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1/9-11 Junior High Epiphany Retreat at LOMC
1/10 LYO Event
1/16-17 3rd-6th Grade Epiphany Retreat at LOMC
1/19 Junior & High School annual ski-trip
1/26-27 Women Leaders Retreat
2/7 LYO Event
2/21 Diakonia Retreat
2/25 Ash Wednesday
3/7/09 Congregational Resourcing Event at Kishwaukee College Malta
3/27-28 WELCA Retreat
4/4 WELCA Retreat
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1 Rev. Kathleen Burkheimer
2 Rev. Paul H. Wold
5 Mr. R. Frederick Becker
6 Rev. Thomas Schattauer
7 Rev. Jan Bengtson
7 Rev. Daniel Witkowski
7 Rev. Steven Andersen
8 Rev. Arnold Thoren, Jr.
8 Rev. Orlyn Huwe
9 Rev. David W. Lawson
9 Rev. Dorothy Wilcox
9 Rev. Paul Uhl
12 Rev. Neville Kretzmann
13 Rev. Charles Beckingham
14 Rev. Donald Knowles
15 Rev. Dr. Arthur C. Bergren
16 Mr. Robert Haak
19 Rev. Kurt Hansen
20 Intern Pastor Daniel Metzger
22 Rev. Howard Walker
22 Rev. Joseph Robb
26 Rev. James Hill
26 Rev. Frederick Baltz
26 Ms. Jennifer Fox
28 Rev. Rakel Karen Evenson
31 Rev. Gary Park |
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By now, your congregation should have received a letter from the Synod office that states the number of Lay Voting Members that each congregation may have to represent their congregation at the 2009 Synod Assembly. Please contact the Synod office if your congregation has not received this letter.
Read blog posts, see photos and videos of theConference of Bishops' trip to Israel athttp://blogs.elca.org/09cobacademy/
Rockford's WIFR and WREX each spoke with Bishop Wollersheim via phone from Israel and included reports in their evening news programs (click the stations above to see those reports).
 A snippet of a message fromBishop Wollersheim: "All is fine. Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem is clean and hospitable. Today off to Old City, meeting with groups and seeing sights. Everything well planned and scheduled. Full day."
From Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson: "Our purpose and program remains clear: to accompany our Christian brothers and sisters, to raise awareness of the situation here, including the Gaza violence, and to advocate for a just peace. We are monitoring events closely as the situation unfolds....We want to reassure you that we are safe, and that we are being prudent as we continue our work of close accompaniment and forthright advocacy with political leaders. Everyday life continues in the streets of Jerusalem. We have a clear communication plan in place as we travel, and we have responsible contingency plans for our travels as the situation develops."
Northern Illinois Synod Lutheran Youth Organization Gatherings! February 7, 11am - 1:30pm, St. John's Lutheran Church, Pearl City, IL and April 18, 11am - 1:30pm, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Seneca, IL. These gatherings are about meeting others in the area and sharing what we are doing in our area. Our best resource is each other and the LYO would like to share what motivates them and to learn what other youth are doing and for all of us to go away with new ideas and inspiration for sharing the Gospel. RSVP to Mary Lasits @mlasits@yahoo.com or 815.756.4169.
 The NIS Annual Women's Retreat,Listening to God: Celtic Spirituality for Today, will be January 26-27 at Bishop Lane Retreat Center in Rockford. Registration deadline is January 16. More...
More NIS News & Events
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ELCAforwellness.org is always featuring new resources to help keep you healthy. Here are this week's updates online.
Stop-smoking products that can help you quit
How revving up your exercise routine reduces stress
When snoring might indicate a serious health problem
The facts on low-carb diets
Fast Facts:
About 20 percent of gifts to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal is spent in the United States.
This week's front page features at The Lutheran
 Investing with purpose: (right) ELCA leaders take corporate social responsibility seriously.
Scriptural biography: Certain Bible passages reveal God's hand in our lives.
The texts of your life: Reflect on the Bible verses that make up your own scriptural biography.
Sounds like a plan?: Scripture reveals God's call isn't to 'success' but danger.
Also: Worship 101.
Also: Wartburg Seminary to restructure.
Also: A call to everyone in the ELCA.
Coming up on Grace Matters: January 11, 2009, Jacob Needleman - Your Relationship With Money, Matthew 6:19-21. It is a strange phenomenon to equate happiness with having money, especially since having more money (at least beyond a certain point) rarely makes people more happy.Jacob Needleman has a philosopher's mind for thinking about the subject of money. Clearly, the pervasive inability among Americans to take money more seriously, and to talk about money with true honesty, distresses this San Francisco State University professor. Here is a program that gets to the heart of our relationship with money.. Find Grace Matters in your area. |
Churches' Center for Land and People extends a warm invitation to a retreat Jan. 22 and 23 for anyone who may be interested in joining tri-state ecumenical and interfaith discussions, strategy sessions, culture-building around local food for common cause. Dieticians, nutritionists, chefs, instructors, food business owners, farmers, non-profits - all voices are needed and welcome. Desire for greater Creation Care, relevance of food to faith, health and food security, economic justice and Earth stewardship, community and spirituality - are essential. For more information, contact Tony Ends, Churches' Center for Land and People
608 897-4288 / 354-1977
www.cclpmidwest.org
Divorce Recovery Workshop, Tuesday, January 20. The topic will be "Who Am I Now?" and will be led by Sheryl Andreasen, MSW, LCSW. Contact Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries, 815/962-4279
www.RockfordLutheranMinistries.com
RALMmail@aol.com
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