What a
wonderful day this first Sunday after Easter was for the congregation of the
Lutheran Church of the Galilean in LaPlace, LA!
Worship and a
congregation luncheon was so different this Sunday. We were honored with
the presence of six veteran clients and the activities director, Sonya Hebert, from the Southeast Louisiana War
Veterans Home in Reserve, LA. They were there as part of our new
community outreach program.
At a recent
church council meeting it was approved to use all the congregation’s Thrivent
“Choice Dollars” to fund new community outreach programs. The first of
these outreach programs was inspired by the congregation’s ongoing program to
provide used books to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.
It was
recently proposed and approved to provide new, large print Bibles to the
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home in Reserve, LA. After contacting the
facility, the congregation proceeded to purchase 192 large print Bibles for the
facility. Today, April 15, following worship and lunch, a large group of
members visited the veterans home to dedicate and distribute the Bibles.
The members provided refreshments for the veterans, visited with them, and
personally delivered to each room a Bible for each client. Every member
who participated in this program came away so touched and filled with spirit of
the Lord. It was obvious that his spirit was present; and, so many of the clients were so touched that
someone reached out to remember them.
The Lutheran
Church of the Galilean was so fortunate following Hurricane Katrina to receive
financial help from over thirty different congregations throughout the United
States. The congregation is now in a position to use their “Choice
Dollars” to create programs of this type for their community and give
back.
Carl
L. Hilt
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