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October 23, 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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The Synod’s upcoming Reformation/Ordination celebration will be 4 pm on Sunday, October 28 at Faith Lutheran Church in Rochelle. Janet Lepp, who has been called to serve St. James, Rock Island, will be ordained. Everyone is encouraged to attend! Rostered leaders and interns are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red.
Bishop and Polly will host a retired rostered leader’s luncheon for the Central, South, Southwest and West Conferences on Wednesday, November 7 at Trinity, Moline. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Please respond to Julie no later than Friday, November 2 for catering purposes.
Moved by the Spirit: Stretching Ourselves in Body, Mind
and Spirit - A One-day Spiritual Retreat.
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Pr. Mike Thomas (Living Waters, Crystal Lake) and family at the death of his mother, Julia Thomas, who passed away October 7.
Pr. Kathy Whitney (Trinity, Rockford) recovering from surgery
Al Rogers, husband of Sharon Rogers (seminarian), recovering from surgery
Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays in October including:
Rev.
Conway, III Lawrence J. 10/3
Bridget Thein, Gene Vincent, 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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This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine
Teach me to pray: 'We are beggars: this is true.' -- Martin Luther Crossing meanings: From discarded materials, artist portrays Christ's love. An incredible voice: Retired music teacher makes lessons sing. Also: Theology as idolatry? Also: Stuff. Also: Lutherans are OK.
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Doing Digital Work In A Spiritual World - Monday-Friday, October 22-26, ONLINE. Participate in an online workshop that will help you improve your congregation or community website. Learn how to integrate digital tools and concepts to develop and enhance your ministries. You can participate in the online course from your home or office, signing on at whatever time is convenient to you. Participants will walk away with valuable tools and strategies for going back to their congregations and knowing how to begin establishing a website or improve the one they currently have. Register online at http://www.hartsem.edu/events/Digital_Spiritual_Workshop.html You also can print out a registration form from that site and send it in.
It’s not too late to register for
LSTC’s Biblical Foundations of Stewardship Conference on
Saturday, October 27, 2007. There are still openings
for this conference, but please register by next Monday,
October 22! The conference will be held at LSTC, and led
by LSTC’s own Dr. Audrey L. S. West, associate professor of
New Testament, and Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Klein, Christ Seminary-Seminex
Professor of Old Testament. Register for the conference by
responding to this e-mail, or by filling out the
registration form at
www.lstc.edu/Connections/tithing/registration.php .If
you have questions, or would like more information about any
of our stewardship events, please contact Connections
manager Ms. Cathy Kelly at (773) 256-0679, or e-mail
tithing@lstc.edu . Passing on Faith Conference will be held at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa, Friday and Saturday, January 18-19, 2008. This will help inspire, inform, and equip parents, grandparents, godparents, Christian educators, pastors and other faith mentors to build an effective ministry partnership between home and congregation. Early-bird and group congregation rates are available. Registration form can be downloaded at www.saintpaul@clinton.org , or contact Carolyn Luebe at 563-219-5155 or CarKathLuebe@aol.com for more information.
*Registration ends Oct. 25 for Lutheran Festival of Writing Nov. 2-4 at Luther College* DECORAH, Iowa – Creative writers associated with the Lutheran Church will lecture, lead panel discussions and present readings of their work at “Called to Create: A Lutheran Festival of Writing,” Nov. 2-4 at Luther College. The three-day festival aims to support and encourage serious writing and to cultivate a community of writer and readers in the Lutheran world. The festival is open to the public. For compete information about the festival schedule, presenters, and how to register, visit http://programming.luther.edu/lutheranwriters/.
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Many congregations have participated in the Boxtops for Education and Campbell's soup labels collection in support of Nachusa Lutheran Home of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, and for your support, we thank you! Due to the changes in requirements of the programs and the complications that have ensued, the staff of Nachusa has decided to discontinue participation in those programs. If you would like to continue to collect such items, we encourage you to find another organization that participates; if you're interested in supporting Nachusa Lutheran Home in other ways, we're happy to talk with you about the best ways to do that! Questions? Contact Lisa Hassenstab at 847-390-1447.
Congregational Grants for future leaders Does your congregation have potential leaders of the church but few opportunities to nurture these gifts within your community? The Fund for Theological Education can help. Through the Calling Congregations program, FTE offers financial support to congregations for activities that promote the call to ministry among young people and the sense of Christian vocation within church communities. Grants vary in size from $5,000-$12,000 and are available for a variety of different purposes. Application deadlines are March 15 and Oct. 15 each year. To find out more, go to www.thefund.org/programs/congregations_grants.phtml
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Karin@NISynod.org
Rockford, IL 61101
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