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Congregations and Pastors News and Events
- Pastor Denise Brown, chaplain at Filling Memorial Home of Mercy, Napoleon, competed in five events at the Masters World Swimming Championships held in Riccione, Italy. She placed second in the 400- and 800-meter freestyle, third in the 200-meter freestyle and the 400-meter individual medley, and fourth in the 200-meter individual medley. Congratulations!
- Pastor Howard Abts, interim minister at Glenwood, Toledo, was recently featured in the ELCA Board of Pensions Fall 2004 newsletter for physical and spiritual wellness. Abts is an avid cyclist, saying that “It has become a part of my life.” Abts began bicycle commuting as a college student in 1971 after selling his car and motorcycle to pay bills. Bicycle commuting year round, he has never had to deal with frozen locks or a dead battery. “Riding my bike has made me healthier than I would probably be otherwise,” Abts adds. “I have a responsibility to God to care for my body,” he said. To read more of Abts’ story, visit www.elcaforwellness.org.
- Noteworthy Necessities – from The Lutheran, December 2004 – St. Peter, Edon congregational member Emily Curtis, one of the mothers of a West Point graduate, organized Operation Support Our Troops. The objective of this group is to send needed items and other sundries to troops serving away from home. With the help of family, friends and parishioners, Curtis has sent more than 20,000 pounds of items overseas. For more information and messages from the troops, go to www.thelutheran.org/0412/troopthankyous.html
Handbook Updates Available
Updates to the recent Synod Handbook are available by contacting Pam at the synod office at 86NWOS-ELCA (toll-free) or 419. 423-3664 or pam.jacobs@nwos-elca.org. The updates also are available online in a PDF file (
ELCA Newsquit
$1 Million Pour Into ELCA Disaster Response For Tsunami Relief Efforts
Contributions to ELCA International Disaster Response for the Indian Ocean tsunami relief efforts continue to pour in. To date, about $1 million has been processed through ELCA International Disaster Response.
Thus far, the following disbursements have been made:
An initial $150,000 for immediate relief efforts. Of this, $100,000 was sent to Action by Churches Together (ACT) for overall needs in the region, coordinated through ACT. $30,000 was designated particularly for the work of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India; and $20,000 for the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (Protestant Christian Batak Church - HKBP) in Indonesia.
On Jan. 5, an additional $100,000 was sent to Lutheran World Relief s tsunami relief efforts.
On Jan 7, an additional $15,000 was approved for the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India.
On Jan. 12, $100,000 was sent to Church World Service for its work in Indonesia.
The relief and rebuilding will be a long-term matter and the ELCA is committed to accompanying its companions across the region. Ongoing support will be necessary.
As part of this accompaniment, a pastoral visit team flew to India and Thailand on Jan. 13. The ELCA hopes to have regular updates from the team on the tsunami Web site at www.elca.org/disaster/sasiatsunami.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is a new database on the ELCA Web site that answers questions about Lutheranism, faith and the Bible, such as: What is the Holy Spirit? What do Lutherans believe about angels? What does Martin Luther’s seal mean? Visit www. elca.org/questions to ask your questions.
ory. This year has seen growth in program participation and the fourth round of synod and diocese Teacher Partnerships.
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for the gift of $5,990 from its endowment fund earnings to be also used at the discretion of the Bishop. The total of these gifts were designated for the following uses and affirmed by the Northwestern Ohio Synod Council:
40% ($3,916) to Lay Academy for Mission;
20% ($1,958) to the Fund for Leaders in Mission and the Scholarship Fund to be divided equally;
20% ($1,958) to the Slovak Companion Synod Program;
10% ($979) to the Synod Endowment Fund; and
10% ($979) to the ELCA for undesignated mission support
Candidacy Financial Gifts
To the congregations and members of the Northwestern Ohio Synod:
Thank you for making possible the following gifts to those currently involved in educational institutions for candidacy in the ELCA. Money gifts of $2,000 were given to full-time students and $1,000 to part-time from the following funds: the Northwestern Ohio Synod Seminary Scholarship Fund, the James Rave Scholarship Fund for Leaders; and the Northwestern Ohio Fund for Leaders.
Gifts went to the following:
Name (Congregation)
Chip Belanga (Augsburg, Toledo)
Holli Burkard (Community of Christ, Whitehouse)
Jason Carleski (St. Paul, Maumee)
Daniel Dent (Epiphany, Toledo)
Eric Edwards (Calvary, Northwood)
Kenneth Fouty (First St. John’s, Toledo)
Cynthia Getzinger (St. Mark’s, Toledo)
Kristin Hunsinger (St. Paul, Defiance)
Daniel Keck (Trinity, Findlay)
Katherine Kolodziejczyk (Faith, Swanton)
Lee Ann Machosky (St. Stephen, Sylvania)
Brian Miller (St. Paul, North Robinson)
Robert Noble (Messiah, Toledo)
Jonathon Owen (First, Tiffin)
Blaire Smith (Zion, Republic)
Jeremie Vore (Zion, Lima)
Matthew Wheeler (Holy Trinity, Toledo)
Andy Wilson (Good Hope, Bucyrus)
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