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 Welcome to the E-Communique, the official e-news magazine of the Atlantic District.
You may have noticed that the E-Communique has taken on a new look. We have made a few simple changes to allow our readers to access information in a more efficient way. Your feedback is welcome. Please email Kristen Schulz with comments, suggestions and articles for the next issue.
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Letter from the President
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When I first heard it on the radio, my ears couldn't take it in, so they removed some zeroes. The Big Bailout, my ears told me, was $700,000,000. "Wow," I thought, "that's a lot of debt to take on." Then, ten minutes later, the story was repeated. And the zeroes made their way through my cortex. $700,000,000,000!!! That's more than even Bill Gates has in the bank. Click here to read more.
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Witness in the Public Square |
Dear Friends,
Since 2002, subsequent to the events of September 11 and my opportunity to bring public witness at Yankee Stadium on September 23, 2001, I have been honored to host the Witness in the Public Square Luncheon, recognizing those who have made an outstanding contribution to missions and exhibited their faith in the public arena. This year I am delighted to announce we will be honoring the following individuals: Mr. Gerard J. Arpey
Chairman, President and CEO, AMR Corp. and American Airlines
Rev. Charles Mueller, Jr.
Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle, IL
Mrs. Linda K. Reiser
Board of Directors, Lutheran World Relief
Mr. John and Deacon Deborah Vergara
Members at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hicksville, NY
I cordially invite you attend this luncheon recognizing their leadership. The proceeds will benefit the Atlantic District Mission Society of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and will be held:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
11:30 am
New York Athletic Club
180 Central Park South, New York.
For reservations or to receive an invitation, please call Carol Mittelstaedt at 914 337-5700 ext 6. or email: carolmittel@aol.com
In Christ,
Rev. Dr. David H. Benke
President of the Atlantic District - LCMS
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Sharing Congregational Resources: Best Practices...Innovative Ideas
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Sharing Congregational Resources is an opportunity for congregations
in Nassau and Suffolk to hear from one another about
exciting ways ministry is happening in these areas:
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Sunday School
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Vacation Bible School
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Confirmation
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Youth Ministry
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Outreach
Click here for info and
registration. Bring a team from your congregation!
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Part-time Bookkeeper Needed
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The
Atlantic District is looking for a part time bookkeeper. The position is
available immediately. A detailed description of duties and minimum requirements
may be found here at the District website.
Please
assist us by forwarding this to qualified, responsible applicants. We
would also appreciate having the information included in your
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Stop, Drop & Pray
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The Atlantic District Mission Society is committed to prayer. We have a weekly prayer email that goes out listing outreach/mission prayer requests. If you would like to email a prayer request or sign up to receive the prayer email, please contact Carol Mittelstaedt at carolmittel@aol.com (you can unsubscribe yourself at any time).
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ZAP! Youth Ministry - Events and Mission Trip Opportunities!
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Whether your church has two teenagers in the pews or 50 youth in confirmation, the Atlantic District wants to serve you! If you have any questions about youth ministry resources or ways to connect with other churches in your area, don't hesitate to contact Jennn Partlow: jennn@oursaviorlutheran.org.
Check out information on the upcoming Sr. High Halloween event held at Our Savior-Fishkill!Take a look at other opportunities for your youth, both jr. and sr. high, to participate!Top of Page |
ATLANTIC
DISTRICT LUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE
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Mission Grants update
This past month we were able to send $5,000 to Lutheran
Blind Mission. This grant was approved
at the 2006-2008 biennium, but they were not able to implement opening a new
outreach center in NYC before the end of the biennium. Redeemer
Lutheran Church,
Bayside has agreed to open an LBM outreach center. We rejoice that we are able to partner with
this ministry.
We continue to work on funding Mission Grant #6, Seminary
Tuition - $5,000. We need approximately
$4,000 to fund this grant.
Please continue to send mite money to Virginia Wirsing, Financial
Secretary, 4 Garden Lane,
Yaphank, NY 11980.
SAVE THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE...SAVE THE DATE
"Look to the Hills...God Reigns" - Portland Convention, June 25-28, 2009
LOOK! Look like a million bucks in your official
LWML convention shirt. What a
fashionable addition to your convention wardrobe. This convention promises outstanding speakers,
inspirational worship, servant activities, singing, Bible studies, fellowship
and so much more. You can't even imagine what will happen when thousands of
Lutheran Women in Mission gather at the Oregon Convention Center
in Portland.
Plans to carry out the theme
"Look to the Hills...God Reigns" are moving forward. The keynote speaker is Ruth Koch, who is
author of Prepare to Serve! and a
regular contributor to the Lutheran
Woman's Quarterly. Rev. Dr. Warren
Schumacher, President of the Northwest District of the LCMS, will serve as
worship designer and proclaimer for the opening communion worship service. The proclaimer for the closing worship service
will be Rev. Carl Gnewuch, LWML Senior Pastoral Counselor and Administrative
Pastor of Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Birmingham,
Michigan. You won't want to miss it! To order your convention shirt and get the
latest information visit www.lwml.org.
Atlantic District LWML News
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Hymn Fest and Worship Workshop
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Presented by Concordia's Cade Center
On Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October
4, the Cade Center for Worship and Church Music will
present a Hymn Festival and Workshop in Global Music and Traditional
Worship. All events will be held in the
Schultz Chapel on the campus of Concordia
College, Bronxville, NY.
Friday evening's Hymn Festival will
be presented by Dr. David Cherwien, Cantor of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and Director
of the National Lutheran Choir. Renowned
church organist, conductor, composer, and improviser, Cherwien is noted for his
improvisational/creative approach to hymn singing. Keynote speaker for the Saturday Workshop
will be Dr. Paul Westermeyer, Professor of Church Music and Cantor for Luther
Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Both Cherwien and Westermeyer will participate as clinicians during the
Saturday Workshop along with Dr. Paul Grime, Associate Professor and Dean of
the Chapel at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Former executive director of the Lutheran
Church- Missouri Synod Commission on Worship, Dr. Grime served as project
director for the Lutheran Service Book,
the Synod's new hymnal, and its companion volumes. Rev. Dr. Dien Ashley Taylor, pastor of Redeemer Evangelical
Lutheran Church
in the Bronx, will present in the area of
music and worship in the culturally diverse parish.
Admission for the 8:00pm Friday Hymn
Festival is $15. The cost of the
Saturday Worship Workshop is $45, which includes a catered lunch. For further information, contact the Cade Center
at (914) 337-9300, x2427.
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| The Concordia Academy to Convene on October 11, 2008 |
The
Concordia Academy, an annual symposium on theology, liturgy, and church
music, will convene at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bayside, NY, on
Saturday, October 11, 2008.
The theme for this year's conference will be "Lutheran Ethos in Time of War." Our tentative schedule is as follows:
9:00 a.m Registration10:00 a.m. The Order of Matins11:00 a.m. Dr. Lowell Green State University of New York at Buffalo "Lutheranism Under the Third Reich"12:00 noon Rev. Dr. Martin Conkling Concordia College at Bronxville, NY "The Concept of 'Just War' in Luther and the Lutheran Confessions"1:00 p.m. LunchThe
registration fee received before October 1st is $20. Please send your
payment to the address below. Registration the day of the academy is
$25. Makes checks payable to Redeemer Lutheran Church (not to
Concordia Academy). You may specify Concordia Academy in the memo line
of the check. Redeemer Lutheran Church is located in the northeast corner of Queens, NY, near the Throgs Neck Bridge.
Redeemer Lutheran Church 36-01 Bell Blvd. Bayside, NY 11361 Please call 718 229-5770 or e-mail revhamer@verizon.net for more information. |
| Save the Date |
October 18-19, 2008 Sr. High Halloween ZAP Event at Our Savior-Fishkill
October 21, 2008 Witness in the Public Square @ New York Athletic Club
October 25, 2008 Sharing Congregational Resources at Trinity-Islip
November 7, 2008 ECE Director's Conference @ Concordia College
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If you would like to submit an article for publication in the E-Communique, please send it via email to Kristen Schulz @
Thank you and God's Blessings!
Atlantic District LCMS
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
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