Crosspoint: the first yearCrosspoint Lutheran Church, a new start in Lakewood, Illinois, celebrated its first birthday on Mother's Day weekend. Here's a look at the first year: |
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Spring Pastoral AssignmentsNew church workrs assigned to our district from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, on May 1 included Pastor Candidate Jacob Dickerhoff as Associate, Christ the Rock, Rockford, to be Church Planter for Risen Savior Lutheran Mission in Byron. Vicars assigned were Andrew Bartholomew to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elmhurst, and Joseph Llewellyn to Christ the Rock, Rockford. Vicars assigned to the NID on May 2 from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., are David M. Buchs to St. John, Wheaton, and Jonathan V. Meyer to St. Paul's, Lockport. (There were no pastoral placements in the NID from the Fort Wayne seminary.) |
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Serve Social 2012Would your LCMS Northern Illinois District youth group like to win an iPad and digital cameras or a pizza party as part of doing a community service project? Check out the new district "Serve Social" contest for youth, May 1 - June 30. |
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Stewardship Under the CrossStewardship for the Confessional Lutheran Parish. Free workshop sponsored by NID and led by Rev. H.R. Curtis at Bethany, Naperville. This will be the first of several special-focus stewardship workshops being held in the NID this year. Get all the details |
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Golden Apple WinnerJennifer Egen, an LCMS commissioned minister and
second grade teacher at Rockford Lutheran Academy, was honored as a Golden
Apple recipient on April 20 by Golden Apple of Rockford, Illinois. She was one
of five Golden Apple winners in Rockford from more than 500 nominees. Evaluations, classroom observations and
interviews are held to choose the winners. Jennifer has been teaching nine
years, fulfilling a dream since childhood. She is married to Jon Egen, who is a
math teacher at Rockford Lutheran High School. Winning teachers are
inducted into the Golden Apple Teacher Academy to share in promoting excellence
in education and mentoring of other teachers. |
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Christ's Mission Thrives on PrayerPrayer for Week of May 13: Dear God, we give thanks today for the gift of mothers and give thanks for the influence of mothers in our families and society. We especially ask that you inspire us to see the needs of hurting mothers in our community and reach out to them through New Starts...New Believers. Prayer Guide April through June 2012 |
