Events and Resources for LCMS Churches and Church Workers in Northern Illinois - October 15, 2016  
 

 
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Learn More About Your District 
The LCMS Northern Illinois District Board of Directors is organizing a series of presentations throughout the district. We will come together to pray and receive God's word as well as to hear stories from New Starts...New Believers and learn more about what the district is and does. There are two regional meetings in October. Each gathering begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Consider attending 
  • Tuesday, October 18, at Immanuel, 200 N Plum Grove Road, Palatine, Illinois
  • Wednesday, October 26, at Immanuel, 950 Hart Road, Batavia, Illinois
Visit www.ni.lcms.org/notice/nid-coming-church-near-you for a complete list of locations and dates. To ensure adequate materials, RSVP to sue.green@ni.lcms.org.
A Special Webinar
Please plan on attending this valuable webinar from Military Outreach USA, Serving Our Veterans Exiting Homelessness, on Wednesday, October 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. When a Veteran exists homelessness and moves to a permanent residence they need the basic essentials with which to set up their new home. This webinar will describe how anyone can help these men and women and their families as they work with the VA to start over. Register here. The LCMS Northern Illinois District is a Military Caring Organization.
NID LCMS Communicators Network Forming
All parish communicators are invited to attend the kickoff meeting for a new district-wide NID LCMS Communicators Network on Thursday, November 10, 10 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 202 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. The goal is to discuss needs as church communicators, set goals for a network group, and provide resources down the road. RSVP by November 7 to Mary Bahn. Lunch is provided FREE by LCEF for the kickoff meeting. To receive group emails, subscribe at office@ni.lcms.org with your name, congregation name and city, and email. Join the Facebook Group at NID LCMS Communicators Network. 
New Starts...New Believers Benefit Dinner
"they will do even greater things" John 14:12 (GW)
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 13, at the Marriott Hotel, Burr Ridge, 5:00 p.m. cash bar, 5:30 p.m. dinner. The dinner is free thanks to a generous donor who believes strongly in the emphasis of New Starts...New Believers. Adults only. Please respond to the NID president's office, ronda.wilmot@ni.lcms.org. Guests will be invited to make a gift toward the work of local missions as we work together in the NID. 
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Spirit of Life Fall Concert
The fall concert theme  for Spirit of Life is "Let There Be Peace On Earth." It will recognize veterans, and the audience is invited to bring basic household and personal hygiene items to concerts for Veterans Exiting Homelessness, a project of Military Outreach USA with the VA. The November concert is at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 195 Nesler Road, Sunday, November 27, 4:30 p.m. This concert also is a benefit for the Veterans Exiting Homelessness Beds for Vets program and a cash donation will be required. Visit www.spiritoflifechorus.org for more information.
Are You Saving Enough to Retire Comfortably?
Lutheran Church Extension Fund's (LCEF) Individual Retirement Accounts can help. LCEF offers a Traditional IRA (contributions may be tax deductible*) and a Roth IRA (contributions grow tax free*). To learn more about LCEF's Traditional or Roth IRA, call 800-843-5233.

LCEF is a nonprofit religious organization; therefore, LCEF investments are not FDIC-insured bank deposit accounts. This is not an offer to sell investments, nor a solicitation to buy. LCEF will offer and sell its securities only in states where authorized. The offer is made solely by LCEF's Offering Circular. Investors should carefully read the Offering Circular, which more fully describes associated risks. Neither LCEF nor its representatives give legal, accounting or tax advice. Consult a tax advisor as to the applicability of this information to your own situation. UMB Bank n.a. serves as the custodian of the LCEF IRA program. 
*Contact your tax advisor for more information.

LCEF Advocate Quarterly Meet and Greet 
The LCEF NID will have their quarterly Advocate Meet-n-Greet Wednesday, October 26, 6 p.m. at Weber Grill, 1010 N. Meacham Road, in Schaumburg. It'll be a great time for fellowship with other LCEF Advocates from our district, over a delicious dinner and drinks.
If your congregation does not already have an LCEF Advocate and you are interested in joining our team to represent your congregation, please email Vanda Toner.

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For Information on LCEF contact Vanda Toner at 708-223-3117 or Vanda.Toner@lcef.org.    October 2016 Rates   facebook.com/lcef.nid 
Consider Planning a Short-term Mission Opportunity in Mexico
Pastor Carlos Catalan, a member of the NID, is pastor at Iglesia Luterana Todos los Santos (All Saints Lutheran Church) in Guadalajara, Mexico, doing excellent work there. Pastor Catalan and the congregation are eager to host short-term mission teams to work with them at various times throughout the year. Please see the attached PDF for more information about the church. This would be a fairly easy short term mission since it is not a great distance, the pastor is someone we know, and many of the members, including Pastor Catalan, speak English. Email Pastor Catalan or Mrs. Karen Corona for more information. Print flyer
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Hurricane Relief
All of your favorite national Lutheran service organizations are sponsoring Hurricane Relief projects in Haiti or elsewhere along Hurricane Matthew's path. For information about what they are doing or to donate, check the websites below:
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.
Benefits of a Professional Church Network
  • Benefits your mission -- Networks benefit the mission of the group itself. Imagine the benefits of the collaboration of church workers for a common cause, telling the world about Jesus!
  • Facilitates your personal growth -- Professional networks provide you with the latest news, inspiration, insights and tools that enable you to grow your gifts and talents.
  • Offers assistance with daily challenges -- There are people who have experienced the same challenges as you. Learn how they have overcome them.
  • Helps others -- You can share your knowledge and experience with others to help them in your common mission.
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FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE
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.

New:  Commissioned workers need to do contact updates in two places:
  1. District Office
  2. Online at www.cwu/lcms.org
LCMS Northern Illinois District, 2301 S. Wolf Road, Hillside, IL 60162
Phone 888-708-LCMS          Email
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