Author: Daisy Olmstead

 

On Saturday, November 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 29 people from Good Shepherd in Gulf Breeze, FL, took part in the annual Caring and Sharing food drive for Santa Rosa County. Continue reading “Caring and Sharing”

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Panama City, FL, was blessed to welcome seventeen new members on November 13, the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. Pastor Randal Ehrichs mentioned that the saints of Good Shepherd continue to plant the seeds of faith, hope, and love while God remains faithful in His supplying the increase. Thanks be to God for His faithfulness!

 

                                    

On November 11-13, 2016, Junior Youth from around the Southern District gathered at Twin Lakes Camp in Florence, MS, to see Men in Black. No – not Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, … Continue reading “MIB: Reconciling Planet Earth with the Word of Jesus Christ”

            

Women at Hope Lutheran Church in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, have been involved with three sewing projects this year. The first was making “HOPE” pillows for the graduating seniors who attended Baccalaureate held at Hope in May. The pillows were something they could take with them when they left for college, to serve as a daily reminder of their faith and hope for the future.

The second project started with asking VBS students to donate pillowcases for “Sundresses for Africa,” which they did with great enthusiasm! A July work day at the church, as well as homework for some women, yielded 118 dresses which were later hand delivered by a local agency to an orphanage in Africa. The dresses were received with excitement and delight by the girls there.

The third ministry involved making eight “Angel Wraps” donated to Sacred Heart Hospital’s Birthing Center in October, to be used when parents suffer the loss of their unborn child. Pastor Jason Scheler had the opportunity to bring the first one to the hospital to use as he comforted parents who had lost their child who had been in the womb for 35 weeks. The women at Hope are looking forward to their next sewing session together, which will be scheduled during snowbird season when even more experienced sewers will be on hand.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Meridian, MS, celebrated the retirement of its building program mortgage on September 18, 2016, during its 20^th anniversary celebration. Continue reading “Trinity Lutheran Church Retires Mortgage”

      

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church’s food pantry was blessed to receive two cash donations this past month to provide food for those in need. Continue reading “Food Pantry Receives Generous Donations”