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1 D I R E WOMEN OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA Southeastern Iowa Synodical Women s Organization Were you there? At the 29th Annual Gathering/Convention in Ely? Here are some pictures from the event. You may find yourself, if not you can see how much fun it was. C T I O N S Fall 2016 IN THIS ISSUE President Sue.....pg.2 Cluster News...pg 10 Triennial Scholarship. pg 3 Notes from Treasurer pg 13 Triennial Update pg 4 LWR Form. pg 15 Fall Retreat. pg.7 Volume XXVIIII NO. 3
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3 ATTENTION: Calling a woman who is a FIRST time attendee to the 2017 triennial gathering if cost is overwhelming, we have one partial scholarship you can apply for. Please fill out the scholarship form below and return it by October 30, 2016 to Linda Kortemeyer. The board will review and let you know if you are awarded the scholarship. Sue Mangels, President First Time Attendee to 2017 Triennial Gathering Partial Scholarship Registration NAME ADDRESS PHONE REASON WE SHOULD CONSIDER YOU FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP * CHURCH SEND TO: Linda Kortemeyer-3406 Forest Road, Davenport, IA by October 30, If you need more space for your reason for us to consider you, use back of sheet. Good Luck to everyone. This is an opportunity you do not want to miss. 3
4 Registration opens September 6, 2016 Mark your calendars for the Tenth Triennial Gathering, July 13-16, 2017, in Minneapolis, Minn. Registration opens September 6, Check prices here. A downloadable registration book will be available by mid August. If you would like to receive a copy in the mail, contact us. Go to click on Triennial Gathering, then click on Registration. You can then go and check out prices and contact information. Check back on the web site for more information on lodging. Early-bird registration, through January 6, 2017, is $310; after that registration is $350. Day registrations are $175. On Sept. 6, you may register online on this website. If you would like to receive a registration booklet, women.elca@elca.org and include registration booklet in the subject line. Remember to provide your full mailing address. Booklets will be available in mid-august. We will also post them for download. We are real women talking about our faith. About our doubts and challenges. About joy and what inspires us. We ll experience simple conversations between friends old and new that will develop into a movement sweeping the church, inspired and infused with the Holy Spirit. Print out the coloring page on the opposite page, Pass it around to Women of your church, get everyone excited about going to Minneapolis in Bus Update for the 2017 Triennial Gathering in Minneapolis. The bus is filling up, there are 35 ladies on the list. We still have room for 20 more. The cost per person would be $125.00; we will leave on Wednesday, July 12 and return home on Monday, July 17. This amount may seem high; but consider the frustration of driving in the Minneapolis area, plus there will be a fee for parking your vehicle in the hotel lot. Besides, we get chauffeured up and back; dropped off at the hotel and have fun on the ride up and back. The trip would start in Davenport, stopping in Iowa City and Interstate 35-Des Moines/Ames area. Use the form below, fill it out and mail back to me, with payment. Deadline for the bus is Feb Your payment will guarantee you a seat on the bus. The sooner you get it in the better. Any questions in regards to the trip let me know-lynda Miller, my contact info is in this newsletter. Bus Registration Form NAME Address Phone Number Street Address City/State/Zip Code Payment of $ will reserve you a seat on the bus to Minneapolis. and back home Send Payment to: Lynda Miller-1808 S. 11th Ave., Eldridge, IA
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6 Lutheran Chaplaincy Outreach (LCO) is at a crossroads, your financial support is needed!! We have implemented a 1 2 of 1 percent campaign since We ask that you go to your WELCA Boards, your church councils and ask to fund 1 2 of 1% of your WELCA/congregation budget to support LCO Ministry at the UIHC indefinite ly. You need this partnership with LCO. HELP US, PARTNER WITH US WITH 1 2 OF 1 % TODAY. Your gifts directly fund A ELCA Chaplain at UIHC Mail checks to: LCO 123 East Market Street Iowa City, IA For more information call or go to and click the Support LCO on the left side of the front page. All anew Women of the ELCA Tenth Triennial Gathering Minneapolis, MN July 13-16, 2017 Go to: welcatg.org to get information and print out a poster to put up in your church. Join thousands of other ladies in Minnesota! Directions Subscription Form Cost is $5 annually payable to: Southeastern Iowa Synodical Women of the ELCA. To subscribe to Directions, please fill out the form below and mail with payment to: SWO TREASURER Linda Kortemeyer 3406 Forest Road Davenport, IA If you are sending in a subscription for more than one person; please put their information on a separate sheet of paper, with names and addresses. Date Name Address City State Zip + 4 Phone Church and Town Address Cluster 6
7 SEIA WOMEN OF THE ELCA FALL RETREAT Grace Lutheran Camp-Peter Building nd Street, DeWitt, IA The East Side Fall Retreat will be held at Grace Lutheran Camp, DeWitt, Iowa on Saturday, October 15, The day will start with you arriving at 9:00 a.m. The board members will have juice, coffee, and sweet rolls for you to start your day. We will have lunch for you as well. Bible study and coloring will be the morning activities. The afternoon will be spent learning about colors with Ms. Jen Knutsen who is a Mary Kay Cosmetic Rep, she will help us find our true color (no sales pitch). The cost will be $10.00 per person. Get a car load of your girlfriends and head for Dewitt for a day of fun and renewing friendships. Send your registration to Linda Kortemeyer by October 1, A confirmation letter with all the details will be sent to the registered ladies. Let us have a full house! The Discipleship Committee SE Iowa Women of the ELCA REGISTRATION FOR 2016 EAST SIDE FALL RETREAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 SE IOWA WOMEN OF THE ELCA NAME ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP ADDRESS SEND CHECK TO: Linda Kortemeyer, 3406 Forest Road, Davenport, IA Please make check out to: The SE Iowa Women of the ELCA Registration is $10.00 per person by Oct. 1,
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9 ****************************************************** There is so much that God wants to do in you, for you, and through you. Step back and let God take the leading role in your life. Amen 9
10 Cluster News Fall Updates Cluster 1 Met on May 7, 2016 at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada. The Program was presented by Ron Krull who presented an excellent program about Hitler and the Holocaust. Judy Craven read a poem to close and thanked Memorial church women who served and helped. We closed with the Lord s prayer. The Fall Gathering will be October 8 at Palestine. Dawn Spencer, Secretary Cluster 2 The next Cluster Event will be held on Oct. 1 at Elim Lutheran Church, Marshalltown. Pat Kolpin, Coordinator CLUSTER CALENDAR Fall 2016 Cluster Gatherings Cluster 1.. Palestine Cluster 2 Elim Lutheran Church Marshalltown Cluster 6 Our next Wor k Day meeting is September 24 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Buffalo. Cluster 8 : The Spring Cluster Gathering was held at Bethany Church in Burlington on Thursday, April 21,2016 with 38 in attendance. Pastor Ralph Andersen led worship on John 14:6, Jesus said to him, I am the, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. with Holy communion. The program on Human Trafficking was presented by Sandy Chandonia. The in Kind gifts were for the Salvation Army food Pantry. The Fall Gathering: will be Sat. October 1st First Lutheran 101 Blondeau St. Keokuk, IA Handicap accessible Cluster 8, Secretary, Delores Stigge 10 Oct. 1 Cluster 3 Cluster 4.. Cluster 5 Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Preston Cluster 5 Will meet September 17, 2016 at Saint John s Lutheran church, Preston, IA. The bible study will be led by Pastor Virginia Anderson Larson based on 1 Corinthians 6: The program will be Listen to your Body. This will be a presentation on exercise and diet. The Love gift will be given to the Manor Center in Preston. The offering cause will be LWR shipping beyond Minneapolis. The day will start at 8:30 a.m and finish with lunch at noon. Respectfully, Carol Gruhn and Roberta Jurgersen Oct.8, Sept. 17 Cluster 6 Sept. 24 Calvary Lutheran Church Buffalo Cluster 7 Cluster st Lutheran Keokuk Cluster 9.. Cluster 10/11 Oct. 1
11 Have you received your registration book from WELCA? If not, you can go to their website and down load it. Registration opens September 6, Still on the fence about going? Below are 10 good reasons why you should join your Sisters in Christ in Minneapolis. There is more information in this newsletter about this exciting event. You can contact me, Lynda Miller and I will try and help you with any questions or concerns you may have. 11
12 Your SWO Stewardship Committee, Virginal Eggers and Judy Hardesty 12
13 Dollars and Cents from SWO Treasurer Linda Kortemeyer 13
14 Vice President s Corner The summer is going quickly and we will be getting ready for our Fall Church year. I was so glad to see so many of you at the Gathering in Ely. What a great time we had. Thank you to all who helped make it such a success. I saw lots of familiar faces and met many new ones. I also want to thank the nominating committee of Pat Kolpin, chair, Lois O Donnell, and Carolyn Ahlstrom. What a wonderful job they did making calls, sending s and letters to find women who are willing to serve and do God s work for the WELCA of Southeast Iowa. I want to thank all who have answered yes to serve on the SWO Board, your Cluster or Unit Board. May you have a successful year and find joy in serving the Lord. The song The Lord Now Sends Us Forth p. 538 in our Worship Hymnal begins The Lord now sends us forth with hands to serve and give, and continues Help us, O Lord, we pray, to do your will today. God Bless, Your Sister in Christ, Kris Elgin Publication and Deadline Dates Issue Deadline Mailing Date Spring..Feb. 10..March 1st Winter Issue Deadline: November 10 Summer...April 10...May 1st Fall..August 10...September 1st Winter November 10 December 1st 14
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16 ODDS AND ENDS OF NEWS The Fall Cluster 8 Gathering will be Saturday, October 1st at First Lutheran in Keokuk. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. The program will the Kingdom Klowns of Iowa by Leroy & Lulu. Some of you may have seen them at the Syodical Gathering but this will be a different program. So any and all women are invited to Keokuk to enjoy this great program and the day. Registration is due by Sept 25th to Sharon at Hope to see you there. Suann Hohn, President Keokuk WELCA Nominations for Women of the ELCA leadership in the triennium are being received through November 30, The nominating committee will consider nominations for secretary, treasurer and board members. You should obtain the consent of the person you nominate before submitting her name. Only nomination forms submitted online will be accepted. Voting members of the Tenth Triennial Convention (July 11-13, 2017) will elect four officers and 17 women to serve on the churchwide executive board as part of the business they will conduct. The president and vice president are elected at the convention by nominating ballot; thus no advance nominations are needed for these two positions (see the churchwide women s organization constitution, Article XIV, Section 5, items 1 2). The Tenth Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA will be held in Minneapolis, Minn. Go to the Women of the ELCA web site to down load the nomination form. All Anew Devotional Coloring Book This 32-page devotional features meditations written by women and men from across the church focused around the theme "All Anew." Each page includes a Bible passage, brief devotion and prayer, as well as graphics readers can color as they ponder each passage. The $10 price includes shipping. All proceeds benefit the ministries of Women of the ELCA. Go to to order. 16
17 RESOURCE PERSONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING South East Iowa Synod Office HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE Sandy Chandonia Kathryn Bly Rhonda Hershberg Cell Phone Lois O Donnell Lois.Odonell123@gmail.com Phone Southeast Iowa Synod Website To get to our web page-click on About-then click Southeastern Women s Organization to get to our page 17
18 RESOURCE PERSONS Directions Editor Lynda Miller 1808 S. 11th Avenue Eldridge, IA ChurchWide Women of the ELCA 8765 W. Higgins Rd. Chicago, IL ext Women Together in Prayer Mondays at Noon SE Iowa Synod Council Board Position Karen Goedeken 6400 N. Glen Dr. Palo, IA Today s Dream Tomorrow s Reality Racial Justice Advocate Deb Husak 2071 Hwy. E43 Toledo, IA rdhusak@iowatelecom.net CLUSTER LEADERS Cluster #1 Marilyn Greene Ardy Hines 305 West 5th St NW Elm Ln. Huxley, IA Ankeny, IA marilyngreene29@yahoo.com cycloneardy@hotmail.com Cluster #6 Gabrielle Machalek st Avenue Rock Island, IL Carebearskinrug@gmail.com Cluster #9 Anita Simmons 1117 D Ave. Albia, IA alsimmons@mchsi.com Cluster #2 Pat Kolpin 400 McCellan Tama, IA Cluster #5 Roberta Jurgensen Carol Gruhn Cluster #4 Deanne Bennett th St. Wheatland, IA N. 4th St th Ave. N. Clinton, IA Clinton, IA dcbennett@fbcom.net gruhn15@hotmail.com Cluster #7 Peggy Harris, Secretary 1103 N. 2nd Ave. Washington, IA harris.peg@gmail.com Cluster #8 Delores Stigge N. Gear Ave. Burlington, IA Cluster #10/11 Jane White 3918 SE 15th Ct. Des Moines, IA janepaul3918@centurylink.net Please send updates to: Lynda Miller 1808 S. 11th Ave. Eldridge, IA lmchurchlady56@gmail.com 18 (Note: only the Chairperson receives a free subscription to the Directions. If a Cluster wishes the Board to receive it, they should send in subscription forms with payment). I need to be informed when the Chairperson changes.
19 Southeastern Iowa Women s Organization Directory President : Sue Mangels 523 Messenger Rd. Keokuk, IA H C sue.mangels52@gmail.com Cluster Liaison 8 Secretary Jane Kruse 805 S. 14th Ave. Washington, IA H C ajkruse@iowatelecom.net Cluster Liaison 7 Vice President Kris Elgin 2440 Newport Avenue Oskaloosa, IA C rselgin1@hotmail.com Cluster Liaison 9 Treasurer Linda Kortemeyer 3406 Forest Road Davenport, IA H korte4m3@gmail.com Cluster Liaison 4 STEWARDSHIP Virginia Eggers th Street Clinton, IA H C virginiaeggers1949@gmail.com Cluster Liaison 5 WE NEED YOU! Contact Sue Mangels. JUSTICE Judy Hardesty 320 E. Washington St. Apt. 9E Iowa City, IA C Judy.Hardesty3@gmail. com Maureen Johnson 722 E. 2nd Madrid, IA H C dbhouser@huxcomm.net Cluster Liaison 1 DISCIPLESHIP Ardy Proehl 513 NW 3rd St. #8 Ogden,IA Cell arproehl@gmail.com Cluster 2 Jane White LWR 3918 SE 15th Ct. Des Moines, IA H janepaul3918@centurylink.net Cluster Liaison 10/11 Lynda Miller 1808 S. 11th Ave. Eldridge IA H C lmchurchlady56@gmail.com Cluster Liaison 6 Send corrections to Lynda Miller 1808 S. 11th Avenue Eldridge, IA lmchurchlady56@gmail.com 19
20 Non-Profit ORG. U. S. Postage RETURN ADDRESS: Lynda Miller, Editor 1808 S. 11th Avenue Eldridge, IA REF: Women of the ELCA Return Service Requested PAID Rock Island, IL Permit No. 243 DATES TO REMEMBER The East Side Fall Retreat-Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Camp, DeWitt, IA See Page 7 for all the information and registration. Triennial-July13-16, 2017-Minneapolis, Minnesota lots of information in this issue.
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