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The THURSDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 29, from 10:30  - 11:45 a.m. in Classroom #2 in Ogram Hall. 

MISSIONARY TO  VISIT  SAKLC

Our congregation presently provides annual financial support for two ELCA Missionaries, Pastor Richard Young in Guyana and Pastor Chris Quello in Lithuania.  In August, Pastor Young will be in our area and has kindly agreed to spend some time with us.  Present plans call for Pastor Young to be with us from August 19-22.  He has offered to preach at SAKLC on Sunday, August 21.  As the time draws closer, look for information on other opportunities that will be arranged to provide time to hear from Pastor Young on his ministry in Guyana. 

Kurt Wilkening has visited Pastor Young’s parish in Guyana as part of Synod Mission trips.

Pastor Young’s visit will offer us an exciting glimpse into the mission work we support.

Opportunities For Mission Continue to Unfold ….

Tonight we will be presenting a Level II request at the church council meeting.  The request is on behalf of the Lithuanian Lutheran Church and is a request for second mile giving through the ELCA’s Division for Global Mission.  In this case, the request is for funding that will enable the local Lithuanian Lutheran congregation to renovate another section of the building returned to them after Soviet occupation ended here in Vilnius.  It has been 65 years since anything has been done to this building.  The hope is to rebuild the roof structure, then add new roofing materials followed by a renovation of the space for the purpose of creating a parish hall.

 Another opportunity that has presented itself involves the possibility of sponsoring a second international congregation here in Lithuania.  The port city on the Baltic Sea of Kleipeda is home to the Lithuanian Christian College.  Quite a few of their teachers are volunteers from the states and as English speakers, they long for an opportunity to worship in the language in which they are most comfortable.

Yet another mission opportunity that we are exploring has to do with the start up of a college or university here in Vilnius.  A group of us are exploring the feasibility of such a possibility. 

Our initial sense is that this is an idea whose time has come.  I will keep you posted on any developments as they occur.

Ministry in this place continues to hold a growing fascination for us.  We do appreciate your on-going prayers and support.

In Christ,

The  Quellos

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