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Synod Prayers
Pr. Al Creighton recovering after hospitalization
Pr. Kathy Burkheimer recovering after surgery
www.nisynod.org/prayers
NIS candidates for rostered ministry
See the whole prayer list.
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Calendar Highlights
8/28 Congregational Life Committee Meeting
9/6 Office Closed - Labor Day
9/8 10am FCTE
9/11 Synod Council
9/22 Deans Meeting
9/27-29 Professional Leaders Conference
10/7 Interim Pastors Meeting
10/31 Synod-wide Reformation Worship/Ordination Service
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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
15 Rev. Jamie Gallagher
16 Rev. Norm Femrite
17 Rev. Tom Larsen
17 Rev. Rodney Juell
20 Rev. Judi Huseth
20 Rev. Lynn Bergren
20 Rev. Steven Erickson
22 Rev. Sharon Rogers
22 Rev. Michael Lawyer
23 Rev. Mark Helge
24 Rev. Stanton Bockwoldt
25 Rev. C. David Vidler
25 Ms. Carol Ostrom
26 Rev. William Nelson
27 Rev. Sherry Hoening
27 Rev. Vernon Tweedt
28 Rev. Frank Moyer
29 Rev. Kathleen Flores-Shubert
30 Rev. Richard Meier
30 Rev. Denver Bitner
30 Mrs. Ann Ziegert
31 Rev. Dr. Dale Peterson
31 Rev. Mark Luepke
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  The Northern Illinois Synod Professional Leaders Conference will be September 27-29, 2010 at Bishop Lane Retreat Center, Rockford. Susan Briehl and Marty Haugen will lead "That They May Have Life: Forming Communities of Abundant Life." Find out more at www.nisynod.org/plc and register online.
Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries made the July issue of The Lutheran magazine with a story about their "Can you Spare a Square?" toilet tissue drive.
First Lutheran in Lee also made the July issue of The Lutheran magazine with a story about their Traveling Pancakes!
 The Northern Illinois Synod diakonia committee invites you to consider enrolling in a transformational program of lay theological education this fall. For more information, go to www.nisynod.org/diakonia or contact Denise Rode, NIS diakonia chairperson, at 815-756-8321.
The Northern lllinois Synod Women of the ELCA 22nd Annual Convention will be September 18 at First Lutheran Church, DeKalb. Find registration, scholarship, and nomination forms here.
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| Churchwide News & Resources |
The time has come for immigration reform in the United States, according to the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Although issues surrounding immigration are "complex and not easily resolved," the biblical witness for reform is clear, Hanson wrote in a July 13 pastoral letter to the 4.6 million-member ELCA. Read the letter here.
The Lutheran wants to know: How does your ELCA congregation celebrate All Saints' Day? Send 300 words & a photo (if possible) here.
Fast Facts 7/12/2010 - The top 20 "too big to fail" companies on Wall Street received $283 billion in bailout money from U.S. taxpayers - eleven times more than the entire G20 has delivered in new resources to the 2.7 billion residents of the 78 lowest-income countries.
This week at The Lutheran:
 In this room, children fly: ELCA partners offer children in Haiti healing activities (photo at right).
Joseph's Square: Men's group takes 'God's work. Our hands.' to the woodshop.
Blessed are the poor: Really? Yes, they are.
Caring & sharing: Popcorn buys books in Panama.
Also: The way we were: 1951.
Also: Tennessee floods: Lutherans collaborate on cleanup.
Also: LDR is Organization of the Year.
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News from Other Organizations
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For 140 years Lutheran Social Services of Illinois has been providing exceptional care for the vulnerable children, frail elderly, struggling families, and hurting men and women in this state. To continue to do so effectively and efficiently, your social ministry organization from time to time does a review and assessment of its services and looks to how we might do even better in the years to come. We are in one of those visioning processes now.
As a partner with us in this ministry, we need your input. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey.
Your ideas, suggestions and passion for this ministry are vital to us and will help shape LSSI's work for years to come. Thank you and God Bless You!
--Your Partners at LSSI!
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Zion, Rockford has openings for part-time staff, including a Children's Ministry Coordinator (15 hours per/week), Ministry Coordinator (15 hours per/week); Parish Secretary (12 hours per/week), Pantry Coordinator (10 hours per/week; Tuesday and Thursday mornings); WOW Coordinator (Wednesday after school program from 4-7pm), and Youth Ministry Coordinator (15 hours per/week). To learn more, please contact Pastor Michael Thomas at 815.964.4609 or pmethomas@zionrockford.com for more information.
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