The following information is from the Public Relations department at Synod:  

Perhaps you're already aware of this, but this month we are launching a campaign for The Wittenberg Project (www.thewittenbergproject.org) and with it a special opportunity for our Lutheran schools to engage in the project by joining something called the Reformation 500 Club. Basically, we are offering them a chance to take part in the Gospel outreach that is being done through The Wittenberg Project, and congregation and schools in the Reformation 500 Club commit to each raising $500 over the course of the next school year. Here is more info on just the club: http://thewittenbergproject.org/reformation-500-club/.

We have quite a few PR activities in the works to get the word out on this. We have a Reformation 500 Club flyer already complete, a poster in the works, and a few other materials. This should be fun for the schools -- they get to choose how they raise their $500 and it is perfect for the teachers/principals who have not yet chosen a service project or cause to support for the next school year. This is a church-wide project, and we'd love to get everyone involved.

Pre-Retirement Workshop

Concordia Plan Services and the South Wisconsin District are hosting two 1-day workshops for professional church workers and their spouses to help them understand the process and importance of planning for retirement. 

• Basic Finances & Budgeting
• Retirement Income & Concordia Plan Changes
• Health Care & Costs
• Envisioning Retirement Life
• Advance Directives
• Personal Q&A Time (As time allows)

                                        September 12, 2014                                                 September 13, 2014 

                                               9am to 3pm                                                               9am to 3pm

                                    Bethlehem Lutheran Church                                      South Wisconsin District Office

                                  300 Broadway Dr., Sun Prairie                                     8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee

There is no cost to attend these workshops!  The district will be providing morning refreshments and lunch. But advance registration is needed for planning. You can register by contacting Karen Rayner no later than Monday, August 22, 2014. We will need your name, spouses name if attending, email address and your phone number. Shortly before the workshop you will receive some preliminary worksheets to complete, as well as questions to begin asking yourself about your potential retirement.