SPRING NEWSLETTER!
2011
Association of Lutheran Friends 2011 Memorial Service June 5, held at Ransom Va!ey Lutheran Church sharing his thoughts on Psalm 91 which helped him in his faith during the terrible days of war. Please contact Mrs. Audrey Russell at 344-6221 if you would want to join Mr. Metz, his wife of 60+ years, and his son, for our annual luncheon at 1 pm. It will be a great pleasure to meet him more personally and hear more of his experiences. The Memorial Service itself will begin at 3:30.
Guest speaker Mr. Morris Metz, (above) will be joining us for our June 5th Luncheon and Memorial Service. Mr. Metz is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Easton (LCMS) and is a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge during WWII. He is a well known and very popular speaker. He is looking forward to sharing his faith and life and what it meant to be a Christian soldier. He will be
RANSOM WINDOWS TO BE REDEDICATED JUNE 5 as well! Thanks to the great efforts of many, the Ransom Valley Lutheran Church windows, after having been vandalized, have been replaced! The cost was almost $3000. On June 5th, immediately following the Memorial Service, Rev. David Searing will lead in the dedication of the new windows. Praise be to God!
UPCOMING A.L.F. EVENTS June 5, 2011 1 pm Annual Luncheon at the former O’Neil’s Restaurant on Newton Ransom Hwy. 3:30 Ransom Valley Lutheran Church Memorial Service with special guest speaker Mr. Morris Metz, Battle of the Bulge veteran. (Rev. Bjornstad conducting) July 10, 2011 Ransom Valley Summer Worship Service, 3:30pm (Rev. Searing conducting) July 28-29 (Thursday and Friday), 2011 Lutheran World Relief Baltimore Experience! August 14, 2011 Ransom Educational Event 3:30 pm (Subject TBA led by Rev. Wagaman) November 13, 2011 2011 LUTHER DAY DINNER: 2 pm, Melting Pot, Scranton
A.L.F. IS SPONSORING A LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SUMMER TRIP FOR 2011 On Thursday and Friday, July 28-29, Pastor Bjornstad and Pastor Wagaman will leading a group of Spirit filled Lutherans to New Windsor and Baltimore, MD to share in the ministry of Lutheran World Relief. The only question will be if YOU will be joining them! We will tour the warehouse facilities of LWR and volunteer an afternoon of work there. We will spend the night at the Conference Center in New Windsor and spend the next
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day (Friday) in nearby Baltimore touring the LWR headquarters. We will, of course, be spending the afternoon taking in the Baltimore Inner Harbor before traveling back to PA! Call 570-343-9828 for more information, or check on the A.L.F. website for more information! Costs @$80/$40 children and youth.
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