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The Voice of Service
Volume 40, Issue 2
Spring 2007 “To proclaim the love of Christ with our voices and with our service”
Oklahoma District
Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League
Events & Information
• The Joy of
God’s Child, Easter Joy, and ROCK
Being God’s These are three the National celebrate Easter joy
Child Christian seemingly disparate Convention “ROCK- that comes from
Life Conference,
March 2-3, 2007 statements of which Rest On Christ the having been buried
Messiah, OKC we might ask “what King” with Christ and raised
do they have in with Him in His
• Easter, March 8
c o m m o n ? ” We could change the resurrection. Resting
• BOD Meeting, Obviously, they have perspective and say On Christ the King is
May 5, 2007 Christ in common, but that we are God’s what children of God
Immanuel,
Kingfisher could there be more? child, and on Easter do when Christ reigns
morning we in their life. That is
• National Another correct experience Easter what LWML is all
Convention,
June 21-24, 2007 answer is that they joy, and finally, we do about, being God’s
Sioux Falls, are all activities ROCK-Rest On child, living and
South Dakota involving the women Christ the King. We sharing Easter joy, all
• Fall Mission
of the OK District can view these the while Resting On
Fests Sept. 15th LWML. The Christian events from our Christ the King!
& 29th Life Conference The baptism, in which we
• Oklahoma
Joy of Being God’s became God’s child Pastor Stoll,
District Mission Child. There is Easter and were brought into Sr. Pastoral
Grant joy on Easter His kingdom. We Counselor
Submission morning. And then
Deadline
September 30th
• Fall Women’s
President Patti
Retreat, October Be glad you’re going LWML Presidents) together.
26-27th, Roman to Sioux Falls for the met at the convention Do you know the
Nose State Park
LWML Convention site in Sioux Falls Oklahoma District
in June!! I will not February 2-4. We women involved in
complain as I join in enjoyed daytime high national committees?
the “Rockin’Trail temperatures of -3 and Marguerite Christman
Mission Pledge lows of -15 and 20 from Midwest City is
Walk” no matter how mph winds. In spite current Vice President
hot it is! As is the of the chilly weather of Servant Resources
custom, the National the atmosphere was and is nominated for
LWML Board of warm with LWML national president.
Directors (which sisters from all across Bev England from
includes all 40 District the states meeting Tulsa is national
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President Patti
Public Relations Church for making 2008. Fall Mission
Director and has their lovely church Fests will take the
traveled all over with available. Vice place of Zone Fall
President Linda President of Christian Fests this year with
Reiser over the past 4 Life, Debbie Tabisz, mission speakers and
years. Betty Reichert, Glenpool, and her mission education on
Vinita, our Vice Christian Life our new national
President of Servant Committee members, LWML grants.
Resources in the Susan Copen, Roman Nose State
Oklahoma District is Muskogee, and Cindy Park has again been
on the HOPE Boster, Sallisaw, put reserved for our Fall
Committee. Myrna in many hours of Women’s Retreat on
Lou Meyer from study, writing, October 26-27.
Guymon is on the organizing and We are always
Mustard Seed Task praying to put our first looking for ways to
Force. DeeDee conference together. live out our mission
Wescoatt, Guymon, Our thanks also to our statement in what we
has been artist for the Pastoral Counselors do in our district.
Gentle Greeting cards Barrie Henke and Please let your zone
which the LWML Steven Stoll and president know if you
sells in their catalog. Debbie’s husband, have suggestions or if
Your district is well Pastor Rick for their you want certain
represented by these input and doctrinal programs. As always,
joy-filled servants! review. I hope you pray for your district
Join them and will appreciate their and zone and the
thousands of other efforts and thank women who serve you
LWML women in them. in LWML.
Sioux Falls, June 21- You’ll get a glimpse Remember to be in
24, where we will of things to come prayer for them and
ROCK! Rest On in the District in this our LWML missions
Christ the King. issue of the Voice of on Mondays at noon
I hope many of you Service. Check out as women around the
were able to attend the our Delegates and states are “Together In
Christian Life newly chosen Young Prayer” in Jesus’ holy
Conference, “The Joy W o m e n and precious name.
of Being God’s Representatives. The
Child” in Oklahoma n o m i n a t i n g Serving With
City March 2-3. A committee is gearing Gladness,
big thank you to up to get started on Patti
Messiah Lutheran officer candidates for
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Volume 40, Number 2 Page 3
Nominating Committee Members If you know a woman
whom God has blessed
Chairman/Ponca City Lawton Zone Panhandle Zone: with the gift of
Paula Stoll Loveta Matthys Vura Moser
ser vice, please
580.363.4026 580.355.4581 580.254.3414
sewpurplesow@hotmail.com rlmatthys@sbcglobal.com gramma29@hotmail.com consider nominating
her for a position with
Enid Zone: Miami Zone: Tulsa Zone:
Louise Schoeling Cherie Meislahn Bonnie Giese the Oklahoma
580.327.1614 918.825.0270 918.250.0512 District.
schchar@cneconnect.com cmeislahn@sbcglobal.com bonniegiese@yahoo.com
If you feel that God is
Kingfisher Zone: OKC Zone: calling you to greater
Gerry Schoelen Shirley Graumann ser vice, please contact
405.263.7634 405.799.3906
Rt.4, Box 8, 13020 S Robinson, a committee member.
Okarche 73762 OKC 73170
Special Gifts
may be sent to
Leave a Footprint-Special Gifts Fund OK District
Treasurer Lisa
We hear so Barfield can assist 1.800.852.3264 or
much these yo u i n i n c l u d i n g barfield9@aol.com. Graf, POB 1094,
days about LWML’s Special Gifts Guymon, OK
leaving a Fund in your will or Gifts from last quarter 73942
legacy. OK trust, as well as other In Memory of: Nelda Direct questions
district LCEF bequests of money Winchester, Amanda to Marilyn
vice-president and property. H a e f k e r, G a y l e n e Laramy, 31
and Gift- Graham. In Honor of Stoneridge Rd.,
P l a n n i n g Johnny may be Bob & Karlene Rich’s Ponca City, OK
counselor Johnny contacted toll free at 50th Anniversary. 74604-3418
Teens ROCK in Sioux Falls
Are you between the Serving Him teen leadership are the
ages of 11 and 17? hangout on Saturday, focus of this awsome
Are you going to June 23rd. Teens will time together. Mark
Sioux Falls? Do you make new friends your calendar and
like hanging out with from across the plan to attend “ROCK-
other Christian country while Rest On Christ the
teens? If you participating in wild, King” in Sioux Falls.
answered “yes”, we crazy, and fun Watch the convention
want to see you at activities! Service, newspaper for more
the Friends Into spiritual growth, and details.
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District Mission Grants
OK Dist. Ministerial Help SafeNet/Abuse Hispanic V. B . S .
Students-paid $5000, Shelter-$5,000 paid, Program-$2,500
balance $5,000 $0 balance balance
Lutheran Braille C a m p L u t h e r h ave n The Servant’s
Center-$3,000 paid, $5,000 balance Heart,Guatemala-
balance $0 $4,200 paid, balance
Oaks Indian Mission- $0
Camp Lutherhoma $5,000 paid, $0
Scholarships- $5,000 balance Feed the Children in
balance Haiti-$3,150 paid,
Redeemer Lutheran balance $0
OK Church Workers High School-$5,000
Student Aid-$5,000 balance Help OK Teen LWML
paid, $5,000 balance to ‘07 Convention-
Lutheran World $2,150 balance
Relief has
discontinued
collection of Former LWML President Dies
clothing Florence Montz, Encouraged by approaches, such as
www.lwr.org national LWML President Montz, the building clinics and
president from 1971- LWML determined that hospitals in urban
1975 received her it would not get bogged areas to creating
heavenly crown last down in issues that community-based
week at the age of 82 could properly be health care in isolated
after years of work in determined only by the rural areas of
the mission field. She Synod. Instead the developing countries.
was a registered League focused on In this role she
nurse who came to wholistic mission and planned and
the presidency at a ministry. She wrote the supervised the training
mere 46 years of age first league mission of health workers in
after being president statement, and India, Nigeria, the
of North Dakota encouraged youth Philippines, Guatemala
District. She held representatives at and elsewhere. She
office amid the turmoil international convention. was also president of
created by the the Association of
“walkout” of She was on the LCMS Lutheran Older Adults
professors and Board of Directors for and continued to use
students at Concordia 13 years, and was staff her nursing and
Seminary, St. Louis, executive for the leadership skills in
in 1974 and their Council for Christian mission to those
subsequent founding Medical Work. She placed in her path.
of the Association of helped the council make
Evangelical Lutheran the transition from early
Churches. medical mission
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Volume 40, Number 2 Page 5
Turning Trash to Cash
Printer cartridges, old us to send an go further in funding
cell phones, PDA’s, additional $9,000 to mission grants.
i-Pods, laptop national Mites, over
computers, ALL are $3,960 to our Special Call your local banks,
recyclable! Gifts Fund, and city, county and state
paying over $14,000 officials, tell your
OK district is very in district leader dentist, accountant, The LWML Jewel
blessed to have so expenses since doctor, pharmacist Watch wil add
the perfect
many collecting all November 2003. This and local businesses sparkle to your
spring and
these items. The recycling effort and pick up those summer
wardrobe. Look
money has enabled enables our mites to cartridges! for this and so
much more at
lwml.org
Zone Cartridge Recycling Facilitators
Enid Zone: Miami Zone: Ponca City Zone:
Thelma Travis Ruth Ritter Arlene Riemer
t_travis@sbcglobal. r_ritter7747@ cariemer@sbcglobal.
com hotmail.com com
Kingfisher Zone: OKC Zone: Tulsa Zone:
Kathy Quinn Jeannie Merrill, Alexis Wasson
patnkat@pldi.net jeaniegal@pldi.com Alexis_ok@cox.net
Lawton Zone: Panhandle Zone:
Helen McDonald, Alberta Shannon,
com_ed@hospiceof POB 982, Boise City
swok.org 73933
Faith, OKC Presents “Sister Act”
Please join the speak about being yours!) and great
women of Faith at sisters in Christ, along music will make for a
their Fifth Annual with a skit, and music swingin’ good time.
Ladies Spring will provide entertain- Cost $6 adults, $4
Banquet, “Sister Act” ment for the under 10 years old
Saturday, April 21st, luncheon.
11:00 a.m. RSVP: Amy Anderson,
Door prizes, 50’s 685-4016 or Nancy
Banquet speaker diner-inspired clothes Purinton 691-2905
Jeannie Merrill will (be sure to wear
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Post-SecondaryStudent Care
Oklahoma District attend universities or provide your students
encourages all trade schools. with pastoral care.
congregations and
LWML societies to Check your church’s Some home
continue to track their copy of the Lutheran congregations opt to
post-secondary Annual for addresses send care packages
students, including of all churches, and and notes of
those attending local send the student encouragement to
colleges and trade names and addresses students, as well as
schools, as well as to the nearest church. keeping them in
t h o s e w h o m ove This gives churches prayer.
away from home to the opportunity to
Transportation to Sioux Falls
orientation and Young on Sunday the 24th. Bus
Women Representatives’ riders will be receiving a
orientation bright and detailed letter around the
early Thursday morning. 2 nd week in March with
These bus riders will be more information. Other
Thanks to you, we have housed at the Hampton attendees from Oklahoma
a bus going to Sioux Falls Inn and ride the bus as a may request rooms at the
from Oklahoma! A total shuttle between the hotel Hampton Inn or our
of approximately 46 bus and the convention center. second choice, Holiday Inn
riders will leave from OKC This has all been Express or our third choice,
and Tu l s a early coordinated through our Staybridge Suites.
Wednesday and make b u s c h a i r m a n , Te r r i Registrations opened
their way north to Sioux Sullivan, from Tulsa who March 1 s t . Get your
Falls in time to participate has put in many hours. registration in soon! A
in servant events, choir The bus from Kincaid great convention awaits
rehearsal, delegate Travel will return late night you!
YWR’s Chosen for Convention
Charity Pendley of Charity is the wife Jennifer Griffith is a
Good Shepherd, of Steve and mother wife and mother of
OKC, and Jennifer to three children. two teenage sons.
Griffith of Grace, She works as an She teaches Sunday
Tulsa will represent outreach specialist School at Grace,
the OK District and with Good Tulsa and works for
LWML as Young Shepherd’s Teen the Owasso Public
Wo m e n R e p r e - LWML, and enjoys Schools. Jennifer
sentatives at the music and choir. also enjoys
N a t i o n a l C o n v- photography and
ention in Sioux scrapbooking.
Falls, ND.
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Volume 40, Number 2 Page 7
Enid Zone: added five new members this
Redeemer Lutheran Church in year! pace in mite offerings.
Enid was the location for the Buffalo provided the meat for a
meeting. Twelve members were OKC Zone: congregational Christmas dinner. Some
present. The meeting Christ, Mustang hosted the members meet monthly to make quilts
opened with devotion. The vice- luncheon for the circuit pastors’ for LWR.
presidents reported about their meeting, and provided an angel Guymon’s Piecemakers are busy, too.
experiences at ZOOM (Zone tree to Youth and Family More than 60 quilts have been
Officers On the Move). It was Services. completed.
educational and enjoyed by all. St. John’s, Moore collected and Ladies Aid & Lamplighters, Hooker
Deadlines for upcoming events distributed food for the needy, sponsored an Advent candlelight service
were discussed. collected and distributed items for women of the church and
Reports from the District Board for Birth Choice, served Advent community. Ladies Aid gathered a
meeting were copied and meals, and held fundraisers to special mission offering at their
shared. Sioux Falls Convention assist women going to Sioux Christmas party. An ingathering was
was discussed. Several are Falls. collected for Hope Crisis Pregnancy
anxious to see the new catalog. Trinity, Norman sponsored an Center.
Christian Life Conference, “The annual turkey dinner, sponsored Texhoma assembled care packages for
Joy of Being God’s Child” will an angel tree for children of college students. They support a
be our Spring Fling. Each society prisoners, and presented gifts congregational member attending
president was encouraged to to 42 children Used a Thrivent Concordia, Seward, and held an
encourage her members to sign grant to provide gift cards for ingathering for Hope Crisis Pregnancy
up and go. The next meeting youth at Independent Living Center, Guymon.
will be February 17, 2007, at Services. Provided 10 gifts of
Redeemer Lutheran in Enid. clothing to the Veterans Center.
Kingfisher Zone:
The fall quarter was a busy one
for everybody. Nearly all
Faith, OKC sponsored a Mission
Mites Sunday, Oktoberfest
dinner, Indian taco supper, a
bakeless bake sale for the
Special Notices
Enid Zone:Wilma Grimes
societies had projects during cantata, food baskets for needy
the month of November that families at Thanksgiving and Kingfisher Zone:
involved the local food bank or Christmas, suppers for Advent Maxine Masquelier
giving to a needy family so services, the Cantata
they’d have a good Thanksgiving receptions, Socks, Gloves and
dinner. December brought the Hat tree for Fillmore Lawton Zone: Gayle Anderson
same type projects. Trinity, El Elementary, provided candy
Reno hosted birthday parties at sacks for Christmas, flowers Miami Zone: Jean Rathsam
two nursing homes. St. John’s, and caroling to shut-ins, gifts
Okarche Lamplighters held an to pastor and organists, OKC Zone:Jeannie Merrill,
A d ve n t D i n n e r, w i t h t h e volnteered at Angel Food Alex & Chystel Davis
proceeds going to help their Ministry.
ladies attend Sioux Falls. Sunday Immanuel, OKC set up mini Panhandle Zone: June Wadley
School students in Kingfisher trees for shut-ins, Jr. LWML’ers
presented their LWML with a made cards for nursing home
check for $700 for mite money residents, decorated and filled Ponca City Zone: Leola
collected throughout the year. Christmas Candy bags, and Thiemann
Kingfisher kids ROCK! assembled kits for LWR.
St. Mark, OKC sponsored a Tu l s a Z o n e : M a r y A m e s
Lawton Zone: dinner/talent show for the angel
St. Peter’s, Apache LWML helped tree. Woodward welcomed new pastor Greg
organize and carry out the 100th Holy Trinity, OKC hosted the Brown, made Quiet Bags for small
Anniversary. Also, they helped CCCS Conference with 96 in children to use during worship,
purchase and sack candy for attendance. Held their 4th purchased toys for needy children,
Christmas. A Thrivent matching annual crafts bazaar and sent and made quilts for LWR.
funds dinner raised $1400 to $3,000 to CCCS. Served Advent
help pay college costs for two lunches, sponsored an angel Ponca City Zone:
students. tree for children with parents Blackwell launched a monthly
St. John’s, Granite sponsored a in prison. congregatonal fellowship/games night.
Christmas caroling party, raising Good Shepherd, OKC send Stillwater society joined with the Altar
over $500 for the local food contributions and cards to Guild to refurbish/replace Chrismons.
bank. Bethesda and the Good
St. John’s, Lawton held their Samaritan program. Conducted Tulsa Zone:
a n n u a l t u r ke y d i n n e r i n nursing home visits, and Zone officers met at Bev England’s
November, sending $451 to sponsored fundraisers to assist f o r d i n n e r i n D e c e m b e r. J o b
mites. St. John’s celebrated their women going to Sioux Falls. descriptions have been re-written for
90th anniversary with a dinner. Teen LWML met with four other Tulsa zone officers and are in review.
Other projects include: Lutheran teen groups at Immanuel. Susan Copen, zone president, is
TV, Salvation Army, Alice Brauer, Christo Rey held a Prayer and participating in the preparation of the
the Anos family, missionaries in Praise service Febuary 17th, Bible studies for the Christian Life
the Philippines. They also with a special offering going to conference. Susan will visit each of
provide monthly support to two national mites. her societies during the year.
seminary students and one Panhandle Zone:
vicar. And their society has Boise City continues to set the
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Gor Forward In Faith-80 in ‘08
When the Lutheran Women’s
League of Oklahoma was
existence of the League there
lay another ambition, namely,
done during the first two years,
yet only the surface had been
Directory
beginning, what did those the hope that someday the scratched. A united prayer went OK District President
behind the movement hope to Lutheran Women’s League of out ...”thanking our Heavenly Patti Ross
realize? These women were not Oklahoma might be a link in a Father for the seeds which have 918.299.6490
eager for outward show and Synod-wide women’s been sown to bring forth fruit in p.ross@cox.net
glory, but had high ambitions organization to make women our hearts...calling upon the VP Servant Resources
and wished to show that, though Betty Reichert
alive to the immense name of Jesus...believing that 918.256.2176
the Missouri Synod churches in opportunities for service to the every blessing we have in this tallokies@aol.com
Oklahoma at that time were church. Such a hope was world is a direct gift from Him...by VP Christian Life
small and few in number, and eventually realized. His precious blood…that we may Debbie Tabisz
though the women of these give for His Kingdom and the 918.321.3764
churches possessed only limited Those women responsible for furtherance of His work…a tribute debbie@tabisz.com
means, these same women organizing the League were to God” What an allegiance this VP Gospel Outreach
could still accomplish much for willing to be led by the Spirit of was! Nancy West
the growth of God’s Kingdom if God in a special ministry. Their 405.396.2000
they were united and worked nwest424@hotmail.com
faith had a force which changed “If we live in the Spirit, let us VP Human Care
with singleness of purpose. situations and circumstances. also walk in the Spirit”, Galatians Wendy Bacon
Under what name they were to They realized their special gift 5:24. With this one major force 580.446.5509
serve was incidental, but in of faith from God. With faith in of power (the force of faith) born ski_bumz@yahoo.com
whose Name was the thing of Him they operated with power into the Lutheran Women’s VP Communication
consequence. Those pioneer and were witnesses of their faith Missionary League, along with Audrey House
Christian women only wished as the early-day organization the force of the love of God, the ahouse@audreyhouse.com
to serve in the name of Jesus, exemplified in acts of love and Oklahoma District LWML has Recording Secretary
to dedicate themselves and their devotion. grown these 80 years in grace Gloria Bozarth
service to Him, so that whatever 405.947.8460
and in the knowledge of our Lord audio43@earthlink.net
they might do would be to His Already, when the organization and Savior, Jesus Christ; thus Corresponding Secretary
honor and glory. This ambition was not quite two years old, a enabling her to ”Serve the Lord Linda Kremeier
became a realization as a few obstacles had to be with Gladness”. 405.263.7623
venture of faith spread out over overcome...”but the work will llkremeier_2000@yahoo.com
the state, in order that a nucleus go on and a new year lies before This introduction was taken from Treasurer
might convene, gaining us with its opportunities for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Lisa Graf
members with more power to consecrated service,” reported Lutheran Women’s Missionary POB 1094, Guymon 73942
do the Lord’s work. the founders. There were League Oklahoma District. 580.338.5822
llsag@fnbtexhoma.com
spheres of service open which Compiled and written by Mildred Sr. Pastoral Counselor
Still farther down in the hearts were peculiar to women during Oppel, Watonga, Oklahoma. Rev. Steven Stoll
of those responsible for the those days. Much had been 580.363.2468
1soulman.sbcglobal.com
Jr. Pastoral Counselor
Rev. Barrie Henke
405.359.0009
Heart-to-Heart Sisters bhenke@htlcok.org
Archivist/Historian
More than one hundred school Marilyn Alsip
405.769.4220
children in El Manto, Zacatecas granny509@cox.net
Gifts of the Heart for the Christian Life Mexico received backpacks Resources
Conference will go to Infant Crisis Services from a mission project at the
Delores Withers
of Oklahoma City. ‘06 District Convention in Enid.
405.495.1605
secretary@oursaviorokc.org
Structure/Parlimentarian
Krystine Gibson
Infant Crisis Services, Inc. is an emergency Often there is only one box of 918.227.1934
clothing and food pantry providing crayons for an entire kgibson19@cox.net
Voice of Service Editor
essential items to babies and toddlers classroom, and these children Marci Beikmann
from birth to 48 months who are in crisis have one just for them. This 405.641.0462
situations. servant event was a wonderful mbeikmann@cox.net
Web Servant
blessing for all those needy Sarah Ross
children, and even more for 918.806.6042
sarah_b_ross@hotmail.com
the volunteers. YWR Chairman
Lavon Friesen
Watch for more on the 405.375.6775
LKFI226@pldi.net
website, www.oklwml.org
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