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For the week before Sunday, August 26, 2007
Walking Together is a weekly e-mail newsletter
of the Northern Illinois Synod best viewed in html. If you cannot see the graphics, go to
www.nisynod.org/pubs/wt .
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IMPORTANT NOTE from NI Synod Professional Leaders Conference Worship Committee: All Professional Leaders Conference participants are requested to BRING ALONG— Evangelical Lutheran Worship Book. We will use ELW in our worship services. If you do not own an ELW, please consider borrowing or purchasing one. No ELW’s will be provided at PLC.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center
(LOMC), Oregon, is pleased to announce that the camp was
recently awarded a score of 100 points (perfect score)
during a re-accreditation process with the American Camp
Association (ACA). This certification distinguishes LOMC as
a camp that meets mandatory standards for health, safety,
and program quality. The camp has been reaccredited since
1975. For more information about the year-round programs at
LOMC, visit the website at
www.lomc.org , or call the office at 815-732-2220 to
receive a brochure. Mark your calendars and plan to attend one of this year's NI Synod Mission Gatherings which will be held in each conference this fall. Mission Gatherings are an excellent annual event of the synod which gives lay and rostered people a chance to come together with Bishop Wollersheim to talk about an important topic. This year we'll talk about taking care of your rostered leaders. Leaders who live a balanced life and care for their health and wellness are best able to pass on their faith and model healthy behaviors for others. Don't miss one of these great events. Invite your whole congregation. Each event will begin at 7 pm with registration at 6:30 pm.
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Prayers of healing are requested for Jean Nelson, wife of Pastor Roy Nelson (First, DeKalb)
Bishop Carol Hendrix and the staff of our sister synod, The Lower Susquehanna Synod, as Bishop Hendrix ends her tenure as bishop.
Prayers for healing, wisdom for doctors and physical therapists are requested for Al Rogers, husband of Sharon Rogers (seminarian), as he recovers from surgery.
Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays this week including: Rev. Lowell Albee, Jr. 8/22, Rev. Harold Hoekstra 8/28, Rev. Gerald Youngquist 8/29, Rev. Robert Dealey 8/29. (if we missed your birthday, please send it to Karin@nisynod.org)
Gwen Sefrhans, Kathy Senft, 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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A powerful earthquake hit southern Peru on Aug. 15, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. ELCA World Hunger, in partnership with Action by Churches Together, will respond with emergency funds. You can help by offering your prayers and giving to ELCA International Disaster Response — Peru earthquake. Please share the Litany for International Disaster Response with your congregation.
This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine
Making pals in the parish: Sunday school children team up with seniors. The way we were: 1970. Soldiers take time to pray in Vietnam. Testing, testing ... and caring in Honduras. Volunteers provide exams. Also: A productive community. Also: LWF celebrates 60 years of 'making a difference.' Also: Praying.
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The First Tuesday Brown Bag in September will actually be the second Tuesday -- September 11 -- to avoid the Labor Day holiday. The ELCA Interunit Staff Team on Faith, Science and Technology hosts this brown bag presentation and discussion. Shane Caldwell explores the principles and assumptions that lead some scientists to claim that religion is obsolete, and those that lead religious believers to an opposite conclusion. Consider the notion of beauty that mathematicians and theoretical physicists come to rely upon, but see that its use in reaching conclusions about the meaning of the physical universe often amounts to a blatant fallacy. Use this knowledge in the contest of ideas that goes on in our society. Tuesday, September 11, Noon-1:00 p.m. Pentecost, 11th Floor, Lutheran Center, 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago. Directions: http://www.elca.org/localmap.html
Considering Your Call: Conference on
Ministry November 10-12, 2007 at Wartburg Theological
Seminary. Are you or someone you know considering a call to
ministry? Be our guest at the next Conference on Ministry.
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Living Waters, Crystal Lake is
looking for a substitute keyboardist for our Sunday
8am service! Pay is $75.00 per/Sunday to play traditional
and contemporary hymns starting in September.
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...were updated 7/12/2007
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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.
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