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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 426

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APPENDIX I
Other Reports

The following reports come from sources which do not have the privilege of access to
the convention under the Bylaws but which fall under the statement: “May be required
or permitted ... by the President to report to a convention.” The Bylaw goes on to state,
however: “A report shall not include an overture unless the report is submitted by someone
authorized (in the following paragraph 2) to submit overtures.”

X-01

Report of Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, the official
women's auxiliary of The Lutheran Church-— Missouri Synod,
has during the past 2 years continued its program of equipping
the women of our church to live in Jesus’ mission wherever
they are. This program of mission education, mission inspiration,
and service is directed by the league’s board of directors, which
includes elected officers, committee chairmen, and district
LWML presidents. The board of directors met annually in 1974
and 1975. The executive committee supervised the league pro-
gram between board meetings and held 10 meetings during the
biennium.

Materials provided to societies during the biennium were:

Annual Bible studies (‘‘Together in Christ’ in {1974] and
“Open Line to God” in [1975])

Annual prayer services

Two new sets of Mustard Seeds (‘The Spirit and Me" —
available in Braille—and ‘Walking with My Lord’’)

Lutheran Woman's Quarterly (300,000 sent out quarterly)

Resource Folder

Leadership Training Material

LWML Sunday (first Sunday in October) materials

Mission projects for the biennium were:

New Frontiers in Medical Missions

TV “Easter Is”

World Mission Institute

Alabama Lutheran Academy and College
Hispanic-American Ministries

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Palmer, Alaska
Scholarships for Minority Students

The total mission goal for the international league in 1973 —75
was $500,000 (This is 25% of the total mite box offerings received
in the districts: 75% is retained by districts for district projects
and administration).

A leadership training program has continued to provide helps
for societies in the program planning process and communi-
cation.

Official LWML representatives were sent to the annual meet-
ings of the Lutheran Women’s Cooperating Committee (com-
prised of representatives of the American Lutheran Church
Women, Lutheran Church Women, and the LWML). Projects
of the LWCC were ‘‘Faith Sharing —Hong Kong” in 1974 and
“Shalom — Peace” seminars in 1975.

The president of the LWML attended the eighth congress of
the Liga das Senhoras do Brasil in January 1975. At this conven-
tion a decision was made by the women of Brazil to officially
affiliate with the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

The 1975 International LWML convention will be held July
21~—24 in St. Paul, Minn., under the theme “Saints, Arise!”

The 1975 league membership is 197,818, in 5,984 societies,
in 533 zones, in 43 districts.

Florence Montz, President

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X-02

Report of International Lutheran
Laymen’'s League

We take this opportunity, in behalf of the International
Lutheran Laymen’s League, to extend our warmest greetings
to all officials of the Synod, all representatives of our synodical
institutions, all pastors, teachers, and lay delegates, and all who
are in attendance at your 52nd convention. May the love of
Christ constrain you in all your deliberations. May God's Holy
Spirit direct and guide you as you study and act on all the
memorials and resolutions presented to this convention.

On this occasion we thank the officials of the Synod for the
support they have given the league. We are also indebted to
pastors and congregations for permitting us to work with them
and their people and to solicit their support and their prayers
in helping us expand our program of service to individuals,
congregations, and Christ’s redeemed people in the world.

The 58th Annual International Lutheran Laymen's League
Convention

God willing, the 58th annual International Convention of the
Lutheran Laymen’s League will be held in New Orleans, La.,
Aug. 2—8. We extend a hearty invitation to all of you to join us.

The Fairmont-Roosevelt Hotel will be convention head-
quarters. The Honorable Otis Bowen, governor of the State
of Indiana, a fellow Missouri Synod Lutheran, has consented to
be the keynote speaker.

The theme of our convention is ‘Alive in Christ.”’ A special
personal evangelism program will find all conventioneers taking
off one-half day of convention sessions and witnessing with
people in all major shopping centers as well as on Canal Street
and in downtown New Orleans. All who are visited will be given
a 2%-inch ‘Alive in Christ” button and a pamphlet inviting
them to accept Christ as their Savior and to visit one of our
Lutheran churches in the metropolitan area. Some of the con-
ventioneers will visit several old folks homes in New Orleans.

Aims, Objectives, and Services

The league’s objective can best be described as service. We
seek to assist the Synod by informing the laity of the needs of the
church and through our official publication, pamphlets, leader-
ship training sessions, workshops, rallies, and conventions to
equip and enable them to be God's representatives where they
live and work’and play.

The league encourages groups to affiliate with us. For these
we provide worship materials, Christian educational topics,
suggestions for projects and services for the local congregation,
and ideas for wholesome recreation. These groups may be men
only, couples or fellowship clubs, voters assemblies, family
groups, breakfast or luncheon groups, monthly study groups,
Bible classes, special service groups, or young people's organi-
zations. They may meet monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or
annually. Why not write for our pamphlet “9 Formats for Local
Groups” ?

The league is reaching out to more and more of the church's