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June 13, 2006 Walking Together is a weekly e-mail newsletter of the Northern Illinois Synod best viewed in html. If you cannot read this e-mail or see the graphics, go to www.nisynod.org/pubs/wt .
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* The Synod Assembly is this Friday and Saturday, June 16 & 17. You can read many of the reports, study the resolutions, read about our special guests, and find out all the pertinent information about this year's assembly at www.nisynod.org/assembly . If you're not attending this year's assembly, watch the website for photos and highlights to be posted during and after the event.
* Don't forget to bring your in-kind
offerings to Synod Assembly!!! We're hoping to fill a
whole semi-truck with food boxes that will feed families of
4 for 3 days. Find
out MORE>>
* CORRECTION: in the Bulletin of
Reports, on page 155, in the list of Augustana College
Telephone numbers, the Augustana College Switchboard
Telephone Number is WRONG.
* Resolution R-8, which was mailed
to voting members along with Bishop Wollersheim's welcome
letter, is also available online at
http://www.nisynod.org/assembly/2006/r8.htm
* The assembly report from Lutheran
Campus Ministry at NIU is now available online
here>>
* The ONE Campaign is a new effort to rally Americans to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE aims to help Americans raise their voice as ONE against the emergency of AIDS and extreme poverty, so that decision makers will do more to save millions of lives in the poorest countries. ONE bracelets will be for sale at Synod Assembly for $1.
This year, in order to be good stewards of the Synod's time and resources, certain portions of the Synod Assembly Bulletin of Reports are available online for voting members to read online and/or print out as they wish to include with their materials at the assembly. It is not necessary to print out these reports - but only to read them for your own preparation for the assembly and understanding of the ministries of the Synod. Congregations are responsible to print out reports for their voting members without internet access. Congregations are encouraged to print out these reports for all their voting members. Congregations without internet access may call Nancy Corey, Registrar, at 309-794-4004 to request hard copies to be mailed. |
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* Check out the new and improved Synod Calendar at www.nisynod.org/calendar . It is updated frequently.
The Diakonia program will celebrate its 2nd graduation on July 15 at 2 pm at Alpine Lutheran, Rockford and would like to invite anyone interested to attend. Bishop Gary M. Wollersheim will preach. Last year, 21 people from the Northern Illinois Synod graduated from the two-year program (16 from NI sites and 5 from a Chicago site). Diakonia is a lay education program with an emphasis on spiritual formation. For further information on the program, please contact Douglas Liston at (815) 385-2700 (work) or (815) 331-3000 (home) or dliston@premmag.com. Diakonia is looking for interested students for the fall for its Cary, Rockford, and Moline locations.
Trinity, Rockford will explore the best selling novel and recently released movie “The Da Vinci Code” June 14 at 6:00 p.m. The Rev. Christopher Dodge, Senior Pastor of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of Bloomington, MN, has prepared a two session DVD that will examine the errors, half-truths and outright fabrications found in the popular best-selling thriller. Speaking in plain language and drawing on knowledge from art, history and theology. Pastor Dodge helps us sort out fact from fiction, truth from untruth. All are welcome.
An updated Supply Pastor list can be found at www.nisynod.org/resources/supplypastors.htm
Read the quarterly stewardship thank you letter from Pr. Jeffrey Clements, Assistant to the Bishop at www.nisynod.org/ministries/stewardship . You are encouraged to pass on the thanks and use the text in your congregational newsletters.
The Global Mission Task force is
sponsoring a Martin Msseemmaa TZ Secondary School
Scholarship Fund through the NIS. These resources can be
found on the
www.nisynod.org/resources page or at these links:
Martin Msseemmaa Scholarship
Brochure
The
NIS is currently inviting congregations to be part of a new TIME
(Together in Mission Engagement) program that will be started with a
pastor's retreat this summer, and a kick-off in August. Find out more about the program at
www.nisynod.org/resources/time and watch for more information about
the specific dates. Each year, the Northern Illinois Synod Social Ministry Committee is given varying levels of funding by the Synod for fulfilling the Committee’s mission: "To inspire and empower the people of the Northern Illinois Synod to Make Christ Know by expressing God’s love through compassion, justice, and service." A grant process has been established that is the Committee’s way to make a best effort at getting this funding into the hands of congregations or groups where the funds can be converted into meaningful Christian expressions of compassion, justice, and service. The grant application form and further details on the grants can be found on the Northern Illinois Synod web site at www.nisynod.org/resources . Grant application forms will also be available in the registration packet and at the Social Ministry Committee table at the 2006 Synod Assembly at Augustana College on June 16 & 17, 2006.
Charlotte Erickson's (missionary to India)
May newsletter is online here.
The Northern Illinois Synod, in partnership with the ELCA Foundation and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, announces a new round of one-hour Charitable Giving Seminars throughout the Synod to learn about NIS ministries and how to make a legacy gift to your local congregation and the ministries of the Synod. All are invited to learn of new and creative ways to make a lifetime gift. Contact John Califf for more information at 309-794-4004 or jnscaliff@qconline.com Upcoming seminars: June 25 Trinity, Mt. Morris 10:30 AM lunch follows; August 27 St. Paul, Dixon noon lunch seminar follows; September 12 St. Mark, Chillicothe 10:00 AM following 9:00 AM worship service, Lunch after seminar and brief business meeting; September 17 First, Freeport Noon lunch seminar follows; September 24 St. Mark, Rockford Noon lunch seminar follows; October 1 Faith, Moline Noon lunch seminar follows; October 8 Zion, Kewanee noon lunch seminar follows; October 22 Shepherd of the Valley, Rockford noon lunch then seminar; November 19 First, Rock Island Noon lunch seminar follows.
Is your congregation doing something interesting with education programs? Have you tried something new that is working well? Have you been doing something for years that continues to be a success? If so, share your stories and ideas with your Synod Christian Education Networkers. Contact Brenda Sisson or Mary Anne Daniels with your stories. The more we share our successes, the more we can learn from each other - to help Make Christ Known throughout the NIS!
Lay Scholarships for Global Mission Event: Four $240 scholarships for NIS members over 18 available through NIS Global Mission Subcommittee. Church staff and family not included. One per family. First four applications considered. Apply by email or USPS by June 22: Art Milton, Chair, NIS Global Mission SubCommittee, 2926 27th Street artmilton@msn.com, Rock Island, IL 61201.
Northern Illinois Synod Bishop Gary Wollersheim and Polly are hosting a cruise to visit the highlights of Paul's second and third missionary journey to Greece, Turkey and Italy from November 2 to November 11, 2006. This journey of a lifetime aboard the cruise ship MV Astoria includes a lecture series of Paul's Life and Teachings. Early registration is encouraged. For information contact the Synod Office at 815-964-9934 or John Califf at 309-736-7315 or jnscaliff@qconline.com UPCOMING AREA CONCERTS: * First, Rockford (225 S. Third Street) invites the public to a musical fundraiser for the tornado-stricken Amy and Jerrod Hawkins family who live in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The event, A Concert of Caring, will be held on Monday, June 19, 7 pm. A free-will offering for the family will be received and supplemental funds will be provided by the North and South Winnebago County Chapters of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Rockford’s own Mimi Murphy will serve as the emcee for the evening’s program, with performances by Jodi Beach, Patte Armato Lund, First Lutheran’s talented and animated organist, Michael Hillestad, and more. Featured guest artists will be Michael and Doreen McFarland, Hartford, Connecticut. A reception will follow. For more information, contact 962-4279 or First Lutheran Church at 962-6691.
First, Geneseo invites you to
a Weekend with John Ylvisaker, Friday, August 18,
Saturday, August 19, & Sunday, August 20. Contact First
Lutheran at (309) 944-3196 or e-mail at
firstlut@mchsi.com
to find out more about the ensemble opportunity, workshop,
hymn jam, and worship. The band, LOST AND FOUND, with guitarist Michael Bridges and George Baum on piano, will appear in concert Monday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. LSTC's Youth in Mission Program for high school youth is sponsoring the public concert. Cost is $10 per person with discounts for families and youth groups. Call 773-256-0725 for group rates and reservations. Individual tickets will be sold at the door.
Join Shepherd of the Valley, Rockford for another summer of FREE concerts! Free-will offering after each performance enhances music and education programs at our church. Concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude with refreshments. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located on the southwest corner of Mulford Road and Harrison Avenue in Rockford. 2715 S. Mulford Rd. • Rockford, Illinois 61109 • (815) 399-5503 • www.shep61.org
LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES CENTER: Save the dates for the following upcoming events! More details will be listed on our website as the dates get closer. Visit www.lomc.org to see the latest photos and news from Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center.
Summer Camp began June 11. Space is still available in most of the camps. The schedule is listed at www.lomc.org . Please call the office if you’d like a summer brochure. 815-732-2220.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center in Oregon (LOMC) announces a new innovative partnership with the Ogle County Hospice Association Foundation. MORE>>
Do you have boxes of pictures waiting to be put in albums but don’t know where to start? Have you started an album but never seem to have the time to finish? Whether you are a beginner or experienced scrapbooker come to one of LOMC's Summer Fun Scrapbooking Retreats June 23-25, 2006 or August 25-27, 2006. Read this flyer to find out more or visit www.lomc.org .
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center invites you to check out its new website. Summer camp registration is now available online at www.lomc.org .
LOMC Family Camp, originally scheduled for July 2 - 7 has been moved to June 25 -30.
LOMC announces several new upcoming events. Please print out these flyers and display them in your congregations: LOMC staff members are also willing to come to your congregation to speak to children or congregation about camp. They will lead children's sermons, temple talks, and Sunday Church School hours. Contact the camp at LOMC@essex1.com for more information.
DISASTER RESPONSE: New Life Lutheran Church in Bolingbrook is sending their fourth delegation of missionaries to the Gulf Coast June 10 through June 17. They will, again, be working with Christus Victor in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. You can contact New Life at office@newlifebolingbrook.com. Christus Victor's e-mail addresses are cvlcvolunteer@cableone.net or www.christusvictor.com.
If your congregation is planning a work trip to the Gulf in the upcoming months and you have extra spots or the capability of taking on one or two more folks, please send the details of your trip and who folks might contact if they're interested in making the trip with you to Lisa Hassenstab, Director of Church and Volunteer Relations, Co-coordinator, Lutheran Disaster Response-Illinois, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1001 E. Touhy Ave. #50, Des Plaines, IL 60018, (847) 390-1447, (312) 636-7006 (cell) or Lisa.Hassenstab@lssi.org .
The Northern Illinois Synod Lutheran Disaster Response Task Force continues to share ways individuals and congregations can help those who have been struck by disaster. Find out more at the NIS LDR website.
You can read about help that's still needed in the Southeastern Synod on their website at http://www.elca-ses.org/Katrina_recovery.htm |
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* The web site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is currently experiencing intermittent connection difficulties. They are working toward a solution, and apologize for this inconvenience. Whenever www.elca.org is unavailable, you can check www.elcawebstatus.org for more information.
* On July 30 the Gospel text tells the miracle of feeding a multitude with fives loaves of bread and two fish. Find a related devotion, "A Loaves and Fishes Lunch Bag Miracle" (and children's message) on p.3 of the Hunger Guide for Congregations (Pentecost). There's another hunger-related option for July 30, too. The Pericope Partners devotion for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost is also available as a reproducible bulletin insert — find it posted at www.elca.org/youth Including this Hamiltons for Hunger devotion in the Sunday bulletin on July 30 would be a great way to thank the Lutheran Youth Organization and all the Youth Gathering participants for their Hamiltons for Hunger campaign. The campaign could raise $1 million dollars for the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. Learn more at www.elca.org/gathering/offering/ Find the complete Hunger Guide for Congregations (Pentecost) and other ELCA World Hunger resources posted at www.elca.org/hunger/resources * The Rev.
Peter Marty's interview with
Senator George McGovern, one of
the authors of "Ending Hunger Now: A
Challenge to Persons of Faith," airs
on Grace Matters
this Sunday, June 18. Listen
to the interview on the Web
beginning June 19. Grace Matters is
the radio ministry of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America. Visit
www.gracematters.org for more
information. Order "Ending Hunger
Now" from Augsburg Fortress
by visiting the online store at
www.augsburgfortress.org/elcahunger
or calling 800-323-4648. Request
item number 0-8006-3782-8. * Rebuild to Renewal: The Gulf Coast Through an Advocate's Eyes New blog starting on ELCA Advocacy site: Andrew Genszler, director for domestic policy of the ELCA Washington Office, will be traveling along the Gulf Coast on a fact-finding mission June 14 to 22. He'll be interviewing displaced people, ELCA congregation leaders and people from our partner agencies and institutions, asking what they've learned since the disaster, what they've done to help the rebuilding process, and what Lutherans outside the Gulf Coast and policy makers in Washington can do to help - beyond donating money. Be sure to read his blog, titled, "Rebuild to Renewal: The Gulf Coast Through an Advocate's Eyes." Visit www.elca.org/advocacy between June 14 and 22 to read about Andrew Genszler's discoveries, the stories of survivors, and the stories of Lutherans doing good work on the ground.
* GRACE
MATTERS - GRACE MATTERS the radio
ministry of the ELCA
August 2006
Programs - (Encore Month)
* The
Lutheran’s July cover story looks at
dissent within the ELCA, asking: “Why do
people stay?” and “Why do they leave?”
Articles include: “A history of dissent,”
our heritage is woven from both schisms and
mergers; “A theology of dissent,” we’re
called to disagree faithfully through
reconciliation; “It’s about Scripture,”
reform-minded groups argue authority; and
“Why they stay ... or leave,” those who
remain wait and work for change. A two-page
study guide is included. A Central Indonesia Earthquake reproducible bulletin insert is now up on www.elca.org/disaster as a PDF and a Word DOC file. Please include it in your Sunday bulletins and newsletters. Once you click on "Central Indonesia Earthquake" on the front page, you'll find the bulletin insert files on the right and left side of the page.
Up for
Discussion: The Da Vinci Code Movie: The Da
Vinci Code movie follows Robert Langdon and
Sophie Neveu as they struggle to solve
mysterious clues and unlock a secret that others
are determined to keep hidden. This discussion
guide will help adult small groups explore the
biblical and faith issues raised by this
blockbuster movie. Start the discussion in your
congregation today with this downloadable,
reproducible guide! Search for "Up for
Discussion" at
www.augsburgfortress.org For customer
service, e-mail
customerservice@augsburgfortress.org or call
1 (800) 328-4648.
The Deaconess
Community of the ELCA is offering grants up to
$500,000 in 2007 to congregations or social ministry
organizations who wish to partner with the Sisters
to start new, cutting edge social ministry programs.
Such programs must be gospel-centered (proclaiming
and furthering the reign of God among us), prophetic
(a program that commits itself to risk-taking and
innovative service on the frontiers of the church's
outreach), a cooperative partnership (one that
invites participation, bridges divisions and
accompanies others in mission), inclusive (one that
affirms the individual gifts of all people) and
focused on stewardship (a program that respects
God's gifts of time, talents and resources). In
addition to grant monies, the Deaconess Community
will provide prayer support, support personnel (as
needed or desired, if available), opportunities to
tell your stories of ministry, and timely
communication and support with members of the
Community's Mission Support Committee. The timeline
for the application process is as follows: Jan. 15,
2007, Deadline to submit letter of intent to the
Deaconess Community; Feb. 1, 2007, Mission Support
Committee reviews all letters of intent and invites
full proposals from qualifying submissions; March
15, 2007, Proposals due to the Mission Support
Committee; June 30, 2007, Grant awards will be
announced and awardees notified. For more
information, contact the Deaconess Community of the
ELCA, 8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL
60631-4171; (800) 638-3522, x1705; or email
Deaconess.Community@elca.org . The Deaconess
Community of the ELCA is a community of skilled
women committed to a life of service to church and
society. They are willing to take risks to serve God
and God's people. Learn more about the Community at
www.elca.org/Deaconess . You are invited to Summer Steppin'! In response to a successful Here I Step Lenten walking campaign, the ELCA Board of Pensions is offering a summer campaign. The focus of Summer Steppin' is on increasing steps by 2,000 per day and inviting a partner to walk with you during any six-week period in June, July and August. We are also highlighting the benefits of walking and how walking touches each aspect of the Wholeness Wheel. Once again, the campaign originally comes to you from the creative minds of Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod Staff. We invite you to pass along this information to your ELCA community. The tool kit with planning materials is available on the Summer Steppin' page at www.elcabop.org
This year's Global Mission Event will be held July 27 - 30, 2006 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. At the Global Mission Event, congregations, families, youth, and seniors - along with international guests and missionaries discover a global community of God’s grace. Find out more...
Mosaic offerings in 2006 - find out more at www.elca.org/mosaic
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Augsburg Fortress Summer Music Clinic: July 31 - August 1 Redeemer Lutheran Church; 139 E First ST; Hinsdale IL 60521. Free event to area musicians, and worship leaders. Featured clinicians: Anton Armstrong and John Ferguson from St. Olaf College, Marlene Anderson- handbells. Sessions on children's choirs, handbells, choral sessions, vocal technique, question and answer panel with Anton and John on the state of worship and music in the church today. Hymn Festival featuring hymns from Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Attend all of the two days or part of it, no pre-registration necessary. Contact: 1-800-426-0115 X377 Jane Knappe. Schedule, directions at www.augsburgfortress.org/events .
* Carmelo E. Álvarez will present
the Cross-Cultural Colloquium lecture Wednesday,
June 21, at 7 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at the
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th
Street. “The Challenge of Pentecostalism for the Mission and
Ministry of the Church” will be presented as part of LSTC’s
bi-lingual Doctor of Ministry in Mission and Leadership
program, which attracts students from across the United
States and Latin America. The lecture is free and open to
the public. To learn more about LSTC’s Doctor of Ministry in
Mission and Leadership, visit
http://www.lstc.edu/prospect_stud/dmin/index.html or
call Dr. Michael Shelley at 773-256-0758. * As part of the Association of Theological Schools (ACTS) Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Program, the Rev. Dr. Richard A. Jensen, former dean of the program, will present the Don M. Wardlaw Lectures July 5 and 6 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC. The lectures are free and open to the public. Augustana Chapel at LSTC is at 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago. His Wednesday, July 5 lecture will be on “Seeing Salvation: The Church’s Struggle with Words and Images.” On Thursday, July 6, Jensen will speak on “Visualizing Salvation: The Nitty-Gritty of the Task” For more information about the lectures and the ACTS D. Min. in Preaching Program, visit www.actsdminpreaching.org .
* With a three-year grant from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is creating a new Multicultural Center to recruit, form and accompany candidates from five ethnic groups for professional leadership in the church. The Multicultural Center will assist the ELCA fulfill its vision of a multicultural church by providing leadership for expanding ministry to the Latino, African Descent, Asian Pacific Islander, Arab Middle Eastern, and American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Find out more at www.lstc.edu .
Trinity Seminary's Center for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning offers a Multiple Staff Workshop for rostered and non-rostered church leaders (full and part-time) September 11-13, 2006 at the Weber Center, Adrian, MI. For more information contact: Center for Cont. Ed. & Life Long Learning; Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43209-2334. hkuhlmann@columbus.rr.com
Stephen Ministries announces the first Breakthrough Leadership Conference, which will take place October 8-13, 2006, in St. Louis, Missouri. This comprehensive training event for leaders of all types--pastors and business executives, educators and entrepreneurs, administrators and managers--will offer the best leadership concepts and practices, enriched with sound psychology and firmly rooted in biblical principles. MORE>>
The Bethel Series has been a tool that has served so many congregations in the Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA. Revitalizing our spiritual life happens when people get into the Bible and history has proven that the Bethel Series is a wonderful program to lead people into the Word. There they actually meet the true Christ of the Scriptures. Your church may own an enrollment in the Bethel Series--and it’s for a lifetime! Some congregations have laid the program aside for awhile, but this may be the right year to renew the program. Some congregations have yet to experience what can happen when their laity achieves biblical literacy. To learn more about the Bethel Series, visit their website at www.bethelseries.com --or call them at 800-462-2335. The summer training program is scheduled for July 16—25, 2006. Food and housing will be offered at the Edgewater Hotel, and the Emmaus Room is generously provided by Bethel Lutheran Church for the teaching of the classes. Renew…Revitalize…Enter into a life of discipleship
CENTER FOR THEOLOGY AND LAND Residency Courses for Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Lay Ministry Certification, & TEEM. Certificate Residency IV, Date: June 26 – July 1, 2006, Location: Shalom Hill Farm, Windom, Minnesota. Join us for a week of study and retreat. Courses will be offered in Rural Ministry and Systematic Theology. The Residency courses may be taken for Certificate Credit, Continuing Education Units/Credits, TEEM Certification Credit, or No Credit. For more information or to register visit www.ruralministry.com or contact the Center for Theology and Land office at (563) 589-0273 or ruralmin@wartburgseminary.edu.
Wartburg Seminary offers the following continuing education events. For more information, contact continued@wartburgseminary.edu , or call (563) 589-0324.
First, Geneseo invites you to a John Ylvisaker Weekend. Saturday, August 19th, Workshop - 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. Meal and refreshments after workshop, Sunday, August 20, John will lead worship at 8 A.M. and 9:30 A.M.
Here I Stand: Leading Change Through Self-Differentiation is a three-day Lombard Mennonite Peace Center event at which pastors will be trained to integrate this approach into their ongoing ministries. LMPC will offer this event on August 22-24, 2006. This event will be held at St. Peters United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, Illinois. Learn more about this event and download a registration brochure on our website: http://www.lmpeacecenter.org/HIS.html.
Mediation Skills Training Institute is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. It also includes a component on congregational intervention and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory. Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will offer this event on August 7-11, 2006. This event will be held at St. Peters United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, Illinois. Learn more about this event and download a registration brochure on our website: http://www.lmpeacecenter.org/MSTI.html.
The Clergy Clinic introduces participants to key concepts of family systems theory, provides opportunity to explore one’s own family of origin dynamics, and includes time for presenting case studies from one’s ministry setting for coaching and consultation. The clinic also includes input from Lombard Mennonite Peace Center staff and video input by Murray Bowen, the father of family systems theory, and Edwin Friedman, who led the way in helping clergy understand the congregation as an emotional system. LMPC will offer this event in November, 2006, February, 2007 and April/May, 2007. This event will be held at First Church of Lombard, UCC in Lombard, Illinois. Learn more about this event and download a registration brochure on our website: http://www.lmpeacecenter.org/ClergyClinics.html.
Youth Ministry Certification schools will be held September 11-29, 2006, on the Wartburg Seminary campus in Dubuque, Iowa. Wartburg Seminary's Center for Youth Ministries in an expanded partnership with the Youth and Family Institute will conduct the schools. A third certification school will take place at Rainbow Trail Camp in Colorado. The dates are October 31-November 17, 2006. More information can be found at www.wartburgseminary.edu . Select Centers>Center for Youth Ministries for schedule and details. The phone number is 563/589-0220.
www.FaithandWisdom.org , in cooperation with the ELCA Division for Ministry, is your source for information on lifelong learning opportunities. Faith and Wisdom compiles events and programs throughout the world offered by some of the most distinguished organizations in North America and worldwide. These organizations have proven themselves trustworthy sources of lifelong learning for clergy, other church professionals, and for all who wish to pursue education as Christians. |
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Mosaic of Rockford's 3rd annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held at Trinity, Rockford's Anderson Hall, 200 N 1st St on June 15, 2006. Dine-in or carry out available between 4:30–7pm. Adults $7, Children under 12 $4. For tickets or more information call the Mosaic office at 815-387-8390 x24. Help Mosaic support and advocate for people with disabilities.
Associates In Professional Counseling offers Pastoral Crisis Intervention (Click here for Course Decription) Date: June 15 & 16 - Rosecrance - Harrison Campus, 3815 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL. To receive a PDF copy of our latest mailing Click Here . To receive a PDF copy of our latest Registration Form Click Here .
Disciple Seminars Announces: Help new
and experienced leaders polish skills, gain confidence in
teaching and network with others. WHAT: DISCIPLE I, Jesus in
the Gospels, Christian Believer, Beyond Disciple I: Disciple
2, 3 AND 4. WHERE: Living Waters Lutheran Church. WHEN:
August 25-26, 2006.
Rockford Area
Lutheran Ministries - upcoming summer events:
Area Singles Picnic - June 24, Lutheran Golf
Scramble - July 14, and Magic Waters Night - July
10. Find out more
at this flyer
The Wheat Ridge June issue of Health, Hope & Happenings E-Newsletter is available online at: http://www.wheatridge.org/ezine/june06.html .
2006 Lutheran Ministries Golf Scramble, Friday, July 14, PrairieView Golf Course, Byron, 7:30 a.m. Registration, 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start, Registration brochures will be mailed in May. Questions? 815/962-4279.
Mondays, June 19, 26 The
American Family – Today and Tomorrow A Luncheon
Discussion Series. Download a flyer
HERE>> June 19 Dr. Tom McIntyre, Assoc. Professor of Anthropology & Sociology, Rockford College. Alternative family forms and their impact on child development. June 26 Dr. Linda Noer, Chair, Department of Social Work, Carthage College. Influence of the media on the family and current research trends concerning the future of the family. Luncheon reservations should be made with the Lutheran Ministries office by the preceding Thursday. Katie’s Cup Conversations are held from 11:45 am - 1 pm at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles Street, Rockford. Luncheon and program - $10. For luncheon reservations or more info about Katie’s Cup, call Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries, 815/962-4279. Katie’s Cup Conversations are part of an on-going series designed to encourage stimulating discussion on a variety of topics of interest to members of the community. These Conversations will ultimately move to Katie’s Cup Coffeebar currently under construction in the Lantow Pharmacy Building on Seventh Street in Rockford. For more information, visit www.Katiescup.com |
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* Shepherd of the Hills, McHenry offers for sale a very nice full Hammond organ. For more information, please contact Diane Muller at 815-835-6575 or sarge@fastermac.net .
Karen Ream, presenter at the 2006 Congregational Resourcing Event, is available to present her program at no charge to Sunday adult forum/education programs in the Synod. It is an educational program on spiritual companioning/direction entitled "Unraveling the Knots in Your Life through Spiritual Companioning." Contact Karen Ream, 3609 Corbridge Ln, Rockford, IL 61107, 815-397-8410, dafodiljoy@juno.com
Christ the Lord Lutheran (Elgin), a midsize congregation northwest of Chicago, seeks musician(s) to fulfill the following functions, which may be combined depending on candidate’s qualifications. Salary is negotiable. Send resume to: Beth Lawniczak, Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 12N462 Tina Trail, Elgin, IL 60123 or ctlbeth@core.com (847-741-8141). For more information see our website: www.christthelordlutheran.com .
First Lutheran, Princeton, has two flags-- 1 American--1 Christian -- that they are no longer using and would be glad to give them to any other church or group that could use them at no charge. Contact Mary Dorsch at rmdorsch@theramp.net .
First Lutheran, DeKalb, is seeking to fill two positions: part-time organist for traditional worship & part-time coordinator (with piano or guitar skills) for contemporary worship. To apply, contact First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third Street, DeKalb, IL at (815) 758-0643.
The Northern Lakeshore cluster
of the Greater Milwaukee Synod is looking for any other youth groups
traveling to the first week (July 3-10) of the National Youth
Gathering in San Antonio. They are trying to fill a third bus and can
take approximately 40 more folks. Consider joining them as they
visit the Oaks Indian Center in Oaks, OK (home to a native American ELCA
congregation) and a visit to Texas Lutheran University who is hosting a
4th of July party and dorm accommodations. If you are interested in
pooling resources, please contact Pastor Paul Mittermaier
stjelca@execpc.com or call
262-677-3176.
Find job opportunities with
Lutheran
Social Services of Illinois at
LSSI's job
opportunities web page. Redeemer, Bettendorf, IA is seeking a full-time Coordinator of Youth & Family Ministry to work with elementary, middle, & high school youth. For a full job description and application, please browse to www.redeemerbett.org. Interested persons may contact Richard Pokora at 563 355-8909.
Church Organist Position Available: First
Lutheran Church, Moline, Illinois, is seeking a church organist for one
service Sunday mornings and special worship services through the year.
Experience as a church organist and familiarity with the liturgical
services of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is preferred.
Salary is negotiable. First Lutheran has a two manual, Zimmer tracker
pipe organ, installed in 1982. Send resumes to First Lutheran Church,
1230 - 5th Avenue, Moline, IL, 61265, attention Pastor Frederick
Schmidt. Dean Bienvenido Ramos, son of NI Synod Pastors Dell and Francis Reilly Olson, is a professional restoration artist for sacred art and church interiors Read about him and see some of his work at www.nisynod.org/resources/artrestoration.htm
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Augsburg Fortress is excited to announce a brand new,
lifelong faith formation program ... Akaloo! Come
learn more about this groundbreaking approach to following
Jesus by attending an Akaloo Introduction Seminar in
Rock Island at Augustana College, College Center Boardroom
from 1-4pm Thursday, June 15. Pre-register for this
seminar online at 
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The band Captive Free West Lakes
will perform a family night concert at Our Savior's,
Rockford (3300 Rural Street, entrance one block north on
Corbridge) on Saturday, July 15 at 6:30 pm. The
concert is free to the public and groups are welcome! A
free-will offering will be taken. Captive Free is a
National Team sponsored by Youth Encounter. This group of
young adults ministers throughout the western Great Lakes
region of the United States for one year with a
faith-encouraging program of music, testimonies, drama and
puppetry to inspire people of all ages! Find out more about
the band at 
Katie's Cup, Rockford, upcoming
events (Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries - 815-962-4279):
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