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A note from your Synod Communication Director: You may have noticed the absence of Walking Together for the last couple of weeks. The organization that previously handled our listserv went through some server changes which slowed several issues of Walking Together, then became unreliable (You may have received the last issue twice, and over a week late). While the company was very good, and may soon work out their kinks, I wanted to move to a more reliable service. The Synod is now using Constant Contact, quickly becoming and industry standard in email lists. Walking Together also has a new look. Please share questions or comments with me at Karin@nisynod.org Salem, Sycamore invites everyone to a Commemorative Organ Recital, Sunday, April 6 at 3 pm. Guest organist Tedd King will present a program in celebration of 138 years of ministry to the Glory of God by the generations of Salem Lutheran Church. Dessert Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Ron Vanatta at 815-895-9171 or ron@salemlutheransycamore.org Trinity, Ottawa, invites everyone to a Ray Makeever Concert, Saturday, April 5 at 7 pm. Ray will also play at both services on Sunday, April 6. For more information please call the Trinity office at 815-434-0596 or e-mail Tammy at tlctammy@sbcglobal.net
The NI Synod will host two hearings for members to comment on the text of the ELCA Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality: *Monday, April 21, 7-9 pm at Gloria Dei, Rockford and *Thursday, April 24, 7-9 pm at St. John’s, Peru Click here to find out more or download the ELCA Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality.
Life leaves marks: Resurrection changed Jesus and, today, changes us. Our journey after Easter: Reading guides us as we travel boldly along God-given paths. Where's my Easter? I suffer from depression, but I have hope. Me preach? Colorado pastor, congregation renewed by lay preachers. Also: Eastertide. Also: Immigration articles raise ire. Also: Care given after NIU shooting.
Connecting with Young Men - Changing Church Culture. Friday,
April 25, 7:30 pm -
Saturday,
April 26, 2008.
This event is for men and women of all ages, especially, pastors, staff and church leaders
who are reaching out to younger men,
ages 18-34 so they may have a closer Upcoming Kairos course offerings from Luther Seminary:
April 13, the fourth Sunday of Easter, is Good Shepherd Sunday. It’s a day to focus on ways that the church carries out its shepherding ministry today . . . a day to ask, “How does the church care for people in need in our community?” Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) — your congregation’s statewide social ministry organization — has been caring for God’s lambs and sheep for more than 140 years. As a ministry of the ELCA’s three synods in Illinois and your congregation, LSSI serves approximately 57,000 people each year — children, men, women and families — in 80-plus locations throughout the state. For a complete list of LSSI’s services, visit www.LSSI.org. For more information about Lutheran Social Services of Illinois or about Good Shepherd/LSSI Sunday, please contact Pr. Daniel Schwick, LSSI’s assistant to the president, at 847/390-1418 or at Dan.Schwick@LSSI.org. To arrange for a preacher or other speaker from LSSI, please contact Stephen Taylor, coordinator of the Office of Church and Government Relations, at 847/635-4653 or at Stephen.Taylor@LSSI.org.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center(LOMC) needs volunteer nurses to help with summer camp - June 15 through 20, June 22 through 27 and July 20 through 25. Duties include Checking in campers on Sunday afternoon, Administering medications Sunday evening through Friday afternoon, Checking out campers on Friday. Housing and meals are provided. Additional compensation comes in the form of scholarships for your children or grandchildren to attend a FUN week of camp. Contact Craig Watters, Program Director at LOMC. (815) 732-2220 or craigwatters@verizon.net Vacancies were updated March 28, 2008. Click the "Vacancies" button above to go to the Vacancies page on the NIS website.Looking for information from a previous Walking Together? Walking Together is a weekly e-mail newsletter that brings you all the news in the Northern Illinois Synod. It is sent to rostered leaders, congregations, and others by request. Your submissions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed. Contact Karin Graddy, Communication Director for the Northern Illinois Synod. |
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Keep in Your Prayers The family & friends of Pastor Gerald Youngquist who passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2008 in Monmouth, Illinois. Send prayer requests to the Synod Office at welcome@nisynod.org or karin@nisynod.org |
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Birthdays This Month April 2 Rev. Gary Mann
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