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Read MoreDear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I hope you are staying safe and following guidelines to keep you and your family healthy. Sometimes I think that I will wake up from this bad dream of the Covid-19 and everything will be back to normal. I am baking more, eating more Twizzlers and candy, cleaning, watching movies, and reading the Gather to help keep me keep busy and grounded. My Women of the ELCA circle is meeting on Zoom every week to check in with others, pray, share concerns, lift each other up, and do a Bible lesson. I have been trying to mail out notes to other members of the congregation to keep in touch. Thankfully, as humans and Christians, we can adapt.
Read MoreDear Sisters in Christ,
Hopefully you are keeping cool in the middle of this summer and able to relax and rejuvenate some. Thankfully, we are blessed to have air conditioning for our hot days in the 90’s. My son was surprised in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is doing research at CERN, by a record heat wave in the 100’s. Most of Europe does not have air conditioning. At least he has a fan now for his apartment to help him sleep and his work is air conditioned.
Our Central/Southern Illinois Women of the ELCA Board has been working on our Fall Biennial Convention to be held October 11-12, 2019 when it will be cooler and much more pleasant. It will be at Lake Williamson Christian Center in Carlinville (like 2017). We hope to see many of you there. Please refer to our Summer Newsletter and the website for more information on the convention. Packets will be mailed out soon with nomination forms for Board offices such as Vice President and Treasurer and conference representatives. Nominations are needed for 2020 Triennial Delegates as well.
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Read MoreDear Sisters in Christ,
I hope you had a relaxing Christmas enjoying family and friends and are looking forward to a blessed New Year! My husband and I were happy to have our youngest son, from Los Angeles, home for two weeks and our oldest son, from Iowa, for a few days. Visiting with family and friends is always a blessing, even though things may not go as planned and tempers become short. My youngest son, who is trying to break into the movie business in LA like everyone else, reminded us to be kind to each other. Thanks to Dan for reminding us to be lights for one another. God brings us his hope and light and this is discussed in “Fear not”, the December Gather magazine article.
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