Keep in your prayers
Pr. Rodney Juell & family at the death of his mother-in-law, Anne Ruter, in early June.
Prayers of thanksgiving for Pr. Arthur & Audrey Stees who will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on July 25, 2008
See the whole prayer list at
www.nisynod.org/prayers
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| 2 Rev. William Welk
3 Rev. Lee Bennight
3 Rev. Jonathan Black
5 Rev. Bruce Booher
5 Rev. Gary Erickson
6 Rev. Garry Briesacher
7 Rev. Philip Gronbach
7 Sue Ellen Grudt
10 Rev. Susan Kent
11 Rev. Dr. Roger Helgren
12 Rev. Jeffrey King
13 Rev. Kenneth Swanberg
13 Rev. Rebecca Gordon
14 Rev. Jane McChesney
16 Rev. Norman Femrite
17 Rev. Rodney Juell
17 Rev. Tom Larsen
17 Rev. Patricia Madden Baik
20 Rev. Lynn Bergren
20 Rev. Judi Huseth
20 Rev. Steven Erickson
22 Rev. Michael Lawyer
22 Rev. Sharon Rogers
23 Rev. Mark Helge
25 Rev. C. David Vidler
25 Ms. Carol Ostrom
26 Rev. William Nelson
27 Rev. Vernon Tweedt
27 Rev. Sherry Hoening
28 Rev. Frank Moyer
28 Rev. Jerome Diers
29 Rev. Kathleen Flores
30 Rev. Richard Meier
30 Rev. Denver Bitner
30 Rev. Ann Ziegert
31 Rev. Mark Luepke
31 Rev. Dr. Dale Peterson
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 Plan to attend one of this year's NI Synod Mission Gatherings: Greening Your Congregation, which will be held in each conference this fall. All but one of the Mission Gatherings will be from 7-9 pm. Everyone is invited to attend one of these interesting and informative events, but congregation council members and other congregational leaders are especially encouraged to attend an event at a convenient place and time for them. Thursday, September 18, Grace, Loves Park; Tuesday, September 30, New Life, Bolingbrook; Thursday, October 9, Bethany, Crystal Lake; Tuesday, October 14, St. John's, Peru; Tuesday, October 21, Immanuel, Rock Falls; Sunday, November 9- 4-6 pm-Bethany, Woodhull; Tuesday, November 11 , First, Freeport; and Thursday, November 13, First, Geneseo
Presiding Bishop Hanson's video from Synod Assembly, God's work. Our hands. is available on the ELCA website, and a link to that page is now on the front page of our website www.nisynod.org . Also, there you will find a link to the Assembly Bible Study videos by Diane Jacobson.
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Fast Facts: 1 percent of the world (ages 15-49) is HIV prevalent.
More than 2,000 women were in Salt Lake City July 10-13 for the Seventh Triennial Gathering of Women of the ELCA. The event theme, "Come to the Waters," focused on the celebration of Baptism through Bible study, speakers, workshops, community service and worship. Find out more.
This week on The Lutheran's front page
 Connections up and down the church(right): Are we connected at all levels of the ELCA? If not, why not -- and what can we do?
10 ways to stay connected.
Large membership congregations.
Perspective: iPodding of America.
Also: Side by side.
Also: Growing together.
Also: Clergy with disablities train to be mentors.
July 27, 2008 - J. Brent Bill - Gaining Clarity and Insight, Philippians 1:9-10. Spiritual discernment is a big deal. It is the practice of wisdom. It is that capacity for detecting an insight into the character of another person and into the preferred ways of God. Discernment is the hard work that comes for those who aim to love with a discriminating eye and who seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to see reality for what it is. J. Brent Bill, a retreat leader who has authored the book, Sacred Compass, shares with us the importance of living with discernment. Find Grace Matters in your area. |
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 Youth & Family Ministry Conference, Breaking Hearts: Helping Youth and Families Encounter God Dec. 3-5, 2008, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. Speakers: Mark Yaconelli, Nathan Frambach, and Kristine Stache. For more information, or to register, please email ym@wartburgseminary.edu
Register Now For Fall Youth & Family Ministry Cert Schools! September 22 - October 10, 2008, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, or November 3 - 21, 2008, Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, Colorado. 15-day certification schools for youth workers that provide Biblical and theological foundations, as well as hundreds of practical ideas for connecting with children, youth, parents, and other caring adults. For more information, or to register, please email cym@wartburgseminary.edu
The South Carolina Lutherhostel, A Program of the Association of Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA), October 26-31,2008, at the Lutheran Coastal Retreat Center, Isle of Palms, (Charleston) South Carolina. For more information about this event and other ALOA Lutherhostels, visit www.ALOAserves.org and click on events or e-mail: aloa4u@sbcglobal.net
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Bulletin board items will be posted for one week in Walking Together and up to one month at www.nisynod.org/bulletinboard. Items may be resubmitted for a second month. Send your bulletin board items to karin@nisynod.org |
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