Although the first Sunday in October — Oct. 7 this year — is the traditional day to celebrate “Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Sunday,” congregations ma
y mark the special observance on any Sunday.
“LWML Sunday” sample packets were mailed to all LCMS congregations in June. The packets include a sermon, “Salted for Service,” based on Mark 9:38-50 and written by LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison; a children’s message; a worship folder; a banner pattern; a new Mustard Seed devotion sheet; and an order form.
Ideas for celebrating “LWML Sunday” include:
- Distribute LWML mite boxes — and children’s mite boxes — to congregation members.
- Recruit LWML members to serve as greeters and ushers.
- Collect an offering to help support the mission of the LWML.
- Hand out LWML pencils and copies of the LWML magazine, Lutheran Woman’s Quarterly.
- Ask the pastor to recognize all LWML and Friends Into Serving Him (the LWML group for teens) members.
To download the order form — which includes a list of resources and their cost — and some free materials for “LWML Sunday,” click here.
For more information, contact the LWML office in St. Louis at 800-252-LWML (5965).
Posted Oct. 4, 2012
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