Our May 2020 Newsletter Is Here!
/Ministry continues in the midst of this pandemic.
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Thank you for your prayers and support!
Our Apirl 2020 Newsletter Is Here!
/Alleluia! He is risen!
Click here to read about our outreach during this pandemic.
Our hospital ministry continues with in-person chaplaincy provided at one major medical center and remote contact at various locations.
Our care center teams are reaching out with phone calls, letters, and cards to people in care centers. Do you want to join in this ministry of encouragement? See the article.
Our jail / prison ministry chaplain still visits the King County Corrections Center. See his article to find out how he still provides ministry to inmates.
Click here to see the letter from our Executive Director about sustaining our ministry through the COVID-19 crisis.
Jesus said, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). Trusting that our Lord is with us and with those we serve, we are bold to pray -
Living Lord, we pray for all of those who are affected by this pandemic. For those who are ill, bring your healing touch. Watch over, guide, and bless those who serve in hospitals - from the doctors and nurses, to those who prepare the food and clean the rooms and everyone else involved. Grant the supplies that are needed at every level. Watch over those in nursing homes. Grant them your strength and help and send messages of hope that ward off loneliness. Never let us lose sight of compassion for the sake of Christ. Mercifully grant us relief. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer in Jesus’ name.
Lord, we lift up those who are incarcerated and those who work with them during this pandemic, especially our own jail / prison chaplain. Watch over them. Keep them from getting this illness. We pray that you would use this time and this experience to renew their faith and their lives, even as you do the same for all of Your people. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Our March 2020 Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
An update from our Executive Director
Articles from our staff
Highlight - “Letters of Hope” - You can help reach out to people who are quarantined (voluntary and otherwise) in care centers by writing letters. Get in touch with Dcs. Ruth Ann Shimoi and other staff members to learn more about this effort to let people know that they are not forgotten!
A special article from Pr. Chris Howell, Pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in SeaTac and LMSN Jail / Prison Minister
We are praying for all who are affected by the Corona Virus. We continue to reach out.
Our February 2020 Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
Join us for our Annual Gathering on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Enjoy desserts and beverages while you hear stories of how LMSN is making a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Please bring hand towels (to be made into clothing protectors) to the annual gathering.
Articles from our staff and expressions of appreciation.
See the blue sample of a clothing protector pictured above.
Our January 2020 Newsletter Is Here
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In this Issue:
Thanks be to God! We made our matching fund goal. Thank you to everyone who took part in this matching fund campaign.
Articles from our staff
Join us for our Annual Meeting
Our December 2019 Newsletter Is Here!
/Blessings to you and yours this Advent and Christmas season!
Click here for our December 2019 Newsletter.
In this issue:
Articles from our staff
Our Care Center Volunteers and the annual Christmas gathering - ~100 Care Packs for the homeless made
An encouraging letter from the Head Chaplain at the King County Corrections Center
Update on our matching fund campaign - ALMOST THERE!
Serving God in Partnership With You
Merry Christmas!
Our November 2019 Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
An update on our matching fund campaign
Articles from our staff
Thanksgiving for Lutheran schools
A highlight of Concordia Lutheran School’s “Read, Serve, Move” event that benefitted LMSN’s outreach by collecting cards to be given to care center residents and towels that can be made into clothing protectors
Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for you, our LMSN community supporters
Thank You!
/We express our thanks to everyone who made Oktoberfest 2019 such a wonderful event!
Thank you to our wonderful LMSN Board of Directors, the family of Don Sundene who helped in so many ways, and all who donated to this wonderful event.
We especially say “Thank you” to Mach One Jazz Orchestra and Northwest Accordionaires. They were wonderful - and even took some special requests. See pictures and a short video clip below.
Our October 2019 Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
Join us for Oktoberfest - Sat. Oct. 12 - Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Bellevue - 5:00pm.
Chaplain Werzner’s Article
Deaconess Shimoi’s Article
Welcoming Rev. Tim Johnson
Our September 2019 Newsletter is Here!
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In this issue:
We welcome Rev. Tim Johnson, our new prison / jail ministry chaplain, who will start in October.
Update on our matching fund drive.
Chp. Werzner’s article.
Be sure to join us for:
Our August Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
We’re stepping out in faith with the help of the matching fund opportunity from Amazing Grace Lutheran Church by adding a jail / prison ministry chaplain to our staff. Rev. Tim Johnson and his wife Linda are pictured in the thumbnail to this article.
Article from our hospital / care center chaplain.
Article from our care center chaplain.
Oktoberfest Dinner & Auction - Oct. 12, 2019 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Join us for this important fundraiser.
Our July Newsletter Is Here
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Click here for an auction procurement form.
Oct. 12, 2019 Oktoberfest celebration & Auction @ Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue, WA.
In this Issue:
Learn about this incredible opportunity to sustain and grow our ministry.
Sustaining and Growing our Outreach
These funds will:
> Help sustain our current outreach to hospitals and care centers
> Help us implement our long-term goal of adding a chaplain to our staff that will serve the Puget Sound Region in King County Jails, Kent Regional Justice Center, Monroe Penitentiary, and others on an as-needed basis. Our chaplain would conduct ministry and equip volunteers for service.
Also in this newsletter:
An update from our Executive Director
Chaplain’s Article
Dcs. Ruth Ann’s Article
Oktoberfest 2019.
Our June Newsletter Is Here
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In this Issue:
Thank you message from our Executive Director and important updates about our expanding outreach
Chaplain’s article
Update on the furnishings that LMSN sponsored and that Rev. Mankin and members of Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle created for NW Reformation 500
Mark your calendars for our Oktoberfest celebration and auction
Our April Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
Alleluia! He is risen! Happy Easter from all of us at LMSN.
Thank you volunteers! April is National Volunteer Month. We express our gratitude to our volunteers who make a significant impact!
Honoring Pr. Jim Rehder, LMSN pastoral Advisor. A video link to his memorial service can be found via www.pilgrimlutheran.org.
Chaplain Werzner & Dcs. Ruth Ann’s articles.
Update on the “80 for the 81st” matching funds campaign.
Our March Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
80 for the 81st - Read about our $40K + $40K matching fund drive.
Articles from our chaplain and deaconess
Save the Dates
March 11, 2019 - Pre-Mother’s Day Eve Celebration
5:30pm @ Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA
Dinner accompanied by an ensemble from Mach One Jazz Orchestra &
A concert by The Boeing Employees Choir
A freewill offering fundraiser to support our outreach to hospitals, care centers, and jails - all donations will be matched per the fund drive noted above.October 11, 2019 - Oktoberfest Dinner & Auction
A great time and an important fundraiser to sustain and build our outreach
Our February gathering - 200 Care Packs were assembled! Thank you to all who donated items and helped us assemble the packs.
Our February 2019 Newsletter Is Here!
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Join us on February 24, 2019 for a celebration of our outreach.
Location: Pilgrim Lutheran Church
10420 SE 11th St.
Bellevue, WA 98004
(North Lot Entrance)
1:30-3:30pm
We will gather at 1:30pm to hear updates on our outreach ministry. Cake and refreshments will be served. If you have a favorite dessert to share, please do!
Also, we will reach out in service to the homeless by assembling “care packs.” The packs will include:
· Scarves, mittens (or gloves), socks, hand warmers, caps (warm hats), energy bars (granola, protein, snack packs), bottled water, Chapstick®, Kleenex®, & “A Simple Explanation of Christianity” (supplied by LMSN).
The “care packs” are tried and tested outreach items. Don Sundene reports, “I gave a care pack to a homeless person the other day. She received it with tears in her eyes and said ‘Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!’”
We hope that we can assemble 100+ care packs. We will have some material pre-purchased, but we also hope that you can help by bringing the items noted above which can be purchased through Good Will, Costco, or the discount store of your choice.
Once the kits are assembled, keep one or more in your car with you. When you meet someone at the corner with a cardboard sign, you can give them a care pack to let them know of Jesus’ love.
Also in this issue -
Chaplain’s Article …
Large Print Bibles for Inmates …
Care Center Ministry Update - Adopt a Care Center Outreach is Growing
Our January 2019 Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue:
Save the Date for our February gathering.
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 - 1:30-3:30pm
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
10420 SE 11th St.
Bellevue, WA 98004Come and hear updates about our outreach.
Also, we will assemble care packs for the homeless.
You are invited to bring scarves, mittens (or gloves), socks, hand warmers, caps (warm hats), energy bars (granola, protein, snack packs), bottled water, Chapstick(R), Kleenex(R), & “A Simple Explanation of Christianity (supplied by LMSN).
We hope to assemble 100+ care packs. We will have some material pre-purchased, but we also hope that you can help by bringing the items noted above which can be purchased at the discount store of your choice.
Once the kits are assembled, keep one or more in you car with you to distribute to the homeless people you see on the street corners, etc.
Chaplain’s article
Why do we go to prisons and jails?
Care Center Highlights
Above – Margaret Ebert with one of the many blankets she has made for use in care centers! Thank you!
Our December Newsletter Is Here!
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In this issue
Christmas Greetings
Updates on our Care Center outreach
“Thank you” from Chp. Kirk Van Natta of the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island for the clothes that have been donated as part of our clothing drive. Chp. Van Natta lets us know how they have been a blessing to the men in that facility.
Pictured - Volunteer Christmas Gathering at Messiah Lutheran Church
Nov. 28, 2019
Our November 2018 Newsletter Is Here!
/Happy Thanksgiving!
Click here to find our November 2018 Newsletter.
In this issue:
A Thanksgiving message from our Executive Director.
Chaplain Werzner’s article.
Reuben Comfort Dog from Yuba City, CA visited our area and went to a local care center with Dcs. Ruth Ann Shimoi. As of this publication, Reuben and his handlers have been deployed to support those who have been affected by the recent wildfires in CA.
