August 2017 marked the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic flood that impacted 21 southern Louisiana parishes as well as many families of Trinity Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Lutheran School (BRLS), and Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center (TLCDC). Even after one year, some families are still not in their homes, some are still in FEMA trailers.
Students and faculty came together during chapel to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Special thanks to Rev. Kenneth Babin from St. John Lutheran Church (New Orleans, LA) for serving as the guest pastor and leading the chapel service. Little Luther and LHS’s junior mascot, “Lil’ Louie,” helped to mark the occasion. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV)
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On Friday, October 6th, Lutheran High School in Metairie, LA, hosted one of its most successful LHS Days in recent years. More than 150 students in grades 6-8 spent a portion of their school day at LHS, getting to know the faculty and students of Lutheran High School. Our guests rotated through nine classrooms and experienced a subject-themed activity in each!
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More than 500 people attended Good Shepherd Shalimar’s Reformation Festival on Sunday, October 29, at the Fort Walton Landing, located on the beautiful intercoastal waterway. The event was open to the public.
Thanks to lots of volunteers for their help on Saturday, November 4th, the members of St. Paul’s had a very successful fall bazaar and fish fry dinner! Many of the church members made and donated items such as baked goods, jam and jelly, wooden crosses, Christmas ornaments, knitted and crochet hats, scarves, aprons, quilts, etc. to sell during the bazaar.
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In September, the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Foley, AL, were able to see the fruits of their labors. For a number of years, the members of St. Paul’s have held several events to raise enough funds to have the beautiful stained glass windows repaired and cleaned. We now have a much brighter church, as the windows have been repaired and cleaned – now looking like new.
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