LCC Annual Fundraiser

Senator Stephen M. Saland and Mr. Arthur R. Upright Honored at Lutheran Care Center (LCC)’s Third Annual Salute To Our Friends on Sunday
September 18, 2005

Pastor John Heller, Arthur R. Upright, Senator Stephen M. Saland and Father Brian McWeeney are pictured at the recent Lutheran Care Center Salute to Our Friends

Poughkeepsie, New York
Lutheran Care Center (LCC) celebrated its third annual “Salute to Our Friends” recently.  Pictured above are Pastor John Heller, former pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie, now Chaplain at the LCC facility and the award’s first recipient in Year 2003; Arthur R. Upright, one of this year’s honorees and a member of the LCC, The Kings Apartments, Castle Court at Concord Village and the Wartburg Lutheran Foundation Boards of Directors; Senator Stephen M. Saland, also an honoree this year and the State Senator who represents much of the community served by LCC;  Father Brian McWeeney, formerly the Pastor of St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Church in Poughkeepsie and now Pastor of St. John and   St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Larchmont, the award’s recipient in Year 2004 and the Master of Ceremonies for this year’s gala event.  Among the dignitaries attending the event were Congresswoman Sue Kelly, Assemblyman Joel Miller, Poughkeepsie Town Supervisor Joseph Davis, Lutheran Care Center Board Chairman Richard Olson, Wartburg Lutheran Services President Ronald J. Rademacher and Wartburg Lutheran Services Vice President for the Mid Hudson region Stephen Katz.

130th Anniversary Gala

Wartburg Lutheran Home for the Aging Honored Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Continuing Care Leadership Coalition President Scott Amrhein at in Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz receives his award from Debora Lipsen, Executive Vive President of Wartburg Lutheran Services and Ron Rademacher, President of Wartburg Lutheran Services.

Scott Amrhein, President of the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition, receives his award from Ronald J. Rademacher, President of Wartburg Lutheran Services.

Brooklyn, New York
Wartburg Lutheran Home for the Aging celebrated its 130th Anniversary at Evening under the Stars, a gala fundraising cocktail party. The event was held in the beautifully restored Rotunda at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall. The honorees for the evening were The Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, and Mr. Scott Amrhein, President of the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition. Both men were honored as Partners in Caring for the work they have done to improve the lives of their fellow NewYorkers, especially those who are the most vulnerable.

The installation of new exterior siding will give a more fashionable look to Martin Luther Terrace Apartments.

Kings Park, New York
Wartburg Lutheran Services recently completed mortgage refinancing on Martin Luther Terrace Apartments, a Section 202 Housing Development for Older Adults located in Kings Park, NY.  The refinancing is allowing the ministry to install new siding on the Community Building and all of the residential buildings throughout the entire complex.  Among other capital improvements planned are the installation of new kitchen cabinets, counters and flooring to replace the original, replacement of the flooring in the bathroom, conversion of several bathrooms to handicapped accessible facilities, upgrading of heating and hot water equipment and walkway repairs.

Extended Family Lutheran Care Center's Foster Family Program in Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie, New York
Extended Family Lutheran Care Center's Foster Family Program will become a reality in Poughkeepsie this fall. This is a demonstration project sponsored by New York State, and it is designed to help keep seniors with disabilities from being placed in nursing homes. Instead, they reside in the homes of people in the community who are recruited to provide room and board for such persons. Lutheran Care Center at Concord Village in Poughkeepsie is finalizing with NYSDOH and Dutchess County to become such a provider. Lutheran Care Center would recruit Foster Families, train them, assure that the home environments are appropriate for the seniors, and provide case management service. Once the final approval is received, Lutheran Care Center will begin recruiting potential Foster Families. For more information contact Falisia Cotten at (845) 486-9494 x103

Lutheran Care Center to Offer Out Patient Rehabilitation Services.

Coming this fall Lutheran Care Center will open its outstanding rehabilitation services to Seniors in the community. Look for the opening announcement soon!

For more information about the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie,
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Wartburg Lutheran Services Annual Meeting of the Delegates will be held on Saturday Morning June 3, 2006 at Concordia College

Brooklyn, New York
Wartburg Lutheran Services will hold the annual meeting of delegates on Saturday, June3, 2006 in Shoenfeld Hall at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. The pastor and two delegates from each of our subscribing congregations will be invited to participate.

Congratulations to Wartburg Lutheran Services Board Chairman John Mesloh

All of us at Wartburg Lutheran Services join together in congratulating our Board Chairman John Mesloh on his well-deserved honor as a “Witness in the Public Square.”  Witness in the Public Square celebrates the lives and contributions of regional and national leaders who are effective public witnesses by bringing the love and comfort of Jesus Christ to those in the community, and honors them for their contribution to missions within and beyond the Atlantic District, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 

John Mesloh is a Garden City resident, a Certified Public Accountant, and a retired Vice President of Pfizer, Inc., having served as a Corporate Controller as well as numerous other positions over 23 years. In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wartburg Lutheran Services, John is currently the Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic District, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  His additional voluntary service includes:  former member of the Board of Directors of Roosevelt Savings Bank; member of the board of Winthrop University Hospital and Chair of the Finance Committee; member of the Board of The Long Island Home and member of the Board of the Bethlehem Fund.  Mr. Mesloh was instrumental in founding the Atlantic District Mission Society.  He is a four-time chair of the Church Council of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Garden City, and has held numerous other offices and served on various committees over the 35 years he has been a member. 

Mr. Mesloh was honored at a reception held on September 22, 2005 at the New York Athletic Club.  His fellow honorees were former Attorney General, the Honorable Edwin Meese, III, and Mrs. Alma Kern.