St. Thomas Lutheran Church Mission Calendar 2007-2008
Updated 1/21/08
Supporting the ELCA Mission efforts and our congregation/small group mission efforts. Please let us know if there is a mission event we should highlight on the calendar (Helen or Shari). Thank you!
October 2007
Mission Committee formed
Requested 2% points budget increase for mission
Hosted introductory open forums,
Including introduction to ELCA concept of “Accompaniment”
November 2007
Host Nov. 18 forum - “Accompaniment” examples
And Global Gifts for donations/sale (Cindy/Kaye/Shari/Helen)
Submit newsletter introducing committee and invitation to global mission “formation events” (Helen)
December 2007
Dec. 1 World Aids Day
Dec 2 - Guest speaker for World Aids Day and Discussion on ELCA global efforts regarding HIV/AIDS also Global Gifts (Chris)
Dec 9 - Efforts of the ELCA in the Holy Land and Palestine (also Global Gifts) both TBC???
Dec 13 (Thursday) Mission Committee meeting at church, 7 pm
Submit article for Newsletter on Fair Trade Coffee (Kaye)
Submit invitation to Global “formation events” in newsletter
January 2008
Jan 10 (Thursday) Mission Committee meeting at church, 7 pm
Jan 20 Temple Talk introducing “Year of Global Mission”
Jan 23 ELCA Missionary Visit, 7 pm, St. Thomas Church
Jan 27 Global Mission church service, Fair Trade coffee tasting and ordering
Forum “Go and Do Likewise” dvd?
Submit article for Newsletter on Fair Trade Chocolate
Provide bulletin insert on World Hunger
February 2008
Feb 3 Youth sponsored “Souper Bowl” for World Hunger
Invite special Global Mission guest or Forum on ELCA Hunger Response Book?
Invite Afghani students for Forum (Helen)
Feb 10 Divine Chocolate for Valentine’s Day (Carol)
Feb. 29 Wisconsin global mission “formation event”
March 2008
Youth sponsored “ResurrEGGtion” for Heifer International
Forum with Kaye reporting on Advocacy
April 2008
April 18 Iowa global mission “formation event”
May 2008
ECHO Temple Talk, Forum and Event (Jan E.)
Operation Bootstrap end of year event?
July 2008
July 17-20 Wisconsin ELCA 2008 Global Mission Event
September 2008
Habitat Interfaith Build
October 2008
Crop Walk - World and Local Hunger
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