St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Marietta, Ohio An ELCA Congregation
"Embraced by God's love, we connect, worship and serve."
LCW
Penny Jar for Red Eye Victims
Don't forget we have the penny jar set up in the back of the church on the table. Currently, we have collected $33.69 towards this year's collection. Thanks for helping as we continue to support this ongoing mission for the Red Eye Women. Maybe we can do a little better in the month of June.
Special Projects - Lutheran World Relief
PLEASE HELP - With the latest tragedies in Haiti and Chile, all of the health kits and quilts have been sent to help these victims. The LCW is once again asking for the help of the congregation to put together more kits for Lutheran World Relief. There are four of them. They are: Health, Layettes, School, and Sewing. You will find the items that make up each kit listed on the table at the back of the church. We are glad to receive all or part of the kits or if you would like to help financially, just give Marian Russell a call. 373-6023. The Southern Ohio Synod is sending money to LWR and hopes congregations will do this as well.
If you would like a copy please click on the LCW document below. It will open in Word 2003.
Helping Hands
Sponsored by
The ELCA and the Women of St. Lukes
Lutheran Church
Items are sent to Lutheran World Relief
and, if needed, given locally.
Layettes
In refugee camps, hospitals, and villages
around the world, gifts of layettes convey a
warm welcome to newborns and their
mothers.
Include the following items in each layette:
•
Two shirts
Two shirts •Two gowns or sleepers
Two gowns or sleepers •Two receiving blankets
Two receiving blankets •F our cloth diapers
F our cloth diapers •One sweater
One sweater •Two washcloths
Two washcloths •One bath-size bar of soap
One bath-size bar of soap •Two diaper pins
Two diaper pins Tips
•Wrap items in one of the receiving
Wrap items in one of the receiving blankets and secure with diaper pins.
•Good gently used items can be
Good gently used items can be substituted for new ones. Sizes up to 24
months may be used.
•Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted
Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted from leftover yam. They may also be
made from heavy double knits.
Preferred styles have buttons or ties
down the front. Infant sweatshirts may
be substituted for the sweater.
•A bolt of flannel can furnish a number of
A bolt of flannel can furnish a number of receiving blankets, diapers, and gowns.
A square cut the width of fabric (Usually
36" or 45") easily makes a blanket.
•Diapers can be made by using a pinking
Diapers can be made by using a pinking shears to cut pieces 22 1/2" wide X 36"
long.
Sewing Kits
In the Ivory Coast, young girls who are
Liberian refugees learn to sew with the help
of L WR sewing kits in an after school home
economics program. In Angola, women and
men use sewing kits to help learn a trade and
earn an income in an LWR -supported
sewing workshop.
Include the following items in each sewing
kit:
•Three yards of 44" or 45" cotton or a
Three yards of 44" or 45" cotton or a cotton blend fabric; four yards if 36"
•One package of needles for hand sewing
One package of needles for hand sewing •One spool of matching thread
One spool of matching thread •One card of buttons
One card of buttons Wrap sewing notions inside fabric and tie
with string, yam, or strip of fabric.
Health Kits
People who must flee their homes quickly
often do not have time to pack essential
items. A health kit can help children, men,
and women who are refugees maintain
personal hygiene while living in exile.
Items may also contribute to a new start for
those who can return home.
Include the following items in each health
kit:
•One hand towel
One hand towel •One washcloth
One washcloth •One bath-size bar of soap, any brand
One bath-size bar of soap, any brand •One toothbrush
One toothbrush •One comb, wide tooth preferred
One comb, wide tooth preferred •One metal nail file, or nail clippers with
One metal nail file, or nail clippers with file attached
•Six Band-Aids, preferably 1/2" to 3/4"
Six Band-Aids, preferably 1/2" to 3/4" Wrap items in the towel, and tie securely
with ribbons or yam.
School Kits
A school kit may provide the only supplies for children returning to school after the disruption of war. For example, after a 30- year war, Angolans have established schools and provided teachers but have little access
to supplies. School kits may help parents continue their children's education, even while living in a refugee camp. A school kit may also be used in adult literacy classes. Include the following items in each school kit:
•Spiral notebooks of ruled paper approximately 8 '/z" by 1 OS' containing
Spiral notebooks of ruled paper approximately 8 '/z" by 1 OS' containing 150-200 sheets of paper or (3- 70sht. Notebooks)
•One blunt scissors (safety scissors with imbedded steel blades work well)
One blunt scissors (safety scissors with imbedded steel blades work well) •12" Ruler showing both centimeters and inches
12" Ruler showing both centimeters and inches •One pencil sharpener
One pencil sharpener •Six new pencils with erasers
Six new pencils with erasers •One eraser approx. 2 1/2" long
One eraser approx. 2 1/2" long •12 sheets of construction paper in asst.colors
12 sheets of construction paper in asst.colors •One box of 16, or 24 crayons
One box of 16, or 24 crayons •One cloth bag approx. 12" by 14" with cloth handles
One cloth bag approx. 12" by 14" with cloth handles Pack items in the bag, fold the handles over, and secure with two large rubber bands or
tie with yarn.
Here is a no waste pattern for three cloth
bags with handles made from a 30" X 45"
piece of sturdy fabric. Seam allowance is 1/2".
30"
13".
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13".
13".
.3"
.3"
Sew 3 panels into tubes.
Cut into three pieces for six handles
