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Synod Prayers
Clare Rodin, mother of Pr. David Ufkes
Pr. Joanne Adrian
www.nisynod.org/prayers
NIS candidates for rostered ministry
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May Birthdays
3 Rev. Brant Clements
3 Rev. Dr. Roger K. Hansen
3 Rev. Mark Oehlert
4 Rev. C. Carl Eklof
5 Rev. Roger Asplund
6 Rev. James Roberts
6 Ms. Jean Anderson
7 Rev. John Cunningham
9 Rev. Hubert Ahnquist
9 Rev. Peter Holmer
9 Rev. Elizabeth Mascal
9 Rev. Robert James
9 Rev. Katie Gallagher
10 Rev. Donald Myhres
12 Rev. Timothy Anderson
13 Rev. Roy Nelson
14 Rev. Mark Gehrke
15 Rev. Wayne Derber
16 Rev. Jeffrey Clements
18 Rev. Lee Luebke
18 Rev. Robert Franek
24 Rev. Kurt Carlsen
28 Rev. Dell Olson
29 Rev. Kenneth Storck
30 Rev. Scott Schmidt
30 Rev. Christopher Beamsley
30 Rev. William Swarbrick
31 Rev. Janet Lepp
31 Rev. Albert Lestor
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The Synod Assembly Bulletin of Reports is online. Visit www.nisynod.org/assembly.
Registration deadline for this year's Synod Youth Assembly "The Real World: Stories of Faith" is June 1. Download this flyer to find out more.
GPS Faith Community Organization Worship Service and Luncheon will be Sunday, May 23 at 10 am. The worship service will be held in the Rockford Lutheran High School gymnasium (3411 N. Alpine Road, Rockford.) Following the worship service you are invited to attend the celebration luncheon at 11:30 am. If you would like to attend the luncheon, please let the GPS office know before Wednesday, May 19th, at lisa@gpsfaith.com or 815.312.3945. Join us as we celebrate, with joyful thanks to God, this major milestone for our newest organizing congregation of the Northern Illinois Synod!
Growing Lutheran Campus Ministry - The NIS is entering into it's final year of the "Growing LCM" campaign that was initiated by a task force appointed by the NIS Synod Council. The campaign goal was to raise $200,000 to support full-time pastoral ministry at Northern Illinois University. Despite difficult finanical times, nearly
$170,000 has already been contributed. This includes a $60,000 Thrivent Financial match, dollar-to-dollar, for 2010 and 2011 gifts.The response to this campaign has been wonderful and with a year left, the task force is confident the goal will be met with your help and thanks to Thrivent! You will hear more about the campaign at the NIS assembly. And, don't forget to stop by the Campus Ministry display at the assembly and learn how you can bring a young adult preacher into your pulpit this coming school year.
Financial support is needed for the Kids Against Hunger - Thrivent Financial Join Hands Day project on June 19 at the Pepsico Center in Rock Island. The NIS Youth Assembly will be there packing boxes, and Thrivent has contributed $550 to this event, but more funds are needed to help feed many more children and families locally and globally. Please contact Robyn Graham from Trinity, Moline, at 309-269-6500 to make a monetary donation. Find out more at http://kahqc.com/
Planning to attend Synod Assembly? Find out all you need to know at www.nisynod.org/assembly
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Fast Facts According to the World Food Programme, in a 1970 UN Resolution, most industrialized nations committed themselves to tackling global poverty by spending 0.7 percent of their national incomes on international aid by 1975. Only Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark regularly meet his target.
This week at The Lutheran:
 Hospitality: It takes guts. Are we up to the challenge (image at right)?
The happiest folks: In praise of retired church volunteers.
Now what? Son wants to quit confirmation.
Dealing with stress.
Also: The strangers among us.
Also: Expanding during tough times.
Also: A Friend Like You.
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First Lutheran Church in Chadwick, IL is seeking a paid, part-time organist for Sunday morning worship. Please contact the church if you are interested or would like further information.
Phone: 815-684-5110 or 1stlutheran@frontiernet.net
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