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| May 2005 - Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial |
| AN ALL-MEMBER EVENT - PENTECOST VESPERS |
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial and the St. John Lutheran Foundation are pleased to present the National Lutheran Choir and the "Pentecost Vespers".
Saturday - May 14, 2005 - 7:00 p.m.
At
St. John Lutheran Church
1301 Lincoln Avenue S.E.
Owatonna, MN 55060
With
The National Lutheran Choir directed by Dr. David Cherwien
Describing the event Dr. David Cherwien wrote, "Drawing upon the Spirit of Pentecost and weaving together inspiring choral literature and hymns of the Church, we (the National Lutheran Choir) communicate in the universal language of Praise. The music will include choral works by J. S. Bach, Kenneth Jennings, Leland Sateren, and others.
This Pentecost Vespers will consist of a variety of favorite hymns with some participation by those sitting in the pews.
Tickets:
The ticket price of $16.00 or $12.00 is reduced to $8.00 for Thrivent Financial members with the use of a coupon that may be picked up from your Congregational Coordinator or from your Church Office after April 24, 2005.
Send your check ($8.00 X number of people - please include a coupon for each person) for tickets prior to May 1, 2005 to R. Rudolf, 616 11th Street S.E., Owatonna, MN 55060. The coupons are limited to the first 300 received.
The tickets will be held for you and may be picked up at St. John Lutheran the evening of the Pentecost Vespers.
The National Lutheran Choir, under the direction of Dr. David Cherwien, seeks to strengthen, renew and preserve the Lutheran heritage of choral music through the highest standards of performance and literature. The National Lutheran Choir consists of 80 voices. Most of the participants are professional musicians and most of them have sung in a major college choir. Some drive as far as 200 miles for the weekly rehearsals.
| MORE ON THE NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR |
Founded by Dr. Larry Fleming in 1986, the choir performs literature from the entire spectrum of sacred choral music, with and without instrumental accompaniment. The choir’s rich and diverse repertoire ranges from early chant to new compositions and from simple folk anthems to complex orchestral masterworks.
Members of the National Lutheran Choir are drawn from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and beyond for weekly rehearsals and local and national performances. The ensemble presents a wide range of choral works in concert and worship settings, leads workshops in choral techniques, hymnody and liturgy, commissions and publishes new compositions, and broadcasts and records extensively.
| HTTP://WWW.LUTHERANSONLINE.COM/OWATONNACHAPTER |
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial has a web site. In addition to containing a variety of information, it contains a wealth of information: i.e., information on Chapter Leaders, information on congregations, information on Congregational Coordinators, information on reports (see "High-Lites" - Did you know...) and it contains copies of the three previous newsletters.
After you locate it you may wish to bookmark it.
| FINDING INFORMATION ON OTHER CHAPTERS IN THE UNITED STATES |
Begin by going to lutheransonline.com. ...when that page appears look to the upper left for Chapters/RFO. After clicking on it a page with the title Regional Financial Office/Chapter Web Site locator. When the RFO/Chapter Web Site page appears, scroll down to where it asks for a zip code.
Let's assume you are looking for the Steele County Chapter of Thrivent Financial. Where it asks for a zip code, you would need to add the zip code for Blooming Prairie - 55917. Once that has been submitted you will come to a Chapter List...scroll down until you find the Steele County Chapter.
Sometimes when you don't know in which city a specific chapter is located you might need to try the zip codes (one at a time) for the towns within that county.
| OUR VICE PRESIDENT - DAVID THOMAS |
Both my wife & I were born & raised in North Dakota. After High School I enlisted in the Air Force where I served on a war alert team controlling fighter aircraft. After my AF service Ruth & I were married & we moved to the west coast. I attended Eastern Washington State College & graduated with a degree in business management.
For a few years we lived in the Seattle area where I worked at Boeing. In the fall of 1969 we moved to Owatonna where I worked for Jostens at their south town plant. Five years later I went to work at Truth where I worked in the Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Departments. In 1988 I went to the Gandy Company where I held the position of VP & General Manager. In 2002 I retired.
Since retirement I have been doing business consulting & working on restoring collector cars in my shop. We have two daughters who are married & live in Owatonna .We feel very blessed to have them & our seven grandchildren close enough that we can see & share in their almost constant activities. Ruth & I attend Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Owatonna.
| 2004 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Fraternal Assistance - Owatonna Chapter Report |
The Owatonna Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has 2,672 members.
Member Benefits
Member Gift Programs $4,451
$4,451 in matching funds was given to Lutheran organizations, based on contributions
from 42 members.
Scholarship Programs $16,000
2 members received $16,000 in scholarship assistance.
Educational Materials $26,992
386 members received 1,254 educational materials valued at $26,992.
Community Benefits
Chapter Programs $6,197
41 programs or activities were conducted by members. Total attendance was 10,999.
8,197 volunteer hours were reported through these activities.
Chapter Care Programs $136,652
36 projects were conducted by Community and Congregational service teams. Funds raised
by members plus supplemental funds totaled $136,652.
2004 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' fraternal assistance through Owatonna Chapter totaled $190,292
When one adds the numbers from the Steele County Chapter of Thrivent Financial, one learns that because of the two chapters $296,842.00 was brought to the residents of Steele County.
| MAKING USE OF 'GIVINGPLUS" |
Are you aware that as a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, financial gifts you make to a Lutheran organization might be able to be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans?
Through Thrivent Financial's GivingPlus program, members can donate financial gifts to two different Lutheran organizations enrolled in the program each year, and Thrivent Financial will contribute $1 for every $2, up to $300 per year for each organization. For example, if you donate gifts of $600 or more to two eligible Lutheran organizations each, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $600 ($300 for each organization). In addition, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $25 for members who volunteer 25 hours or more at the organization receiving their gift.
All you need to do is complete a GivingPlus Member Gift form (available online or from the Lutheran organization) and submit it with your donation to the Lutheran organization. It's a very simple process.
For complete details and guidelines about this one-of-a-kind member benefit program and for copies of the Member Gift form, go to www.thrivent.com/fraternal/churchcommunity/givingplus.html. If you used the program in the past, please review the site for excellent enhancements made to the 2005 program, which allow even more members to make an even greater impact to the organizations they support through their gifts.
Think in terms of providing a year gift (supplemented by Thrivent Financial) to the Lutheran church college of your choosing.
| BRING A FRIEND OR TWO TO THE PENTECOST VESPERS |
Remember to order your tickets as quickly as possible...the coupon offer ($8.00 off of $16.00 and $4.00 off the student price of $12,00) is limited to the first 300 received. A coupon is needed for each ticket order and are available at your parish office.
See the front page of this newsletter for details.
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