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December 16, 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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Pr. Pat Woods (Lord of Life,
Oswego) and her husband Tom will visit the Holy Land –
Israel/Palestine – January 17-24, 2008 and request to be
held in prayer as they travel. 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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Mwangaza Education for Partnership is a joint effort of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to address the challenges of formal and informal education in Tanzania. Mwangaza, a Kiswahili word meaning enlightenment, promotes teaching, learning and leadership development between companioned regions of these national church bodies. Of the twenty ELCA companion synods concerned, the Northern Illinois Synod has been the most consistent in personal, material and spiritual support for and participated at the inception of this remarkable accompaniment for education in Tanzania. Our synod has sent more teachers to seminars and has hosted more Tanzanian teachers (while U.S. visas were still available) than any other. Three of the FoM board members are from NIS, and two of these hold significant offices as treasurer and secretary. Finally, our participation through Mwangaza has helped to open anew and reenergize our companionship with the Arusha Diocese where our participation in several other ministries has combined and served to "make Christ known" throughout the world and here at home. Find out more at www.mwangazaeducationforpartnership.org .
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 help plant new congregations at home, too. 358 ELCA congregations have been organized since 1988. Did you know that more than half of new starts are in ethnic specific and multicultural contexts? Plus, research shows that fast-growing congregations have a higher percentage of people who are newer to the faith—people who began worshiping within the last five years—than average congregations. Working closely with synods across the ELCA, you are helping start new congregations across the country, especially in fast-growing areas. Find out more at www.elca.org .
Specific information about Mosaic
Television is at
http://www.ELCA.org/mosaic . This week's front page features from The Lutheran magazine
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Individuals or Crews are needed to work at Katie’s Cup,
Rockford Tuesday and Thursday evenings (5:30-8:30 pm) or
Saturdays (9 am-3 pm). Workers willing to do light
construction, furniture assembly, cleanup and the like are
encouraged to come! If you’d like to learn more, or want to
reserve a date to work, call Cindy at ZION Development,
1-815-964-8280, Extension 17. Katie’s Cup coffeebar is
currently under construction in the Lantow Pharmacy Building
on Seventh Street. 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. Singles Together Across Rockford (STAR) invites area singles to a New Year’s Eve Volleyball and Game Night on Monday, December 31, from 7 pm - 12:30 am at Grace Lutheran Church in Loves Park. Newcomers are encouraged to attend! Attendees are asked to bring snacks to share. Evening activities will consist of non-league, friendly games of volleyball, board and card games, conversation, and fun! Cost is $6 per person, which includes all beverages and midnight ice cream sundaes! All singles are welcome to this smoke-free/nonalcoholic alternative event for New Year’s Eve. For more information, call Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries at 815/962-4279 or visit www.RockfordLutheranMinistries.com .
Grant applications are now
available for the Margaret K. Aldeen Christian Ministry
Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois.
Grant information and applications can be found conveniently
on-line at www.cfnil.org
and are available for all non-profit agencies and
All events are Free and Open
to the Community Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 6th Street & 3rd
Avenue, Rockford, IL 815-963-4815 |
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First, DeKalb is seeking to hire an organist for Sunday morning worship (9:00 am), with responsibilities for accompanying the Adult Choir at rehearsal on Thursday evening and before worship on Sunday morning. Check out the church website for a complete job description www.firstlutherandekalb.org . To apply, please submit a resume and list of references to: Pastor Marilyn Hanson, First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 or pastor@firstlutherandekalb.org .
Asia/Pacific: REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
(Health & Development) This position is responsible for
assisting the ELCA Global Mission unit in the fostering of
ELCA/GM relationships with churches, ELCA mission personnel
and programs in the Asia/Pacific region, with a focus on
sustainable community-based development, including health
and development, education and social work. Based in the
region and requires regular travel throughout the region.
Desired skills/requirements: education and experience in
sustainable community-based development required. Experience
with NGOs, multilateral organizations and/or church-based
organizations preferred. Grant proposal writing and previous
international experience helpful. Long-term provisions.
Initial two-year term, renewable. |
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...were updated 11/29/07
...are available online, and are updated near the first of each month. |
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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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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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St.
Mark, Rockford, invites you to Music Man and Friends,
Sunday, January 27 @ 7:00 pm. Enjoy an evening of a
delightfully eclectic mix of solo works, chamber music, jazz
stylings, and a few surprises performed by Joel Ross, and
his multi-talented guests.
12/2
Rev. Gregory D. Olson
The
ELCA Global Mission Lenten series is
online now. Please go to
Make
your gift count more than once! Doing your online
shopping for Christmas? Make your purchases count for more
than their price by choosing from
"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 pm Eastern – "
"The
Life of Apostle Peter" with host Rick Steves is the Dec.
1, 2007, issue of Mosaic Television, the video magazine of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is
also the final episode of the video series, which began in
1988. Mosaic Television was the quarterly video program
produced by ELCA Communication Services. It was intended for
educational use in a variety of congregational settings, and
each issue included a user's guide with a synopsis of each
segment and discussion questions. The Mission Investment
Fund of the ELCA is funding duplication of "The Life of
Apostle Peter" and its distribution to the ELCA's 10,470
congregations.
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