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Sunday, April 6, 2008
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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

St. OlafWestminster Presbyterian, 2821 N. Bell School Road, Rockford, invites everyone to a St. Olaf Choir Easter Hymn Festival on Sunday, April 6 at 4 pm. John Ferguson will play the new 45 rank Holtkamp organ and his Cantorei group at St. Olaf will lead the singing. For more information, contact jean@westminsterrockford.org

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.

 

Churchwide News & EventsFind more Churchwide News in the WT Annex

The LutheranThis Week in The Lutheran

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.

gmGrace Matters This Week : Bill McKibben – Treating Our Planet Courteously Isaiah 24 Few subjects are more urgent than the crisis of our planet. The stresses we put on the natural resources of planet earth, not to mention the air we breathe and the water we drink, are growing each day. Our personal behaviors and global economies are all contributing to the crisis. Bill McKibben, author and writer-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont, is one of nation’s most articulate spokespersons on the environment, climate change and the need for all people to live more lightly. His personal faith powers much of his message.

Continuing Education Find more Continuing Ed in the WT Annex

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
relationship with Jesus Christ. More information and online registration available at www.tyfi.org

Upcoming Kairos course offerings from Luther Seminary: 

Other Organizations Find more News from other organizations in the WT Annex

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.

Katie's CupKatie's Cup Conversations presents a three-part series on Homelessness. Tuesday, April 15: Policies - Representatives from the Mayors Task Force on Homelessness share information about local, state, and federal policies. Tuesday, April 29: Practices - a panel of community service providers outline homelessness issues and share what they do and how they do it. Tuesday, May 13: People - through pre-recorded interviews, we hear from local people who have experienced homelessness. Programs are held from 11:45 am - 1 pm at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. in Rockford. Program and lunch: $10. Call Lutheran Ministries (815/962-04279 or RALMmail@aol.com) by the Monday prior to the program to reserve your spot.

Lutheran DayJoin Wheat Ridge Ministries and other Lutherans from Illinois on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 for the Fourth Annual “Lutheran Day” in Springfield. Hundreds of Lutherans will gather in the state’s capital to learn about key issues affecting the state, advocate for people in need and spend time in fellowship with other advocates. To learn more about Lutheran Day, visit www.lutheranday.org.

 

Bulletin Board Find more Bulletin Board items in the WT Annex

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

Vacancies were updated March 28, 2008. Click the "Vacancies" button above to go to the Vacancies page on the NIS website.

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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

Birthdays This Month

April

2 Rev. Gary Mann
3 Rev. Steven Dow
5 Rev. Suzanne Anderson-Hurdle
5 Rev. Leonard Hoffmann
7 Rev. Henry Grishkowsky
9 Rev. Lee Laaveg
10 Rev. E. J. Haanstad
10 Rev. Janet Hunt
11 Ms. Janet Johnson
12 Rev. Janet Wold
13 Rev. David Kaul
13 Rev. Dean Larsen
14 Rev. Luverne Runestad
15 Rev. Milton Whitney
16 Rev. Roger Schneider
17 Rev. David Schweppe
19 Rev. Philip Peterson
20 Rev. Wayne Melaas-Swanson
20 Ms. Bette Mohr
24 Rev. Roger Hurlbut
25 Rev. Thomas Hanson
26 Rev. Paul Wolff
29 Rev. Donald E. Lavelle
30 Rev. David Rasmussen