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Synod Prayers
The Northern Illinois Synod Assembly - June 18-19 - its voting members, leaders, and participants.
www.nisynod.org/prayers
NIS candidates for rostered ministry
See the whole prayer list.
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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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The Twenty-third Annual Northern Illinois Synod Assembly is this Friday and Saturday at Augustana College in Rock Island. Please keep the voting members, leaders, and all assembly participants in your prayers. Photos, election results, highlights, and more will be posted at nisynod.org/assembly during and after the event.
If you're attending Synod Assembly, don't forget to bring items for the In-Kind Offering for 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.
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| Churchwide News & Resources |
Could Your Next Potluck End World Hunger?
 More than a billion people around the world are hungry. Many struggle to live on less than $1 per day. What if we could join together to make a difference in the fight against hunger? What if it started at your next potluck?
A Month of Potlucks is a movement started by two Lutheran pastors. The idea is simple. Host a potluck, include a talk or activity about hunger and take a collection for ELCA World Hunger. Thirty congregations are already onboard. Will yours be the next to join them?
Register your potluck and find great resources at www.amonthofpotlucks.org
Fast Facts According to the IPCC, even in the absence of climate change, present population trends and patterns of water use indicate that more African countries will exceed the limits of their economically usable, land-based water resources before 2025
This week at The Lutheran:
 Something to crow about: Animal therapy results in prize-winning project (image at right).
Now what? Connecting to church in the summer: Teen daughter spends summer months with her father, who doesn't attend church.
Lutherans antagonistic: A parable.
A dance of popularity: "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" video continues to make waves.
Also: 'So stinking happy.'
Also: Green is the watchword at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Also: Bearing the body.
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