Join Chicago-area faith
leaders (including Bishop Wayne N. Miller) at a summit to
advance justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians.
This event will bring together leaders from a wide variety
of organizations to find common ground, build momentum and
widen the network of people who share our concerns and act
for justice, peace and reconciliation for Israelis and
Palestinians. The event will be held on Sunday, August 17,
2008, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m., at Elmhurst College, Lower Level of
Hammerschmidt Memorial, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL
60126.
Please register today by contacting Lynn Pollack at the
American Friends Service Committee at 312-427-2533 or
lpollack@afsc.org.
Next
meeting: Tuesday,
August 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church
611 Randolph Street
Oak Park, IL 60302-3217
Mike Stanch, from the Synod Environmental Group,
will be explaining the new Com Ed incentives for energy reductions and
explaining the Synod Loan program for retrofitting light fixtures.
PAI is a group of church business administrators
who gather every other month to share resources and discuss topics to help our
parishes (and the administrators who run them) work more efficiently; enabling
congregations to carry out their mission and vision.
All church administrators are welcome - full or part time, paid or volunteer.
Join us.
To suggestion topics for the agenda, contact the host and
chair of the meeting is Vicki May at 708-848-4741 or
churchoffice@GoodShepherdLC.org.
This workshop,
offered by Region 6 of the ELCA, examines the dynamics of
multiple staff ministry, and offers ways of effectively
engaging in multiple staff ministry. The workshop is
planned for teams of both clergy and non-clergy, full-time
and part time. Click here
for more information. The registration deadline is August
22, 2008.
The American
Heart Association and the American Red Cross both recommend
that automatic external defibrillators (AEDS) be placed in
all public buildings. The synod office has purchased an AED
and has provided training to the entire staff and recommends
that all congregations consider placing AEDS in their
buildings. The reasons are outlined
here.
Lutheran
Outdoor Ministries Center (LOMC) and Lutherdale
Ministries invite you to a Christian Concert music
explosion on August 23, 2008, from 12 – 10 p.m. at the
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center located at 834 IL Rt.
2 South, Oregon, IL 61061.
The concert will feature
musical guests Agape, Peder Eide & Band, Lightswitch,
Electra 225, the Bethany Youth Choir and Adult Choir,
35°, Two Cent Offering, and more. Tickets are $10 in
advance, and $15 at the gate.
For details, go to
www.jumpmusicfest.org, contact LOMC at
815-732-2220,
www.lomc.org, or Lutherdale at 262-742-2352,
www.lutherdale.org. This is a benefit concert
supporting the Widening the Circle Project (Jim Zei,
project director).
The
synod will hold its next All-synod Worship Service, “A
Celebration of Faith - Conversation and Communion,” on
Sunday, August 31, 2008, at the Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60615.
Beginning at 3 p.m., Bishop Miller will be leading a
discussion about Stewardship of Life. The worship service
will include the celebration of the Eucharist, and will
begin at 4:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend both parts of this event. The
final All-synod Worship Service for this year will take
place on November 30, 2008.
The Guild Comes to Chicago: Art Weekend
Workshop at the Lutheran School
of Theology at Chicago
September 19-20, 2008
The mission of the Grünewald
Guild, an ecumenical Christian community, is to promote and
encourage creativity within individuals and congregations in
response to the mystery of creation through the exploration
of art and faith. This fall, the Guild is pleased to offer
an experience celebrating its unique community in a central
location. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC)
is hosting a short seminar with four classes from which to
choose:
Visual Art: Communicating
the Gospel with Richard Caemmerer
Basics of Bead Jewelry
Design & Creation with Glenn Doering
Shapes of Faith: Heavenly
Geometry with Victoria Martin
Playing with Clay-Paper
Shapes with Ruth Sinclair
The hours of the event are
Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:30-9:00 p.m. and Saturday,
September 20, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with a one-hour
break for lunch. The evening on Friday will begin with a
short meditation and the day on Saturday will conclude with
a festive celebration of their work together. The cost is
$75 plus a fee for materials per class. Meals will not be
provided. Housing at LSTC is available on a limited basis.
Contact the Guild at 509-763-3693 or office@artfaith.com,
or register online at
www.artfaith.com/program/fall.
Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA 1420 West Dickens Avenue
Chicago, Illinois - 60614-3004
Lutheran
Outdoor Ministries Center (LOMC) and Lutherdale
Ministries invite you to a Christian Concert music
explosion on August 23, 2008, from 12 – 10 p.m. at the
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center located at 834 IL Rt.
2 South, Oregon, IL 61061.
Mike Stanch, from the Synod Environmental Group,
will be explaining the new Com Ed incentives for energy reductions and
explaining the Synod Loan program for retrofitting light fixtures.
The
synod will hold its next All-synod Worship Service, “A
Celebration of Faith - Conversation and Communion,” on
Sunday, August 31, 2008, at the Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60615.
Beginning at 3 p.m., Bishop Miller will be leading a
discussion about Stewardship of Life. The worship service
will include the celebration of the Eucharist, and will
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