3/22 United, Gardner, Building dedication, Bishop
attending, 3pm
3/24 Staff Meeting, Synod Office, 10am-2pm
3/27-28 WELCA Retreat
3/28 Finance Committee, Synod Office, 9am-4pm
3/29 Pr. Denver Bitner, Installation
4/4 WELCA Retreat
4/18 LYO Event at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Seneca
5/9 Diakonia Retreat
6/19-20 Synod Assembly
9/28-30 Professional Leaders Conference
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1 Rev. Brent Dahlseng
2 Rev. Myron Bartell
4 Rev. Susie Hill
6 Rev. Arthur Stees
6 Rev. David Nygard
8 Rev. William Dahlberg
9 Rev. Tom W. Otis
9 Rev. S. Kim Lee-Brown
10 Rev. Amy Nyman
13 Rev. Kendall Koenig
15 Mrs. Karin Graddy
16 Rev. Thomas Jacoby
18 Rev. Robert L. Hansen
20 Rev. Gerald Peterson
20 Rev. Sarah Schaffner
20 Rev. Nichole Johnson
23 Rev. Terry Dufur
23 Rev. Patricia Woods
23 Rev. Pat Esker
26 Rev. Ralph Radloff
26 Rev. Matthew Marohl
27 Rev. John Leaf
27 Rev. Carol Gates
27 Rev. Barbara Melaas-Swanson
28 Rev. John Swanson
29 Ms. Jane Atteberry
30 Rev. Paul Johnson
31 Rev. Mark Juliot |
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 Last chance to earn 2% discount for the full year. Our opportunity to earn a 2% discount on ELCA health contributions for all of 2009 ends March 29. ELCA-primary plan members and eligible spouses do your part - take the confidential Mayo Clinic Health Assessment today! ELCA-primary plan members and eligible spouses with this benefit, take the confidential Mayo Clinic Health Assessment today. Earn the $100 personal wellness account credit and help [all of the congregations and organizations in our synod] earn a 2% discount on ELCA health contributions for all of 2009. Access the assessment today at www.elcaforwellness.org . Learn more about the health assessment and what is needed to access it here .
 Mr. Bob Sitze, one of the authors of the new ELCA stewardship resource, "Make It Simple," will lead five workshops thorughout our synod to introduce this new resource.
April 28- 7-8:30 pm-Salem, Moline
May 5 - 7-8:30 pm-St. Matthew, Princeton
May 6 - 7-8:30 pm-Zion, Belvidere
May 26 - 7-8:30 pm-Prince of Peace, Freeport
May 28 - 7-8:30 pm-Joyful Spirit, Bolingbrook
The Nominating Committee needs your help! Click here to find the vacancies that we still need to fill for election at the upcoming Synod Assembly. Filling these vacancies with people who have the gifts to serve enables our Synod to do "God's work" through "our hands" to build up the kingdom. The nomination form is here.
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ELCAforwellness.org is always featuring new resources to help keep you healthy.
· Whether your blood pressure has a daily pattern
· How art can help you manage stress
· How to start a walking group
· Tips for preventing prostate cancer
Fast Facts: In honor of Women's History Month, a Fast Fact about women: According to the Bread for the World Institute's 2009 Hunger Report, "The total value of women's unpaid house and farm work adds one-third to the world's gross national product" (p. 63).
This week's front page features at The Lutheran -
 -Checking facts in the Holy Land: (right) Bishops hope to increase awareness in synods.
-Parent at church, parent at home: What happens when mom or dad prefers 'St. Mattress?'.
-'A Man Named Pearl': Meet topiary artist Pearl Fryar.
-Calling all future pastors: Synod helps youth discern their call to ministry.
-Also: His eyes say hope.
-Also: 'Reaching Out in a Networked World.'
-Also: Ecumenical magazine debuts.
On April 12, 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will discontinue production of new programs for its radio ministry, but past programs will still be available at www.gracematters.org .
.jpg) March 29, 2009 Guest - Jonathan Rundman Program: Music Intended for the Soul. Born and raised in the isolated Finnish-American communities of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Jonathan Rundman has been writing songs and performing across the country since he was 18 years old.
 "Daily Discipleship" is a free, online, downloadable, lectionary Bible study based on the gospel lesson used in Sunday worship. Download it from the ELCA Daily Discipleship Web archive and discuss with your small group.
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Wartburg Theological Seminary Lifelong Learners - Upcoming programs:
April 16-17, 2009 Robert B. Gronlund Stewardship Lecture God's Gifts, Our Blessing, Our Calling Dr. Katherine Oxner Conrad
We are Stewards of the Kingdom. And just which kingdom would that be? Church leaders need information and experiential training in sound stewardship understanding and principles for themselves and tools to re-create this with their parishioners. Too often we try and avoid the subject of stewardship and money. Come and explore a number of stewardship-themed topics and issues with one of the top professionals in the field. Click here to learn more.
April 23, 2009 Tri-State Forum Civil Religion, Church and State: Where in the World are We? Dr. Norma Cook Everist Click here to learn more.
May 20-21, 2009 Women of the ELCA Bible Study To God's Beloved: Paul's Letter to the Romans Dr. Sarah S. Henrich Click here to learn more. |
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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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