RE-MEMBER
"We need to rewrite the "white" history books and include the American Indian perspective."
"The experience was eye-opening."
Re-Member Mission Trip
August 4-10, 2012
An information meeting will be held Sunday, February 5, after worship. If you are interested in learning more about Re-Member and thinking of going on a mission trip, adults and youth over 13 years of age are welcome to join us. Contact Barry Karlson through the church office at 455-4260 for information.
Tomboy Tools for Women!
Vicki Karlson be spending Mother's Day driving to Pine Ridge, South
Dakota to begin "hands-on" workshops in partnership with the Oglala Lakota
College on the Pine Ridge reservation.
She and Rhoni BlueHen from St. Louis, Mo will hold workshops in four
different communities. They will deliver the Tomboy Tools kits donated
by Plymouth members and friends, giving them to women participating in the
workshops. Fifty women are expected to participate and 25 kits were donated.
The additional 25 kits will be sent as money is raised.
"This could not be done without the tremendous generosity of my Plymouth
Church Family.Thank you seems like such a small token of my appreciation.
Wopila Tanka ! (Lakota for 'Great Thanks')" - Vicki Karlson,
One Tipi At A Time Project
onetipi@fortheloveoflakota.org
www.fortheloveoflakota.org
“God is making use of you- you should be grateful He’s found a use for you.”
-Mathew King, LAKOTA
The Creator can only create through human beings.
Each human being has a purpose given to us by the Creator. We are on this earth to fulfill a purpose, to
feed, cloth, and provide shelter to those who are marginalized by society.
We make ourselves ready, to
become a channel, to perform for the Creator. We prepare ourselves by prayer. We prepare ourselves by becoming unselfish. We prepare ourselves by seeking
and choosing to walk on a spiritual path.
Each morning we look to the east and we say an honor prayer to the
Creator. We offer our gifts: tobacco and corn. We ask
Him to help us do His will for today. In this simple way,
we still fulfill our purpose.
It should be an honor to
serve the Creator. That is why we must always Listen, Listen,
Listen for the Creator. Great Sprit, today I am ready
to serve You.
Elders Meditation for the quilt soup lunch
Re-Member is a non-profit organization founded in Michigan which works with the Oglala Lakota Nation on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
Since 2001, Plymouth members and friends have actively promoted and supported the mission of Re-Member, by not only providing material goods but also promoting change through building relationships. Several Plymouth members serve on the Re-Member board and Ted Skantze is the organization's Executive Director.
Throughout the year, volunteers from churches, high schools, colleges, and corporations around the country participate in various work projects across the Reservation, helping to rebuild relationships, homes, and lives.
Click here to find out how you can be a part of this life-changing experience.