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Do
your friend a favor
Women who attend a triennial gathering say
it's a mountaintop experience. Give your friend this same
experience. Invite her to the triennial gathering, "Come
to the Waters," to share sisterhood, worship, learn,
grow in faith, and give hands-on service that will make a
difference in her life. Do it today with one of our
e-cards.
She will be inspired and — best of all — be able to relate
to your passion for ministry through Women of the ELCA.
It's a gift that will keep on giving in her life and yours.
Point her to the gathering Web site
or request a registration booklet for her today by calling
Laura Barkenquast at 800-638-3522, ext. 2737.
LWR needs quilts, kits
 Thanks to the generosity of
women's groups throughout the church, Lutheran World Relief
is able to provide quilts, kits, and soap to people in need
around the globe.
Now LWR is asking women, youth, Sunday school classes, and
entire congregations to go an extra mile to help meet the
current and anticipated needs in the global community,
especially in Mauritania, Peru, Azerbaijan, Uganda, and
Thailand.
Read
more about the needs and see what you can do to support
our sisters and brothers. Quilts, health kits, school kits, soap,
layettes, and sewing kits are among the needs. Then drop a note
to Women.ELCA@elca.org
to let us know how you are responding.
In-kind gift options for "Come to
the Waters"
 From
phone cards and national retailer gift cards, to assembling
health kits and quilts, these are but some of the options
you have. Make your choice(s) today and continue the
tradition of Women of the ELCA making a difference in
people's lives.
Plan now for Rachel's
Day
 Rachel's Day, a day to celebrate
children and support them in the challenges they face,
is observed the first Sunday in May.
Make plans now for your observance in worship,
through a Sunday forum, or through other activity of
your choice.
The Rachel's Day
resource shown here may be helpful to you in your
planning. For more information about Rachel's Day,
read this.
Coming April 28: a new look and options
on our Web site
Women of the ELCA is redesigning our Web pages to better
serve you. The new look and navigation debut April 28.
You can access the Web site using the familiar address:
www.womenoftheelca.org or by going through
www.elca.org. Café and Lutheran Woman
Today will also retain their familiar addresses:
www.boldcafe.org and
www.lutheranwomantoday.org. Be sure to add all
three addresses to your bookmarks
or "favorites" list and visit often.
To get a preview of the new elca.org Web site, click on
the "Coming soon" curtain on the www.elca.org site.
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