Women of the ELCA
If you are a woman and a member of Brandon Lutheran church you are a member of WELCA too! Contact the office to get a WELCA Handbook for more specific information on our many ministry activities.
2020 Officers:
Co-Presidents - Nancy Pietz & Barb Buck
Vice President – Becky Sonju
Secretary – Jan Woerman
Treasurer – Laurie Johnson
Director of Justice – Linda McCoy
Director of Discipleship – Deb Klein
Director of Stewardship – Lorraine Osheim, Marlys Byre & Diane Rollag
Work Groups
All the women of the church are divided up into 3 Work Units. These units are called upon occasionally to help provide food and workers for funerals or other special occasions. You may only get called once or twice a year – depending on the need. This way all women have a chance to serve and the more active circle members don’t get overloaded with the work load.
January Highlights for WELCA
There will not be a program at the January 9th Gathering. The business meeting will include installation of officers, 2021 WELCA budget approval and presentation of the SD WELCA Synodical stoles made by Cheryl Lundeen to the Brandon Lutheran pastors. Dee Gulson will also talk to us about our 150th Anniversary.
Marlys Byre and Diane Rollag, Directors of Stewardship, reported Brandon Lutheran quilters made 275 quilts in 2020. Jerry and Steve will deliver all the quilts on December 29th. The quilts remaining in the sanctuary will be boxed December 22nd at 1 pm. Lorraine Osheim, Director of Stewardship, reported that 90 school kits were taken to the shipping company by Jerry and Steve to deliver to Lutheran World Relief. She has 130 bags left to use next year.
WELCA JANUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 7,14 21,28 Quilting - 9:00 am – Downstairs Fellowship Hall
January 16 Faithful Greetings – 10:00 am - Downstairs
January 5 Prayer Shawl Ministry – 9:30 am - Nursery
January 5,12,19,26 Tuesday Stitchers – 1:00 pm - Downstairs
January 4 Executive Board Meeting – 7:00 pm - MLR
January 9 WELCA Gathering – 9:30 am – MLR - Hostess – Exec. Board
January 11 Freezer Ministry – 1:00 pm – Martin Luther Kitchen
January 20,21 Circles Meet
Fundraisers help support our Benevolent Budget. Some of the Groups/ Ministres WELCA support are:
Local- within our congregation
- Bible campers
- BLC Sunday School
- Vacation Bible School
- Noah’s Ark Preschool
- BLC Debt Retirement Fund
Community Giving - (Outside our congregation)
- Lutheran Social Services
- Church on the Street, SIoux Falls
- Bethany Meadows
- Noah's Ark Preschool Scholarships
- Lutheran World Relief
- Lutherans Outdoors in SD and Shetek Lutheran Ministry
- Student Ministry Programs at SDSU, USD, Augustana
- Family Connection
- St Dysmas Prison Ministry
- Brandon Valley Food Pantry