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 |
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 Plan to attend one of this year's NI Synod Mission Gatherings: Caring for God's Creation Where I Live, held in each conference this fall. This week: 9/18 Grace, Loves Park
Next: 9/30 New Life, Bolingbrook, find more...
Money Leadership for Rostered Leaders retreat registrations are due September 16. Find out more...
Church Secretaries are invited to a day of relaxation and pampering Oct. 27 & 28 at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center in Oregon. Activities include a featured speaker, campfire, and a prayer labyrinth. Cost is $75. Call Audrey at 815-732-2220 to register.
The NIS Spiritual Formation Committee invites professional leaders of the Northern Illinois Synod to a day of rest, refreshment and reforming reflection on Monday, December 1, 9am-4pm at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center. Pr. Daniel Witkowski of First Lutheran Church in Moline will lead the retreat. Find out more...
"Continuing the Journey - Seeking Meaning In Aging" is a six-week seminar at First, Moline, Wednesdays, Oct. 1 through Nov. 5, 10-11:30am led by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Hanson. $20/person includes lunches. More info, call 309-764-3517.
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. Find out more...
Register online for the 2008 NIS Professional Leaders Conference - Proclamation in the Time of Change, September 22-24.
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Hurricanes... Floods... Visit ELCA Disaster Response for updates, for downloadable bulletin inserts, and for ways to make contributions online.
"Care for Returning Veterans" will be held Oct. 29 at Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, IA. This workshop will prepare pastors, caregivers and others interested in providing "care and hospitality for our brothers and sisters who have been impacted by the trauma and stress of war. Find out more...
Fast Facts: Over $10 million was raised for the Souper Bowl of Caring, over $970,000 from ELCA Lutherans!
This week on The Lutheran's front page
 Our family and church: (right) If you hear Nick vocalizing, he's just worshiping.
Saint now, pastor later: Seminarian pitches for local team.
Pinwheels for peace: New York school advocates for nonviolence.
The way we were: 1901.
Also: Paws for prayer .
Also: Love as a way of life and The Band's visit.
Also: Deaconesses tithe to ELCA.
Coming up on Grace Matters September 21, Peter Benson - A Person Through Other Persons, Matthew 14:13-21. There is a craving for community in our world, and people are struggling to fulfill that need. We may be well connected electronically, but this is hardly the same as being emotionally and spiritually connected. Communities are relational places - "the oxygen of human development," says Peter Benson. Benson is the president of Search Institute, a nonprofit organization providing leadership and resources for the promotion of healthy children, youth, and communities. He is the guest on this edition of Grace Matters. Find Grace Matters in your area.
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Six stewardship workshops offered during fall 2008 and spring 2009 at LSTC: The Tithing and Stewardship Foundation at LSTC workshops are designed for both seminarians and congregation members and leaders. Coming up: "Stewardship and Social Justice" on October 18. More workshops, more details, and registration information.
 Continuing Ed Opportunities from Luther Seminary:
Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2008 - Building Caring Congregations
Oct. 22-24, 2008 - PR for Churches
Oct 6-10, 2008 - Annual Lectionary Study: The Gospel of Mark
Oct. 13-14, 2008 - Preaching Seminar: The Evangelical Prophet: Preaching Isaiah from Advent to Epiphany
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Explore sustainability at the Spirit at LSTC's 2nd Annual Women's Day Event on Saturday, September 27. "Fertile Ground: Women, Spirit, and Sustainability," is the theme of the event for women, men, and youth. Registration is $25 and includes lunch. More information
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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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