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Events and Resources for LCMS Churches and Church Workers in Northern Illinois - December 15, 2016
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May you be blessed with love, joy, peace and happiness this Christmas season. Ann, Dale, Dan, Judy, Jackie, Karen, Keith, Lori, Mike M., Mike Z., Reuben, Ronda, Sue, Tom, Vanda
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 Pre-Lenten WorhshopConcordia Seminary, St. Louis will host the annual Pre-Lenten Workshop for pastors January 20, 2017, on campus in St. Louis. This workshop includes sermon manuscripts, textual notes, orders of service for midweek services and also suggestions for the Sundays of Lent to help pastors in developing their own worship resources. Learn more at csl.edu/resources/continuinged/pre-lenten-workshop. Registration deadline is January 6, 2017. Online registration, $50 and includes lunch. For more information, call 314-505-7286 or email ce@csl.edu
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 Witness and Outreach WorkshopLCMS Witness & Outreach Ministry will conduct a workshop, Connect to Disciple, which aids congregations in evaluating existing outreach activities and establishing an effective outreach approach to invite, welcome and receive non-churched people into Word and Sacrament ministry. The workshop is scheduled for Friday, January 27, 2017, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, January 28, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 310 N. Broadway, Joliet. For information, email Rev. Karl Hess or call 630-589-6481 (cell), 815-722-3567 X304 (office).
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Workshop: Unified Mission of Church and School Leads to Retention Pastors and other key church staff who need to convey a message of unified ministry in your congregation and in the community, are invited to attend the January 30, 2017, session of the NID Leadership Conference being held at Concordia University Chicago, 7400 August Street, River Forest. Registration is taking place now. See attached for more details.
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Please share in your church bulletin
6th Annual Men's RetreatImmanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere, is hosting its Men's Retreat, April 21 to 23, 2017, for men and their sons (ages 11 and older). The Father and Son Adventure Weekend will be held at Camp LuWiSoMo, 5421 Aspen Road, Wild Rose, Wisconsin. For information contact Dylen Larsen. Print brochure
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Save the Date - Poured Out 2017
All current 5th through 7th graders are invited to join Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1225 E. Second Street, Belvidere, for a weekend of food, music, YMCA, service and friends, June 2-4, 2017. Contact Josh Wold at 815-544-8058 for information. Print flyer
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RESOURCES - In Touch with a Changing World
The following resources are for information and not intended to endorse any idea or practice.
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 Evaluating Your Communication System - Know your community and its people and the best ways to communicate with them. Know how to speak into the pain of people, how to present a message of hope, and how your church can be a sanctuary.
- Be ready for the Lord to send people. Do you have a system for greeting people and making people feel welcome, and then following up with guests?
- Are you inviting new people to gather to learn about your church? Are they attending these smaller gatherings? Are you moving people into small groups, where people can meet other people? There is a restlessness among people, visiting churches and moving around.
- Who is managing this system and its components? What are you budgeting for this system? How you manage and how you budget speaks to how much you value communication, and that speaks to how much you value relationships.
Source: Scott Vaughan Communications
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PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED EVENTS AND NEWS
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"22" Monthly Meeting for Veterans and Active Duty Personnel (from LCC, monthly on 22nd)
Learn More About Your District: Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Feb. 16, and Feb. 23Christmas Music Festival at Trinity, Lisle, December 18, 2016Christmas Concert at First Saint Paul's, December 18, 2016March for Life Chicago, January 15, 2017Epiphany Music Feast, January 22, 2017Walther Christian Academy Dinner Auction, January 29, 2017 Teen Blacklight Dodgeball Tournament in Aurora, January 29, 2017For all of the latest news and events in the LCMS Northern Illinois District visit nidnews.org |
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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. New: Commissioned workers need to do contact updates in two places: - District Office
- Online at www.cwu/lcms.org
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