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June 7, 2010

Synod Prayers

Pr. Paul Wolff, who is in the hospital
  

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candidates for rostered ministry
   
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Calendar Highlights                  

   
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June Birthdays
1 Rev. Keith Johnson
3 Rev. Kurt Hoover
3 Rev. Marilyn Hanson
3 Rev. Marcia Strahl
7 Rev. Linda Winkelman
7 Rev. Ronald A. Voss
8 Mr. Jonathan Chell
9 Rev. Douglas Johnson
11 Rev. Nolan Watson
12 Rev. Orlo Espeland
12 Rev. Timothy Olson
13 Rev. Ralph Kuespert
13 Ms. Judith Rooney
14 Rev. Carl Rasmussen
16 Rev. Susan Davenport
18 Ms. Elizabeth Martin
18 Rev. Keith Forni
19 Rev. Michael Thomas
21 Rev. Twila Schock
21 Rev. Frank Langholf
23 Rev. G. Kenneth Andeen
24 Rev. Dustin Lenz
27 Rev. Stacie Fidlar
27 Rev. Michael Nelson
27 Rev. Norwood Knutson
28 Rev. Thomas Rogers, Jr
29 Rev. William Wittig



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First Lutheran, Geneseo is accepting resumes for Director of Christian Children's Education and Director of Teen Education & Adult Ministry at the church office, 114 E. Main Street, Geneseo from June 1-15, 2010. Job descriptions are available at the church office or online.
   
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Jenny Lind ChapelAll are welcome to Sunday Evening Vespers at Jenny Lind Chapel in Andover this summer. Vespers will be held at 7 pm each Sunday
Jun 13 through August 29. Find out more at www.jennylindchapel.org
     
Read updates from Mike & Sharon Wadle during their 4-month trip to Tanzania and find out more about Learning and Sharing through Mwangaza Education for Partnership & Lutheran Secondary Schools.
   
The 2010 Northern Illinois Synod Assembly
In-Kind Offering will benefit Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. Needed items include: Copier Paper, Ink Pens, 3 Ring Binders, Baby or Hygiene Wipes, Window Cleaner, Kleenex, Paper Plates, Napkins, Disposable Cups, Baggies/Storage bags, and Art Supplies: Markers, Crayons, Paints/Brushes, Construction Paper. Bring donations to the alcove across from the registration tables in Centennial Hall at the Synod Assembly.

Planning to attend Synod Assembly? Find out all you need to know at www.nisynod.org/assembly
  
Churchwide News & Resources
 

missionaries

Give a gift to dads and grads that says "you mean the world to me" with a donation to

support ELCA missionaries. To donate and request gift cards "Honoring," "Celebrating," "Thanking" and "Remembering", call 800-638-3522. The Stubbs family (right) from DeKalb serves in Tanzania.

The Lutheran Malaria Initiative is partnering with Nothing But Nets™ LMIto bring Lutherans an exciting way to get involved in the fight against malaria! Just $10 buys an insecticide-treated bed net, delivers it to someone in Africa, and educates them on its use. Protecting people from malaria-infected mosquitoes is that easy: send a net, save a life. It's something you can do right now.

So what are you waiting for?

     
Healthy Leaders: Are you still doing a healthy activity you started during the four-week

GO! Challenge? If yes, please send a short e-mail describing your activity. Nobody hold back - the more e-mails, the better. Why do it? You'll help us learn more about how the GO! Challenge has affected ELCA lives.
    
You probably heard a lot about taking the health assessment by April 30 to help your employer earn the 2% discount. But ELCA-primary members and spouses, you can still take the
health assessment through September 30 and earn a $150 personal wellness account credit.
    
Fast Facts
 

According to the IPCC, as a result of global climate change, in some assessments, the number of people at risk of increased water stress in Africa could be 75-250 million by 2025 and 350-600 million by 2050.

      
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The LutheranOn the road to healing: ELCA chaplain Michael T. Lembke (right) blogs about meeting with wounded warriors and Iraqi undergraduates. Follow the blog...

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Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center News
2010 LOMC Swing Choir Tour

Friday, July 23 Salem Lutheran, Rockford, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 24 All Saints Lutheran, Palatine, 5 p.m. worship
Sunday, July 25 Ascension Lutheran, Riverside, 9 a.m. worship
Sunday, July 25 St. John's Lutheran, Rock Island, 7 p.m.
Monday, July 26 St. John Lutheran, Springfield, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 27 Peace Lutheran, Belleville, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 28 Living Lord Lutheran, Lake St. Louis, MO 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 29 Trinity Lutheran, Golden, 7 p.m.
Friday, July 30 Zion Lutheran, Kewanee, 7 p.m.
For further information, contact Lori Fagan 815-732-2220 or lorifagan@verizon.net
or visit our website at www.lomc.org
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