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November 25, 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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Lutherdale Travel Ministries and LOMC Travel Ministries are traveling together in 2008: the next trip is to Washington DC from April 17-22, for $499. The fall trip is to Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, Sept. 27-Oct. 5, for $729. For more information, contact Russ Senti at lomcexecutivedirector@verizon.net
On Saturday, February 16, 2008 the Greening of the Synod Task Force of the Social Ministry Committee will host a training event for congregational Green Teams offering practical and inspirational guidance and resources for the process of bringing "care of creation" into congregations. The event, under the leadership of David Rhoads (LSTC Director of the Green Congregation Program) will take place from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center, Oregon, IL. Anyone interested in "greening" your congregation is encouraged to attend. Congregational teams of 3-5 people would be ideal. There is no charge for the workshop. However, in order to adequately plan for set-up and food, please register your congregation and the approximate number of participants through Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center at 815-732-2220 or registrations@lomc.org . Questions may be directed to LOMC or Pastor Don Knowles at 815-246-9642 or pastor@immanuelearlville.net .
Upcoming Retreats at LOMC - click on each for more information.
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Pr. Bob Hansen (St. Paul, Dixon) and family at the death of his mother-in-law, Betty Bovee, on Tuesday, November 13.
Rostered
leaders
celebrating birthdays in November
Luanne Bettisch, John Byrnes, 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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You can be proud to be a member of the ELCA!
Look at some of the ministries YOU make possible
through your congregation, synod, and churchwide
organization. When you hear the stories you will
proudly say, "Wow, the ELCA is really doing a lot!"
This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine
The spirituality of being single: It offers us all
insight into what it really means to be family.
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St. Paul, Warren has a dozen or so gold-ish choir robes that they would like to donate to someone. They are in fine shape have have been dry cleaned. Contact Pr. Margo Peterson at ursulazorro@tds.net .
Applications are now being accepted for the position of manager of Katie's Cup coffeebar. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Katie's Cup, designed as a community gathering place for conversation, coffee, books, and entertainment, is a collaborative, revitalization project between Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries and ZION Development Corporation, and is presently under construction in the Lantow Pharmacy Building on the corner of 4th Avenue and Seventh Street in Rockford. Questions should be directed to the Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries office, 815/962-4279. Resumes are due by Friday, December 28, and should be mailed to the RALM office, 115 N. Wyman Street, Rockford, IL 61101. Send your bulletin board items to NISNews@comcast.net.
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Looking for
information from a previous Walking Together?
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
Karin@NISynod.org
Rockford, IL 61101
815-964-9934 - office (Fridays only) 815-762-0758 – cell (email messages preferred)
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A
note from your Communication Director: In this week
of Thanksgiving, I give thanks for all of you that read and
send news items to Walking Together. It has been a
great partnership since the first WT in September 2004. Our
list of recipients keeps growing. Today we stand at 998
email addresses that receive WT each week. However, that
number is deceptively low as there are a couple of group emails on
that list (a single email that goes to many people). I also
know of congregations that forward WT to their council
members and other congregational leaders or post a printed
version on their bulletin boards. So I know our readership
is well over 1000. Do your council members and other leaders receive WT?
Can you think of others in your congregation that would
benefit from receiving WT? Please send their email addresses
to 
Troubling
the Waters for the Healing of the Church: A Journey for
White Christians from Privilege to Partnership. It’s a
“sign of hope” according to Bishop Hanson, leading us to new
insights and bold action. Developed by the ELCA to work
toward the vision of that Rainbow Church, that beloved
community where everyone is treated as a person created in
God’s image, it’s a year-long process of healing that will
enrich the lives of participants. It consists of eight
two-hour sessions and two retreats, one in Lent and the
other during Pentecost Season. Dates and times will be
set to meet the needs of those who choose to participate.“Troubling
the waters…” will begin at the baptismal font in a
commissioning service and focus throughout the year on the
healing and cleansing waters of baptism. The goal is to free
us from the guilt and shame that are so often associated
with race and class issues, helping us to identify ways we
can take responsibility, meeting our need for contribution,
connection and inclusion. The hope is that it will be
embraced by every congregation in our synod next year.
Throughout the journey, participants will discover how to
assist other congregations. For more information, or to
register, contact Harlan Johnson, 815-968-5433,
Rev.
Mary Frances 11/1
ELCA
Election Resource for 2008 A resource guide to
encourage, empower and equip Lutherans to engage responsibly
in the 2008 election cycle, "
Looking
for a few good missionaries! At present ELCA Global
Mission has 89 open
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