Calendar Highlights
7/27 - Meet Dr. & Mrs. Mark Jacobson @ Grace, Loves Park
8/7-9 Tour de Revs in Rockford
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)
10/17 Coffee with the Bishop at Immanuel, Dixon
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July Birthdays
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 |
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 Welcome home Randy, Carol, Megan, Marissa, and Nathan Stubbs - ELCA Missionaries to our companion synod, the Arusha Diocese in Tanzania ( photo above - back row l-r: Megan, Randy & Carol Stubbs, Michael & Kelan Graddy; front row l-r: Nathan Stubbs, Merrick Graddy, Marissa Stubbs, & Malena Graddy). The Stubbs left DeKalb 3 years ago to serve at the Makumira University College (formerly Makumira Lutheran Theological Seminary). They are in the US through September visiting many congregations that support ELCA missionaries and getting a reminder of life in the US. Read more about their mission at www.stubbsmission.info
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 More than 37,000 youth and adults are converging on New Orleans for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering. Stay connected with:
Follow the action at www.elca.org/gathering and see photos from our NIS groups at www.nisynod.org/jjj09
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: ".economic growth originating in agriculture is at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as economic growth originating outside of agriculture." - World Bank 2007 World Development Report
This Week at The Lutheran:
Calvin at 500 What does his legacy mean for Lutherans today?
A berry good grower Scientist creates varieties for flavor and resilience.
Is Facebook church? Meaningful connections may not be enough.
Now what? Should we insist our kids sit with us at worship? My children want to be with their friends.
Also: In plain sight
Also: Pink gets them to New Orleans
Also: Jazzed up for gathering
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News from Other Organizations
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Foods Resource Bank will explore sustainable solutions to world hunger and lessons learned in agricultural development at its annual international gathering in the Quad Cities August 4-6. Roger Thurow, longtime correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and co-author of Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, will be the keynote speaker, This 10th anniversary gathering is a networking and learning opportunity for growing project participants, as well for as others interested in agricultural development, and is open to the public. For more information, or to RSVP, please email or call Joan Fumetti, joan@foodsresourcebank.org or 563-542-2870.
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Tour de Revs is coming to Rockford August 7-9! Find out the 
