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For the week before Sunday, January 21, 2007
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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Pastor Janet Hunt, Assistant to the Bishop for the Northern Illinois Synod, has received and accepted a call to be Senior Pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore. Pastor Hunt has served faithfully and well on synod staff since 1998. We will greatly miss her excellent and dedicated work. We rejoice, however, in her continued service among us in the Northern Illinois Synod. Read more HERE>>
Our colleague Sandy Musch, Assistant to the Bishop, will begin a three month sabbatical on January 15, 2007. This is a benefit granted by the Synod to full time professional Synod Staff members after six years of service. Sandy has been on synod staff for 20 years, so the sabbatical is long over due. We are all excited and grateful for this much deserved opportunity for Sandy. Read more HERE>>
Rostered leaders are reminded
to send in annual Reports to the Bishop no later
than March 1. Please send the form electronically. This
form is available in Formatta format. If you don't have
this program already installed on your computer you will
have the opportunity to do so when you go to the ELCA
Website listed below. To access the report form on the
internet please click on the following link and proceed
as instructed:
http://www.elca.org/secretary/reports/ldrForm.html .
Then follow the steps outlined (1-4) on the left-hand
side of the page. If you submit your report
electronically send it to
jlewis@nisynod.org
and put “2007 Report to the Bishop” in the subject line.
If you prefer to mail the completed form, send it to
Bishop Gary M. Wollersheim, Northern Illinois Synod, 103
West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101. Before
sending the Bishop a copy be sure you save this form as
a document on your own computer and keep a hard copy for
your files. If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact the Synod Office. The LOMC (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center) summer brochure is now available online at www.lomc.org. Online registration for camps and retreats is available.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center Presents: “In Like a
Lion, Out Like a Lamb” Spring Retreats for Junior
High: March 23-25, 2007; and 4th-6th Grade:
March 16-17, 2007. Find out more at
www.lomc.org or
download a flyer
HERE>>
Change of date:
St. John's, Sterling is planning a trip to
Mississippi June 2-9 to help in the Katrina
Disaster and is looking for adults and youth 16 and
older from surrounding churches to join them.- Contact
Deb Weflen, Director of Youth and Family Ministries, for
more information at 815-625-2634 or
dweflen@stjohnsonthird.org . |
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Pr. Bill Dahlberg (Christ, Stockton), at the death of his father, Tom Delehanty on Friday, January 12. Pr. David Wilder (former NI Synod pastor) & family at the death of his daughter, Laura. Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays this week including: Mr. Robert Haak 1/16, Rev. Kurt Hansen 1/19, Rev. Howard Walker 1/22, Rev. Joseph Robb 1/22, and Rev. Krista Stokke 1/22. (if we missed your birthday, please send it to Karin@nisynod.org) Sarah Gehring, Noah Hansen, 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 need our prayers. Send prayer requests to karin@nisynod.org. |
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How Do You Do Souper
Bowl? Each
congregation will do its own "thing" on February 4
this year; in many, youth collect money or canned
goods in large soup pots after worship. What is
collected supports local and/or global anti-hunger
efforts chosen by the congregation, which reports
the total to the national Souper Bowl office. Last
year ELCA Lutherans gave $572,419 to hunger causes
on
Souper Bowl Sunday. Order a poster now and read
about how much fun you can have, feeding the hungry
around the corner and around the world.
Souper Bowl of Caring, the youth-led, grassroots, ecumenical movement to combat hunger will be held again this year during the Sunday of the NFL Super Bowl game, February 4. There's a great homepage feature on www.elca.org on the Super Bowl this week, and if you miss that, go to the bottom of the homepage and click on the cool "Souper Bowl" button. Both link to the Souper Bowl information page that Aaron Cooper set up on www.elca.org/hunger . Encourage the youth groups in your life to participate. It's as easy as collecting $1 or one can of food from folks as they leave church on Sunday, February 4. Participating means registering your intention to do a Souper Bowl collection and reporting your totals to Souper Bowl of Caring (www.souperbowl.org). Each group decides where their collections go, and ELCA World Hunger is grateful that many of the groups include a contribution to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. If you know of an ELCA youth group planning a creative or "advanced" (beyond a dollar/can good collection) Souper Bowl effort, please send let Sue Edison-Swift, Communication director, ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal, know about it at hunger@elca.org Photos, with the permissions to use them, are always appreciated!
Revised Titles,
Texts, Topics for Grace Matters, February 2007 February 11 - Singing As a Way of Life - Teacher & Musician, Mary Oyer - Psalm 13:6 - Some people run out of creativity in their'80s as their bodies naturally wear down and their spirits fight to keep up. But not Mary Oyer. This retired professor of music and song leader in the Mennonite Church has a passion for music from around the world, just as she has an undying love for teaching. Put it all together and she will tell you what it adds up to: A very fulfilling life. February 18 - Facing the Big Questions in Life - ABC News Medical Editor, Dr. Tim Johnson - Corinthians 13:2 - Dr. Timothy Johnson, longtime medical editor for ABC news, is not afraid to ask the big questions of religion and science. As both minister and physician, he is intrigued by the interplay of two worlds that many people find hopelessly at odds. He brings his incisive mind and spiritual vitality to a conversation about the "how's" of science and the "whys" of faith. February 25 - Break Out the Angel Food Cake - Authors, Anthony Chiffolo and Rayner "Rusty" Hesse - Genesis 18: 1-8 - People may joke frequently about church potluck suppers. But in one congregation, a few shared meals became the testing ground for an entire cookbook of recipes from the Bible. Anthony Chiffolo and Rayner "Rusty" Hesse put their biblical research and culinary wizardry to work for creating this imaginative resource. They join the program to help uncover the significance of hospitality in ancient times and its place around our tables today. Great food for thought!
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Church Basement Ladies are coming to Rockford Tuesday, March 13 7:30 pm Rockford Theatre at Rockford Woman’s Club, 317 Park Avenue Presented by Troupe America, Inc. The delightful hit musical comedy taking the Midwest by storm will be in Rockford for one night only, and YOU are invited! For more information, or to reserve tickets, call Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries (RALM) at 815/962-4279.
Engaged couples are invited to attend a Marriage Preparation Seminar, Sunday, February 18, from 1-5 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, Loves Park. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the RALM (Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries) office, 815-962-4279.
Divorce Recovery Workshops sponsored through RALM begin on Saturday, February 3 and continue on the 10th and 17th. They are held at the RALM office in Rockford from 9 am to noon each day. These workshops are open to people who are separated, in the process of divorcing, and who have finished the divorce process. Typically, all three categories are represented and typically there is a pretty even ratio of men and women participating. Both male and female presenters lead the workshops. 815-962-4279
Dr. Rolland Martinson, Luther Seminary, will be in
Rockford May 19 and 20 to lead a workshop on
children, youth and family ministries. Trinity, Rockford is
sponsoring the event, with assistance from Rockford Area
Lutheran Ministries. More details to come. |
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Growing Lutheran church in far northern
suburb of Chicago seeks an energetic Director of Youth
Ministries overseeing middle school and high school
youth. A Bachelor’s Degree in the appropriate discipline
required, Master’s degree preferred. Also a minimum of 2-4
years or more of Christian youth leadership experience. Our
enthusiastic team of staff and volunteers share a passion
for the youth of our congregation. Check out our website at
www.joylutheran.org
. A detailed information packet will be sent to candidates
after a review of their resume. Resumes can be sent to: Joy!
Lutheran Church, Attention: SUE GEARICA, 749 S. Hunt Club
Rd, Gurnee, IL 60031 or to
sgearica@gfxi.com .
Please enter DIR YOUTH MINISTRIES in the subject line. Send your bulletin board items to NISNews@comcast.net.
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Rockford, IL 61101
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