Justice Offering this Sunday

This month's justice offering at St. Luke's will be given to the ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response to aid refugees from the Middle East in Europe. The justice offering will be collected this Sunday, October 4.The Justice Committee will also hold a meeting on Sunday after worship. Talk with Lora Salley (loraksalley@yahoo.com) if you have any questions about how you can get involved more with justice ministries at St. Luke's.

The Situation:A record number of refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa are fleeing war and poverty and making a terrifying, life-threatening journey to find a safer, better way of life in Europe. Although they come from different countries, for various reasons, they share a common goal: hope for a brighter future. As conflicts continue, especially in Syria and Iraq, the number of people seeking safety and basic necessities is on the rise.Our Response:As a church, we are called to respond. Lutheran Disaster Response is committed to meeting basic humanitarian needs and upholding the rights of those fleeing war and crisis. We are working with our companion churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary, the Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia and The Lutheran World Federation to provide food, diapers, blankets, water, health kits, hygiene kits and psychosocial services to assist those who have fled their homes. We are also in communication with our church companions in Germany As temperatures drop and resources run out in the coming weeks and months ahead, your gifts will provide warmth, healing and hope.What you can do:Pray:Pray for those who are affected by violence and are vulnerable, that they may be granted peace and healing.Give:Your gifts are needed now to help with immediate relief. Gifts designated for the Middle East and Europe Refugee Crisis will be used in full (100 percent) to assist those directly impacted.To see the original article we are quoting, click here.