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Social Ministry

Mission: The purpose of the Social Ministry Committee is to discern how, as a congregation and as individual members of the Church, we can tend to the needs of the world God so loves. As stated in the Church bylaws, "the committee shall lead the congregation to a greater awareness and concern for needs and cares of society locally and around the world." In service of this mission, the committee organizes events to educate the congregation about timely social issues and sponsors activities that both provide benevolence to the needy and seek to correct the social injustices that create such need. The specific ministries in which the committee has recently been active are outlined in greater detail through the links below and in the annual report. For more information on the committee, please contact the Chairperson or attend an upcoming meeting.

Annual report: Open (Microsoft Word Document)

Meetings: The Social Ministry Committee meets once a month to discuss its mission and plan upcoming activities. Anyone interested in the work of the committee is welcome to share in the meeting. We generally meet at 12:15 pm after worship services in the Fellowship Hall or one of the adjacent meeting rooms.

Next meeting: Date: Sunday September 27th, 2009, in the Library (basement). Help us thank our out going Chairperson, Tom McSweeney, and welcome our new Chairperson, Lu Poley.

*CROP Walk*

The 2009 CROP Walk will be on Sunday, October 4th. Registration starts at 1:30 pm, and the walk starts promptly at 2:00 pm from the Commons in downtown Ithaca, NY. For the past five years, St. Luke has received the Golden Sneaker Award for raising the most funds of any organization for the Ithaca Area CROP Walk. This walk raises funds to alleviate hunger and provide for disaster relief. Locally, 25 percent of all funds collected have stayed in our community to help with hunger relief and soup kitchens. The rest are allocated for a variety of projects through the multi-denominational organization, Church World Service (CWS). Locally, the Ithaca Area CROP Walk is sponsored by Area Congregations Together (A.C.T.) To receive your sponsor envelope, or to sponsor a St. Luke walker, please visit the CROP Walk table in the narthex after worship services. Suzanne Snedeker or Don Tennant will be there to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about CROP Walk. Or, download the *CROP WALK Info Sheet PDF file to find out more, or contact Suzanne at smsnedeker@gmail.com. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match up to $600 of funds we raise, so please, walk or sponsor a walker!

Advocacy Sunday

Advocacy Sunday is a ministry by which the Social Ministry Committee seeks to connect the members of the congregation with their elected representatives. One Sunday a month from September through November and February through April the committee will set up a table in the narthex with information on a current topic and materials for writing your elected representatives. On this page you will find information sheets and sample letters. You can also find information on topics that the ELCA's national and New York advocacy offices are working on at the following websites:

ELCA Advocacy: www.elca.org/advocacy
Lutheran Statewide Advocacy: www.lsa-ny.org

For more information contact Tom McSweeney (tjm37@cornell.edu).

Quilters

St. Luke quilters meet on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month to stitch, pin or tie quilts. The finished quilts are delivered to Lutheran World Relief for use in disaster situations. If you can not join in the work sessions you can donate extra fabric, thread, batting or blankets. Sewing tops or tying finished quilts can also be done at home. In 2006, 217 quilts were completed and delivered to the warehouse in New Windsor, MD. For more information, contact Betta Hedlund, bhedlund@mindspring.com or by calling 273-5645.


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