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For the week before Sunday, February 25, 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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Have you struggled each year to provide a meaningful VBS
experience for the children in your church and neighborhood?
VBS planners in the Rockford area are invited to meet
on Wednesday, February 28, 11:30 am at the RALM
(Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries) office, 115 N. Wyman
Street, Rockford to be in dialogue about resources and talk
about ways that they might be able to share and work
together. It's a BYOL (there's a Subway across the street).
Park across the street from the office. Coffee, pop, water,
and cookies will be provided. Questions, contact Mariel at
ralmmail@aol.com
Rostered leaders are reminded
to send in annual Reports to the Bishop no later
than March 1. Please send the form
electronically. Visit
http://www.elca.org/secretary/reports/ldrForm.html . If you have any questions, please contact the Synod Office. Considering Your Call: Conference on Ministry March 10-12, 2007 Are you or someone you know considering a call to ministry? Visit Wartburg Seminiary at the next "Conference on Ministry" http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_FutureStudents.asp?id=256
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. If your
congregation plans to send people, please send have an
approximate count of how many people would be interested in
going on the trip by April 2nd. Contact
Deb Weflen, Director of Youth and Family Ministries, for
more information at 815-625-2634 or
dweflen@stjohnsonthird.org .
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The family of Pr. Ordell Peterson (retired, Rock Island) who passed away early Saturday morning, February 17. His funeral was Wednesday, February 21. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanfuneralhome.com .
Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays this week including: Bishop Gary Wollersheim 2/25, Ms. Irene Stangland 2/8, Rev. Norval Wigtil 3/1, and Rev. Brent Dahlseng 3/1. (if we missed your birthday, please send it to Karin@nisynod.org)
Daniel Metzger, Simon Prior, 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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The Tenth Biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America will be held at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, August 6-12, 2007. A thousand volunteers are needed to greet guests at the airport, assist with registration, serve as pages in the assembly hall at Navy Pier, usher, assist with transportation, monitor the assembly hearing rooms, and in countless other ways see that voting members and visitors are made to feel comfortable and welcome in Chicago. Please sign up at www.mcselca.org under "Highlights," or at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly page at www.elca.org/assembly where you can also watch a video that welcomes participants to the city and synod. A list of frequently asked questions is also online at http://www.elca.org/assembly/. If people have questions about volunteering, they can send an e-mail to ELCA2007@gmail.com.
Check out the new Mosaic video titled: The Holy Spirit. From creation to Pentecost to our world today, the third person of the trinity blows into our lives like a divine wind, inspiring, prompting and leading us to Jesus Christ. Discover what the Bible, Martin Luther and ordinary Christians have to say about the Holy Spirit. Learn how the Holy Spirit moves throughout the church in homeless shelters, revival services and a creative, emerging ministry in the most un-churched part of North America. Use this resource and an enclosed guide in adult education, Bible study or small group settings. This DVD is a useful way to introduce a foundation of the Christian faith. $19.95 including shipping. To order call: 800.638.3522 ext. 6009, email: Mosaic@elca.org www.elca.org/mosaic/Holyspirit
Our common work: Through liturgy, we build our worship. Transparent faith: Kansas artist tells Bible stories in glass. God is good: Chaffee wears her heart on her T-shirt. 'Pennies from heaven': Youth challenge church to help charity. Also: 'Abide with me'. Also: Looking at King's last years. Also: 'I am at peace'.
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Scott Simon, author and host of “Weekend Edition” on
National Public Radio will present the Luther College
Distinguished Lecture on Sunday, March 4, 4 p.m.
in the Luther Center for Faith and Life. Simon’s lecture,
“Finding Truth in Media When Anything Can be Photo-Shopped,”
is open to the public with no charge for admission. All
seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. On March 16 at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Donald Hagner, George Eldon Ladd Professor of New Testament at Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, Calif., will deliver the 2007 Hein-Fry Lectures at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. This year’s theme is “The State of the Bible in North America.” Ralph Klein, Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor of Old Testament at LSTC will respond to the lectures at 2:30 p.m. A 3:30 p.m. reception follows the response. The day’s events will be held in LSTC’s Common Room (350), and are free and open to the public. For more details about the 2007 Hein-Fry Lectures, visit www.lstc.edu or www.elca.org/heinfry/2007/
Free Public Lecture - Muslims and Christians: Beyond Tolerance to Friendship Wartburg Seminary's Center for Global Theologies welcomes Dr. Carol Schersten LaHurd on Thursday, February 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the Loehe Chapel. Dr. LaHurd is adjunct professor at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and coordinator of the "Peace Not Walls" Campaign, the Middle East peace-making strategy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. http://www.wartburgseminary.edu
Free Public Class - The Church and Criminal Justice System
The Attention Clergy and Students: Register for the 2007 CLERGY LAW SHORT-COURSE - Wartburg Seminary will host the 2007 Clergy Tax Law Short Course® presented by ROGER KLOSTERMAN and COMPANY, CPAs on Friday, March 23, 2007, 8:30 am -12:30 pm. This workshop is underwritten by the generous grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. www.wartburgseminary.edu#Tax
2007 Hein Fry Lectures at Wartburg Seminary
Wartburg Seminary will host
the 2007 Hein Fry Lectures on
Tuesday, March 27
with the theme: “Living Together in the 21st Century: The
State of the Bible in
North America.” Women of the ELCA Bible Study Seminar - May 15-16, 2007 - Wartburg's annual seminar is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to the September-May study for the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This year’s author, Martha Stortz, will present, “The Beatitudes as a Compass for Christian Discipleship” For more information, visit: http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_Events.asp?id=261
Luther Academy of the Rockies – “Going Public: Christian Witness in the World” - June 18-28, 2007 - This ten-day event features morning lectures from noted scholars and church leaders within the Christian tradition. Afternoons and evenings are times to enjoy the spectacular setting of Meeker Park Lodge, nestled in the Rocky Mountains near Rocky Mountain National Park. http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_Events.asp?id=258 For more information about Continuing Education at Wartburg Seminary, contact Julie Flater at (563) 589-0324 or continued@wartburgseminary.edu
Wartburg Seminary welcomes nominations of 10th and 11th grade youth for the 2007 Wartburg Youth Leadership Schools, June 21-30 and July 7-16. WYLS will gather 25 youth in each session for an ultimate faith journey as they share ten days of adventure, service, music, study and worship. Please contact Rev. Amy Current for more information: wyls@wartburgseminary.edu.
The Center for Youth Ministries along with The Youth and Family Institute welcome applications for our Spring and Summer 2007 Certification Schools in Youth and Family Ministry. Please check out the website for applications and information on these or future Cert Schools: www.wartburgseminary.edu.
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SAVE THE DATE! Annual Wartburg Summer Reunion and Golf Open - July 17–19, 2007 - Rev. Dr. Samuel Giere (WTS 1997), assistant professor of Homiletics will be preaching at worship and lecturing on “When God began to Create: Creation Stories of the Bible.” A visit to America’s only River Museum endorsed by the Smithsonian Institute and a Mississippi Riverboat dinner cruise are also part of the experience. For more information, please contact the Office of Mission Support.
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Rockford, IL 61101
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It's
time to order "eco-palms"!
Supporting
congregations
Bread for
the World's Offering of Letters Workshop
The
Augustana Choir, directed by Choral Conductor Jon Hurty,
announces its 
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