June 23, 2010 In This Issue

LCC and UKANDU SummerMission Returns to Chicago

Single Woman NeedsAssistance

Hunger Walk - Support FoodPantry at First Bethlehem

Lutheran Woman in Need ofAssistance

LCC Offers LERT TrainingDwight Tornado Relief

Comfort Dog Ministry UpdateInternational Student at Ft.

Wayne SeminaryHomeless Family with ThreeSmall Children in Desperate

Need of AssistanceCollection Pickup for HaitiRelief Efforts Has Begun

Urgent Appeal from HistoricSt. Matthew

Helping Our Neighbors inIndiana

Dollar Per Dollar YourDonations Buy Shoes for

Haitian ChildrenBackpack Blessings

LCC Emergency AssistanceFund

GoodSearch.comHelp LCC Purchase a Truck

Vacation Bible SchoolAnnouncement

Tools Needed for LCC'sExpanding Ministry

Thank You For Making ADifference

Items Needed by MinistriesItems Available to a Ministry

Items Free for the AskingVehicles Needed to Help

IndividualsFeed the Invisible Guest

ProgramTim's Pick of the Week

Upcoming EventsHow To Support LCC

Prayer Wall

LCC and UKANDU Summer Mission Returns toChicago Under the leadership of Pete Imlah, LCC'sDirector of Mission and Outreach, 196 Youthand Adults from 10 different churches and fivedifferent states arrived in the Chicago area for aMission Trip of Hope and Encouragement. Thisis the 8th year that the UKANDU mission trip isbeing held, which offers youth and adults theopportunity to be a blessing to ChicagoLutheran churches and schools.

The theme of this year's mission trip is "Follow Me - What Does It Really Mean to FollowJesus" based on Matthew 4:19. The home site for this year's mission trip is WaltherLutheran High School in Melrose Park, IL.

After morning devotions, 22 teams are dispersedaround Chicagoland to host six different VBSs,paint classrooms, landscape, install bathroompartitions, work with clients at two different UnitedCerebral Palsy centers, and install a playground.

Each evening the participants have dinner,fellowship, and worship time back at Walther.Wednesday evening a special event is planned,and Thursday night Concordia Chicago will host aspecial dinner, tour of the campus, andCommunion Worship Service.

Your prayers are much appreciated as the youthand adults work with their hands and share the

love of Christ with their mouths this week!

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Single Woman Needs Assistance with $2000 inMedical BillsRequest from Pastor Dan Wegrzyn, St. John's LutheranChurch, Lombard

We have a member who is going through difficult financial times.Since being laid off from her job as an accountant over a yearago she hasn't been able to get back on her feet, she has beenstruggling to stay independent. She had been working, makingabout half of what she was accustomed to but she was laid offfrom that job on June 15th. She recently had a medical situationadd to her debt (she is on a COBRA plan) as well as slowingdown her mobility. She also suffers from depression. Her familylives out of state and can not help her financially or support her inher living situation.

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The congregation is helping her but she is in need of $2,000 to clear up her medical bills.Any assistance that she can receive as she struggles to pay her bills while she continuesto look for full time work would be such a blessing to her.

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Hunger Walk - Support Food Pantry at FirstBethlehem Request from Pastor James Kellerman, First BethlehemLutheran Church, Chicago

Once again I will be participating in the Greater Chicago FoodDepository's (GCFD) Hunger Walk on June 26. This is a greatopportunity for us to raise some funds for our food pantry at FirstBethlehem Lutheran Church in Chicago. We are able to get foodfor our pantry at a greatly discounted price through GCFD--usually we pay less than half of what it would cost us to buy theitems at a place like Aldi's. Thus, we have found the GCFD anexcellent organization to enhance our efforts to feed the hungry.

The nice thing about the Hunger Walk is that whatever funds weraise go completely into our account with the GCFD. Thus, yourdonation isn't going into a general operating fund for the GCFD,but will be credited directly to our account for whenever we buy groceries from them.

Thank you for your support and for getting the word out.

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Lutheran Woman in Need of AssistanceRequest from Pastor Harold Wahl, St. Paul Lutheran Church,Lansing, Illinois

We have a woman, in her early 60's (not old enough to quality formedicare) who is facing several severe hardships. She has been afaithful, life-long Lutheran. While she is not handicapped to thepoint of qualifying for disability income, she does have somephysical limitations along with some illness for which she is under adoctor's care. She is currently out of work and does not havemoney to cover her rent, utilities, food, and medicine. Because offamily difficulties, she has no immediate family members to turn to.

This woman is in dire straits and is "falling through the cracks." Any help or assistanceshe could be given would certainly be appreciated.

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LCC Offers Lutheran Early Response TeamTraining

Tim Hetzner to Lead Training Session

In order to better manage volunteers and resources, FEMA isfinalizing a guideline on credentialing volunteers for large-scale disasters. The federal guidelines indicate that volunteersresponding to a disaster should be trained and certified. LCCis providing training for Lutheran Early Response Teams(LERT) through out our district. Should a disaster strike theseteams would be put on call and may be asked to deploy in 72hours or less to the disaster site.

This training will prepare team member for credentialing andwill focus on the safety, work, and ministry of Lutherans as Early Responders.

The mobile home park in Dwight wasdestroyed by the tornado.

sent instructions. Thankyou.

"Send a Spoken

Prayer"

LCC's "Send a SpokenPrayer" e-Card site is

available.

To learn more, Click Here

The next training is scheduled fornext Wednesday, June 30th at St.John's Lutheran Church inAlgonquin, Illinois.

The sessions will run from 6 PM to 9 PM. A lightmeal will be provided at 5:30 PM. Registration is $20 and helps cover the cost of thetraining materials, meal, and the LERT T-shirt, which is required to be worn in a disasterresponse situation.

Click here to register . For more information call Dianna Bonfield at 866-455-6466

Dwight Tornado ReliefRequest from Rev Jacob Ehrhard, Emmanuel LutheranChurch, Dwight, Illinois

Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Lutheran Church Charities isestablishing a fund to help the families in Dwight, IL who havelost their homes from the recent tornadoes. The fund will beused to help each family purchase items they have lost that arenot covered by insurance.

We will also be taking up a collection of items to be distributedto these families. To help now, you can donate to the DwightTornado Relief Fund - Dollar Per Dollar will be distributedthrough Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dwight IL to families.Click here to donate

More information on items that will becollected with be shared on the LCC websiteand at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dwight.Help share the Mercy and Compassion ofChrist and Make A Difference! Thank you foryour support.

Click here to donate

Click here to view picture gallery from Dwight

UPDATE: Tornadoes hit North CentralIllinois - Help support sharing the Mercy andCompassion of Christ with those in need.

We will not be organizing any additionalvolunteer teams until we receive word fromStreator or Dwight that they are in need ofmore volunteers.

Click here to donate to disasterrelief

For more updates, please visit our website at www.LutheranChurchCharities.org

Click here to view picture gallery from Dwight

Click here to view picture gallery from Streator

Comfort Dog Ministry UpdateTillie and Shami visit New HopeLutheran School in Chicago LCC Comfort Dogs Tillie and Shami, along withtheir handlers Pete Imlah and Amy Barth,visited the students at New Hope onTuesday, June 15th. Pete and Amy talked tothe students about the LCC K9 Parish ComfortDog ministry while Tillie and Shami enjoyedspending time with the students.

Concordia Berwyn- Health Fair

Concordia Lutheran Church in Berwynasked Pete Imlah and LCC Comfort Dog Tillieto join them at Concordia's tent at Berwyn'sannual Health Fair. After attending the fair onWednesday June 16th, Pete and Tillie receivedthe following email from Pat Hirshman, PRChair at Concordia Lutheran Church:

Dear Tillie,

We would like to thank you for coming with Pete to the Berwyn HealthFair. Your presence was well-received and helped draw people toConcordia Lutheran Church's Outreach tent. Your willingness to give ofyour time and talent in sharing the comfort of Jesus with others wasappreciated. God bless the Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran ChurchCharities!

Where are the LCC K-9 Parish Comfort Dogs Heading Next???

Wednesday, June 23 - VBS at Trinity, New LenoxThursday, June 24 - Prince of Peace, Palatine, accompanying the Servant Weekstudents visiting Lutheran Home and Church CreekSunday, June 27 - St. John Lutheran Church, Burlington

Lutheran Couple in Need of AssistanceRequest from Pastor Thomas Spahn, Interim PastorBethel Lutheran Church, Gurnee, IL

We are working with a member family that is indire need. They are a 58-year-old couple,married for 39 years, and are facing a financialcrisis. He lost his manufacturing highmanagement position 35 months ago and theyhave consumed all of their 401 retirementinvestments and stocks. In the past year he hadmajor reconstructive surgery for skin cancer.

Now they are on the verge of losing their home,unable to use their maxed out credit card, haveborrowed against their life insurance policies, arebehind on property taxes and have medical billsthat have gone to a collection agency. If hisminimal health insurance coverage is lost, he

may be uninsurable in the future.

They both eagerly serve on committees and boards of our congregation and volunteer

for many church-related activities. The congregation is helping the family in every waythat we can but their needs are greater than we can do alone. If anyone is moved todonate to help this family get back on their feet it would be a tremendous blessing forthem.

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International Student at Ft. Wayne SeminaryNeeds Tuition AssistanceRequest from Pastor Jacob Gaugert, Dr. Martin LutherChurch, Chicago

There is a gifted international student from South Africa who is in need of financial aide.His name is Mathias Hohls and he needs to collect or receive pledges for at least$30,000 by August 1st of this year. So far he has received $13,000. I have sent a letterfrom him along with a letter of recommendation from Prof. John T. Pless from the Ft.Wayne Seminary. Please consider helping this gifted young man finish his studies at Ft.Wayne.

Excerpt of letter from Mathias Hohls:

My name is Mathias G. Hohls. I am originally fromSouth Africa and have been studying at ConcordiaTheological Seminary in Ft. Wayne on aninternational student exchange program sinceSeptember 2009. I grew up in a Lutheran pastor'shome and attended private schools prior to myuniversity studies... Lord willing, I hope to serve theLord's church in the Pastoral Ministry in the future. Ibelieve that completing my pastoral studies here inAmerica would give me the best theological and

practical background to be able to serve His people faithfully.

Click here to read the entire letter

Excerpt of letter from Prof. John Pless:

I am very pleased to write this letter to encourage the generous financialsupport of my student, Mathias Hohls. Assisting him to remain atConcordia Theological Seminary to complete his Master of Divinitydegree under our auspices would be a prudent and productiveinvestment not only in his personal future but the future of our LutheranChurch.

Click here to read the entire letter

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Homeless Family with Three Small Children inDesperate Need of Assistance!Requested by Rev. Michael Graham,Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Aurora, Illinois

This family has had financial difficulty for the past two years that Ihave known them. They moved from Joliet and are able to work onand off. A year ago the mother had fairly good and stableemployment, but was let go, and the father works construction jobswhen anything is available. Since last November they have beenhomeless and living in transitional housing at Hesed House, thelocal homeless shelter. The mother was pregnant at the time they moved into thehomeless shelter.

The baby was born April 6 with severe complications. She was rushed to LutheranGeneral for surgery and put into Neonatal Intensive Care. She has difficulty swallowingand her larynx collapses. She has to be tube fed.

Before the baby was released from the hospital, there was an outbreak of Tuberculosisat the homeless shelter and the county health department will not allow the baby backthere. It could be several months before this situation is cleared up.

Currently the father and two boys (ages 3 and 4) are staying at the shelter, but themother is with her mother but is not allowed to be there because of public housing rulesand also the grandmother has medical and emotional problems that make it undesirableand not adequate to care for the baby.

Immediate need:A place where the mother and baby can live temporarily, probably a few months at least,so she can care for the baby with her medical needs. Best would be a place where thehusband and two boys could also stay, that way the mother could care for the boys aswell when the father is able to work.

Long term need:Financial assistance to pay medical bills and expenses to allow them to move into anapartment.

This young family is in a desperate situation. Any help that can be given to them wouldbe such a blessing as they work to put their lives back together and move from beinghomeless.

If you know of any available temporary housing please call LCC at 866-455-6466 oremail LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

Click here to donate

Collection Pickup for Haiti Relief Efforts ContinueThis week, donations were picked up from St. John's Lutheran Church inLansing and St. John Lutheran Church in Burlington. These donations havehelped to complete 20 pallets!. Our heartfelt thanks to the volunteers who have alreadyput in more than 200 hours working in the warehouse and on donation pick-ups.

Click here to view photo gallery of donation pickups

Current & upcoming drop off locations:

June 6-26 - Zion Lutheran Church, HinsdaleJune 6-26 - Trinity Lutheran Church, LombardJune 13-25 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ElginJune 13-26 - Lord of Life Lutheran Church, LaFoxJune 20-24 - St. John's Lutheran Church, LombardJune 20-26 - Christ Lutheran Church, Orland ParkJune 20-26 - St. John's Lutheran Church, AlgonquinJune 20-26 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mt. ProspectJune 20-July 3 - Zion Lutheran Church, Grant Park

See the full list of collection sites with maps and full addresses here...

Click Here for a list of items that are being collected

Click Here to Donate to the Haiti Relief Fund...

Historic St. Matthew Makes An Urgent AppealRequest by Rev. Julio A. Loza, Historic St. Matthew LutheranChurch

Historic St. Matthew Lutheran Church, after 138 years of Christian servicein Chicago, faces the overwhelming task of having to comply withexpensive building repairs imposed by the City's Building Department;especially at a time when our nation faces a stagnant economy. St.Matthew, with its commitment to feed the homeless and unemployed,finds it very hard, if not impossible, to have the funding required for thisawesome task. At St. Matthew, we have an uphill struggle ahead of us.Driven by God's love, we make an urgent and special appeal to pray for

our ministry and help us to raise at least $30,000 to continue to feed the hungry and

Hundreds of barefoot children areeagerly waiting in line for shoes that

will help protect them against infectionand disease caused by walking in

Shoes are distributed from a truck tohundreds of children in a tent camp.

make repairs in our building.

St. Matthew is the home of the El Comedor Popular soup kitchen, which feeds thehungry in Chicago. They have been experiencing some difficult times with their ministry.They are in a permanent financial struggle, but they endure to feed the homeless andunemployed whose numbers continue to grow because of the economy.

Click here to donate

Helping Our Neighbors in IndianaVolunteer Opportunity

It's been 22 months since the tri-county area ofNW Indiana flooded and 22,000 families wereimpacted as the result of flooding from theremnants of Hurricane Ike. A tremendousamount of recovery work has been completed

but there are still 800 families waiting for assistance. Project LARRI (Lakeshore AreaRegional Recovery of Indiana) is seeking volunteers to help with the rebuilding efforts.

Join volunteers from Lutheran Church Charities and the NID-LWML who will be providingassistance to our neighbors in Indiana. This is an opportunity to serve that is close interms of travel time, offers a great deal of flexibility, and is affordable in our strugglingeconomy. Housing is provided at no charge - team members choose how many daysthey can volunteer.

Plan now to join the team planning to go the week of Sept 12-Sept 18. Projects couldinclude framing, hanging wallboard, mudding the wallboard, painting, sanding andstaining woodwork. On the practical side a few people are needed to do the meal prep,grocery shopping and cleaning.

If you would like to help, contact Jan Gerzevske, jgerz@netzero.com or 630.294.5014for further details. If you would like to help but are unable to arrange your schedule tovolunteer, contributions for the purchase of materials are welcomed.

Click here to donate

Dollar per Dollar Your Donations Buy Shoes forHaitian Children

The response to Tim's appeal for shoes for the children in thetent cities in Haiti has been tremendous. Thank you toeveryone who has already donated. Your generous donationshave put shoes on the feet of so many children, but there aremany more who are still barefoot and need our help.

Shoes are still available for purchase in Haiti and aredesperately needed to protect the children from disease. Please contribute now if youare moved to help! Thank you for your compassion for these children.

Click here to read the original appeal

mud and other hazardous materials inthe aftermath of the earthquake .

Backpack BlessingsRequest from Pastor Paul Klopke, Living Christ LutheranChurch, Arlington Heights, Illinois

On July 17, 2010 we will have our first ever BackpackBlessings event! We will be collecting school supplies in Juneand July and then on July 17th we will be filling backpacksfor Wheeling Township.

We need volunteers to bring in the products from the listduring our school supply drive and then need lots of handson the 17th. We will start at 5PM with a church potluck picnicand then will be filling backpacks, making play-doh, andmaking backpack zipper pulls for each backpack.

The backpacks will be donated toWheeling Township. Items may be dropped off at the churchbeginning June 1st. Contact the church office at 847-577-7133 withany questions.

Each backpack needs the following:

Backpack

Notebook/Binder

Spirals (5)

Folders (5)

Notebook paper

Ruler

Sharpener

Pencils (12-18)

Pens-10 black, 10 blue and 1 red

Highlighter

Sharpie or Permanent Marker16/24 pack of crayons (not larger)

Colored Pencils

Markers

Pencil Pouch

Scissors

Erasers

Glue sticks

Glue bottle

LCC Emergency Assistance FundLCC gets requests daily concerning people who need assistance, and it isincreasing because of the current economic times we are living in.

LCC works through our churches to provide assistance by making theneed known - and dollar per dollar we give the money to a church to helpthe family or individual. However, we receive some requests that areemergencies, and money is needed that day or the next day and we can'talways get the need out in our weekly email newsletter first.

Would you consider making a gift to our LCC Emergency Assistance fund so thatwhen these emergency needs occur we can help (through our churches) quicker? This isan important way for the Body of Christ to share the Mercy and Compassion andProclamation of Christ.

To contribute please click here.

Thank you for continuing to Make A Difference! Tim Hetzner

Lutheran Church Charities is Now Supported byGoodSearch.com

You asked for it, we've got it!What if Lutheran Church Charities earned a donationevery time you searched the Internet? Or how about if apercentage of every purchase you made online went to supportour ministry? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a well-established Yahoo-powered search engine that donateshalf its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its usersdesignate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results fromYahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of eachpurchase to your favorite ministry! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target,Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop andevery time you place an order, you'll be supporting LCC.

And if you download the GoodSearch - Lutheran Church Charities toolbar, wewill receive a donation every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to goto GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the Lutheran Church Charities toolbar athttp://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/lutheran-church-charities

Help LCC Purchase a Much Needed TruckLCC continues to supply food, clothing,furniture, and other needed items to families inneed through our churches. In the past we havedone most of this with donated vans andtrailers. As the needs increase, this is becomingtoo costly to operate. We also need a truck topickup items for Disaster Response. We wouldlike to purchase this truck to more efficiently dothis.

One of our volunteers has a 2003 FordRockport box truck that they are willing to sell to us at a great price. The truck has lessthan thirty-thousand miles on it and we can have it for $10,000. This would be such ahelp for us in our ongoing ministry of non-cash items! Could you help us purchase thistruck. LCC does not believe in going into debt so we will only purchase this if we canraise the money. Can you help us in our ever expanding ministry of helping those in needwith the Mercy and Compassion of Christ through churches! Thank you for all yoursupport!

To donate click here

Vacation Bible SchoolIt's That Time Again!!

LCC is posting a Vacation Bible School schedule on ourwebsite again this year. Many people use LCC as asource for information on church activities. Send us thetime, date, location and description of your VBS programand we will include it on our website.

VBS is such a wonderful outreach to bring theCompassion of Christ into the community that we want to

take every opportunity to tell folks what you're doing. Just e-mail the information andcontact person's name to LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

Click here to see VBS listing

Tools Needed for LCC's Expanding Ministry

LCC is in need of the following tools. This is a great opportunity to clean out yourbasement or check out the garage sales! If you have any of these tools to donate pleasecall 866-455-6466 or email LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

wire feed welder w/out gasmechanic's assorted wrenches,sockets,ratchetselectric or cordless sawzallsaw horsesbench grinderfour and a half inch hand grinderhammer drillbelt sander and/or palm sanderjigsaw4' levelstackable tool chestsrouter and bitsassortment of plierspipe wrenchescordless drills10-inch cutoff sawassorted drill bitscutting torchesstick welder, welding helmet and/or hand-held shield8ft-10ft step ladderbar clampssmall drill press

THANK YOU for MAKING A DIFFERENCEBecause of your generous donations, LCC wasable to sponsor a See Through the Scripturesseminar in Haiti for 150 Lutheran Pastors andLay workers, equipping them with resourcesand materials to meet their exploding growth ofpeople coming to church!

The Christian Church is growing daily! THANKYOU for not only supporting the Physical needsof the people of Haiti, but also and mostimportantly their Spiritual needs! (They want to

know when they can do another seminar in another location!)

If you want to help make that happen you can donate now and when we have enoughresources to make it happen, we will schedule it!

Click here to donate

Items Needed by Ministries

We have received the following requests for items needed by ministries:

Digital Ink Black, # 60-1520 for an ABDick 6530 DuplicatorStill Point Theatre Collective is currently looking for a donation of acomputer/printer (desktop or laptop)washing machine and two stovescouch, dresser

If you have items to donate please contact LCC at 866-455-6466 or email us atLCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

Form YourClass Now!

Cover to Cover -Year 1St. Matthew, HawthornWoodsSt. John, Country ClubHillsSt. Paul, MattesonCover to Cover -Year 2Trinity, LansingThe Gospel of JohnSt. Paul, ThorntonPhilippiansLord of Life, LaFoxSt. Paul, WinfieldJamesTrinity, HuntleyPueblo, ColoradoJonahShepherd of the Hills,Onalaska, WisconsinProverbsSt. Luke, Itasca

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Free for Congregations!If you wouldlike to be ahost site clickhere

If you wouldlike to join anexisting class -click here

If you would like to take a course by internet - click here Short-Format Courses

James: 5-week coursePhilippians: 5-weekcourseJude: 1-week courseJonah::3-week courseProverbs: 10-weekcourseKnow that GodExists: 1-week courseEsther: 5-week course

Long-Format Courses

Cover To Cover: A JourneyThrough The Bible60-week courseThe Gospel of John31-week courseApocalypsis Jesu Christus: The Book of Revelation30-week course

For more information and registration, Click Here... To find out more information contact Tim Hetzner at 866-455-6466 or email atWAU@LutheranChurchCharities.org

LCC Staff and Comfort Dogsavailable for Church Functions andSchool Chapels!

For more information on scheduling LCC and the K-9 ParishComfort Dogs for an event or chapel at your church, contact LCCat 866-455-6466 or email LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

To help support the growing Ministry of theComfort Dogs click here... To find out information on how yourcongregation can get one of the LCC K-9Parish Comfort Dogs Click here Click here for some Photo Albums showingsome of the many places the dogs havebrought comfort.... And click here for the DogBlog, featuring "Tara's Twitter"

Other Stories Still Seeking Support

Assistance Needed for Single Mother Facing ForeclosureHousing Assistance Needed for Lady in her 60'sUnemployed Father of Four Needs Assistance for Car RepairsLutheran Church Worker in Need of Medical Assistance and Car Continuing Need for Bilingual Bibles for Outreach to Muslim College StudentsRecent Widow and Her Three Young Children in Need of AssistanceSingle Mother of Three Needs Car and Financial AssistanceGod's on the Go in GhanaHelp Train Pastors in EthiopiaLCMS Pastor Starts Orphanage in Ethiopia

Baptismal Font Available The Baptismal Font from Bethel Lutheran Church in Chicago is availableto a church that can use it. The font is all marble and is very heavy.

If your church has need of a Baptismal Font please contact LCC at 866-455-6466 or email LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org

Items Available to a Ministry2752 150 Blue Pew Bibles - NIV version2687 School Library Books2686 10 junior executive style desks2570 10 bin sorter with stapler Collator series 300/4002527 60+ sparton Foam Soap dispensers for bulk soap2198 Schulmerich Quadrabelll carillon

For More items, click here to view the latest updates on our DONATE Web Page...

New Items Free for the AskingLCC works THROUGH churches and is not a Direct Service Ministry. To requestan item on our "Free for the Asking" list please contact your Church and ask thatthey call us (866-455-6466) requesting an item. Arrangements will then be madeto connect the item with you. If you are not a member of a Christian Church then

please call LCC to place you in contact with one of our LCMS churches who canassist you.

2755 22 yr old upright pianoOne cemetery lot located at Beverly Cemetery - 119th and Kedzie in Chicago2753 extra-large combo shower chair/commode2751 185x260 light blue/gray used carpeting with some wear2744 Glass dining room table (seats six) - no chairs2743 Solid Oak Entertainment Center (holds up to 27" TV) - incl. 2 cabinet doors& 2 drawers2742 6 coats (5-men's Lrg, XL Spring & Fall) & 1 Ladies Small Winter

For More Items Available, click here to view the list on our DONATE page...

To OFFER an item for this section, or to get a Receipt for an item you have donated,CLICK HERE for the NON-MONETARY DONATION FORM

Vehicles Needed to Help Individuals andMinistriesAll vehicles that are donated to LCC godirectly out to families or individualsthrough our congregations. NOvehicles are sold.

Photo: Jennifer's daughter had medical needs thatrequired a vehicle with a lift. This donated van helped to

meet that need. Here are some of the most recent requests, but we have others are are still waiting forsome word...

Mother and 5 Children in Need of a CarVan Needed for Faith, StickneyTruck Needed for Sexton at First Saint Paul's, ChicagoSingle Mother of Three Needs Vehicle for WorkHaitian Ministry Needs Car for Family of FiveLutheran High School Needs Bus to Transport StudentsCars Needed for Immigrant Families

Click here for the complete page listing the needs

If you have a vehicle to donate, please contactLCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org or call 866-455-6466

COME LORD JESUS, BE OUR GUEST ...You recognize this prayer written by MartinLuther ...

Come Lord Jesus, be our guestAnd let thy gifts to us be blessed. Amen

If we really mean this prayer and want Jesus tobe our Guest - wouldn't we feed him also?

Consider becoming a part of LCC's individualchallenge and FEED THE INVISIBLE GUEST -AND MAKE HIM VISIBLE program to help feed

the hungry.

Click here for more details | Click here to donate now Click here for a Bulletin Insert

Tim's Pick of the Week

Streams In The Desert For Graduates By L B Cowman

Now in mass market size, this updated edition of Mrs. L. B. Cowman's classicdevotional Streams in the Desert comes in two covers. One will appeal toevery reader, and the other is ideal for giving to graduates. Beloved bygenerations of believers, here is a time-tested fountain of faith, wisdom, andencouragement for today's spiritual sojourner.

Job Seekers and Employers - Connect Online!Christians contact us frequently who are looking foremployment - either because the company they are withhas downsized, closed or has had layoffs. If you arelooking for people to hire and would like to consider afellow Christian for a position, please check herewww.servantatheart.org. Job seekers can post their resumes, and employers canpost job openings. Access to Expanded Job Listingsthrough National Labor Exchange...

Servant at HeartLutheran Church Charities' Online Christian BusinessDirectoryLooking for a Christian business? Lutheran Church Charities has an on-line ChristianBusiness Directory called Servant@Heart. This on-line directory allows:

Christians businesses to advertise their services without cost. Others to seek out Christian businesses.

Each member of the directory has their church and pastor identified in their listing.

Search at ServantAtHeart.org to find Christian businesses or to have your businesslisted. You can also go to www.LutheranChurchCharities.org or call (866) 455-6466.

It is the people of God working together that fully allows God to build for His Kingdom!

ECC Summer Adventure CampJune 1, 2010 - August 20, 2010Concordia Early Childhood Center7420 N. 2nd St.Machesney Park, ILView Map A camp for grades K-5 with activities & field trips. Students will participate in fun and engaging

activites in a safe Christian environment. Campers will have supervised ventures to many local attractions. Field tripsinclude bowling, swimming, mini putt, art museums and more!

Call the Early Childhood Center with additional questions or visit www.clc-mp.org to register your child.

Confirmation CampJune 21-25 and June 28-July 2St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church & School300 Jefferson StreetAlgonquin, IL

St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church & School in downtown Algonquin invite students currently in 6th and 7thgrade to attend "Confirmation Camp 2010". The camp is scheduled during two weeks of the summerbreak:

Monday, June 21 through Friday, June 25 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm (following VBS)Monday, June 28 through Friday, July 2 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

The camp gives students the opportunity to study the doctrines of the Lutheran Church. The camps are part of a two yearstudy that also includes one Saturday per month during the school year. To register or to receive more information, contact St. John's Church office at 847-658-9300 or look to St. John's websiteat www.stjohnsalgonquin.org

Thrivent's Chicago Central-South Chapter Clean-Up DaySponsored by BETHEL-IMANI Lutheran Church

Saturday, June 26thcorner lot located at 62nd and Morgan StreetChicago, IL Volunteers (adults and children) are needed Saturday, June 22, 2010 to clean the cornerlot located at 62nd and Morgan Street.

Please contact Mrs. Shirley Wallace (773-406-1360) for any questions or concerns.

Fun with Lutherans! - Cake WalkSunday, June 27th - 2:00 pmBETHEL-IMANI Lutheran Church6201 South SangamonChicago, IL 60621 Come join our kickoff Summer events cake walk. Come one! Come all!

Sponsored by: Evangelism CommitteeRosa Pugh, Chairperson - Shirley WallaceShirley Moore - Charlene ShaviersDebra Legania - Rev. Dr. Raymond Legania, Pastor

KICKOFF EVENT of The Campaign to Restore TrinityClaiborneFriday, June 25 - 7:30 pm - 9 pmImmanuel Lutheran Church300 S. Pathway Ct. (located off Rt. 14 behind Jewel & Hobby Lobby)

Crystal Lake, IL What is The Campaign to Restore Trinity Claiborne? A restoration project to rebuild Trinity Lutheran Church, located onClaiborne Street in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, into a multi-use worship and community center. What will happen at the Kickoff Event?

Hors d'oeuvres and DrinksFellowshipPresentation from Rev. Dave Buss, Camp Restore Executive Director and Rev. Aubrey Watson, Pastor at HolyCross Lutheran Church, New OrleansOpportunities for YOU to become involved in this exciting project!

This past January, the group held a candlelight worship service at Trinity Claiborne. Click here to see a video fromthis trip! Since January, these churches have joined forces to make a commitment in support of this project. ALLSUPPORTERS OF CAMP RESTORE ARE INVITED TO THIS EVENT AND TO BE PART OF THIS SPECIAL PROJECT!

Make plans now to join us for this evening of fellowship and fun!

Please RSVP by June 16. Contact Dave Moll with further questions. By Email: dmoll@stmatthewbarrington.orgByPhone: 847.382.7002 Contact Dave Moll with further questions.

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How To Support Lutheran Church Charities

All contributions go dollar per dollar to the causes listed in this newsletter.

If you would like more information on how to help or if you have items to share please contactTimHetzner@LutheranChurchCharities.orgor send contributions to LCC, 333 West Lake Street, Addison, IL 60101or contribute at our web site at http://LCC.LutheranChurchCharities.orgor call us for credit card donations at LCC's office at (866) 455- 6466