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 Bishop Wollersheim and 58 of the other 66 bishops of the ELCA, the ELCA secretary, and five of the six bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), plus spouses and staff will visit the Middle East, Jan. 6-13, 2009. Participants will meet with Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian religious, community and political leaders, visit congregations and schools, and sites of religious significance. Please keep these travelers in your prayers. Read more... or subscribe to the trip's blog...
Scrapping weekend at LOMC January 16-19. Find out more at www.lomc.org
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Several members of the ELCA are among the "Voices of Christmas from the National Council of Churches" -- a one-hour special to broadcast Christmas Eve on 190 CBS television stations across the United States. The program will air Dec. 24 during the "Late Night with David Letterman" time slot -- 11:35 p.m. Eastern time. Find out more...
Fast Facts
1 in 8 U.S. households reduce the quality of its diet to utilize money for rent, clothing, or day care.
This week at The Lutheran
 The Christmas barn: (right) Before a tornado blew -- angels flew & the cows went moo.
Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with nary a partridge in a pear tree.
'Birth of Christ' comes alive: Wisconsin congregation re-creates Bethlehem.
A Christmas letter: Some endings in '08, beginnings in '09.
Also: Passover this Christmas.
Also: Word becomes flesh--through art.
Also: Justice, not just us.
Read these articles at The Lutheran...
Coming up on Grace Matters: December 28 David Levy - The Christmas Star, Matthew 2:1-10. According to St. Matthew, the magi from the east were guided to the manger of the Christ Child by a star. That star, or whatever bright light may have appeared in the sky to guide these ancient astrologers, has fascinated believers and scientists alike for 20 centuries. David Levy, a lifelong astronomer, comet discoverer, and admirer of the night sky joins this broadcast for some pondering about the much talked about Christmas Star. Find Grace Matters in your area.
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Don't miss this opportunity to attend a Milestones Ministry Conference, Jan. 23 and 24th, in Wisconsin. The cost is kept low due to a generous grant from the Siebert Lutheran Foundation of Milwaukee, WI to the Bishop's Initiative for Raising Up Leaders of Wisconsin andUpper Michigan. Raising Up Leaders believes that celebrating milestones together helps people to communicate and connect to each other. For more information go to www.lacrosseareasynod.org/celebratingmilestones
First Lutheran of DeKalb is seeking to hire a part-time Children's Education Coordinator to begin work on January 15, 2009. The coordinator shall oversee the educational programming for children from birth through grade six. This includes coordinating Sunday School, Prime Time Wednesday programming, and summer Vacation Bible School. To apply, please submit your application to First Lutheran Church at 324 N. Third Street, DeKalb, IL 60115. Application deadline is December 31, 2008.
Director of Development, Lutherdale Ministries, Elkhorn, WI. Desired qualifications include a bachelor's degree, familiarity with the ELCA and Lutheran Outdoor Ministry, a minimum of five (5) years of development work - including staff supervision, working with board of directors and willingness to travel. Must display excellent leadership skills in - communications, staff and volunteer development, team supervision, fund raising , relationship building with donors and financial management. To submit a resume or request detailed position description, please contact: Edgar Myers E-mail: myers@gsbfr.com Fax: 914-664-0191
Musicians sought, Rostered vacancies, other job openings, wanted items, and more.
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