7/27 - Meet Dr. & Mrs. Mark Jacobson @ Grace, Loves Park
8/8 Churchwide Voting Members Meeting 10am-1pm
8/17-23 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis
9/2 Interim Pastors' Meeting
9/3 Deans' Meeting
9/12 Synod Council meeting at Christ, Belvidere, with worship and installation of new Council members and afternoon meetings of all NIS standing committees. Committee photos will be taken.
9/28-30 Professional Leaders Conference at Bishop Lane, Rockford (note NEW location)
10/24 Candidacy Committee retreat for those discerning a call to rostered ministry
|
2 Rev. William Welk
3 Rev. Lee Bennight
3 Rev. Jonathan Black
5 Rev. Gary Erickson
5 Rev. Bruce Booher
6 Rev. Garry Briesacher
7 Rev. Philip Gronbach
7 Rev. Sue Ellen Grudt
10 Rev. Susan Kent
11 Rev. Dr. Roger Helgren
12 Rev. Jeffrey King
13 Rev. Rebecca Gordon
13 Rev. Kenneth Swanberg
14 Rev. Jane McChesney
16 Rev. Norman Femrite
17 Rev. Tom Larsen
17 Rev. Rodney Juell
20 Rev. Lynn Bergren
20 Rev. Steven Erickson
20 Rev. Judi Huseth
22 Rev. Michael Lawyer
22 Rev. Sharon Rogers
23 Rev. Mark Helge
24 Rev. Stanton Bockwoldt
25 Rev. C. David Vidler
25 Ms. Carol Ostrom
26 Rev. William Nelson
27 Rev. Vernon Tweedt
27 Rev. Sherry Hoening
28 Rev. Frank Moyer
29 Rev. Kathleen Flores
30 Rev. Denver Bitner
30 Mrs. Ann Ziegert
30 Rev. Richard Meier
31 Rev. Dr. Dale Peterson
31 Rev. Mark Luepke
|
|
Read a message from Bishop Wollersheim regarding the Report and Recommendations from the Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality which will come before the National Convention in August. The Report addresses and makes "recommendations on changes to any policies that preclude practicing homosexual persons from the rosters of this church."
Everyone is encouraged to attend the NIS Diakonia Graduation Saturday, July 18 at 2 pm, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4700 Augustana Drive, Rockford. Rev. Dr. Steven Bouman, Guest Preacher, Bishop Gary Wollersheim officiates. Find out more about Diakonia - theological education program for everyone - at www.nisynod.org/diakonia .
Congregations involved in global partnerships, and others interested in finding out more, are invited to meet Dr. Mark Jacobson, Director of the Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre in Tanzania. The Centre, which opened last fall, was built, in part, with funds raised by the Northern Illinois Synod. Dr. Jacobson and his wife, Linda, will be Grace Lutheran Church, 343 Grand Ave., Loves Park, from 10 am - noon on Monday, July 27. Come to welcome the Jacobsons and learn more about what's happening at the Aursha Lutheran Medical Centre and the Selian Lutheran Hospital in our companion Synod, the Arusha Diocese in Tanzania. Coffee and water will be available. Please contact Julie in the Synod Office at 815-964-9934 if you plan to attend.
 Tour de Revs is coming to Rockford August 7-9! What is Tour de Revs? It's three Lutheran pastors on a bamboo bike made for three (a triplet) riding 13,000 miles over 100 days to to raise at least $5 million to fight world hunger. Find out more at www.tourderevs.org and watch for more information
All are invited to a Coffee with the Bishop. Northern Illinois Synod Bishop Gary Wollersheim will host four informal Saturday morning conversations this fall. Topics will include the August ELCA Churchwide Assembly and other important topics concerning the Church. Doors will open at 9:30 am with coffee and water available. Program will begin at 10:00 with Morning prayer. The Bishop will speak for ½ hour followed by question and answer time and adjourn by 11:30.
-October 17 at Immanuel, Dixon
-October 31 at Faith, Joliet
-November 21 at Trinity, Moline
-December 5 at Our Savior's, Rockford |
Resource for Congregation Administrators The July 2009 issue of Administration Matters features information on identity theft, tax exemptions, records retention, fundraising, housing allowances and more. The bimonthly e-newsletter provides relevant information for day-to-day operations of ELCA congregations.
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson has called each of us to 50 days of prayer leading up to the churchwide Assembly which begins Aug. 17. This church is invited to pray for wisdom in discernment for the ELCA and voting members of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly. Prayers, scripture readings and hymns are posted at http://www.ELCA.org/50days .
Fast Facts: "No country has been able to achieve a rapid transition out of poverty without raising productivity in its agricultural sector." - Peter Timmer, Center for Global Development
This Week at The Lutheran:
'I felt welcomed, and I stayed' Who's your neighbor? Whom can you invite?
'No longer Jew or Greek' Multiculturalism in ELCA has Pauline roots.
Reflecting the neighborhood Advent Lutheran Church blends several ethnic/racial groups in a Manhattan neighborhood.
8 ways to start your journey Ways to get ready for a cross-cultural experience.
Also: Congregation blends cultures, stories
Also: 'Not them and us'
Also: Confirmation: Should it be changed?
|
First Lutheran Church Prophetstown invites you to a Peder Eide Concert at Eclipse Square on highway 78 in Prophetstown, September 26 from 6-8 pm. Food will be served in the park beginning at 4 pm. Local groups will perform from about 4:30-6 pm. There will be a free will offering. Rain location is the school gym.
|
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois invite you to find out more about SALT - Service and Leadership Training. It's a calling from God to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ. The objectives of S.A.L.T. are to Increase self-esteem in the students; Encourage friendship skills; and Raise awareness about LSSI's social ministry programs through Exposure to leadership skills, Problem Solving, Decision-making and Independence. SALT will run August 9-14. Download a brochure to find out more.
|
|
