Mission Grant Goal $260,000.00

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1 Women On a Mission Minnesota South District Fall, 2014 Convention Highlights Inside This Issue Mission Grants Page 2 Wild Website Wonders Page 2 Fall Rally Information Page 3 Convention Offerings Received 1. MNS LWML Mission Grants $ 5, G.U.P.P.Y. $ 3, Mercy Ministry, Dominican Republic $ 3, Concordia University Food Shelf, Concordia, St. Paul $ 3, Mission Grant Goal $260, Pastor s Greetings Page 4 Gospel Outreach Page 4 President s Greetings Page 5 Human Care News Page 5 Thrivent Choice Page 6 Servant Rresources Page 6 Quarterly News Page 6 Joyful Response Page 6 Memorials Page 6 Christian Life News Page 7 DVD Order Form Page 7 Board of Directors Page 8 Appointments The position of Financial Secretary has changed. Audrey Oehlke has resigned as Financial Secretary. Joann Rosenfeld has been appointed and approved by the Executive Committee to replace Audrey as Financial Secretary. All remittances, such as mites and offerings should now be sent to Joann. Joann s address is th Street, Arlington, MN Appointed as WOM Editor is Diane Frauendienst. Diane's address is: 305 N. 8th Street, Henderson, MN Her phone number is All information for the WOM should now be sent to Diane. Events and Deadlines October 4 & 11 Inspirational Women s Leadership Conference, Mankato November 11 District Board of Directors Meeting, North Mankato January 1, 2015 Young Women s Representative Application Deadline This issue of the WOM was printed in September, 2014 Next WOM Deadline: November 5, 2014 $35, in mites collected this quarter! Submit articles for the Women On a Mission to: comm@mnslwml.org

2 Page 2 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, Gospel Outreach Name of Grant Beginning Balance Previously Paid Paid This Quarter Paid to Date Unpaid Balance The Dwelling Place, Transitional Housing Program, Domestic Violence, Twin Cities Expanding Outreach to Ethnic Women & Families - POBLO, Rochester Tuition Asistance for Students Seeking a Lutheran High School Education, MNS District $10, $0.00 $ $ $9, $12, $0.00 $ $ $11, $80, $0.00 $3, $3, $76, Trinity/HOPE, Feeding Children in Haiti $5, $0.00 $ $ $4, Concordia Theological Seminary Food & Clothing Co-op, Fort Wayne, IN Mission Central - Funding Missionaries & Support for Church Planters/Vicars in India $10, $0.00 $ $ $9, $20, $0.00 $20,000 $20, $0.00 Lutheran Braille Workers Lutheran Library for the Blind $5, $0.00 $ $ $4, Ghana Seminary Support - LCMS $10, $0.00 $ $ $9, Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM) $7, $0.00 $ $ $7, Assisting Youth/College Students to be Companions/Camp Counselor Interns, Bethesda How Can I Understand? Lutheran Books for Families in Ethiopia $5, $0.00 $ $ $4, $8, $0.00 $ $ $7, CLEF International Lutheran Hymnal Project $10, $0.00 $ $ $9, Shepherd s Canyon Retreat/Client Scholarships $9, $0.00 $ $ $8, Mission Focus Expansion of New Pastor Orientation Process/ New Worker Retreat (partial) $3, $0.00 $ $73.00 $3, Total Mission Grants Projects $195, $0.00 $28, $28, $166, National LWML $65, $0.00 $7, $7, $57, Total Mites $260, $0.00 $35, $35, $224, Mite Minute: The new Mission Grant goal adopted at the 2014 District Convention is $260,000. We need to collect $10,833 each month or $32,500 each quarter to reach our goal! Let s start out strong. All money should be sent to the new Financial Secretary. Editor: Assistant Editor: Circulation Manager: The WOMEN ON A MISSION (WOM) Is published four times a year by the LWML Minnesota South District, an auxiliary organization of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Diane Frauendienst To Be Appointed Carolyn Wagner Did you know? MN South LWML has a Facebook page! Have you liked it yet? mnslwml We have 98 likes only 2 more to go to get to 100! Our Vice President of Servant Resources, Joy Anderson, posts daily on this page - news about LWML, upcoming events, the newest products, lots of great stuff! Like the page to keep up to date on the latest news! Don t have a Facebook account? That s OK - you can see it anyway all Facebook pages are public! Visit the address above to check it out. No need to sign in.

3 Page 3 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, 2014 Fall Rallies For updates and more information, please see the website at under the Events tab. Conference/Zone Date/Time Location Speaker/Theme Capital Conference NE Suburban Zone Oct am Prince of Peace Lutheran, Spring Lake Park Rev. Paul Strawn St. Paul Metro Zone Oct. 11 9:30 am Jehovah Lutheran, St. Paul Richard Dorn, He is the potter, we are the clay Crow River Conference Arlington Zone Sept. 24 6:30 pm St. John Lutheran, Gaylord Shirley Johnson, YWR to National Convention Litchfield Zone Oct. 21 6:30 pm Bethelhem Lutheran, Annandale Rev. Rob Jarvis, No Silver Bullets - seeking to reclaim our young people Mankato Zone Sept. 13 9:00 am Salem Lutheran, Madelia Rev. Greg Volbrecht McLeod Zone Oct. 21 6:30 pm First Evangelical Lutheran, Glencoe Rev. Daniel Welch, Reformation Lyndale Conference St. Croix River Zone Oct am St. John Lutheran, Woodbury Becky Grossman, Lutheran Bible Translators SE Suburban Zone Oct am Messiah Lutheran, Lakeville Rev. Tom Evans, Mission India Minneapolis Conference Minneapolis Metro Zone Oct am Mount Calvary Lutheran, Richfield Cynthia Khan, Director, Cross Cultural Ministries, POBLO NW Suburban Zone Oct. 21 6:30 pm Grace Lutheran, Brooklyn Park Rev. Dr. Fungchatao Lo, LINC SW Suburban Zone Sept am Immanuel Lutheran, Prior Lake Carol Zemke, Lutheran Braille Workers Minnetonka Conference Lake Minnetonka Zone Oct. 21 6:30 pm Bethlehem Lutheran, Minnetonka Doug Peterson, Lov INC of Eastern Carver Co. North Carver Zone Oct. 6 6:30 pm Zion Lutheran, Cologne Wendy Gray, Tree House Ministries South Carver Zone Oct. 6 6:30 pm Zion Lutheran, Cologne Wendy Gray, Tree House Ministries Owatonna Conference Austin Zone Sept am Trinity Lutheran, Janesville Rev. Paul Strawn, Ghana and Nigeria Faribault Zone Sept am Trinity Lutheran, Janesville Rev. Paul Strawn, Ghana and Nigeria Waseca Zone Sept am Trinity Lutheran, Janesville Rev. Paul Strawn, Ghana and Nigeria Southwest Conference Blue Earth Zone Oct. 5 1:30 pm Immanuel Lutheran, Fairmont Paul Steinhaus, Principal, Martin Luther High School, Northrup Pipestone Zone Oct am St. John s Lutheran, Trosky Rev. Nix, Deaf Ministry Sherburn Zone Sept am St. John Lutheran, Sherburn Kathy Johnson, Medicine from a Different Bottle Worthington Zone Oct am Our Savior Lutheran, Windom Rev. William Utech, Cross Country Culture Whitewater Conference Lake Pepin Zone Nov. 1 9 am Immanuel Lutheran, Plainview Rev. Ron Moritz, Canine Care Companions Rochester Zone Nov. 1 9 am Immanuel Lutheran, Plainview Rev. Ron Moritz, Canine Care Companions Winona Zone Nov. 1 9 am Immanuel Lutheran, Plainview Rev. Ron Moritz, Canine Care Companions

4 Page 4 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, 2014 Greetings from Counselor Mundahl [Jesus] said to them: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:7a, 8 Part of the accent of the 2014 District Convention was on the P I N G program designed to help the women of the Church be Prepared - Inspired - Nourished - and then to Go out into our world and be witnesses for Christ Jesus. The Pastoral Counselors laid the Biblical foundation during the Christian Life Day. The next step is our Women's Inspirational Leadership Conference designed for every woman of your society. [It is NOT just for the leaders] By attending one of the two Saturdays scheduled each person will learn to apply these truths to their daily life. Be sure to register for either of the two conferences, on... October 4, :00 am to 3:00 pm. or October 11, :00 am to 3:00 pm. Please take note that these Conferences are being held at the Hosanna Highland Campus setting and not at Hosanna Lutheran Church. The address is 329 Ellis Ave near the Minnesota State University - Mankato Campus proper. The presenters will include key women of the District who have received special training in P I N G and its application. Being witnesses for Jesus, in our world today, is never an easy thing. As we are encouraged by the Word may the Spirit guide us into all things that are pleasing in God's sight. Use these Conferences to sharpen your talents and to learn new ways of fulfilling your LWML pledge: We consecrate to our Savior our hands to work for Him, our feet to go on His errands, our voice to sing His praises, our lips to proclaim His redeeming love, our silver and our gold to extend His Kingdom, our will to do His will, and every power of our life to the great task of bringing the lost and the erring into eternal fellowship with Him. Amen. Counselor Mundahl A Message from Gospel Outreach. Grace and peace from God our Father. Some of you may know me as the Bus Lady from our fun and adventurous bus trip to the 2013 LWML National Convention in Pittsburgh. I am honored and blessed now to be your new VP of Gospel Outreach for MN South LWML. I am looking forward to serving and working with many of you. Just a little introduction about myself that I am a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Waconia. I am presently serving on the Leader Development Committee of the National LWML. I encourage you to check out the new resources that have become available on the LWML website for your societies to use. MN South LWML was blessed to receive $28, in mites. We were able to pay the grant to Mission Central Funding Missionaries and Support for Church Planters/Vicars, India for $20, in full. Please note the change to MN South LWML Financial Secretary name and address. Mail your Mites and Mission Grants Donation to Joann Rosenfeld, LWML Distrist Financial Secretary, th St., Arlingotn, MN I ask that you continue to pray that the Holy Spirit will move your societies for their continued support to meet our Biennium Mission Grant Goal of $260,000 with your mites. I ask that you will continue to pray for our LWML leaders that God will give us wisdom and direct and guide us that we may reach out to others with God's message of Salvation to All. But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news! Romans 10:14-15 Serving for Christ, Deb Vinkemeier, VP of Gospel Outreach MN South LWML

5 Page 5 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, 2014 TRANSITION As is stated in Ecclesiastes 3, For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, is certainly true as we move from one biennium to another in LWML. Some things remain the same, but others change. Officers change which mean materials, information, and notebooks(3) were transferred from the outgoing officer to the newly elected person. This was also true for all other positions in the LWML MNS District where there is a change in personnel. On a personal note, some papers were no longer needed and therefore were recycled. Thank you everyone for all the prayers, assistance, fellowship, and so on which were done during the past four years. It was greatly appreciated. Mite goals and mission grants were voted on at the 2012 district convention for the biennium. The goals were met and currently all mission grants have been paid. Praise the Lord. At the 2014 convention the mite goal was set at $260,000 as well as new mission grants were voted on. All of these with the Lord at our side will also be met this biennium. Think of how you can, when most society meetings again start in September, as an individual contribute as though you had met all summer. Maybe split your normal monthly contribution from the summer over the next few months. We were able to reach the goal without an extra push in 2014, plan to do it again for God will provide. Pray for your continuing officers and for your new incoming officers, as well as all appointed personnel and zone officers. Don t forget all of your LWML counselors, both on the district and zone levels. Without them to guide us spiritually, the LWML would not be the same type of organization which we have that is based on God s Word. God has provided all these individuals to serve us and we are to support them in all ways possible. Looking at the LWML object of Mission Education, Mission Inspiration, and Mission Service. How you can carry them out? One way would be to attend either the October 4 or October 11 Inspirational Women s Leadership Workshop at Hosanna Highland Campus in Mankato. These workshops are for all women in the pew, not just those in current leadership positions. Both sessions will be identical. It will build on the Bible studies which were held on Christian Life Day on June 20. You will learn how to apply those Bible studies to you as an individual. You also will be assisted in how to Go and tell the Word after you have been Prepared, Inspired, and Nourished. Look in your convention packet for the registration form from the convention. If you were not able to attend the convention, go to and find the information. Through all of these things remember we all have God-given talents, how are you using them? You need to use them and work on these God-given gifts. The Holy Spirit will continue to build you up in the faith as you stay in the Word. Stick with what you ve already learned, continue to grow in God s grace, and see where He ll lead you. Go where He leads you. You are being transitioned or transformed into a more vibrant worker for the Lord. God s every blessing to you as you continue to Serve the Lord with Gladness. In Jesus Name, Your Sister in Christ, Darleen A. Harens, LWML Minnesota South District Outgoing President Smiles for Infants and Little Girls The 2014 District Convention is now history! As your Human Care Vice President, I was shocked and overwhelmed at the response to the Gifts from the Heart Ingathering. All I can say is a sincere thank you to all. Never did I imagine we would have 3,376 pillowcase dresses made and 792 baby layettes collected to donate to the Orphan Grain Train in Norfolk, Nebraska. To God be the Glory! Serving the Lord with Gladness, Jan Pfeifer Vice President of Human Care

6 Page 6 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, 2014 Thrivent Choice Dollars Are you a Thrivent Financial member? Do you have THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS to distribute? Please consider donating your Thrivent Choice Dollars to LUTHERAN WOMEN S MISSIONARY LEAGUE MN SOUTH DISTRICT. All the money received goes to our Mite (Mission Grant) Goal. If you have any questions, contact Joann Rosenfeld, Servant Resources Show Mites Are not Just for LWMLers! Teach young ones stewardship with a new Arch Book from Concordia Publishing House called The Widow's Offering. Children ages 5 to 9 grow and learn when you teach them this special Bible story that's central to the LWML mission. This book is a perfect companion to the LWML mite box to give young stewards. Children can read and practice the joy of sharing God's gifts with others. A special letter for adults helps you explain the importance of stewardship to your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or student. Share the LWML gift for giving with The Widow's Offering. Call or visit to order your copies # YWO. Children s Mite Boxes can be purchased for $ Each package of 20 boxes comes with thankyou stickers and a handy envelope to send contributions to the LWML. Ideal for LWML Sunday, children's messages, Vacation Bible School, and Sunday School. Personal-use size. Call or visit lwml.org to order your pack today. Item #15905 Joy Anderson Vice President Servant Resources Quarterly News In the next issue of the WOM you will find the Quarterly renewal form. Please see that your treasurer gets a copy of the form. Orders can be sent in anytime after the renewal form appears in the WOM even if the deadline isn't until March 1, There will be a new address and telephone number for the Quarterly Manager. Barbara Fellersen MN South District LWML Quarterly Manager Joyful Response You can now donate your LWML mites electronically! Joyful Response is a free electronic mite giving opportunity for individuals and societies of the LWML. You can transfer your personal or society s mites directly from your bank or LCEF Steward Account safely and conveniently. If you are interested in this giving opportunity, fill out the Joyful Response form and send it to Joann Rosenfeld. Forms are available from me or at under Resources, then Forms and Applications, and then in the District Forms section. Memorials Received May, July, 2014 Sylvia Grummer Doris Heidorn (2) Delores Dottie Beck Peter Bird LeRoy Bruns James Reitmeier Donald Fellersen Bernice Lund Don Goodrich Lois Stewart Arline Gladys Post (2) David Mickow Maynard Schrupp Dorothy Place Duane Willaby Helen Bringewatt Delores Hochsprung Louise Paron James Baumgartner Orma Hadley Pearl Bruesehoff Eleanor Joecks Belva Sauder Doris Baumann MaryAnn Luthens Kenneth Hein Lynn Kasch Freida Nelkorn Leona Rose Hazel Paulson (7) Harriet Gonnerman Erna D. Jessen Doris Winters Pansy Purrington Edna Rannow I have envelopes for the LWML MN South District Memorials. Please contact me if you would like some. Joann Rosenfeld, Financial Secretary

7 Page 7 Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue PRINTED: September, 2014 Ready or Not Here I Come! I can hardly believe we are already into our fall pattern. Some of us may still feel like a relaxing, lazy summer is still coming. Wrong! I am feeling a little like the phrase from the Hide and Seek game, Ready or Not Here I Come! Opportunity is here: The Christian Life Committee invites you to attend the Women s Inspirational Leadership Conference October 4 or 11, at Hosanna Highland Campus and Community Church, Mankato. Publicity flyers were in each convention packet, given to Zone President or Zone Christian Life leaders to be distributed to each of their societies, the August Lutheran Witness and Women on a Mission publication. This workshop is designed to carry on from the Prepare Inspire Nourish Go (PING) theme of Christian Life Day of the District Convention. There will be opportunities for women to strengthen their faith and to participate in fellowship with other women while developing and increasing leadership skills. YOU all come! LWML Resources: You would like more information but are not sure where to go. Let me help you out: MN SO LWML Website is Everything you wanted to know about our working MN SO LWML District. Our Women on a Mission printed quarterly giving us all the updates, pertinent information and stories keeping us connected to our District LWML. These are distributed through your church. Lutheran Witness publishes Minnesota South DISTRICT news with informative LWML articles in it. Most churches receive this publication. The national LWML Website is Information on everything you ever wanted to know about LWML. National LWML publishes the Quarterly which contains wide range of inspirational, informative articles for our enjoyment. It may be obtained from the National Office LWML Catalog, lists many items for sale, devotions, Bible Studies etc. We will have catalogs available at our Women s Inspirational Leadership Conference. Remember as we begin our biennium: Matt. 28:20b NIV: And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Thank you Lord. Joan Proehl, Vice President of Christian Life MN South LWML DVD Convention Highlights Order Form Order Information (Orders accepted until October 15, 2014) DVD s are $18 each See Schedule at for dates when DVD s will be mailed. Method of Payment Customer Information Name: Address: City: MN: Zip: Phone: Address: **Payment must accompany order request.** Type of Media Quantity Total Convention Highlights /Mission Grants qty. $ Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy Bible Studies qty. $ Cash Check (No. ) (Please make check payable to MN South LWML) LWML Use Only: Payment Rec d By: Total: $ Item(s) Issue Date: Please mail orders to: Wendy Greiner MN SO LWML Webmaster 2104 Fair St Mankato, MN If questions, call or wendygreiner@gmail.com

8 President Margaret Hesemann Ph Page 8 Counselors Rev. Robert Mundahl Ph (church) Minnesota South District Women On A Mission Fall, 2014 Issue ZONE PRESIDENTS Capitol Conference NE Suburban: Renee Chambard PRINTED: September, 2014 Vice President of Christian Life Joan Proehl Ph christianlifevp@mnslwml.org Vice President of Communication Wendy Greiner Ph communicationvp@mnslwml.org Vice President of Gospel Outreach Deb Vinkemeier Ph gospeloutreachvp@mnslwml.org Vice President of Human Care Janice Pfeiffer Ph humancarevp@mnslwml.org Vice President of Servant Resources Joy Anderson Ph servantresourcesvp@mnslwml.org Recording Secretary Ruth Badciong Ph recordingsec@mnslwml.org Financial Secretary & Equalization Joann Rosenfeld th St., Arlington, MN Phone: financialsec@mnslwml.org Treasurer & Memorials & Bequests Marilyn Coleman Ph treasurer@mnslwml.org memorials@mnslwml.org Chairman of the Nominating Committee Nancy Kohrs Ph nominations@mnslwml.org Nominating Committee Members: Kay Stewart, Beth Schuster Sherri Cox, Elaine Taggatz Parliamentarian Irene Mensing Ph parliamentarian@mnslwml.org Archivist-Historian Lois Marquardt Ph archivist-historian@mnslwml.org Quarterly Manager Barbara Fellersen Ph quarterlymanager@mnslwml.org Rev. Lowell Sorenson Ph (church) pastoralcounselor@mnslwml.org Rev. Gary Zieroth Ph pastoralcounselor@mnslwml.org Rev. Loel Wessel Ph pastoralcounselor@mnslwml.org Meeting Managers Joan Luedtke Ph meetingmanager@mnslwml.org LWML Store Manager Juliene Klaustermeier Ph lwmlstoremanager@mnslwml.org Transportation Coordinator To Be Determined transportationcoordinator@mnslwml.org Webmaster Delores McGilivray Ph webmaster@mnslwml.org Committee on Young Women Shirley (Senart) Johnson Ph COYW@mnslwml.org Sarah Culbert Ph COYW@mnslwml.org WOM Editor Diane Frauendienst Phone: editor@mnslwml.org WOM Circulation Manager Carolyn Wagner Phone: circulationmanager@mnslwml.org Heart to Heart Representative Shing Vang Phone: heart2heartsisters@mnslwml.org 2016 Convention Chairman Darlene Fretham Phone: darlenefretham@gmail.com Patti Pierson Phone: prespipestonez@mnslwml.org presnesuburbanz@mnslwml.org St. Paul Metro: Beth Schuster presstpaulmetroz@mnslwml.org Crow River Conference Arlington: Vivian Grisham presarlingtonz@mnslwml.org Litchfield: Joanne Jarvis preslitchfieldz@mnslwml.org Mankato: Kay Stewart presmankatoz@mnslwml.org McLeod: Maureen Krumery presmcleodz@mnslwml.org Lyndale Conference St. Croix River: Ruth Ann Moldenhauer presstcroixriverz@mnslwml.org SE Suburban: Lois Peterson pressesuburbanz@mnslwml.org Minneapolis Conference Minneapolis Metro: Ruth Hickey presminneapolismetroz@mnslwml.org NW Suburban: Linda Gemelke presnwsuburbanz@mnslwml.org SW Suburban: Pamela Hunter presswsuburbanz@mnslwml.org Minnetonka Conference Lake Minnetonka: Anna Gerber preslakeminnetonkaz@mnslwml.org North Carver: Ruth Bury presnocarverz@mnslwml.org South Carver: Juliene Klaustermeier presscarverz@mnslwml.org Owatonna Conference Austin: Chyeral Stohlmann presaustinz@mnslwml.org Faribault: Gloria Kenow presfaribaultz@mnslwml.org Waseca: Judie Waters preswasecaz@mnslwml.org Southwest Conference Blue Earth: Julie Ebert presblueearthz@mnslwml.org Pipestone: Patti Pierson prespipestonez@mnslwml.org Sherburn: Karen Brolsma pressherburnz@mnslwml.org Worthington: Carolyn Witt presworthingtonz@mnslwml.org Whitewater Conference Lake Pepin: Doreen Hoffman preslakepepinz@mnslwml.org Rochester: Sandy Weiden presrochesterz@mnslwml.org Winona: Michelle Prigge preswinonaz@mnslwml.org