| Fall Retreat - 2012 |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| Green Lake Conference Center, on the shores of beautiful Green Lake will once again be the site for the SWD – LWML Fall Retreat from Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30. On Saturday, Dr. Paul L. Maier will address the retreat under the theme “Our Consistent God in a Changing World.” Dr. Maier is the Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History emeritus at Western Michigan University, the Third Vice-President of the Lutheran C... |
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| Support Camo Quilt Project by Dining Out! |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| APPLEBEES DINE TO DONATE for the CAMO QUILT PROJECT. On February 2, 2012, all Applebee restaurants in Wisconsin will be participating in a Dine to Donate event to support the Camo Quilt Project. Applebees will donate 15% of the total of your Guest Check for all redeemed flyers (applicable on food and non-alcoholic beverages, tax and tip not included). The donation is given only when a Dine to Donate Flyer is presented when you dine at Apple... |
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| Volunteers Needed for Upcoming MOST Ministries Trip to Latvia |
| Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
| MOST Ministries trip to Latvia, June 29- July 11, 2012, has openings for more volunteers. Currently, 8 people from Trinity Sheboygan are scheduled for the trip. Five adults and three teens - six of these have never been on a short term mission trip before. There is room for 4 or 5 more volunteers.
Jeff Kelm, member of the group and experienced MOST Ministries traveler, has been to Latvia seven times, Poland twice and Nicaragua once.... |
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| Kindle Servant Event |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| KINDLE servant leader workshop
Feb. 11, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Immanuel, Brookfield
Participants will:
understand better the concept of servant leadership
continue growing to be a more effective servant leader
assess strengths in one's leadership of groups
challenge growth in a selected area of leadership, resulting in strengthened group leading skills
Cost: $40 - includes lunch
Register by Feb. 1, 2012, or until th... |
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| SWD LWML Official Call to Convention |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| Official Call for the Biennial Convention for 2012. The South Wisconsin District Lutheran Women's Missionary League will meet in biennial convention at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, WI on June 23, 2012.
The voting body of the convention will be the elected delegates (or their alternates) and the voting members of the Board of Directors.
Specifications for accreditation of the delegates are provided in the... |
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| Zone 7 Servant Event |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| Jesus Paks Assembled. At The Zone 7 Fall Rally, held at Pilgrim Lutheran Curch, West Bend, attendees participated in a servant event assembling "Jesus Paks" made up of Christian literature donated to Pastor Vic Fischer's Jesus Pak ministry. They worked on this project after their speaker, business meeting and lunch were concluded. Eight items went into each pack. The ladies laid out the items on tables an... |
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| Multicultural Event 2012 |
| Monday, January 02, 2012 |
| Sharing Christ with All Cultures is the theme for the LWML Heart to Heart Sisters multi-cultural event to be held at Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church Saturday, April 14 from 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. All are invited to attend this special event. The purpose of LWML Heart to Heart Sisters is to motivate, equip, and ensure opportunities for women of diverse ethnic groups to serve the church and witness to the world. Poster to share. |
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| District Mites Update - December |
| Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| District Mites Update, December 2011.
District Goal for the 2010-2012 Biennium: $200,000.
Please continue to pray for our missionaries and mission projects.
Received as of December 31, 2011:
Mites
$ 141,085.92
Memorials/Cel... |
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| New VP of Human Care & Mission Grants named by SWD LWML |
| Monday, December 19, 2011 |
| The Executive Committee of the South Wisconsin District Lutheran Women's Missionary League would like to announce that Ruth Mueller has been chosen, and has accepted the position of Vice President of Human Care & Mission Grants. Linda Christensen asked to be removed from the office since she was no longer able to serve. Ruth Mueller has served the district LWML in many capacities through the years and has served on the Executive Committe... |
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| Service Opportunities at ISM |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| International Student Ministry (ISM) at Luther Memorial Chapel, 3833 N. Maryland Ave. , Shorewood , WI (6 blocks North of UWM) Bessie Fick, ISM Coordinator
Upcoming Activities
THANKSGIVING MEAL – Sunday, November 20th @ 11:30am - We invite you to join us for worship and Bible study beginning at 9:00am, and stay for a delicious Thanksgiving feast! We hope you'll join us. Everyone is welcome, and bring your friends! We’ll open up the gy... |
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| Grant #8 Paid! |
| Tuesday, November 08, 2011 |
| Praise God for Whom All Blessing Flow
We have now paid grant #8, Seminary Training for Church Workers, Pakistan (POBLO) $12,000. We are excited to be moving on to grant #9. There are less than 8 months left of this biennium and we have 5 more grants to fulfill . Let’s keep those mite boxes overflowing with our mites and our prayers.
Grant Number 9
LUTHERAN WOMEN IN MISSION-CAMP LUWISOMO
Lutheran Women in Mission is currentl... |
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| 24th Annual Young Women's Retreat |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| The beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison will be the setting of the 2012 Young Women's Retreat under the theme of "Love Holds Us Together." Plan now to attend February 3 and 4, 2012. Dr. Mary Hilgendorf will be our keynote speaker, Alan Lull will provide a breakout session and we will be blessed by the music ministry of Brent and Kim Wagner. The event is sponsored by the SWD LWML Young Women's Committee. Women... |
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| Church Worker Scholarships Awarded by SWD LWML |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| Church Worker Scholarships Awarded for 2011-2012 School Year. Five outstanding young women preparing for full-time church work have received scholarships from the SWD-LWML for the current school year. Each of the following young women was awarded $500.00 to help with college expenses.
CACIA SCHELER—a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran, Watertown. Cacia will be a sophomore at Concordia Univer... |
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| Watch our Mites Grow! |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
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