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For the week before Sunday, June 24, 2007 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.   Synod Assembly highlights including videos, photos, print, and a PowerPoint presentation as well as election results and actions on resolutions are online at www.nisynod.org/assembly/2007/highlights . Dr. Powell's stewardship Bible studies, Carlos Peña's ELCA report, Bishop Wollersheim's report, the youth report, the ordination & commissionings, and the recognition of ordination anniversaries are all online in a low-resolution video form. High-quality DVDs of these or other parts of the assembly are available for a small donation to cover the cost of reproduction and shipping. Please contact Karin Graddy for more information.   Did you take photos at Synod Assembly?? Please send them to Karin@nisynod.org for inclusion on the website!   Pr. Kim Lee Brown and others from St. John's Lutheran Church on the Hill in Princeton are traveling to Camp Victor in Ocean Springs, MS this Saturday. They are looking to fill an 18-foot trailer with non-perishable food items or personal care items (such as laundry detergent or shaving cream). You are invited to bring in-kind donations this evening (Wednesday, June 20) to the church help them fill the trailer.   During the debate on Resolution R-2, Lutheran Youth Organization president Kevin Rogers spoke of The Green Congregation Program. A variety of materials on that website can be downloaded and used in a variety of settings, including home and congregation to begin greening today!   NI Synod vice-president Esther Prabhakar and her husband, Dr. John Prabhakar are serving as missionaries for five weeks at the Augusta Victoria Hospital which is a Lutheran World Federation supported hospital on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. You can keep up with their adventures at http://prabhakarsinjerusalem.blogspot.com/   Synod Assembly Lost & Found: • Black wire rim glasses with oblong eye glass • Ladies white sweater (Faded Glory-small) [found in or near Centennial Hall choir section] • Black belt clip with pink/purple face that has circle of pink dots [found in Centennial Hall east section towards lobby] Owners of these items may contact Nancy Corey at 309/794-4004 or ncorey@nisynod.org to make arrangements for shipment or pick-up.   Find more NISynod News & Events in the Annex Back to top
Pr. Rebecca & Trent Gordon (Nativity, Wonder Lake) at the birth of a baby girl June 12.   Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays last week (please forgive the belated greetings) and this week including: Rev. Susan Davenport 6/16, Rev. Keith Forni 6/18, Ms. Elizabeth Martin 6/18, Rev. Michael Thomas 6/19, Rev. Twila Schock 6/21, Rev. G. Kenneth Andeen 6/23, Rev. Michael Nelson 6/27, Rev. Stacie Fidlar 6/27, Rev. Thomas Rogers, Jr. 6/28 . (if we missed your birthday, please send it to Karin@nisynod.org)   Noah Hansen, Christopher Heller, 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.   Find more Prayer Requests in the Annex Back to top
The ELCA Global Mission Event (GME) is July 19-22 at Ohio State University, Columbus.  The event will draw more than 2,000 people from the United States and around the world.  The theme for this year's event is "New Heaven and New Earth." The GME will feature 70 "Global University" sessions, global music and worship, general sessions and three-part Global University tracks.  Participants can choose from five program tracks that will offer extended sessions in the areas of asset mapping, interfaith dialogue, sustainable development, cross-cultural relationships and hunger connections.  The tracks will incorporate simulation games, lectures and small-group discussion.  Thanks be to God! "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!" has been the synod assembly theme for 2007, and Presiding Bishop Hanson's synod assembly video has been a popular part of those assemblies. The bishop shows how God is active in the world through the ELCA by going to places where this church, through generous mission support, is making a difference: Puerto Rico, the Gulf Coast, the Holy Land and elsewhere. You can view it online or order a copy on CD to use in your congregation.   Keep your leaders in the know! At this time of year many congregations are electing new leaders. It will be helpful to those new folks to make sure they are added to the congregational leadership directory (Form B) as soon as possible, so that they will begin receiving Seeds for the Parish and other appropriate information. It's easy to update the form on the Web, using your congregation I.D. number and the password sent with the annual report mailing earlier this year. This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine I do not fight: Sickness isn't an enemy, it's a rooster's crow .... (Photo at left.) Good sightseeing: City art exhibits offer variety of religious art. Be still ... and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). Update: Joe Hartzler. Lutherans honor his 'courage.' Also: Everything belongs to God. Also: Paying attention to God. Also: Have seminaries changed drastically?   Find more ELCA News & Events in the Annex Back to top
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In this month's "Seeding Health and Hope.", "Don't Get Beat by the Heat," you'll find information on heatstroke.   Katie’s Cup Conversations presents: A Call to Care for Creation: Global Warming and Going Green Two programs are left in this fascinating and challenging series. Don’t miss them! Thursday, June 21 - Real Energy Solutions that Work - Now - Len Salvig Bob Lindstrom Thursday, June 28 - Local Policies and Strategies - Pastor Jim Roberts $10 includes lunch program. 11:45 am - 1 pm, Stockholm Inn (2420 Charles Street) Call RALM at 815/962-4279 for reservations.   Katie’s Cup Crews needed all summer long! Construction has officially begun at the Katie’s Cup coffeebar site on Seventh Street in Rockford, and work crews are now being sought. Crews are needed on weekday evenings (5:30-8:30 pm) and on Saturdays (9 am-3 pm). These are the first tasks to be tackled: ripping off the old flooring, putting down plywood, cleaning the brick walls, building some walls, laying ceramic tile, and putting down new wood floors. To learn more or to reserve work dates, call Cindy at 815/964-8280, ext. 17. RALM’s 12th Annual Golf Scramble / Best Ball Tournament Friday, June 13 7:30 am Registration / 8 am Shotgun start Prairie View Golf Course, Byron, IL Fun Contests! Three Flights of Winners! Traveling Trophies! Prizes! Raffles! Call RALM at 815/962-4279 for registration form and information. Magic Waters Lutheran Youth Family Fun Night!  Monday, July 16 5:15 - 9 pm Magic Waters Waterpark, Cherry Valley, IL Our annual Habitat for Humanity Fun-draiser Concessions available or bring a picnic and join your friends for this not-to-be-missed event! Tickets: $7 in advance, $8 at the door (children 2 under, free). Ticket price includes free tube rental. Advance tickets available at most area Lutheran churches or by calling RALM at 815/962-4279. Download a poster to advertise in your congregation. Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries Annual Meeting Sunday, September 16, 7 pm Zion Lutheran Church, Rockford Every RALM church sends two delegates. Call RALM at 815/962-4279 for information. Annual RALM Trivia Night Fundraiser Silent Auction Friday, October 26 Grace Lutheran Church, Loves Park. For the ministries and program of Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries - Watch for details! Call RALM at 815/962-4279 for information.   Find more News from Other Organizations in the Annex Back to top
United Lutheran Church on the Northwest side of Rockford (formerly Messiah Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church) are seeking a part-time (25-30 hour) secretary.  Please send resume to Deb Lesher at PO Box 302, Byron, Il.   Send your bulletin board items to NISNews@comcast.net.   Find more Bulletin Board Items in the Annex Back to top
...were updated 6/5/2007    ...are available online, and are updated on the first week of each month.  Click here to see vacancies 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 karin@nisynod.org .   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 (Fridays only) 815-964-2295 - fax 815-762-0758 - cell   <>< Making Christ Known <>< Back to top

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