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ABC Connect
Keeping the ABC District Connected. |
Issue #26
July 4th, 2011
Third Sunday after Pentecost |
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O God, from whom all good proceeds, grant to us, your humble servants, that by your holy inspiration we may think the things that are right and by your merciful guiding accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. |
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Our hope is that we can better communicate the happenings around our district to both our Church Workers as well as the members of our congregations. Any information may be used in bulletins, newsletters, calendars, and announcements.
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Prayers
 For Rev. Al Stanfel, former District President of the Ontario District, whose health continues to deteriorate.
For Rev. Vern Vansteenberg as he prepares to undergo surgery for his cancer.
For God's blessing upon all of the seminary candidates
who have come to congregations in our District and are beginning
their ministry. |
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Mission Prayer
Lord Jesus, in this season of travel we take comfort in knowing that you understand the needs of the traveller since you yourself were constantly on the move walking with the Twelve. Help us bring an unhurried hospitality to all those who travel through our midst. May we be continually looking for ways to direct all travellers passing through our congregation or homes to their eternal home. In your most precious name we pray. Amen.
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Calls
Rev. Simon Cooper from the Lutheran Church of Australia has received the call to serve as Associate Pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Stony Plain, AB.
Rev. Reinhard Dittmer from the Vermillion/Mannville, AB parish has received the call to Christ Lutheran Church, Mellowdale, AB.
Rev. Tom Kruesel, from Campbell River, BC has received the call to First/Zion Lutheran Churches in Lloydminster/McLaughlin, AB.
For the most up to date information regarding calls, please visit www.lccabc.ca/calls
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Upcoming Events:
- Lutheran Teachers' Association - August 15-18 - Prince of Peace, Calgary, AB. For more information, click here.
- Lutheran Foundation - Sept. 18, 2011 - All Saints Lutheran - Edmonton, AB (12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
- AB Church Workers Conference - October 3-6, 2011 at Camp Kuriakos, Sylvan Lake, BC - contact Rev. Carl Bogda
- BC Church Workers Conference - October 3-6, 2011 at Camp Luther, Mission, BC - contact Rev. Lee Loveridge
- Regional Outreach Conference ( ROC ) - October 14-15, Vancouver, BC
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Online and On the Go
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Meet our Australian Brothers and Sisters
This week we invite you to meet St. Paul's Lutheran Church located in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Their Mission - "To be strong in faith, have courage to reach out to others and accept all people".
St. Paul's is currently vacant and is served Sundays by visiting Pastors. They offer a 10 a.m. traditional service with a communion service the first Sunday of the Month.
According to LCA's website they currently have 77 members.
Please keep the congregation of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in your prayers. |
Regional Church Worker Conferences
Oct 3 - 6 2011
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LCMS 2011 Worship Conference
Seward, Nebraska.
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Upcoming 2011 Anniversaries
- 100th Anniversary of Christ Lutheran Church, Mellowdale, AB - July 9-10.
- 50th Anniversary of St. Luke, Surrey, BC - Sept 17-18
- 25th Anniversary of Concordia Lutheran, Edmonton, AB - Sept 25.
- 100th Anniversary of St. Paul, Medicine Hat, AB - Oct. 8 - 9
- 100th Anniversary of St. John's, Vernon, BC - Nov. 11 - 13
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A Request from the Parish and School Services Department
Parish and Schools services are still seeking your questions and comments which will enable the Department and staff to compile a survey ( read full post ) in determining the needs of our workers and their families and which will be utilized in determining "appropriately beneficial" opportunities to the spouses of church workers.
Questions and comments can be forwarded to Daryl Becker . You may also phone him at 780-474-0063 (ext. 110), leaving a message if he is not in the office.
In order to get the survey out to the congregations, workers, and workers' families in time to share results at this fall's Workers Conferences, please have questions and comments to Daryl by the end of June.
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"Go!" Has officially launched!
"Go!" ... a blog devoted to discussing God's Mission (the missio Dei) will:
- Advance missional theology and strategy;
- Equip God's people to be missionaries in a post-church culture;
- Direct people to missionary opportunities and training sessions;
- Inspire God's people (and congregations) to see themselves as missionaries to their communities;
- Promote and share the stories of God's people as they participate in God's mission to the lost.
View Now:
- C.F. W. Walther: Each Christian is a Missionary ...Every Church a "Mission House"!
- John the Baptist & Pregnancy Care Centres.
- Feed Your Brain: A "Servolution" Story".
Visit the "GO!" the blog at: http://goandmake.ca/ to read all available articles, contemplate others comments, and leave your own opinions. |
What does this mean? 
--Think that you have figured it out? Stay tuned! --- |
Short-term Summer Mission Trip opportunities!
Looking for something to do this summer that will give you an opportunity to enjoy God's creation while sharing the Gospel of Jesus as the same time? A Short-term mission trip might fill the bill! The following opportunities are:
1. The BC Mission Boat is in need of short-term missionaries for the week of July30 -August 6. A volunteer team will be working in the coastal community of Klemtu. For more information, visit: www.bcmissionboat.org or call 1-877-303-2323.
2. Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kitimat, BC is running two VBS's during the week of August 8-12. One of the VBS's will be in the town of Kitimat and the other one will be in Kitimaat Village (a First Nation's community). If interested, contact Rev. Clint Magnus at: 1-250-632-6962.
3. LAMP Canada has a number of short term mission trips planned for the summer. For more information, visit: http://www.lampministry.org/.
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Pastor Humour
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet. |
Riverbend needs your help, if you are in, or will be in the Edmonton area on July 18-22 and would like to help out contact Jenn Shack at jenn@riverbendlutheran.com. or 780.430.7382. The main need is for 'Crew Leaders' and 'Assistant Crew Leaders' both no prep jobs which only requires you to interact with 8-10 children as they move from VBS stations. You can click on the big panda at www.riverbendlutheran.com to check out their VBS website or go here for more information. |
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Golden, BC
2011 Slo-Pitch National (SPN) Rulebook - get it online!
Registration ( Word Doc ) |
Resource of the Week
Close the Back Door: Ways to Create a Caring Congregational Fellowship
by Harre, Alan F.
Every church has them-inactive members who drop out of church life. Statistics show that more and more individuals every year become "backdoor losses." It's a growing problem. Who are these people? What are they really like? Why do they drift away from the Church?
...more details |
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Feedback Requested
Have you read any of the Resources of the Week? Any ideas for future ones? Please share them with us, and we will look into them! |
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Chaplain's Conference
All volunteer and full-time ABC District Chaplains may attend.
The Social Ministry Committee is organizing a Chaplain's Conference for all volunteer and full-time chaplains. The presenter will be Rev. Steve Unger (LCMS) who is a chaplain to the FBI and serves at two New York city hospitals. In order to cut down on costs, the Chaplain's Conference will follow the Alberta Church Worker's conference. The conference will be October 6-7, 2011 at Camp Kuriakos, Alberta. The cost will be minimal for attendees. Watch future ABC Connects for details. For more information, contact Rev. Phillip Washeim at rlcvic@rlcvic.ca or call 250-478-4149.
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Summer Events
Are you planning it? ( camps, VBS's etc.) We'd love to hear about it!
Send us the details, (date, time, theme etc.) so we can include them in our Summer Events section of our site. Current Listings Postings can be emailed to news@lccabc.ca. |
Canadian Lutheran Stories Wanted
If it happened we would love to hear about it!
Please email any contributions to Sharlene.
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God's Blessings on your week!
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