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The Chapter Leadership Board has established the working dates for member events during the 2008 year. We hope you will plan to attend all of the events. Mark your calendars now. Thrivent members will receive postcards with event details prior to each event. You will be asked to make reservations so we can prepare adequately for all those who will attend. If you know people who could benefit by the Financial Services of Thrivent, we encourage you to bring them with you as our guests. If you have ideas for programs or entertainment, please share those with a member of the Leadership Board.
In the early spring, the chapter hosted a breakfast buffet meeting for congregational coordinators, pastors, and church secretaries. There was a good representation by the pastors and by the coordinators. The breakfast was wonderful, complete with shrimp and grits, pastries, specialty coffee, and much more. During the brief program, chapter leaders shared information about making requests for Care Abounds in Communities funds and encouraged all congregational coordinators to be sure that their congregations use the $1300-1600 of Care in Congregations funds available to them. If a congregation does not intend to use their funds to benefit the congregation, they can use to benefit an outreach ministry that the church is involved in. Stay tuned for more breakfast meetings in the future.
Compliments of the chapter leadership board, those congregations who were represented at the breakfast meeting had the opportunity to oder a supply of napkins or cups to use in their congregational ministries. Ten of the 24 congregations in our chapter placed orders. The supplies have arrived and are being delivered to the congregations on behalf of the chapter by a new Thrivent Financial Representative, Tom Henderson. Please welcome him when he contacts your congregation.
An important part of the monthly meetings of the Chapter Leadership Board is reviewing any requests for Care Abounds in Communities projects submitted to the chapter and then approving funding as it is appropriate and available. Early in the year we received a number of requests and have responded to those as we were able. These are projects through service teams related to our chapter. They are our hands and feet involved in helping others.
Chapters of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are organized geographically and bring together members to help others and help their community. Through the Care Abounds in Communities® program, Thrivent Financial provides funding to members like you who form community service teams to conduct fund-raising activities and/or hands-on service activities to help individuals, families and qualified not-for-profit organizations. Contact a member of our chapter leadership board as noted in this newsletter for assistance in getting started.
President -- Dorothy Jeffcoat, 772-4357, dotjeffcoat@aol.com Vice Presdient -- Linda Derrick, 754-3417, derrick,linda@doc.state.sc.us Records Director -- Christy Wendland, 772-1445, christy.wendland@newberry.edu Financial Director -- Ross Jolly, 799-5224, rjolly1187@aol.com Congregational Service Team Director -- Len Carlson, 691-1790, lseaglesnest1@bellsouth.net Community Service Team Director -- Mark Cernegilia, 834-6386, mark.cerneglia@LFScarolinas.org Youth Director -- Frank Anderson, 781-4934, frankwanderson@aol.com Communications Director -- Scott Holland, 738-0395, pastorscott@sc.rr.com Assistant Financial Director -- Terry Moore, 782-6960, tam113050@juno.com Thrivent Builds Specialist -- Susan Uehling, 736-2409, sueuehling@hotmail.com Chapter FR Advisor -- Bubba Willis, 782-3500, bubba.willis@thrivent.com Chapter FR Advisor -- Robin Huber, 782-3500, robin.huber@thrivent.com Chapter FR Advisor -- Tom Henderson, 782-3500, tom.henderson@thrivent.com Advisory Member -- Dot Mathias, 788-3095, dqmathias@bellsouth.net Advisroy Member -- Sandy Jones, 556-8370, vivaenba05@aol.com
As a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, you are a part of one of nearly 1,400 groups, or chapters, of Thrivent Financial members. Your current chapter is Midlands South Carolina Chapter. The chapter system provides opportunities for members to "make a difference" by helping others through fund-raising or service activities. It also is an integral part of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' mission and vision because it helps maximize the good that we do for others.
Thrivent Financial and our chapter participate in the annual Join Hands Day. JOIN HANDS DAY is a national day of volunteering sponsored by America's fraternal benefit societies, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. It encourages youth and adults to come together to identify, plan and conduct activities to improve their communities. Last year, youth and adult members conducted nearly 3,000 activities across the country. Please contact Pastor Frank Anderson for more information.
Did you know that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a program called Care in Congregations® where funding is provided to Thrivent Financial members to conduct fund-raising and/or hands-on service activities to benefit your congregation or its related Lutheran institutions? In fact, Thrivent Financial members are encouraged to use the funds to help the congregation in its ministry to the community.
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