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For the week before Sunday, October 22, 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 . Additional news and information can be found at the Walking Together Annex	Sign up to join the  Walking Together mailing list
Visit the Walking Together Annex for more news and information from Walking Together.   It's time to register for one of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Introduction Workshops that will be held in each conference. The first one is Saturday, October 28, 2006, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Bethany, Crystal Lake. Register for- each event by noon of the previous Monday by contacting June Cain at 815-964-9934. Checks should be made payable to the Northern Illinois Synod, with "ELW Workshop" in the memo line. See the rest of the schedule HERE>>.   NIS Women of the ELCA Retreats are Coming Up! Mark your calendar! "Lutheran Women Today" Bible Study Leaders, Terry and Faith Fretheim who wrote "Hope in God in Times of Suffering" will lead our two retreats this year. On March 3, 2007 there will be a one day retreat at St. John's Lutheran Church in Peru. The overnight retreat will be March 30-31, 2007 at Sinsinawa, WI. We encourage all of you to take advantage of such a special time of faith, reflection and personal growth. Also included will be an opportunity to take part in a "Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls" event. If you have any questions, please contact our chairpersons of the retreats, Doris Johnson (815) 643-2002 or Louise Owen (815)248-2278. "A cheerful heart doeth like a good medicine." Proverbs 17:22   The Walking Together email subscriber list has grown to more than 800 subscribers, but there are 100,000 members in the NI Synod! Please be sure to encourage your congregation council members, committee members, Sunday School teachers, office staff, and anyone else to subscribe. Pass around a sign-up sheet at your next meeting and send e-mail addresses to karin@nisynod.org.   Did you know that the ELCA has a software purchasing program at CDW and Microsoft is offering substantial savings through its Microsoft Charity Open License Program? You can learn helpful things like this - and a lot more to help you Make Christ Known in your congregation by joining the NIS Congregational Communicators Network. Send your name, congregation, and e-mail address to Karin@nisynod.org to join this growing group, or sign up on the new website at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/niscom .   Coming up at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center: October 28 Fall Adventure Day for Kgn-3rd graders, and November- 3-4 Junior High Youth Gathering with Shawn Smith. Register today for upcoming events at www.lomc.org or 815-732-2220.   Find more NISynod News & Events in the Annex Back to top
Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays this week including: Ms. Cheryl Erdmann 10/18. Rev. Dr. Alan Creighton 10/24, Rev. Leo Patterson 10/25, Ms. Sarah Wilson 10/25, (if we missed your birthday, please send it to Karin@nisynod.org) Scott Stolberg, Laurie Weis, and the other NIS candidates for rostered ministry. Find the complete list of NIS Candidates at www.nisynod.org/candidates.htm . Those not named here who are hospitalized or otherwise need our prayers. Send prayer requests to karin@nisynod.org.   Find more Prayer Requests in the Annex Back to top
HOPE is a four-letter word Despite its small size, hope is a huge reward for your efforts when you participate in the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. Read stories of hope from recipients of your gifts around the world and use a new resource, "Hunger and Hope: Dramas about Poverty, Hunger and Mission," eleven dramas for the congregation written by the Rev. Carl H. Billings, Jr. and suitable for performing during a worship service or other event. What to get your favorite Lutheran? -A 10-program, two-DVD, three-hour Lutheran extravaganza, that's what! Mosaic Television has put together its programs on the Bible and Lutherans. Included: Martin Luther, Katie Luther, J.S. Bach, histories of Lutherans in America and the ELCA in particular, Jesus, the Old Testament, the New Testament, the life of Paul, and women in the early Church. The program on Bach will air on Hallmark Channel on October 29; see local listings for times.   Find more ELCA News & Events in the Annex Back to top
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Lutheran Campus Ministry of Illinois invites you to look over the attached brochure that describes the campus ministry they oversee, including the five Illinois campuses where there are full or part time campus pastors.  Your prayers and support are coveted, especially as we enter 2007, the centennial year for Lutheran campus ministry in the United States. One of the most helpful ways you can support campus ministry is by sending the names of your members who are college students.  Please send the names, college attending, and e-mail addresses (if possible) of your college and university students to Rev. Lloyd Kittlaus, University Lutheran Church, 2204 Orrington Avenue, Evanston IL 60201, e-mail: l-kittlaus@northwestern.edu; and he will be sure the information is forwarded to the appropriate campus ministry center. You may also visit the ELCA’s campus ministry web site (www.elca.org/campusministry) for information, resources, and another way to refer student names to campus ministry sites.   Find more News from Other Organizations in the Annex Back to top
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center in Oregon, IL offers a new part-time position as Project Director for their new- Outdoor Ministries Awareness Campaign. Find out more HERE>>. Send inquiries to Russ Senti at 815-732-2220.   Grace Lutheran Church ELCA will hold their last service November 19. They have the following items to donate to any congregation that could use them: Matching wood altar/communion table, pulpit and baptismal font, Altarware - matching cross, candleholders and 2 vases, Communionware, Large wooden wall cross, and 62 copies of the Lutheran book of Worship. These can be picked up at the church anytime after November 19 and before December 3. Please contact Bev Goodno - 815-747-3601 or Mark Cueno 815-747-6137. If you cannot use these but know of any congregations of any denomination in your community who can use them please spread the word, they are very anxious to have them go to a good home. Grace Lutheran Church, 1775 Route 35N, East Dubuque, IL.   Send your bulletin board items to NISNews@comcast.net.   Find more Bulletin Board Items in the Annex   Back to top
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Looking for information from a previous Walking Together? Visit the ANNEX for more information OR visit www.nisynod.org/pubs/wt for all the back issues.   Walking Together is a weekly e-mail newsletter that brings you all the news you need to know to stay up to date on happenings in the Northern Illinois Synod. It is sent to rostered leaders, congregations, and others by request. To be added to the listserv, change your e-mail address or otherwise manage your subscription, please click the link on the right or e-mail Karin@NISynod.org Your submissions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed. Contact Karin Graddy, Communication Director for the Northern Illinois Synod at Karin@nisynod.org. -  If you are changing your e-mail address please send your name, old e-mail address, and new e-mail address to NISNews@comcast.net .   You can also change your e-mail address, subscribe, unsubscribe, or control other personal options by going to http://lists.faithgroups.net/mailman/listinfo/walkingtogether . If you have any questions about this service, or ever have any trouble with Walking Together, please don’t hesitate to contact Karin@nisynod.org .   Karin Graddy, Associate in Ministry Communication Director for the Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA Karin@NISynod.org   www.nisynod.org 103 West State Street Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-9934 - office 815-762-0758 - cell Fax: 815-964-2295 <>< Making Christ Known <>< Back to top

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