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Synod Prayers
Prayers of thanksgiving for Owen Allen Gordon (9 lbs. 1oz 21 inches) born to Rev. Rebecca & Trent Gordon and big sister Amelia, June 17 2010.
www.nisynod.org/prayers
NIS candidates for rostered ministry
See the whole prayer list.
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August Birthdays
1 Rev. Michel Clark
2 Rev. Herbert Priester
8 Rev. Howard Jacobson
10 Rev. John Heins
10 Rev. Robert Linstrom
12 Rev. Robert Kasperson
12 Rev. David Hedlin
14 Rev. Joshua Auchenbach
15 Rev. Randy Willers
17 Rev. Kathryn Whitney
17 Rev. Katharine Zimmerman
18 Rev. David Miley
19 Rev. Alfred Beck
22 Rev. Lowell Albee, Jr.
28 Rev. Harold Hoekstra
29 Rev. Dr. Linda Kersten
29 Rev. Dr. Robert Dealey |
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2010 Discipleship Gatherings:
The Faith Practices
Followers of Jesus are inspired to develop practices and patterns for living that characterize a life that is devoted to daily discipleship. Seven common practices have been identified as key to model and nurture. All gatherings will begin at 7pm with registration at 6:30 pm, except for Messiah, Galva on 11/14 which will begin at 4 pm (pre-registration is not necessary). Attend 9/9 in Belvidere, 9/21 in Stockton, 10/5 in Crystal Lake, 10/21 in Sterling, 11/4 in Mendota, 11/11 in Moline, 11/16 in Joliet, or 11/14 in Galva (4pm) NOTE NEW DATE. Find out more about the Discipleship Gatherings...(Above artwork available on the Discipleship Gathering web page in both color and black & white for your use in congregational publications).
You are invited to join others from the Northern Illinois Synod on a Companion Synod & Partner Parish Visit to India July 25 - August 5, 2011. It is a 12-day trip with optional extension to Delhi & the Taj Mahal August 4-7, 2011. Rev. Gary Erickson, Synod Companion Parish Coordinator, will lead the group. Find out more and download a brochure here.
R egister online for the Professional Leaders Conference with Susan Briehl and Marty Haugen September 27-29, 2010 at Bishop Lane Retreat Center, Rockford.
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| Churchwide News & Resources |
 ELCA-primary plan members, September 30 is your last day to take the health assessment and earn $150. More...
Also - Find out more about the Wellness Wheel and connect with others who try to have healthy lives at Live Well ELCA on Facebook. www.facebook.com/livewellelca
More than seven hundred people gathered at Stuttgart, Germany, for The Lutheran World Federation Eleventh Assembly to discuss the future direction of this global communion which now includes 145 member churches in 79 countries. Find out more about the LWF and see highlights of the assembly at www.elca.org/lwf
On Sept. 21, churches and communities throughout the world are committing to the International Day of Prayer for Peace (IDPP) through prayer, meditation and other forms of spiritual observance. See www.elca.org/nonviolence
Resources for Companion Synod Relationships - The updated Companion Synod Handbook has information for a travel group in situations requiring evacuation (p. 35), the protocol agreement on companion synod relationships adopted by the ELCA Conference of Bishops (Appendix 1), and on how to connect with scholars from your international companion (Appendix 9). See ELCA Companion Synods.
Fast Facts According to the Economic Research Service of the USDA, food insecure people are defined as those consuming less than the nutritional target of 2,100 calories per day per person. In 2010, approximately 882 million people are food insecure.
 This week at The Lutheran:
Evangelism gets new wheels: The ELCA rolls out grassroots approach (photo at right).
What can our spaces become?: Building church communities in unlikely places.
Taking the class outside: Congregation's preschoolers learn in the great outdoors.
Open 'Book of Concord': It brings focus to the word of God.
Also: Concordia president dies.
Also: ELCA's Dana College closing.
Also: ELCA: Budget cut, restructuring ahead.
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Looking for a Good Home: Bethlehem, Rockford has the following dinnerware to give to a congregation: (numbers approximate) 147 Dinner Plates, 110 Cups, 186 Small Plates (green trim), 80 Small Plates (white), 19 Small Sauce dishes (white), 55 Bread & Butter plates. Anyone interested in acquiring these items, please contact Bethlehem Lutheran at 815-874-2570.
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