Haiti Earthquake Relief
Your help is needed today to bring immediate relief and continued hope for our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Your gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response, designated for Haiti Earthquake Relief, will be used entirely (100 percent ) for immediate relief and ongoing recovery in Haiti.
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our prayers and generous gifts will make a life-saving difference. Please give today at www.elca.org/haitiearthquake (click here)
or if you prefer, please make checks to:
Decorah Lutheran Church
(note: “Haiti Earthquake Relief” on your check's memo)
To give over the phone, call 800-638-3522.
Decorah Lutheran Church Mission Statement
The mission of Decorah Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is to empower worshipping individuals in daily living through confession, forgiveness and the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion. Our purpose is to nurture and strengthen faith in God and Jesus Christ through education, worship and service in our community, our congregation, our families, and ourselves, in an atmosphere of reverence, respect, and fellowship so that all are strengthened and united toward serving God and all creation.
A message from the Visual Arts Committee
Stars are often used as symbols in Christian art. The 5 pointed “Epiphany Star” is sometimes called “The Star of Jacob” (Numbers 24:17) that finds its fulfillment in the “manifestation: of Jesus to the Gentiles (Matt. 2:12) The Star of David is two interwoven equilateral triangles that form a 6 pointed star traditionally the shape of David’s shield. It is sometimes called “The Creator’s Star” with the 6 points recalling the 6 days of creation. A 9 pointed star stands for the 9 fruits of the Spirit (Galations5:22). Usually each point contains the name or initial of the Latin word of the gift it symbolizes.