Lord of Love Lutheran Church ELCA – Omaha, NE

LOL Women of Love support the total ministry at Lord of Love.  Lord of Love women participate in local, synodical, and church-wide activities.

In late 2009, the Women of Love reorganized from its traditional board format to a team ministry style.  The current team members are:
Ministry Team Coordinator:  Brenda Thom
Assistant Ministry Team Coordinator: Val Florea
Communications Coordinator and assistant: Rose Roberst and Kelly Duffy
Finance Coordinator: Ruth Manning
Mission and Outreach Coordinator: Pauline Shaffer
Nurture and Growth Coordinator and assistant: Janet Baker and Randi VenHuizen
Publicity Coordinator: Kelly Duffy
Special Events Coordinator: Ruth Manning
At-large team member: Shirley Schuchard

The Women of Love support includes:
Prayer Chain: Deb Christenson, weekend coordinator; Lynda McGraw, telephone chain coordinator
Prayer Shawl Ministry: now in its 4th year, over 100 prayer shawls have been lovingly made and distributed
Funeral Lunches: Nancy Shinrock and Marilyn Thomsen, coordinators
LOL Quilters:  about 100 quilts sent annually to Lutheran World Relief
Bi-Weekly Crane Coffee Fellowship events (Lord of Love’s Laughing Ladies)
Lutheran Women Today Bible studies:  two each month
Women’s Retreat: St Benedict’s Retreat Center, Schuyler, NE
Fall Festival Dinner and silent auction: fund raiser for a local charity
Thankoffering Sunday
Goodie Tins for elderly and shut-ins
Women on a Commission: Beth Olson, coordinator – researching possiblities for LOL women mission trip
Metor East Spring Gathering
Nebraska Synodical Women’s Organization:  Attendance at the annual convention;  Gwen Edwards, elected NSWO president in 2009
Project Hope: assisting with collection of food and household supplies