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Social Concerns Committee:
Courageous Conversations to Look at Domestic Violence
First Lutheran Church members are invited to participate in the second session of Courageous Conversations. Domestic Violence will be the topic of this session which is sponsored by the Social Concerns Committee. The program is scheduled for Sunday Evening, April 28th beginning at 5:00 p.m. Suzanne Smith, Director of the Bridge, has agreed to lead the program. Members of the Social Concerns Committee do encourage your participation in this program which is a very serious problem in both the National and local scene.
A pot luck dinner will follow the presentation. Participants are encouraged to bring something to share with others which might include a main dish, a side dish, or a desert. Beverages and tableware will be provided. Sign-Up sheets will be available at the Welcome Center for those who plan to attend.
Equal Exchange Display To Be Continuous
Following a meeting of the Social Concerns Committee, it has been decided that the Equal Exchange Display will be on a continuous display for the near future. The display will be found along the north perimeter of the Social Hall. Here, members of the congregation can pick up items such as coffee, teas, chocolate candies, and nuts. These are all grown by farmers in Third World Countries through the Equal Exchange Program. This is a program designed to provide a fair and equitable price to the farmer by by-passing the middleman.
We invite members of the congregation to take a look at the inventory. Cost is suggested pricing. Members of the Social Concerns Committee will reevaluate the program after a period of time to see where to go from there.
Gardeners are Encouraged to Plan for the “First Fruits and Garden Market”
First Lutheran Gardeners are invited to make plans to grow a few more garden crops this summer to help supply the First Lutheran Church “First Fruits and Garden Market" this summer. Plans are to start the “kick-off” of this program on the weekend of June 29-30 and continue throughout the summer into Fall. During the market, gardeners can supply the market with vegetables, flowers, or baked goods. Good-will donations for these products will go to the ELCA World Hunger Campaign.
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