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| Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Fall 2004 |
| Election Results for the Owatonna Chapter |
The following persons were elected to leadership positions in the Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial. They will assume a one year term beginning on January 1, 2005.
Persons elected to one of these positions may serve a maximum of four one year terms.
President: Richard (Dick) Schuster ~ 451-7163
Vice-President: David Thomas ~ 451-9466
Records Director: Joan Mosher ~ 451-7242
Financial Director: Gary Gilderhus ~ 455-1311
Assistant Financial Director: David Kenow ~ 451-6941
Communications Director: Marlene Camilli ~ 451-7292
Community Service Team Director: Dean Christianson ~ 451-2278
Congregational Service Team Director: Russell Rudolf ~ 451-8911
Events Director: Cherry Schwartz ~ 451-6676
Youth Director:
Special Advisor: Fred Von Ruden ~ 451-1027
| Care Abounds in Communities™ |
Through the Care Abounds in Communities™ chapter Care program, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides funding for members participating in community service teams. These teams are formed to conduct fund-raising activities (including appeal/collections) and/or hands-on service activities. Activities can benefit individuals, families, local communities or organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, excluding congregations. (This includes charitable, educational and religious organizations, excluding congregations.) Activity requests for funding are directed to the chapter leadership board.
To apply for a matching gift one must request, complete, and return an 'Activity Request' form. These forms may be secured from the Financial Director. This form is to be returned to the Financial Director Sixty days in advance of the event to be matched.
| Opportunity to Help Others |
Do you know someone with health problems and/or high medical expenses? Is there a school, park or camp that could benefit from new equipment? As members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, we have a unique opportunity to help others and make a positive impact right here in Owatonna.
To learn more, contact our chapter leadership board as noted in this newsletter or visit the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Web site at www.thrivent.com/fraternal.
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial through the program "Care Abounds in Communities" has added $13,279 in the first ten months of 2004.
A few of the programs that have been supplemented are: Crop Walk - Steele County Food Shelf for $1,600; Contact for $800; the Exchange Club Center for Family Unity for $1,600; Steele County Clothesline for $400; Cultural Diversity for $800; Red Cross for $1,271; the Cindy Sharpe event for $2,500; the Craig Ulrich event for $1,311...etc.
In addition, the chapter leaders have voted, out of the operating funds, $200 to the Wartburg College Castle Singers, $194 for Camp Winnebago, and $500 to the Bull Pen Club at Dartt's Park.
Before the year is over about $5,000 more will be supplemented.
| Lutheran Parishes within the Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial |
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial works with seven congregations within Steele County. The churches are:
Aurora Lutheran 6329 SE 38th Street Owatonna, MN 55060-4150
Emmanuel Lutheran 750 Jeffrey Street Owatonna, MN 55060-2738
Good Shepherd Lutheran 2500 7th Avenue NE Owatonna, MN 55060-1488
Our Savior's Lutheran 1909 St. Paul Road Owatonna, MN 55060-0423
Redeemer Lutheran 1054 Truman Avenue Owatonna, MN 55060-3540
Saint John Lutheran 1301 Lincoln Avenue Owatonna, MN 55060-4031
Trinity Lutheran 609 Lincoln Avenue Owatonna, MN 55060-3407
Your Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial is attempting to make arrangements for a winter "all member event". You will need to be on the "look out" for details.
| Congregational Service Teams |
A congregational service team includes all Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members who want to come together to help a particular congregation or its associated Lutheran institutions. Teams help by conducting fund-raising activities (including appeals/collections) and/or hands-on service activities such as painting the church or building cabinetry for the fellowship hall.
The congregational service team must have three Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members from separate households registered as congregational coordinators. These members do not need to be members of the congregation.
In addition, at least six Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members (benefit, associate and/or youth members), each from a different household, must participate in an activity to receive supporting funds from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans through the Care in Congregations® program. Congregational coordinators may be included in the required six member households.
Participating congregational service team members may differ from one activity to the next, and participants do not need to be members of the congregation benefiting from the activity. (If the six-member-household requirement is met, nonmembers may and are encouraged to participate in the activity.)
Funds that a congregational service team uses to help its congregation or related Lutheran institution(s) come directly from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans through the Care in Congregations® program.
Note: A congregational service team also may conduct Care Abounds in Communities™ activities to benefit individuals, families, local communities or organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (This includes charitable, educational and religious organizations.) In these situations, the service team requests funds and accesses resources from a chapter leadership board thorugh the Care Abounds in Communities™ program.
To find out more about your Congregational Service Team please telephone your parish and ask for the names of your team members. The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial has seven congregations and seven teams within its unit. Each congregation's team consists of no less than three members.
| Care Abounds In Communities™ |
Show you care for your community through an exciting Thrivent Financial program called Care Abounds in Communities™. Through this program, Thrivent Financial provides funding to support members like you who want to make a difference. Accessing supplemental funds for fund-raising efforts or funds to purchase supplies for hands-on service activities is easy through our chapter leadership board. Your first step is to form a community service team—a team of volunteers that conducts an activity to help individuals, families and/or qualified not-for-profit organizations. Then you can contact our chapter leadership board for more information and help.
| The National Lutheran Choir |
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial is planning to be one of the sponsoring units for a concert by The National Lutheran Choir. This choir is scheduled to appeared at St. John Lutheran, 1301 Lincoln Avenue SE, Owatonna, MN on Saturday evening, May 14, 2005 - the Eve of Pentecost. This 7:00 p.m. event will focus on Pentecost Music.
Dr. David Cherwien is the director of the National Lutheran Choir. When he directs the choir at St. John Lutheran in May, the choir will conclude its 19th year of existence. The choir was organized by Dr. Larry Fleming.
This will be the second time this particular choir has appeared in Owatonna in the past ten years.
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