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St. Louis Call Day Live-Streaming
People interested in Call Day Services at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, can watch the services via live streaming at callday.csl.edu. Two services will be held in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the seminary campus in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 26. Students who will begin a year of serve as vicars or deaconess interns will receive their assignments at a worship service starting at 3 p.m. (CDT). Candidates for the pastoral ministry will receive their first calls to serve as LCMS pastors, deaconesses, chaplains and missionaries at 7 p.m. (CDT). The seminary's help desk will be staffed to handle support calls at 866-333-2064 and 314-505-7231. A test stream will be available before the event so viewers may test their computers in advance. Calls and assignments will be shared on Twitter in real time, use hash tag #CallDay2016.

Assignment and call services at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana,  are on April 26 and 27. Friends and family members who cannot be on campus for the services can watch live by going to www.ctsfw.edu. The assignments and calls will also be posted on the Seminary's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ctsfw and at www.twitter.com/CTSFWedu as they are announced. Vicarage and deaconess internship assignments will be announced in a service on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. The pastoral ministry call service is on Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. 

Illinois Right To Life Banquet
Illinois Right to Life invites you to its annual banquet Tuesday evening, April 26. David Daleiden, the man who went undercover into Planned Parenthood for 30 months and is now the abortion industry's "most wanted" pro-lifer, will be keynote speaker. The banquet will be held at Abbington Distinctive Banquets, 3S002 IL Route 53 in Glen Ellyn. For more details and ticket information go to IllinoisRightToLife.org/banquet or call 312-422-9300. Illinois Right to Life has been a helpful resource to pro-life churches with advocacy, information on issues and voting guides.

Memorial Service for Departed Children
A memorial service for departed children will be held at Zion Lutheran Church's cemetary, 11456 N 11000E Road, Grant Park,  Sunday, May 1,  at 5 p.m. In the sure hope of the resurrection to life everlasting won for us by Jesus Christ, we invite any and all who grieve the death of a child whether through miscarriage, sickness, abortion, accident, or any other tragedy.  Refreshments to follow.  Hosted by NID - LCMS Circuit 27 Life Group and Zion Lutheran Church.

CUC will offer a new course, ASL-2000: Introduction to Deaf Ministry, as a summer intensive from May 17-22. The course will provide American Sign Language (ASL) training for church interpreters, professional church workers and people interested in learning more about Deaf Ministry. More information is available at CUChicago.edu/deafministry along with the registration form, due May 6. For questions, contact Deaconess Kristin Wassilak at Kristin.Wassilak@CUChicago.edu or 708-209-3136.

Elder Training Workshop
A elder training workshop, led by Rev. Keith Haney and Rev.  Jeremy Heilman, will be held at Trinity Luthern Church, 2505 Indiana Avenue, Lansing, on Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fee to attend $5/person or $40 maximum for a group from one congregation. Register by contacting Megan Roe, church@trinitylutheranlansing.com or call 708-474-7997. Print flyer

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May 5, National Day of Prayer - Registered Sites
St. John Lutheran Church & Early Learning Center, 7214 S. Cass Avenue, Darien, will host a Prayer Vigil from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The sanctuary will be open to those in the community who wish to come in and pray. When the Prayer Vigil concludes, a Worship Service will be held at 7 p.m. The public is invited. If you would like more information about this event, call 630-969-7987 or email info@sjlcdarien.org.  Print flyer

St. Matthew Lutheran Church and School, 24500 North Old McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods, will gather outside of the school at 8:30 a.m. to pray for our nation, our nation's military, our firefighters, police and rescue workers, and others. For more information visit  stmattshw.360unite.com/news.

Other congregations hosting day of prayer activities are invited to send their information to us for posting.

Slugs and Bugs Live Concert
Join Immanuel Lutheran Church, 142 E. Third Street, Elmhurst, Friday, May 13, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., for a joy-filled family musical experience featuring animated videos, energetic vocals, and exuberant piano, guitar and mandolin instrumentals. Countless families have been encouraged toward a deeper walk with Jesus while having a great time together. Tickets are available through Eventbrite: Slugs & Bugs Concert or at the door: $5 per person $20 per family. Print flyer

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Benefit Concert
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 5259 S. Major Avenue, Chicago,will hold a benefit concert on Saturday, May 21, 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m. "Glorious" will feature Chicago area professional musicians sharing their talents to benefit Gloria Dei Lutheran School Music Program. Suggested free will donation $20. For more information call 773-581-5259 or visit Facebook.com/gloriousgloriadei.  Print flyer

POURED OUT 2016
POURED OUT is a weekend mission experience, June 3-5, for students entering 6th-8th grade (2016-2017 school year) .  

Students spend the weekend at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere, and get a chance to see just what a mission trip looks like while serving in the Belvidere/Rockford area. It is only $40 for the whole weekend for students to experience serving others through God's love. Registration deadline is May 27. For information, and to register, visit immanueljhm.com/poured-out-2016.

Disciple - Making Summit
The Disciple-Making Summit, June 24-25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 S. Rush Street, Roselle, is an experiential conference designed to help you and your leadership team sharpen yourselves as disciple-makers who are carrying out our Lord's Great Commission. For more information, visit lifespringnetwork.org/event-items/disciple-making-summit-2 or call Life Spring Network at 630-259-8438.