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For the week before Sunday, November 5, 2006
Walking Together is a weekly e-mail newsletter
of the Northern Illinois Synod best viewed in html. Additional news and information can be found at the Walking Together Annex |
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The 2007 Salary Guidelines on the NIS website now reflect the 2007 rates as set forth by ELCA BOP.
Mark your calendars for the first Northern Illinois Synod Hispanic/Latino Ministry Event, Sunday, January 21, 2:30-6:30 pm, at Immanuel, Rock Falls. The $5 registration fee will include dinner. The program will include a keynote speaker and a series of workshops designed to help congregations in outreach to Hispanic & Latino peoples. More information to come.
The "Kids, Money, & Stuff" workshop scheduled for November 11 has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for a later time. Watch Walking Together for more information when it becomes available.
Our Savior’s, Sandwich dedicated their new building on October 29, 2006. The church voted to relocate in October of 2001 and started construction in 2004. Rev. David J. Kaul has been the pastor of Our Savior’s for 30 years. The congregation gives thanks to God for His blessings on the congregation.
The next Evangelical Lutheran Worship Introduction Workshop is this Saturday, November 4 at Calvary, New Windsor, and the rest of the schedule is HERE>>. It's too late to register for that one, but there will be more - one in each conference. 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. Find out more about the events HERE>>.
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Send prayer requests to karin@nisynod.org.
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Sunday, December 3, will be the First Sunday in Advent as millions of Christians in a wide variety of churches begin "Year C" of the Revised Common Lectionary. ELCA Worship staff provide the readings, liturgical colors, hymns and Psalm antiphons for Sundays and festivals throughout the church year in an easy-to-access Web page, as well as a format you can use to sync with your mobile device.
Autumn seems to be a time to assess our work and ourselves as we make plans for another year. It can be a good time to assess one's spiritual gifts in preparation for time and talent pledging, to assess the congregation's evangelism program and hospitality; are you adept at reaching out to your neighborhood and community with the Good News of Jesus Christ? Do you communicate it well? How about reaching young people and involving them in ministry?
The Rev. Dr. Ronald Warren, bishop of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will preach Nov. 26 on "Day 1," a nationally broadcast radio program also accessible by streaming audio and podcast at www.Day1.net . The Servant King with Scars" is the title for Warren's sermon, to be delivered on what many churches observe as "Christ the King Sunday," the culmination of the Christian liturgical calendar
Said Ailabouni and Lita Brusick Johnson from ELCA Global Mission, and Amber Leberman from The Lutheran magazine are currently traveling in Lebanon. You can see photos and read their reflections at www.elca.org/globalmission/blog
Upcoming Grace Matters radio programs for November:
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April 22-24, 2007, Region 5, will hold its biannual Lay Ministers Gathering at Sinsinawa Retreat Center, for all Associates in Ministry, Diaconal Ministers, and Deaconesses in Region 5. Mark your calendar for this event. Those retired from the lay roster, or students preparing for lay roster ministry are invited as well. Contact Cheryl Hollich chollich@machling.com or Region 5 Coordinator for Ministry Leadership Carl Richard Evenson carl.evenson@ecunet.org for more information.
Meeting at the Crossroads of Eschatology and Cosmology,
"Where is the universe headed, and how will the resurrection
of the dead be realized?", Tuesday, November 7, Noon-1:00
p.m., Lutheran Center, 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago.
Directions:
http://www.elca.org/localmap.html . The Rev. Mark J.
Hagen, St. Mark, Rockford, presents an overview of
eschatology -- "last things" as they relate to the Christian
hope of resurrection -- and recent cosmological discoveries
pertaining to the expansion of our known universe. Hagen
combines 23 years as a parish pastor with a lifelong
interest in astronomy to consider creation's destiny. The
ELCA Interunit Staff Team on Faith, Science and Technology
hosts this First Tuesday brown bag presentation. |
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Have you filled out the LSSI social ministry survey yet? If not, please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=839452264932 to take this quick, 18-question survey. The goal is for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois to get an idea of both the social ministry currently happening in ELCA congregations across the state as well as ways LSSI could be of service to congregations. Questions? Please contact Dan Schwick, Director of Church and Government Relations at Dan.Schwick@LSSI.org or 847-390-1418
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St. John, Peru, cordially invites you to the dedication/concert of their new Essex baby grand piano (designed by Steinway & Sons) on Sunday, December 3, 3:00 p.m. Anne Marie Olson will be the featured pianist. Anne presently teaches piano at Rockford College Music Academy and has performed with numerous symphony orchestras throughout the country. St. John Lutheran is located at 2000 Luther Dr., Peru. For further information, call the church office at 815-223-1144.
Enrich your life and change the world at the same time! You’re invited to a Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade Fair at Prince of Peace, Freeport (2700 W Stephenson St, Freeport) on November 9 & 10 from 9-Noon and 5-8 pm and November 11 & 12 from 9-Noon. Fairly traded handcrafts and food items from around the world will be featured. Purchase a gift from the sale and you will provide income, dignity and hope to people in developing regions of the world. If you have any questions, please contact Small Groups & Ministries Coordinator, Julie Lee, at popsmgrp@aeroinc.net.
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Rockford, IL 61101
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