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Dear Parish Nurses,
Register for the ELPNA Region 3 Spring Gathering today!
Join us on Monday, April 30, 2012 from 8:30 am to 1 pm
at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN.
Keynote Address:
“Abundant Living: Staying Connected to God, Self, and Others”
Dr. Teresa Latini, Luther Seminary
Click here for the invitation and more information.
As we begin the year 2012, I’d like to report on the work of the Region 3 ELPNA Board of Directors. It has been a pleasure to welcome our new board members. Two of our newest members live in Fargo and Sioux Falls so we now have broader representation in Region 3.
The Board has spent time identifying goals for 2012. Some of these include:
- Increase membership in Region 3 ELPNA. A task force was formed to look at ways to meet this goal.
- Increase our Outreach and Mission. A Task Force was formed to develop guidelines to identify Parish Nurses and congregations with financial need and to distribute appropriated monies. Stay tuned for more information!
- Improve communication to members: How can we use our website and newsletter more effectively?
- Increase the participation in committees of the Region 3 ELPNA by members not on the board.
I encourage you to become actively involved in the ELPNA. You don’t need to be a board member to be on a committee. Each of the current standing committees needs members to participate in the work of our organization. Choose a committee and contact me with your interest! These committees include:
- Communications (website and eNewsletter)
- Membership
- Programs (Planning Fall and Spring Gatherings)
- Outreach and Mission (PN/Congregation Startups, Parish Nurse Care Centers at Synod Assemblies)
Won’t you prayerfully consider joining one of these committees?
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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