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Dear Parish Nurses,
I am humbled and honored to serve as the Chair of the Region 3 ELPNA for this coming year. For News from the National ELPNA, please click here. Over the next year this website will become the national website and each Region will have a page with their local news. We continue to grow in exciting ways!
As you may know, the Church-wide ELCA is represented by 9 Regions. Our National ELPNA Board currently has representation from each of the 9 Regions.
The Minneapolis-St Paul Area ELPNA Annual Meeting was held on October 13th at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN. The membership passed the motion unanimously to restructure the Minneapolis-St Paul Area ELPNA to form the Region 3 ELPNA. Region 3 includes all of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. We welcome ALL Lutheran Parish Nurses to join the National ELPNA and become active in their Regions.
The newly elected officers of Region 3 ELPNA Board of Directors include:
- Mary Jo Hallberg, Chair, Parish Nurse at Gloria Dei Lutheran, St Paul, MN
- Ann Rabie, Vice Chair, Retired PN at Como Lutheran, St Paul, MN
- Phyllis Bruce, Secretary, Retired PN at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Minneapolis, MN
- Cathy Smith, Treasurer, PN at Christ Lutheran, Lake Elmo, MN
The newly elected Board Members include:
- Jeanne Mugge, PN at Minneapolis, MN
- Rose Umland, PN at
- Jean Bokinski, Director of Parish Nurse Ministry Program and Associate Professor at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
A special thank you to Ann Rabie who served as chair for the past two years and to outgoing board members Jeanne Tempero, Treasurer, Carolyn Torp, and Sandy Olstadt for their years of service.
It is our intention to include more members outside the metro area to be members of our Board. We will strive to have board meetings by conference call for those who can’t travel to the Twin Cities.
The Fall Gathering was a lovely event filled with spiritual support from our speaker Professor David Fredrickson at Luther Seminary, fellowship and sharing among Parish Nurses and a delicious meal.
I encourage you to become actively involved in the ELPNA. You don’t have to be a Board Member to be a committee member. If you are interested in planning our Gatherings, have an interest in Communications, or would like to write a devotion, we welcome your involvement!
Please be sure to read the monthly devotions written especially for Parish Nurses. Also, submit upcoming events you would like advertised on our website or in our eNewsletter. We want to keep members informed.
To become a member or renew your membership, download and print out the Membership Form (link to form). Send the filled-out membership form and dues to: ELPNA, PO Box 8117, St Paul, MN 55118. And while you are online, have a look at this new website!
Sincerely in Christ,
Mary Jo Hallberg, Region 3 ELPNA Chair (mjhallberg33@msn.com)
Ann Rabie, Region 3 ELPNA Vice Chair (arabie@q.com)
June Sand, ELPNA National Board Chair (djsand@comcast.net)
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