Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the ELCA   
                   
         
            

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ADDED TO THE WEBSITE.... MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Added to the Website:
Parish Paper for July 2009:  Lay Testimonials Strengthen Financial Giving

Parish Paper for August 2009:  Shepherding Congregations Through Grief Storms

Adrienne Martin of American Lutheran Church, Bourbonnais. has created a power point presentation on Greening of American Lutheran Church which can be adapted to use in your congregation. Click here.

 
Mark Your Calendars:
July 9 - Parenting Experiment led by Pastor Rich Melheimm - To be held at Resurrection Lutheran, Bloomington. Check under Inside Synod Events for more information.
 
September 21-22-23 - Professional and Lay Leaders Retreat - To be held at Lake Williamson, Carlinville. Watch for complete details
                                   
October 8 & 9  - Faith Conference: It’s Not Just for Sundays !!  Sponsored by the West Central Conference, to be held at St. John Lutheran, Springfield. Check under Inside Synod Events for more information.
                                     
October 12 & 13 - Vital Congregations-Just Communities -  A community organizing training event to be held at Resurrection, Bloomington.  Complete details to be posted soon.
 
November 4 - Professional Boundaries Workshop to be held at Mt. Vernon
 
November 5 - Professional Boundaries Workshop to be held at St. John, Bloomington
NEXT YEAR'S SYNOD ASSEMBLY.....MARK THIS DATE!

MAY 20-22, 2010
ELCA WORSHIP EVENTS...

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

I am writing today to invite your support for the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Central/Southern Illinois Synod. The Worship and Liturgical Resources section of the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA continues to develop worship materials that surround and support Evangelical Lutheran Worship.  The work of interpretation is crucial to the ongoing goal of renewing this church’s worship.
 
A major step in this ongoing work will be the 2009 Worship at the Center events which will be held in three locations across the ELCA this summer.  These retreats will allow people to think about and experience how we mark and contextualize the central events of our faith in the liturgies of Ash Wednesday and the Three Days.  We will be examining how Evangelical Lutheran Worship invites us to keep these central days as well as the meaning of this journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter for ourselves and for the world. Complete information is at: www.elca.org/worshipevents2009.
 
I would ask you to give prayerful consideration to assist in the effort to publicize and encourage participation in these events by sharing the attached event flyer with members of your congregations. 
 
Thank you for your partnership and leadership in the ministry of Word and Sacrament.  May you and those you serve find renewal, strength, and hope in our common Lenten journey from death to life in the great and holy days ahead!
 
Yours in Christ,
 
Bishop Warren D. Freiheit 
 

 

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