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4/16/2019

Deaconess Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response

(Spring 2019 – Concordia University Chicago)

Six Years After Sandy Hook, Traumatic Grief Still Grips Newtown Every Day

4/9/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Maggie (Christ the King – Newtown, Connecticut)
(Thursday, April 4, 2019 – Boston Globe / Jenna Russell)

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Tucked into a quiet corner of this close-knit town, among the rolling hills and tidy woodpiles and stone walls, the Resiliency Center of Newtown still hums with purpose, six years after the mass shooting that led to its creation.

In rooms well stocked with paint and brushes, toys and musical instruments, young survivors of the Sandy Hook school shooting still engage in art and play and music therapy. And staff members at the center say they are still welcoming new clients, people showing up for the first time to ask for help.

“I tell people, it’s going to bubble up when your brain is ready,” said Jennifer Sokira, a music therapist at the center, which was started with a federal grant to serve people directly affected by the shooting. “As people hit milestones — becoming a teenager, going to college — they may have to process the trauma again."

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A Comforter to Come

4/8/2019

Emmanuel Lutheran Church – Kingfisher, Oklahoma (in process)

(Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – Kingfisher Times & Free Press / Christine Reid

Despite the best efforts of his parents and professional counselors, the little boy remained mute in the weeks after a gunman shot up his classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 of his classmates.

That is, until a visit from a big, gentle golden retriever working as a comfort dog for the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, one of several comfort dogs deployed on the school campus in the weeks following the tragedy.

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Families Come to DeKalb's Tyler Elementary Recall Slain Classmate Ezra Hill Jr.

4/2/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Adeena (St. John – Burlington, Illinois) and Chloe (Lord of Life – Elburn, Illinois)

(Thursday, March 28, 2019 – DeKalb Daily Chronicle / Kaleb Carter

DeKALB – Tyler Elementary School Principal Lissette Jacobson has vivid memories of Ezra Hill Jr. trying to teach her new dance moves like the Floss, the Shoot, even the Orange Justice.

Ezra was better at them, though.

“It would be very rare to see Ezra and not see a smile on his face,” Jacobson said. “He was always moving, dancing. He was a great dancer. He was very much into the Fortnite dances and he was very good."

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Lutheran Comfort Dog Ministers to Young and Old

4/2/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joy (Gloria Dei – Houston, Texas)

(Friday, March 29, 2019 – The Daily News / Rick Cousins)

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Comfort Dog Remembered for His Loving Nature, Community Impact

3/26/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Jackson (Immanuel – Joplin, Missouri)

(Monday, March 25, 2019 – The Joplin Globe / Kimberly Barker

Jackson, a local comfort dog with Joplin’s Immanuel Lutheran Church and Martin Luther School, had a knack for spreading joy to those around him with his signature grin, and distinctive wag and waddle as he walked across any room.

“Jackson was always happy,” said Beth Haubein, one of his handlers and a first-grade teacher at Martin Luther School. “I don’t think that dog ever had a day where he wasn’t happy."

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Training Comfort Dogs A Rewarding Experience

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs in Training

(Sunday, March 25, 2019 – The Grand Island Independent / Julie Blum)

Carol Deardorff never trained dogs before she started volunteering with the Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog Ministries.

Growing up, she was always around farm dogs, but never worked with a K-9 teaching it commands.
“I didn’t really have experience training dogs. We never even had a dog in our married life,” Deardorff said of herself and husband Richard.

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Christ Lincoln Welcomes Comfort Dog

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joanna (Christ Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska)

(Saturday, March 23, 2019 – Lincoln Journal Star / Mark Schwaninger)

The Central Campus of Christ Lincoln Church, 4325 Sumner St., held a Passing of the Vest ceremony March 3 to celebrate the arrival of its Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 comfort dog Joanna.

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Golden Retriever Tobias Lends a Listening Ear to Help Mundelein Students Improve Reading Skills

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joanna (Christ Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska)

(Saturday, March 23, 2019 – Lincoln Journal Star / Mark Schwaninger

The Central Campus of Christ Lincoln Church, 4325 Sumner St., held a Passing of the Vest ceremony March 3 to celebrate the arrival of its Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 comfort dog Joanna.

Christ Lincoln's comfort dog ministry plans to share LCC's mission of "mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need within the Lincoln community and beyond.

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Jessy the Comfort Dog Leads Saint Paul Lutheran Church into Lives of New People

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Jessy (St. Paul’s – Concordia, Missouri)

(Friday, March 15, 2019 – Missouri District LCMS / Sharon Gutowski

News of an impending blizzard seemed to hit everyone’s phones at once. While the storm had been predicted, it had gathered speed and was barreling down on Concordia, MO earlier than expected. Some of the mourners who had been attending a funeral at Saint Paul Lutheran Church chose to leave town instead of attending the luncheon after the service. Rev. Michael Pottschmidt stayed with other people after the funeral.

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CUC Forester

Six Years After Sandy Hook, Traumatic Grief Still Grips Newtown Every Day

A Comforter to Come

Families Come to DeKalb's Tyler Elementary Recall Slain Classmate Ezra Hill Jr.

Lutheran Comfort Dog Ministers to Young and Old

Comfort Dog Remembered for His Loving Nature, Community Impact

Training Comfort Dogs A Rewarding Experience

Christ Lincoln Welcomes Comfort Dog

Golden Retriever Tobias Lends a Listening Ear to Help Mundelein Students Improve Reading Skills

Jessy the Comfort Dog Leads Saint Paul Lutheran Church into Lives of New People

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