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December 30, 2009

Synod Prayers 

The monthly rostered leader prayer calendar is online at www.nisynod.org/prayers
   

Calendar Highlights       

December
Birthdays
26 Rev. Karen Capel
29 Rev. James Kragness
30 Rev. Lisa Hufford
January Birthdays 
1 Rev. Kathleen Burkheimer
2 Rev. Paul H. Wold
5 Mr. R. Frederick Becker
6 Rev. Theresa Wilder
6 Rev. Thomas Schattauer
7 Rev. Daniel Witkowski
7 Rev. Steven Andersen
7 Rev. Jan Bengtson
8 Rev. Arnold Thoren
8 Rev. Orlyn Huwe
9 Rev. Paul Uhl
9 Rev. Dorothy Wilcox
9 Rev. David W. Lawson
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
22 Rev. Howard Walker
22 Rev. Joseph Robb
23 Rev. Ken Gibson
26 Ms. Jennifer Fox
26 Rev. Frederick Baltz
26 Rev. James Hill
28 Rev. Rakel Evenson
31 Rev. Gary Park
 
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Happy New Year
from Bishop Wollersheim and the staff of the Northern Illinois Synod
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The 2010 Professional Women Leaders Retreat will be January 25-26 at Bishop Lane Retreat Center. Registration Deadline Jan. 15. Download a brochure to find out more.
       
Annual NIS Ski Trip - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 1/18/10 at Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena. Download a flyer or contact Mary Lasits 815-756-4169.

Mission Support Update

by Pastor Kurt Nordby

Gifts for ministry in our congregations and those of Mission Support for the wider ministry of the church enable us to, in bold and vibrant ways, touch lives with the love of Jesus Christ. 

Perhaps your congregation might prayerfully consider a special "second mile" gift for Mission Support that our ministry might remain bold and vibrant as we proclaim our Lord's birth.
 
Thanks be to God for your ministry and have a very blessed Christmas!
 
Revised Budget Mission Support
as of 11/30/09 is $2,182,253
Received as of 11/30/09 is $2,017,087
Shortage as of 11/30/09 is $  165,166

Read Pr. Nordby's whole message, and track Synod Mission Support at www.nisynod.org/mission-support .

Churchwide Resources
ELCA World Hunger Bulletin - Are you lacing up your running shoes for the New Year? Learn some tips on being a "green" runner. Take care of yourself and the environment! 
Pledging to buy local? Join a Community Supported Agriculture farm or shop regularly at a local farmer's market. Check out www.localharvest.org to see what is available in your area. 
   
Fast Facts - The forests of the Congo basin span 700,000 square miles, making it one of the world's most important carbon sinks.
    
This week at The Lutheran 
Unfinished business - What have you left unsaid to those who matter to you?
Our frigid spiritual temperature - In the deep chill of 2010, hope for warmth calls for a simple gospel.
Lost in translation - Jealous? Not God.
Seriously funny Bible study - We miss out on something if we fail to see the humor.
Also: Moving on with less
Also: Council cuts $7.7 million, churchwide staff
Also: CORE to form new church body

   
 
Education Opportunities
lutherMartin Luther King, Jr. Day Lecture
Raoul Cunningham, a leader in the 1960s civil rights movement in Louisville, Ky., will present the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Lecture at Luther College on Monday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. Cunningham's presentation is open to the public with no charge for admission. More information 

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