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For the week before Sunday, November 12, 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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Everyone is encouraged to attend one of few remaining 2006 Northern Illinois Synod Mission Gatherings. The last gatherings will be: Tuesday, November 14 (NW Conference) First, Freeport (map); and Thursday, November 16 (W Conference) Salem, Moline (map). Find out more HERE>>
At the Professional Leaders Conference, Bishop Wollersheim encouraged leaders to think about how we best extend hospitality in worship to the visitors among us. Come November 11, 10-1 for a workshop on "Worship, Hospitality and Evangelism" at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris. Council members, Worship or Evangelism Committees, Pastor and staff are all welcome. Cost is $12 and includes lunch. Questions? Contact Connie or Kendall Koenig at Time4Reaching@aol.com or pastorKendall@lightofchristchurch.com or call 847-658-9250 x.11 and ask for Kendall.
Pastor Diane Dardon will be installed as Campus Pastor at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 9 pm at the ministry center located at 401 Normal Rd in DeKalb. Bishop Wollersheim will preach. Everyone is invited.
The next Evangelical Lutheran Worship Introduction Workshop will be Saturday, December 2 at St. John, Joliet,. The rest of the schedule is HERE>>. 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>>.
The Northern Illinois Synod Diakonia Program will
hold their annual retreat on January 20, 2007 at
Christ Lutheran in Belvidere. The retreat/workshop,
entitled "Spiritual Formation for the 21st Century",
will be led by The Rev. Eric W. Gritsch, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. He
will use his new catechism, "A Handbook for Christian
Life in the 21st Century" as text. Anyone wishing to
attend can contact Doug Liston at
dliston@premmag.com
for further information. 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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Pericope Partners, vignettes about ministries of the ELCA, tell about the things we do together as a whole church. These brief thematic illustrations of mission and ministry are suggested by themes from the Bible readings used in ELCA congregations each Sunday, intended for use in bulletins and newsletters. The stories for Advent and Christmas are now available online in HTML or PDF format.
ELCA programs highlight
the holiday season
Get tools for
advocating for our brothers and sisters in
Christ around the world at the
ELCA Anti-Hunger
Advocacy Event,
June 8,
2007,
Washington, DC, Featuring: + Informative
speakers + Inspiring worship + Practical
workshops + Lutherans from around the world
focused on policies to end hunger. More
information to come - watch
www.elca.org/advocacy for more details! A
bulletin insert is also available to promote the
ELCA anti-hunger advocacy day event - download
it at
http://www.elca.org/advocacy/spotlight/bulletininsert.pdf
You are cordially invited to see and hear The Reverend Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Hall on the campus of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, on Thursday, November 16. The free event begins with a brief worship service at 9 a.m., followed by Bishop Hanson’s address. After the conclusion of his remarks, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. The meeting will conclude about noon. If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Illowa Lutheran Coalition (309/794-4000).
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Luther Seminary Mid-Winter Convocation Examines "Living
Out Our Callings in the Congregation" Jan. 10-12, 2007.
Congregations across the country are helping people grow in
faith that is relevant to their real lives - faith that
gives them the courage to live lives of integrity.
Congregations can be safe places where people wrestle with
issues, delve more deeply into their calls and discover
what's really important as they participate in God's
transformation of the world. Join us to learn from and be
inspired by some of these congregations.
Visit the Convo Web site and register online. |
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Need a gift idea for your pastor? The Luther Seminary Center for Lifelong Learning is pleased to present its third annual holiday gift guide with gift ideas for your pastor/s, church staff, congregation, friends, family and more.
P.A.
"Poets of the Spirit: East meets West" - Interactive poetry with music by Pr. Jim Roberts. Sunday Evenings at 6 pm at Barnes & Noble on East State in Rockford. Nov. 19 " The Divine Feminine"; Nov. 26 "Awe & Wonder: The Sacred Universe"; and Dec. 3 "The Unbearable Oneness of Being"
Lutherdale Travel Ministries and LOMC Travel Ministries are traveling together with two great trips in 2007: April 15-21, Smoky Mountain Show Trip, 7 Days / 6 Nights, 10 Meals, 3 Evening Shows, 1 Dinner Show, Historic Gatlinburg, Only $599/dbl; and November 11-17, Branson Show Trip, 7 Days / 6 Nights, 10 Meals, 6 Fabulous Branson Shows, 1 Dinner Show, Showboat Branson Belle...more, Only $629/dbl. For more information, contact Russ Senti at lomcexecutivedirector@verizon.net
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Rockford area Singles!! New Year’s Eve Dinner / Dance December 31, 2006, Catered Dinner: 7 pm , Dance: 8:30 pm—12:30 am, Grace Lutheran Church, 343 Grand Avenue, Music by Sound Image Mobile Music, A nonalcoholic/nonsmoking event, Sponsored by STAR (Singles Together Across Rockford), For more info, call Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries, 815/962-4279, Advance dinner/dance ticket: $20.00, Deadline: December 19, Dance ticket only: $10.00 , Available in advance or at the door
Send your bulletin board items to NISNews@comcast.net.
Find more Bulletin Board Items in the Annex
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information from a previous Walking Together?
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 .
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Karin
Graddy,
Associate in Ministry
Karin@NISynod.org
Rockford, IL 61101
815-964-9934 - office Fax: 815-964-2295 <>< Making Christ Known <><
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The
2007 Northern Illinois Synod Women Leaders Retreat
will be held January 29-30 at Bishop Lane Retreat
Center in Rockford. The event will begin with noon meal
on Monday, January 29 and continues through noon meal on
Tuesday, January 30. A brochure will be available soon
with more information.
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