Keep in your prayers
Bishop Gideon Devanesan of the Arcot Lutheran Church in India had a stroke on Sunday while he was attending the festival worship service at the Canterbury Cathedral in London. He was a guest of the Lambeth Conference - an amazing honor for a Lutheran Bishop at this Anglican conference. He is in a London hospital and the prognosis seems to be positive although he is having trouble with speech. His son's wedding will be in India on August 15 - a huge affair.
Pr. Bob Pearson, at the death of his brother, Herbert July 22
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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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Pr. Rakel Evenson is being installed August 10 at 2pm at New Life Lutheran Church in Bolingbrook. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. All rostered leaders are invited to vest and process
Pr. Robert Franek's Service for Installation will be Sunday, September 7 at 3:30 pm at Faith Lutheran Church, Wataga, IL with a reception to follow. All rostered leaders are invited to process. The color for the day is green.
 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
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Fast Facts: 1 in 10 children dies before age 5 in developing nations - hunger being a primary cause.
(1 in 165/ U.S.)
This week on The Lutheran's front page
 Liturgical boot camp (right): Kentucky congregation hires expert to fine-tune worship leading.
A year after: The 35W bridge collapse, Ron Engebretsen says, 'God continues to be gracious to us.'
Hitting the water: I'm testing myself--and my faith.
Also: Iowa Lutherans hit by floods.
Also: Hanson visits Tanzania, Kenya.
Also: Theologian Reumann dies.
August 3, 2008 - Wayne-Daniel Berard - Retrieving Our Jewishness (September 23, 2007 Encore) Mark 6:3 If Christians are not careful, we have a dangerous tendency to view the Bible as an exclusively Christian book. Where this perspective exists, we do a serious disservice to both the Jewishness of Jesus and the Jewish roots of our own faith. Wayne-Daniel Berard, professor and author, who was born of a Jewish parent and adopted by a Catholic family, practices his faith today as a Christian and a Jew. He calls on Christians to explore "with open heart and mind" the Jewishness not only of Jesus but of themselves.
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Have a heart for lonely elders - or for others who are alone and suffering? In a church or institution that has caring people who need to be connected to special people? The Barnabas Caregiving Program will be taught at P.A. Peterson Centeron in a two-session class Tuesday, August 19, 1-4 pm, and Tuesday, August 26, 1-4. Everything necessary for a congregational or institutional caregiving program will be offered - free. The only cost is $10 for the training manual. Call 815-342-6064 for more information or to register.
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St. John's Mendota has two staff openings: Office Manager -30 hours per week, please send resume and cover letter to 607 10th Avenue, Mendota, Illinois, 61342 and Sr. Choir Director - call 815-539-5626
Musicians sought, Rostered vacancies, other job openings, wanted items, and more.
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