Do you spend $20-$25 per week at Starbucks or some other upscale coffee shop? Or maybe you spend that much each week for the movies? Perhaps you drop that much at Amazon.com or some other Internet temptress? It’s all a question of priorities.
I want to invite you to invest in yourself. Begin today by saving $20-25 each week so you can attend the Gathering of Women of the ELCA. Women from around the church will be gathering in Phoenix, Ariz., July 16-19, 2020, for an inspiring weekend around the theme “Just Love.”
You’ll be challenged to respond to your faith through service, justice, and love. Along with 3,000 other Lutheran women, you’ll be singing and dancing and praying your praise to God.
Invite a friend or sister
Encourage a friend or sister to join you for the weekend. I’ve been to all the Women of the ELCA gatherings, but the best for me personally was the one my college roommate and I attended. Together we were able to bring all the excitement and inspiration of the gathering home to our Women of the ELCA group.
Keep on this weekly saving schedule, and you’ll be ready to travel to Phoenix next summer. Stay on schedule and you’ll have enough money to buy an airline or rail ticket as well as covering your housing and meals. Set aside money you might receive as a gift or bonus and you’ll have extra spending money to use in all the great shops in downtown Phoenix.
Registration for Gathering 2020 opens Sept. 30. You’ll hear more about speakers, workshops, worship, service opportunities, and the like as we finalize the planning in the next few weeks. Check back often!
Can’t wait to see you in Phoenix!
Linda Post Bushkofsky, a big fan of triennial gatherings, is executive director of Women of the ELCA. Photo of the Phoenix Convention Center where the Gathering 2020 will be held.
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Thanks for reminding us, but how many of our older women have not yet mastered computers and I phones. I have also discovered that some have more confidence in the old fashioned U.S. mail. I am thankful that by sitting at Starbucks for my morning coffee and bagel I am learning much from the “younger” folks}.
P.S. In April when my daughter in law arranged my 95th birthday party I received about $400 worth of Starbucks gift cards, and just recently used all. Shalom, Lillian
Lillian, you are an inspiration. On so many levels. You are 95 and going strong.