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December 2, 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 mission of the newly-formed
Synod Green Team is to encourage the
congregations, agencies and institutions of the Northern
Illinois Synod to become "greener" communities by providing
educational opportunities and resources for a) showing how
faith and ecology are interrelated, and b) teaching
pragmatic means of becoming "greener." They will hold an
event Feb 16 at LOMC and a follow-up workshop at the
Congregational Resourcing Event, Mar 8. Contact Pr.
Don Knowles at
immanuel15@juno.com and watch for more details. The ELCA’s new health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are a valuable benefit for you and your employee(s). Join Board of Pensions’ Brad Joern, Director of Health Products, and Cathy Broady, Health Care Project Coordinator, to learn about this new benefit and to get practical tips to help you administer it in a webinar on December 12, 2007 12:00 PM Central Time. Your questions, which will be accepted via the webinar, are welcomed and encouraged! If you would like to participate, please contact Emily Zellner at ezellner@elcabop.org or 612-752-4136 by Dec. 11. A recording of this webinar will be posted on www.elcabop.org no later than Dec. 19.
Starting Jan. 1, interim pastors will have the option
to continue disability coverage at their own expense when
between assignments. Eligible interim pastors who are
currently between assignments have until March 1, 2008 to
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Rostered leaders celebrating birthdays in December including:
Nathan Clements, Elizabeth Conway, 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!"
You have educated more than 500 pastors,
doctors, health workers, teachers and agricultural
workers in Lutheran churches around the globe. You
have trained 77 leaders in
In this first of
a four-part Advent series on WAITING, host
Peter W.
Marty explores how lousy we can be at waiting. Peter
reminds us of an important key to growing our own patience
in life – recognizing how much other people and God wait
upon us.
This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine
Planting Lutheran seeds in India's
soil: P. Solomon Raj uses
art to root the gospel in India.
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Free Barnabas Caregiving training is six Sundays beginning February 10, 2008, from 4-5:30 at P.A. Peterson Center for Health, Rockford. Everything necessary for personal caregiving - or to establish a congregational caregiving program, or a caregiving program at an institution - will be offered. For more information contact Pr. Chuck Olson at charles.olson@lssi.org .
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July 10-24, 2008 Study Tour of Germany Wartburg College and Wartburg Seminary invite you to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Wilhelm Loehe's birth by joining Dr. Craig Nessan and Pastor Larry Trachte on a two-week tour of Luther, Bonhoeffer and Loehe sites. Click here for more details.
June 16-25, 2008 and July 7-16, 2008 Wartburg Youth Leadership School is a ten day experience held on the campus of Wartburg Theological Seminary. WYLS gathers 25 high school youth for an ultimate faith journey as they share adventure, service, study, music and worship. The youth are challenged to live out the Gospel and ask themselves, "How am I gifted and called to lead?" Invitations for nominations have been sent to congregations and synods. If you would like to receive a nomination brochure click here. If you have questions about WYLS, please call 563-589-0220, email wyls@warburgseminary.edu or click here to visit us online. |
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...were updated 11/29/07
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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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12/2
Rev. Gregory D. Olson
"In
God's Name" ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson is one of
12 "of the world's most influential religious leaders"
featured in a Prime time two-hour television special event
on CBS, December 23, 9-11 p.m. Eastern – "
Advent
is here! Do you have a calendar? It's not too late to
download an Advent calendar from the Web. Have you seen the
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance's
I
Am She: A Workbook for Discovering Your Bold
This new resource will help you discover your bold
and act upon it. It was first used at our Act Boldly
events held in 2007 and is designed for either
personal or group use. Encourage women in your
congregation to download this workbook and see where
they should be acting boldly on their faith in Jesus
Christ. Consider using it as a group in a retreat
setting or over several Sunday mornings or weekday
evenings.
Current
and Upcoming ELCA Broadcasts:
Even
though the Acholi people of Northern Uganda live in a war
zone, packed into crowded camps, they can teach the rest of
the world a lesson about forgiveness. Join us for an
hour-long trip into faith, forgiveness and reconciliation.
This is an African story of grace, highlighting the Acholi
people’s tradition of Mato Oput or “drinking the bitter
herbs.” This program is hosted by Rwandan genocide
survivor, Immaculée Ilibagiza (pictured, author,
"Left to Tell"). DVD copies of this program are available by
calling (800) 638-3522, ext. 6009 or visit
(RealMedia)
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