Walking Together
September 2, 2008

Keep in your prayers 

Seminarian Lu Bettisch at the death of her father, Keith Blust, August 28.
 
Prayers of thanksgiving for the birth of Elliot Michael Baik on August 20. Elliot is the son of Pr. Trish Madden Baik and Tom Baik
Pr. Myron Bartell recovering from surgery
 
See the whole prayer list
www.nisynod.org/prayers 
 
September Birthdays
5 Rev. Nancy Jaster
6 Rev. Dennis Heaney
8 Rev. Karl Otto
11 Rev. Gary Heedum
13 Rev. C. Franklin Samuelson
13 Rev. Carole Andres
16 Rev. Keith Killinger
16 Rev. Timothy Kenyon
17 Rev. Gerald Larson
17 Rev. Robert Pearson
17 Rev. Robert Burton
20 Rev. Hollis Bishop
20 Rev. Mark J. Hagen
22 Rev. Virgil Juliot
22 Rev. Phillip O. Laurin
22 Ms. Ellen Schroll
25 Rev. Lowell Almen
26 Rev. Jane Perkolup
29 Rev. Christine Stienstra
30 Ms. Susan Friesen
30 Rev. Jeffrey Schlesinger
Churchwide News
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ELCA Deaconess Community Presents Annual Grants, Tithe
 
ELCA Synod Bishop Joins Minnesota Governor in ONE Campaign Declaration
 
ELCA Board of Pensions Continues Wellness Plan
 
John Schreiber, Lutheran Bishop of Southeast Michigan, Dies
 
Bible to Basketball -- Lutheran Men in Mission Adopts Resolutions
NIS News & Events
The September/October issue of Making Christ Known is available online and will arrive in the mail soon.
 
Jr Hi/Middle Schoolers are invited to a LOCK-IN, October 3-4, 2008 at Lutheran Campus Ministry at NIU 401 Normal Road, DeKalb, Il 60115. Contact: dianedardon@gmail.com. Sponsored by Lutheran Campus Ministry at NIU and Northern Illinois Synod Lutheran Youth Organization. Find out more here.
 
Trinity Lutheran Church and St. James Roman Catholic Parish invite you to the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Cornucopia Food Pantry on Sunday,
Sept 14 from 11 am to 2 pm. A program of music and speakers will begin at 1 pm. 
 
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.
 
NIS LogoPlan 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.
 
Plan to attend one of this year's NI Synod Mission Gatherings: Caring for God's Creation Where I Live, which will be held in each conference this fall. Find out more including dates and locations.
 
Register online for the 2008 NIS Professional Leaders Conference - Proclamation in the Time of Change, September 22-24.
 
Churchwide News & Events
 
Fast Facts:  One in six people worldwide lacks access to safe drinking water. See www.elca.org/ hunger/water 

 
This week on The Lutheran's front page
lBless this fish... and those who caught it: (right) Washington congregation pauses each year to Bless the Fleet.
Energy issues: How much is enough?
Women come to the waters: Women of the ELCA triennial participants hear calls for bold action.
The Resurrection: Exploring right relationship.
Also: Lutheran men gather in Nebraska.
Also: Women of the ELCA lead the way.
Also: All generations gather for GME.
 
Coming up on Grace Matters 
gmSunday, September 7 - Brad Hirschfield - Is Your God Big Enough? Daniel 3:16-18. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield joins this edition of Grace Matters to discuss religious fanaticism. Having experienced his own incursion into the world of "being possessed by one's religion," Hirschfield made a sudden and dramatic turn in his faith journey. Today he is an important voice for people of all faiths who want to re-examine their most strident assumptions that put other people down. He is author of the book, You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism. . Find Grace Matters in your area.
Continuing Education
Wartburg Seminary Online Classes Begin in October. Register Now! Click here for more information on all their online courses.
 
 
Tri-State Forumv
September 18
Preaching In Our Contemporary Culture - By Dr. Richard A. Jensen
October 16
The Simpler Congregation By Bob Sitze
Click here for more information and to register
 
News from Other Organizations
Bulletin Board
 
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