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Celebrations |
Do you have a submission for Joys, Cares and
Celebrations? If so, please submit it via e-mail to Diane Ryan.
Pastor
Brady Faggart had back surgery on
Tuesday,October 11
Samuel
Dean Norton, son of Pastor Travis Norton
& wife Victoria is had open heart surgery,
Wednesday, October 12th. Pastor Norton is
presently associate pastor at Community in
Christ-Cornelius.
Holy
Comforter, Belmont as they complete
reconstruction
of their education building
damaged in a storm 6 weeks ago
and vandalism to
that facility which occurred 2 weeks
ago.
Pastor Mike Varn is
pastor.
Family
of The Reverend John "Jack" David Mauney,
Jr., who died Sunday, October 9, 2011.
Pastor Mauney's funeral was held on October 13 at
St John's Lutheran Church, Cherryville.
Family
of William Mauney Herndon, Sr. who died
on October 7, 2011. Mr. Herndon's memorial service
was held at St. Matthews
Lutheran Church, 201
N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC, on Tuesday,
October 11. The chapel and windows in the NC Synod
office was given by Mr. Herndon and members of his
family to the glory of God and in memory of
Virginia Eileen Mauney Herndon and James Edward
Herndon.
Congratulations
to The Rev. C. Pierson Shaw, Jr. who on
September 28 successfully defended his third and
final Comprehensive Exam in Systematic Theology at
the University of St. Michael's College (USMC) at
the Toronto School of Theology (TST) in the
University of Toronto in Ontario.
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Synod E-news Staff Change
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Stephanie Grantham, former full time synod
communications coordinator and for the
past year
part-time E-news editor, has resigned to focus on our
current vocation and her
graduate studies. We are
truly grateful for Stephanie's willingness to keep Enews
alive
in the past year. Rick Godby, currently serving
part-time as our synod's webmaster and
assistant in
the Helig Resource Center will now also serve as Enews
assistant, working
with Pastor Bob Shoffner our
part-time communications
coordinator.
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Synod E-news distribution to
change
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Beginning October 24 our synod's E-news will be
distributed via email biweekly to subscribers on
Mondays. Therefore, the distribution dates for the rest
of this year are: October 24, November 7 and 21,
December 5 and 19. The deadline for information to be
included in Enews will be the Wednesday (by 5 p.m.)
preceding the distribution date. Please send all
E-news articles to rshoffner@nclutheran.org. |
Post-Hurricane Irene Help
Still Needed
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Hurricane Irene left a wide path of destruction in
eastern NC with 8000 people with homes damaged or
destroyed. As you have probably read, a great deal of
the damage is on the southern part of the Outer Banks
and along the Pamlico Sound. These homes are primary
residences of people who have lived in those areas for
generations and often make their living from the
inlets and the ocean. The Lutheran role for many
years has been to work with other denominations to
meet long-term needs. We do this work through the NC
Interfaith Disaster Response Committee which prioritizes
and allocates funds raised to help the most serious
situations. Funds collected through your church
will help many people get back on their feet.
Thrivent Financial will supplement these gifts up to
a collective total of $3000. Please make your checks and
gifts to your church and mark NCIDRC in the memo
line. (This is also the NC organization to which funds
raised by LDR will go) . Clean-up
buckets still needed to help victims of Hurricane
Irene:The storage units for clean up
kits are empty and 5300 clean up buckets are needed
as quickly as possible. Please consider this proposal
quickly. All the information you need is here.
For more information
contact: Virginia S Hultquist, Lead Lutheran
Engagement Specialist , Southeast Region 509 Audubon
Dr. Greensboro, NC 27410 Direct: 843-412-1320 Fax:
336-285-6965 Email:
ginny.hultquist@thrivent.com |
Other Thrivent
News
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Another Thrivent Member Benefit
is available for you. THRIVENT MEMBERS
can
now order the "famous" Thrivent wall calendars
for 2012 --- Reply by October 15 and
receive yours
free! See your recent Thrivent Magazine (page 26) for
information and a
reply post card. Complete this post
card and reply by October 15 to receive your
free.
9-by-12-inch calendar that includes principal
Lutheran seasons and festivals. Members
can also
receive this calendar by visiting
Thrivent.com/magazine/calendar and placing
your
request by October 15. Enjoy a year of inspiring
photography by Thrivent members
illustrating their
favorite Bible verses.
A set of five
calendars will be mailed to Lutheran
congregations in late October.
Questions? Call
1-800-THRIVENT (847-4836), say "Member
Connections".
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Patrick J. Foley is new LSA
Chief Operating Officer
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Lutheran Services for the Aging (LSA) recently
named Patrick J. Foley as Chief
Operating Officer
(COO) for the state-wide healthcare organization. As
COO, he will
oversee the operation of LSA's nursing
homes, retirement communities, assisted
living
residences, and adult day
services.
"Pat is a highly regarded and well
respected nursing home administrator who comes to
us
with a history of excellence," stated LSA President Ted
W. Goins, Jr. "We are truly
fortunate that he has
chosen to join LSA and we believe he has the critical
leadership
skills needed to support the
organization."
Foley, a graduate of Pennsylvania
State University with a Masters of Science
in
Administrative and Therapeutic Parks and
Recreation, brings over 25 years of long-term
care
experience to the COO position, including 23 years as a
nursing home administrator.
Originally from
Hamilton Township, NJ, Foley and his wife, Patricia,
have been
Salisbury residents for 19
years.
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Lutheran Family Services
Desperately Seeking Wheels
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Kids getting older? Thinking of trading
in Mom's minivan for something with a bit
more
pizzazz?
Lutheran Family Services in the
Carolinas (LFS) is desperately seeking four new
or
gently used minivans to transport developmentally
disabled youth and adults. According
to Myra Griffie,
LFS chief operating officer, "Our fleet of vehicles has
aged to the point
that repairs are no longer
practical, but there simply aren't funds available right
now for
new or even good used vehicles. Because of
certain legal restrictions, we cannot accept
the
large 15 passenger vans, but a minivan would truly be a
blessing!"
Griffie states that the organization
is also in need of a good reliable vehicle of most
any
type for Kinard Manor, its residence for homeless
veterans located in Greenwood, SC.
To learn the
"how to" of donating a vehicle, including important tax
information
regarding the deductibility of your gift,
contact chief development officer Betty Kuhn at
(704)
754-7563 or Michael Handy, development associate, at
(704) 940-3309.
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