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June 2010

Thanks for your butterbraid purchases!
We hope you will enjoy your delicious coffeecake soon. The total profit of $400 will go towards the fund to send a representative to Nigeria in the future and for other Mubi partnership joint projects.

Equal Exchange coffee for Thrivent Builds/Habitat House
During construction of the Habitat House at 7404 Brunswick in Brooklyn Park for five weeks in May and June, First Lutheran will prepare Equal Exchange coffee each day for the workers. Coffee has been purchased by Thrivent. If you would like to help, contact Al Anderson or the church office.

Lunch preparation for workers at the Habitat House
Volunteers are needed June 7, 8, 10, and 11 when First Lutheran will provide and serve lunch to the workers at the worksite. A sign-up poster will be posted in the Narthex. For more information, call Jackie Mortenson at 763-535-2797.

Coffee for Pentecost worship fellowship time
On another coffee note, Equal Exchange Coffee was prepared by First Lutheran volunteers and served by Thrivent at the fellowship time after the joint Pentecost worship at Cooper High School on May 23. Thank you!

Lutheran Malaria Initiative
The Lutheran Malaria Initiative is a focus of the ELCA and its partners in Lutheran World Relief. The Minneapolis Area Synod has been chosen as a pilot in using the Companion Synod Program to implement the fight against malaria. Malaria is preventable and treatable, yet a million people die from it every year. Opportunities will be available soon to be involved in this important campaign to prevent malaria by use of insecticide-treated bednets.

May 2010

Thank you for your support!
Some of the money from recent fundraisers will be used to resume support of the evangelists who work in the outreach areas of our Mubi, Nigeria partner church. Some will be retained for a future trip to Nigeria to reconnect with our partners, possibly in fall, 2011.

Fellowship and Cinnamon Rolls
On Sunday, May 16, stop by the Community Room between services for a cinnamon roll and conversation (provided that the ovens work!) Cinnamon rolls will also be available to take home.

Companion Congregation Celebration
Some members of First Lutheran will attend the celebration sponsored by the Global Companion Table of the Minneapolis Area Synod for churches in a companion relationship with congregations in the global church. It will be held on Thursday, May 13 at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church in Plymouth. Main topic will be how to involve children and youth in companion relationships.

Water and Wells in Nigeria
Jay Johnson has returned from a six-week experience traveling to Nigeria as a water engineer while working with the Lutheran Church of Christ. To see pictures and learn about the people he met, his purpose, and what he found about the status of water and wells in Nigeria, visit Jay’s blog at jayinnigeria2010.blogspot.com.

April 2010

Haiti Disaster Relief
Following the Haiti earthquake, Lutheran World Relief and other relief agencies are providing food, shelter, water, and sanitation systems. Lutheran World Relief has established relationships with local groups, so they and their partner agencies in Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance have been providing effective relief and have already identified post-crisis priorities. As of February 4, ELCA Disaster Response has received 20,000 gifts totaling $3.6 million for Haiti relief;
100 percent of these gifts will be spent for the Haiti earthquake response.

Visit: www.elca.org/disaster.

ELCA Haiti Relief contributions:
Send checks to ELCA Disaster Response,
39330 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694-9300.
Write “Haiti Earthquake Relief” in memo line.
Credit card by phone to 800-638-3522
or online at www.elca.org/haitiearthquake

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