September 2010
The mission donation for September will go to “Lutheran Care For The Aging”.
Lutheran Care For The Aging (LCA) is a non-profit corporation made up of participating member congregations (presently 48) and individuals throughout the California Nevada Hawaii (CNH) District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. It has provided supplementary financial assistance for housing to qualified needy elderly members living in the CNH District since 1960. LCA receives financial support from the Ella M. Rohlffs Foundation, congregations, individuals through gifts and bequests, and other Lutheran organizations.
Lutheran Care For The Aging welcomes all contributions and bequests from individuals and congregations. LCA has a very low operating cost. Over 88% of all contributions and bequests are used for Direct Aid to Beneficiaries, which is limited by the availability of funds.
August 2010
The mission donation for August will go to Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
The mission of Lutheran Braille Workers (LBW) is to provide the message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ to the blind and visually impaired.
LBW is one of the largest providers of Christian Braille and specialized Large Print in the world. All publications by LBW are offered free of charge and are made possible through the efforts of over five thousand faithful volunteers. These volunteers, located in 194 Work Centers throughout the United States and Canada, produced 16,945,152 pages of material in 2009. Their gifts of time and our generous donors make it possible to send Christian material in more than 30 languages to visually impaired people in more than 120 countries.
For more information, please visit their website at www.lbwinc.org.
July 2010
We have opportunities to support many missions – worldwide and local – through our monthly donation program. Each month, Women’s Ministries, formerly Mary Martha Guild, sends $150 to a designated mission.
Keep bringing in those mite boxes and can & bottles marked with “CA Redemption Value”. So far this year, Bethany has collected over $250 from the purple mite boxes and over $60 from recycling cans and bottles! This money goes to the CNH LWML Mites, which funds the mission projects sponsored by both the national LWML and our district LWML. Those little things do mighty work for God!
Mite boxes are available in the Narthex and the blue trash can for recyclable cans & bottles with “CA Redemption Value” is in the parking lot every Sunday.
May 2010 – St. Anthony’s Pauda Dining Room
This mission is close to home, located on Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, and close to our hearts. St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room first opened its doors in 1974 to serve the low-income elderly with a weekend meal supplement in a social and friendly atmosphere. However, the need quickly grew into a daily operation. During the past year, they have served over 175,000 meals to those in need in our community.
For more information, go to www.paduadiningroom.com.
June 2010 – Native American Ministries Sun Valley Indian School
This is a private boarding school for Native American children, located in Sun Valley, AZ. It was founded in 1963 on a five acre site. Today, it has grown to over 70 acres and has 32 buildings. The mission of the school is to reach children and youth for Christ and to develop their Christian character through teaching and discipleship.
For more information and some great pictures, go to www.indianschool.org.
July 2010 – Holt International Adoption Agency
Originally, the focus of Holt International Adoption Agency was on rescuing the children orphaned during the Korean War. The work has expanded to other countries, continuing to focus on rescuing children.
For more information, go to www.holtinternational.org.
Bethany is blessed to be a part of these organizations
that have far-reaching impact throughout the world.
Watch the bulletin board in the Family Center for more details.
April 2010
The mission donation for April will go to Bayshore Christian Ministries.
Bayshore Christian Ministries (BCM) is a Christian organization, located in East Palo Alto. It serves youths from 1st through 12th grades from within that community. They currently serve 210 children and have 70 volunteers.
They offer year-round programs that emphasize Christian teaching and formation, after-school academic programs, and summer recreational programs. BCM also offers two internship opportunities for college students.
In addition to the academic tutoring programs, BCM offers Bible studies, offering the youth the opportunity to grow spiritually.
For more information, go to http://www.bayshore.org/.
March 2010
The mission donation for March will go to Teen Haven, a division of Water Street Ministries.
Teen Haven’s purpose is to advance the kingdom of God by reaching urban youth with the gospel, discipling them to maturity, and equipping them to be leaders in their communities.
Since 1963, when founder Bill Drury started knocking on the doors of teenage gang members in Philadelphia, Teen Haven has existed to see young people come to know Christ and grow to become agents of change for Him in their community.
At Teen Haven, they are blessed to share the Gospel with urban youth and disciple them as they grow in their faith, develop leadership skills, and impact their families, schools, neighborhoods, and cities. We’re seeing a generation of city changers growing in the name of Christ!
- Teen Haven has three city youth center locations: Philadelphia, York and Lancaster
- Teen Haven Camp in York County operates year-round
- About 60 youth are serving as teen leaders in the ministry of Teen Haven.
For more information, go to http://waterstreetministries.org/Ministries/TeenHaven.aspx.
February 2010
The mission donation for February will go to HCJB Global.
HCJB Global was created to Herald Christ Jesus' Blessings, to tell the world who Jesus is, why He came to earth and the eternal hope that can only be found through Him. This world-wide organization focuses on being the Voice and Hands of Jesus through media and healthcare ministry. It also emphasizes leadership development, training leaders who can impact communities in which they live.
Bethany has a personal connection to HCJB Global. Dorothy (Pfotenhauer) Nelson and her husband, Steve, went to Ecuador to serve in the mission field with HCJB.
For more information, go to http://www.hcjb.org/.