| Silent Auction Saturday Night! |
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Reminder: The Silent Auction to benefit the preschool is Saturday, November 1st from 7-10 PM. Please join us for a fun night of wine, cheese, and bidding on some fantastic items including:
- Four tickets to 11/3 MNF Redskins vs Steelers game (includes platinum parking pass, covered seating, all-you-can-eat buffet, and in-seat bar service),
- Week in Myrtle Beach in a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath furnished condo 1 block from beach
- Weekend in Williamsburg 11/24 - 11/25 in 3 bedroom condo at Governor's Green
- Two tickets to the 11/15 UVA vs Clemson game
- Variety of wonderful handcrafted items (quilts, blankets, cradle, Noah's ark)
- Jewelry and other collectibles
- All kinds of gift baskets and gift certificates
- Many more exciting items!
The high school youth group will be providing childcare in the preschool room as the auction takes place in the Narthex. Tickets are $5 per person and you will receive a souvenir wine glass with the school's logo. See you on Saturday!!
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| Halloween and World Hunger |
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If you'll be giving treats this Halloween, reflect on the following:
In 2006 American spent $16.9 billion on candy and gum, which amounts to 26 pounds or $61 of candy per person. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
For Halloween 2007 Americans planned to spend about $65 per person on candy, decorations, and costumes-$19 on candy alone. (Source: National Retail Federation)
On average, ELCA members gave a little over $4.32 per baptized member to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal in 2007.
Then consider . . .
Giving a gift to ELCA World Hunger Appeal comparable to (or more than) your Halloween expenses and offering it through our congregation in November. Make your donation check out to Resurrection Lutheran Church and write "ELCA World Hunger Appeal" on the memo line.
Encouraging your children to share with others who struggle with hunger and poverty. Perhaps connect the candy they consume with the contributions your family is offering. Go to www.elca.org/hunger for more information.
[adapted from ELCA World Hunger resources] |
| Virginia Synod's Partnership with Papua New Guinea |
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Where is Papua New Guinea?
 Our Virginia Synod is in partnership with our companion Synod in the New Guinea Islands District of Papua New Guniea (PNG). Read about the latest visit by VIrginia Lutherans to PNG in the Virginia Lutheran. Go to Google Maps for a closer look! Go to Wikipedia for country information on Papua New Guinea!
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