005 | | |
| South Pinellas County Chapter, Newsletter #2 |
This is a current listing of all the chapter board members. All terms run year to year, if you are interested in serving on the chapter board please feel free to contact us.
• President: Rita Morris Sewell 1031 76th Ave N Saint Petersburg, FL 33702-5115
(727) 521-3854 jsewell51@aol.com
• Vice President: Andris Ivars Ritums 2862 Weathersfield Ct Clearwater, FL 33761-3012
(727) 797-1933 am2lat@earthlink.com
• Records Director: Kelley S Grubbs 937 Snell Isle Blvd NE Saint Petersburg, FL 33704-3829
(727) 896-4825 kellygrubbs@tampabayrr.com
• Financial Director Lois V Kabelitz 10559 42nd Ct N Clearwater, FL 33762-5403
(727) 572-0271 norblois@netscape.com
• Congregational Service Team Director: Martin V Hougaard 13542 87th Ave Seminole, FL 33776-2621
(727) 391-3726 martinsunny@juno.com
• Communications Director: Gail Goepfert 3145 Meta Ct Largo, FL 33771-3954
(727) 535-1403 chipperg@earthlink.net
• Assistant Financial Director: David M Crowder 5635 46th Ave N Kenneth City, FL 33709-3603
(727) 541-4903 kcdc2000@msn.com
• Community Service Team Director Vacant
• Events Director Vacant
• Youth Director Vacant
Chapter Board meetings currently are held on the first Tuesday of the month at noon. The meetings are held at the Royal King Buffett at the Park Plaza Shopping Center located at 49th Street and Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park. If you wish to join us please RSVP Marty Hougaard @391-3726 to let us know. All requests for funding should be received 1 week prior to our meeting day. This plan is subject to change based on success of this new schedule. Coordinators will be informed of meetings planned especially for training in the future.
A recent church bulletin insert was entitled “What Gifts?” This is a story about a man who has a closet full of gifts. Many of the gifts were meant to be given to someone else but many were given to him and he intended to personally use them. Somehow they were all put into his closet where they sat, unused and forgotten; gathering dust and useless. If you asked him, he might even say, “What gifts?”
For the rest of the story, visit our Chapter Web site. If you’re new to our site, go to http://www.lutheransonline.com/southpinellasfloridathrivent. If you are not registered, follow the link to Register Now! If you are already registered, log in and follow the link to My Site.
We received a letter from Jacob Stewart. Jacob’s letter was about his friend, Dylan Crane. Jacob and Dylan are 8th graders at John Hopkins Middle School; Jacob attends Garden of Peace Lutheran Church. Jacob is trying to raise funds for his friend, Dylan, who has osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. The following are excerpts from his letter:
“As I begin this I first ask that if the children in your life are healthy kiss them and thank God for your blessings, If they are ill empathize with this story and if the have been taken home to our Father at a time that in our humanness we feel is premature be assured that you will be reunited with them in our Father's house when your time on earth is through.
“It was a normal day at school as we entered our class last year. I walked in to paper balls flying, the sound of teenage banter and laughter. I sat at my desk and my friend Dylan said "guess what I'm leaving early" No fair! Where are you going? I am going to the Doc. Really, for what? My leg hurts. Dylan, don't you know that all teenage boys' legs hurt, it is growing pains. (Those of you who know me know I am 13years old and 6 ft tall and you don't reach this height so rapidly with out a bit of pain.) Dylan left… You see Dylan wasn't having growing pains; He has cancer, a very aggressive bone cancer. This journey for Dylan began a year ago. He has had the bones in his leg replaced with titanium and many Chemo treatments. Right now he is feeling Okay... Dylan's family is a typical family with children this age they do okay financially, however this wasn't in the financial plan… I ask you, Instead of pizza night next week eat Franks and Beans, instead of the fair, go to the beach, maybe you don't have to make a sacrifice to financially help this family and if that is the your situation give generously. We can all give something so I beg you to give. Let's come together as a family and affect a family in need.
Your brother in Christ.
Jacob Stewart”
Donations may be sent to: Dylan’s Fund, Garden of Peace Lutheran Church, 6161 22nd Ave, N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710. Donations will be accepted at least through the end of the year.
| Mark your calendar for these upcoming events... |
• Like baseball? Grace Lutheran Church has a concession stand at Tropicana Field; all money raised
goes to their school. Stop by Booth 152 on the Field Level and support this Lutheran school. See
our Chapter Web site for specific dates.
• Garden of Peace is hosting a Homeless Kids Back to School Party on July 16, from 10am to 2pm for the
Pinellas Coalition for the Homeless. Come join the party and bring school supplies for this
worthwhile event.
• Hope Lutheran Church is having a Fall Fest on September 10
• Thrivent Picnic Sunday, October 2 at Lake Seminole Park Shelter #10. Map to the shelter and more
information is on our Chapter Web page.
• The Breast Cancer 3-Day Event, October 7 – 9. Join Team Thrivent go the distance (60 miles) for the
Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. To join Team Thrivent or to get more information about this
event go to http://www.the3-day.org.
Our Chapter has been very active; so far this year we’ve provided support for 32 for Care in Community projects for a total of more than $25,000. Here’s a little of what’s been going on...
• A Bay Pines Lutheran Church and School teacher’s daugher, Anna Plocher, has spent 13 weeks at All
Children’s Hospital after swallowing a battery that leaked into her stomach and eroded her
esophagus. Go to Care Pages. com (http://www.carepages.com) for more information. Bay Pines
Lutheran has also held numerous fund raisers to support their school.
• Our Savior Lutheran Church Associate Pastor’s infant son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With
multiple fund raisers, Thrivent has provided $5000 in matching funds for little Jayson Gerkin.
• Christ the King Lutheran Church has gone above and beyond to help the James Dolan family. Our
Chapter has assisted in providing over $8000 since November.
• First Lutheran Church, a member of the North Pinellas County Chapter, has experienced a great loss.
Both North Pinellas County and South Pinellas County Chapters have participated in multiple fund
raisers for Christine Clasen. Christine passed from faith to sight on April 27. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to this little girls family and friends.
• Kudos to Rogate Lutheran Church for all their church and school activites to make life a little happier to
the residents of East Bay Nursing Center.
• We’ve provided support to our local seminarians… $500 in grant money to each of 4 seminary students
that have been identified by local congregations: Pam Smith, Paul Amlin, Jennifer Amos, and
Elizabeth Radke. If your congregation has a seminarian, please set us know.
• Join Hands Day – Lutheran Church of the Cross and Hope Lutheran Church partenered with the Girl
Scouts to host a Baby Shower for ALPHA House, a crisis pregnacy center. Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church participated in a “Dresser Ministry” for Kimberly Home and Healthy Families.
• Trinity Lutheran Church participated in an American Cancer Society Relay for Life event on May 6-7 at
Lakewood High School. Trinity was recognized for having the most participants walk through the
night.
| Want your church event in the newsletter? |
Contact the Chapter’s Comminication Director with the date and time of your event. Every effort will be made to come by and take photos to post on our Web site. If you have a future event, send or give the information to your Church Coordinator to pass on to the Board. Newsletters are published 4 times a year.
| Coming in our next newsletter... |
• Information on how you can help Lutheran Appartments, a HUD supported low income housing facility
for the elderly.
• Do you have a special talent that would complement our board? South Pinellas County Chapter Board
positions up for election.
This newsletter was written and edited by volunteer leaders of your local Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapter to keep you informed of chapter news. If you have any questions and/or comments about the content of this newsletter or would like to learn more about chapter activities being planned in your area, please contact one of your chapter leaders. To access information about your chapter, go to www.thrivent.com;Member/Chapters; Information About My Chapter.
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