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Events and Resources for LCMS Churches and Church Workers in Northern Illinois - August 1, 2015
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Coal City Disaster Relief Concert
Sanctuary Manhattan Lutheran Mission invites you to come out to be a blessing to the neighboring community of Coal City in the name of Jesus. The event will take place on Sunday, August 2, at 1 p.m. at the Round Barn Farm, 24115 S. Route 51, Manhattan. There will be fun family activities and food available for purchase. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. and will feature The Peter Mayer Group in concert at 4 p.m. For more information visit www.coalcitystrong.org Print flyer
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Community Caregivers
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1025 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park is hosting a program of care for community caregivers, called "Caregivers Cafe", the second Tuesday evening of each month at 7 p.m. and on the second Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Share helpful information, support, listen, or just chat. Coffee and snacks available. For additional information, please call the church office at 708-343-1000.
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August 17 - CLEF Networking Conference
Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation is holding its Annual Networking Conference for teachers in Chicago Lutheran Schools on Monday, August 17. The day-long opportunity for teaching and school enrichment takes place at Walther Christian Academy, 900 Chicago Avenue, Melrose Park. Information booklet is attached Go to website to register
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Start New to Reach New - Interactive Workshop
Have you ever considered that God could use your personal passions, your interests, your hobbies, etc. to reach people with the Word and Good News of Jesus? Well, He can! Join St. Paul Lutheran Church, 85 S. Constitution Drive, Aurora, Saturday, August 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this interactive workshop. No cost. Bring money for lunch. Childcare provided upon request. RSVP to Craig Mattes at cmattes@stpaulaurora.org by August 25.
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Registration Deadline August 14 - Life Together 
The Northern Illinois District invites you to two events on Saturday, August 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1165 S. Westmore Meyers Road, Lombard. Two separate opportunities are offered. Attend one or both: Mission Forum information session in the morning; What Now? What Next? What If? in the afternoon. No charge. Print information/registration form
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Lutheran Layman's League
NID LLL is combining its 2015 LLL District Convention with the Mission U 201 workshop being held on Saturday, September 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery. Everyone is invited to attend Mission U; the topic is "Dealing With Tough Questions." Registration of $10 includes lunch. Event begins at 8:30 a.m. Contact Al Krodel at 630-470-1808.
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Free Community Health Clinic
Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 11503 German Church Road, Burr Ridge, is hosting a FREE community clinic, Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free clinic benefits include:
- Medical/Dental
- Healing Prayer
- Hair Cuts
- Personal Care Products
- Pregnancy Counseling
- And More
Space is limited. First come, first served basis. Visit TLBR.org or call 708-839-1200 for more information or if you are interested in volunteering . Print flyer |
Call for Nominations: Commissioned Minister Delegate to 2016 Synod Convention
Each District of Synod is allowed representation by Rostered Commissioned workers who serve as Advisory Delegates to the 2016 Synodical Convention. The Convention will be held in Milwaukee July 9-14, 2016. If you are interested in having your name nominated as one of those representative delegates, please email Mike Zimmer. Include your name, current place of service and a brief summary of your interest in this representative position. Names will be put before the Teachers Conference in September. Those elected will be notified in early October. One pre-convention meeting is also required of each advisory delegate. Housing and a travel allowance are provided plus a per diem for meal expenses.
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Fall Conference
The Lutheran Altar Guild Federation Fall Conference will be held Saturday, October 17, at Concordia University Chicago, 7400 August Street, River Forest. Guest speaker will be Rev. Michael Frese speaking on "Reverence Around God's Altar From the Front Lines of War to the Local Parish: A Military Chaplain's Perspective." For more information email Renata Ufer or call 847-455-0903. Print flyer
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Rural and Small Town Mission Conference
The 2015 National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference will be held Thursday to Saturday, November 5-7, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Kansas City Airport Marriott Hotel. The conference will address blessings and challenges facing rural and small town congregations today. Adult registration is $200/person. Rooms are $88 per night. Print flyer or go to lcms.org/rstm/conference for more information. Registration is open now.
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Save the Date: New Starts...New Believers Benefit Dinner
"In His season . . . seizing any opportunity to bless" Galatians 6:9-10. The annual New Starts...New Believers Benefit Dinner for our work together in local missions through the LCMS Northern Illinois District will be held Sunday, November 15, at the Marriott Hotel, Burr Ridge, 5:00 p.m. cash bar, 5:30 p.m. dinner. If you are interested in becoming a table host, please email Teri Rice or call 224-250-4738.
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Positions Available
Preschool Director and Preschool Teacher, Elgin
Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool, 195 Nesler Road, Elgin, is seeking both a preschool director and preschool teacher.
Print preschool teacher position description
Various Positions, Hillside
Immanuel Lutheran Church and Immanuel Christian Academy, 2329 S. Wolf Rd, Hillside, are seeking the following part-time positions. Send resumes to Matthew Kamien at mkamien@immanuel-hillside.org.
- Administrative assistant (20 hours per week) to oversee all administrative duties related to the school and church office
- Financial manager (8-10 hours per week) to oversee payroll and school/church accounts.
- Two aftercare assistants to work Monday-Friday. Times will be 2:30-5:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:30 p.m. There will be 10 days throughout the year that the aftercare staff will provide daycare for families when school is not in session. Previous experience working with children is a plus.
- Morning Pre-Kindergarten Teacher. Must have proper certification (Early Childhood Certificate or Professional Teacher License). Previous experience working with children and/or teaching is a plus.
- Afternoon Pre-Kindergarten Assistant. Must have proper certification (Paraprofessional Certification). Previous experience working with children is a plus.
Music Ministries, SycamoreSt. John Lutheran Church, 26555 Brickville Road, Sycamore, is looking for one or several different people to serve in various music positions. Salaries based upon experience. Contact Pastor Weinhold at 815-895-4477 or pastorw@stjohnsycamore.org by August 15 if you are interested. The positions are:
- Adult Choir Director - weekly practices, worship twice a month and festivals
- Bell Choir Director - weekly practices, worship once a month
- Choir Accompanist - weekly practices, worship twice a month and festivals
- Part-time organist (once a month)
Part-time Site Operations Director and Outdoor Education Director, Kingston
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Young Investors (Y.I.) Club
Explore Lutheran Church Extension Fund's new website for toddlers, tweens and teens, playing fun and educational games, and learning stewardship concepts. If you have questions about the Lutheran Church Extension Fund of the Northern Illinois District, please email Sue Green or call 708-223-3117. View lcef.org or print flyer. For loans and investments, check LCEF's August 2015 rates. |
RESOURCES* - In Touch with a Changing World
*The following resources are for information and not intended to endorse any idea or practice. Hopefully they will help us understand more of what is going on around us. NID Rostered Church Workers are invited to submit articles or resources for consideration.
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 JOY Is Physical Vitality
"Joy in the midst of suffering" is one of those Christian paradoxes that often confounds. The suffering part is all too obvious. The joy is more sneaky, harder to spot. Read more: GracePlace Lutheran Wellness Ministries |
For Pastors' Wives
'By Faith, Sarah'
Relational wellbeing encompasses so much of what we do, because we are created as relational beings. Read more: Relational Wellbeing
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 Looking At Your Bulletin From the Outside
Your weekly bulletin should not only serve your members but visitors, too. Here are a couple of ways to share information with visitors: - Omit acronyms. At best they confuse your members and visitors will have no idea of what they mean.
- Include complete contact names. Use "Contact Mary Smith" not "Contact Mary."
- For events, include verbiage such as "ALL are welcome." Visitors may think your events are only for members.
- Provide background information when appropriate. Background information provides a starting point for visitors. Without it, it may appear that you are starting in the middle of a story.
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Church Workers:
All rostered and non-rostered church workers are asked to please update their NID contact information when there is a change of email, address, phone, etc., or if new in the district.
Rostered workers need to do contact updates in three places:
1. District Office
2. Online on your SET or LEIF profile
3. Online on your LCMS Rosters and Statistics profile
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