Keep in your prayers
The family and friends of Connie Kleingartner, director of field education and coordinator of candidacy and Logos Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Ministries at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, who died Aug. 21
See the whole prayer list
www.nisynod.org/prayers
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| August Birthdays |
1 Rev. Michel Clark
2 Rev. Herbert Priester
5 Rev. Bryce Formwalt
8 Rev. Howard Jacobson
10 Rev. Robert Linstrom
10 Rev. John Heins
12 Rev. Robert Kasperson
12 Rev. David Hedlin
15 Rev. Randy Willers
15 Rev. James Harbaugh, Jr.
17 Rev. Katharine Zimmerman
17 Rev. Kathryn Whitney
18 Rev. David Miley
19 Rev. Alfred Beck
22 Rev. Lowell Albee, Jr.
28 Rev. Harold Hoekstra
29 Rev. Dr. Linda Kersten
29 Rev. Robert Dealey |
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The congregation of All Saints, Byron requests the honor of your presence at the installation ceremony of the Reverend Scott E. Schmidt as their Pastor and Spiritual Leader, Sunday, September 14, 2008, 2:00 pm, at 624 Luther Drive Byron, IL. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Rostered leaders and Interns are invited to robe/vest. The color of the day is red for Holy Cross Day.
All are invited to the Southwest Conference Foods Resource Bank Harvest Festival Sunday, September 28 at Calmer Farms, just south of Alpha off Route 150. Find out more.
Mark your calendars: the Synod-wide Reformation and Ordination Service will be October 26 at 4 pm. at Zion, Rockford. All are encouraged to attend.
 Plan to attend: Ken Medema will lead a workshop called "The Offering as Worship" at Our Savior's, Rockford on Saturday, November 1 from 9-noon. Especially invited are the stewardship leaders and worship and music leaders of your congregation. Group rates available. Contact RALM for more information. Ken Medema will perform concerts on Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm at Our Savior's, Rockford and at St. Matthew's in Princeton on November 30.
Register online for the 2008 NIS Professional Leaders Conference - Proclamation in the Time of Change, September 22-24.
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Lutheran World Relief is supporting humanitarian assistance for people driven from their homes by the ongoing conflict between Georgia and Russia. Find out more at www.lwr.org
Fast Facts: ELCA World Hunger funded 329 domestic hunger grants in 2008. Go to www.elca.org/domestichunger
 Dreams of '63 (right): Retired pastors recall march to Washington and King's speech.
Black & white in the ELCA: An e-mail conversation about race.
Motivation and social ministry: Why do Lutherans get involved?
Change happens one life at a time: Beatrice, in Uganda, reminds us of this.
Also: Habits.
Also: Sticklers for the word.
Also: The Crucifixion.
.jpg) Coming up on Grace Matters Philip Yancey - Part II: Relationship in Prayer, Luke 18: 1-8. Award-winning author Philip Yancey returns to take a close-up look at the shape of prayer. If you have ever wondered what difference prayer can make in your life, this program is for you. Yancey covers the whole terrain of prayer, tackling some of the biggest questions surrounding its mystery. With program host Peter W. Marty, he explores the importance of relationship and why a meaningful prayer life will never evolve without some genuine hunger on our part to be in God's close company. . Find Grace Matters in your area. |
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Register for a Marriage Preparation Seminar Sunday, September 21, from 1 - 5 pm at Gloria Dei, Rockford. More infor contact Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries 815-962-4279
September's "Health Notes" from Wheat Ridge Ministries brings you information about suicide prevention.
 Starting a Health and Wellness Ministry in Your Congregation? Wheat Ridge Ministries invites and encourages Lutheran congregations to submit applications from September 1, 2008 through October 31, 2008 for its Congregation Health and Hope Grant program. The purpose of these grants is to facilitate the initial development of congregation-based health and wellness ministries. All Lutheran congregations - individually or in partnership with other congregations - are eligible for these grants. Learn more...
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Katie's Cup, Rockford, will need volunteers to do dry-walling in mid-September. If you can help, please send your name and contact information to ralm@aol.com
Musicians sought, Rostered vacancies, other job openings, wanted items, and more.
More Bulletin Board items
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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