Missions

July 2010

Margo/Bill Perkins, Mark Suckow, Dale Ekdahl Hope Dougherty, Carmen Farwell, Rose King

In preparation for putting some records of the Board of Deacons into storage, we have been reading through minutes of the Deacons since 1994.   The members of the board keep changing, of course, but the history of support for members of the congregation seems constant.   It has been fun to read the names of people who have been involved over the years, many of whom are still working just as hard in church activities:  Helyn Woolf, Audrey Winchell, Suzanne Paulson, Susan Schroeter, Rosemary Rennhack, Sue Rasey, Barb Novak, Ruth Ludwig, Jean Eales, Carol Bohlin, Mid Sharpe, Lois Bauers, just to name a very few.

From all these papers, we get a clear sense of the circle of life, as individuals move from those being cared about into those doing the care-giving and back again.  What seems apparent is that we all are going to appreciate support from our church family at some time in our lives.  So, whether we find ourselves needing concerns, prayers, and support at this time, or whether we are healthy and energetic and offering that prayer and support, we are all part of an on-going history of love and concern for others.  

Those of us presently serving as Deacons ask for your prayers and support, too, as we carry on the work of all those who have served before us.  

Respectfully submitted,

Carmen Farwell