Walking Together in the NIS

November 25, 2008

Synod Prayers 

Pr. Greg Mayer (First, Rock Island) facing surgery.
 
NIS candidates for rostered ministry
 
See the whole prayer list.

Upcoming Events 

11/30 Deadline for workshop requests for CRE 2009
 
12/5 NIU Lutheran Campus Ministry Advent Dinner 
 
12/9 Rostered Leader financial planning seminar
 
1/9-11 Junior High Epiphany Retreat at LOMC
 
1/16-17 3rd-6th Grade Epiphany Retreat at LOMC
 
1/19 Junior & High School annual ski-trip 
1/26-27 Women Leaders Retreat
 
2/25 Ash Wednesday

3/7/09 Congregational Resourcing Event at Kishwaukee College Malta


 
Pr. Jeff's Blog

November Birthdays

1 Rev. Mary Frances
2 Rev. Gordon Carls
5 Rev. Roger Olson
10 Rev. John Kindschuh
10 Rev. Arthur Halbardier
11 Rev. Jeffrey Chubb
11 Rev. Todd Peterson
14 Ms. Judy Bergeson
14 Rev. Mark Cole
14 Rev. Mark Boster
17 Ms. Myrna Andersen
19 Rev. Susan Eckhoff
20 Ms. Ruth Anderson
22 Rev. James O. Olsen
24 Rev. Robert C. Kinnear
26 Rev. Frederick Larner
30 Rev. Gregory Mayer

Churchwide News

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NIS News 

All Rostered Leaders are encouraged to attend an important financial planning seminar Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 1-4 pm at Bethlehem, DeKalb. This is not a pre-retirement seminar. It is offered in response to the recent economic downturn. Find out more...
 
Lutheran Campus Ministry at NIU invites everyone to Advent by Candlelight Friday, December 5, 2008 - 6:30 appetizers, 7:00 dinner followed by Advent reflections and music. For reservations, call 815-756-7700. Download a flyer with more info.
 
Is your congregation planning a mission trip? Would you welcome folks from other congregations to join you? Please answer these brief questions.
 
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Churchwide News 

Coming up on Grace Matters   November 30, 2008. Advent I Meditation - A Conversation with Maximilian Kolbe. 1 Thessalonians 3:13. In the first of a four-part Advent series, host Peter Marty converses with different guests who could not be present for an interview. Each week, the conversation involves one of the great saints of the church. Maximilian Kolbe is this week's guest. He is the Polish priest who voluntarily took the place of another prisoner at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp when Nazi commanders arbitrarily selected ten prisoners for forced starvation..  Find Grace Matters in your area.
 
 
The new 2008/2009 Fair Trade Fair Packets and Handcraft Project Catalog are now available from Lutheran World Relief's Handcraft Project. Read More.
Continuing Education
Tri-State Forum
Dr. Craig A. Satterlee - Preaching Lent and Easter - February 12, 2009. Click here for more information and to register
 
Concordia University Chicago, a Lutheran University located in River Forest invites you to a Church Management Certificate Program designed to increase the proficiency of church administrators and professionals, leading to more efficient management in finance, communications and human resources to enable them to better accomplish their mission and ministry. Find out more...
 
News from Other Organizations 
St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Kenosha, WI is pleased to host Living Liturgy weekend Feb. 19-21, an opportunity for Lutheran worship leaders to experience and study and reflect on ways to help their communities pray with power, integrity and meaning. Find out more at www.stmaryslutheran.org
 
An important national gathering of Lutheran service providers, the Lutheran Services in America (LSA) Annual Conference, Called to Love and Serve Our Neighbors, will take place April 29 - May 1, 2009 in Washington DC. Find out more...

You are invited to consider suggesting students to participate in a new online Confirmation Course to be offered in Lent 2009. It is designed primarily to supplement the confirmation ministry offered in the local Lutheran congregation as well as provide adolescents with a positive experience with online faith formation resources. For more information please contact Pr. Paul Lutz at paullutz@popnj.org.
 
 
 
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