Planned Giving Gift Summary - Lutheran Church-Canada

on funded projects in order to provide feed back to our
mission partners.
CLMS board working together
CLMS meets only once in person annually. We rotate
through the three districts seeking a host congregation
for our annual meeting. This triennium we had our
annual directors meeting and annual meeting at First
Lutheran Church of Windsor, Ontario in 2009 with
Oleg Schewtschenko as our speaker. In 2010 our
meetings were held at Zion Lutheran Church of
Yorkton, SK. A mission festival was added to the
annual meeting with Rev. Robert Bugbee preaching. In
2011 our meetings were held at Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church and School in Calgary, AB. A mission
festival was also included after the annual meeting with
Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel as the preacher.
Our sincere thanks to the congregations and pastors
who have hosted us this triennium and our speakers
who have brought news of our churches mission
endeavors. The board also has one teleconference
meeting annually, and operates a virtual year round
meeting via email. Without email the work we do
would be much harder and much more expensive.
More than 1500 emails are circulated annually enabling
the board members from across Canada to remain in
constant contact.
2011 Board of Directors
Terry Goerz of High Prairie, AB (President)
Rev. Cliff Haberstock of Edmonton, AB (Vice
President and Director of Development)
William Andrew of Campbell River, BC (Treasurer and
Assistant Director of Development)
Anne Taylor of Ottawa, ON (Secretary and Assistant
Director of Mission Education)
Charlene VanderGriendt of Kitchener, On (Director of
Mission Education)
Rev. Albert Schmidt of Edmonton, AB (Director of
Ministry and Projects)
Greetings in the name of Christ our Lord.
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Marilyn Swain of Winnipeg, MB (Assistant Director of
Mission Education and Assistant Director of Ministry
and Projects)
Dr. Francisco Moro of Windsor, ON. (Assistant
Director of Development)
Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman continues to serve as an
advisor to the board of directors.
These directors, with the assistance of some other
committee members, carry out all the work of the
society. We have no paid staff, and we work hard at
keeping our operational costs to a minimum. If funds
are received designated for a mission project no
deduction is made for operational expenses, the entire
amount is sent on to the project. Operational expenses
are primarily covered by donations specified for
operations, with small amounts occasionally required
from funds directed to “wherever needed”.
As Paul did in his letter to the Philippians I must
convey our sincere thanks to all those who have
partnered with us in supporting the mission outreach of
our Synod. I am confident that as Paul prayed for the
people of the church in Philippi, the recipients of the
gifts that have been send are also praying for those who
sent them.
We will have a display booth at the convention. Drop
by our booth to see our material and talk missions. We
will have book marks for all and we will have the best
candies!!
Our Vision
Empowered by God's own mission to save the world,
the mission of Concordia Lutheran Mission Society, an
Auxiliary of Lutheran Church Canada, is to enlist the
prayers, gifts, and energies of God's people in Lutheran
Church–Canada to share the gospel of Jesus Christ
wherever God provides opportunity.
REPORT 25: CANADIAN LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
As Executive Director of Canadian Lutheran World
Relief, it is my pleasure to present this brief report to
the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) Synod
Convention.
International community development work continues
to be a central focus of CLWR. As I write this report,
we are in the midst of Year 3 of a five-year agreement
Respectfully submitted:
Terry Goerz, President
with the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA). The agreement acts as a blueprint for our
ongoing community development work in five
countries: Bolivia and Peru in Latin America,
Mozambique and Zambia in Africa, and India. Over
this five-year period, CLWR, along with its partners, is
implementing programs that are helping families to
feed themselves, providing healthier living conditions,
raising awareness of HIV and AIDS, enhancing
education and training, and improving gender relations.