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Parish Administrators Meeting

The next in-person meeting of the Parish Administrators is scheduled for Monday, July 22, 2024 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 195 Nesler Rd, Elgin, IL 60124. We will begin at noon with a light lunch.

Early Bird Registration ends today: Lay Leadership Summit

From rural to urban ministries, small to large congregations, and whether you are new to church leadership or a seasoned veteran, we are grateful for each of our lay leaders.

We know you need support and encouragement as you serve where the Lord has placed you. This is why the LCMS Northern Illinois District is hosting an inaugural Lay Leadership Summit on August 24, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Walther Christian Academy, 900 Chicago Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160.

• Select sectionals which interest you most
• Early Bird Registration ends TODAY! Early Bird registration is $20.00
• After June 15, 2024, registration is $30.00

Registration is open: Parish Professionals

All Illinois Parish Professionals are encouraged to attend the Illinois Parish Professional Retreat at Camp CILCA in the Central Illinois District on September 26-28, 2024 .

This retreat would be great for pastors, DCEs, deaconesses, lay youth leaders, or anyone serving their congregation in the area of youth ministry.

61st Convention of the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

The 61st Convention will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, 2025 at Concordia University Chicago. Delegate, nomination, recommendation, and overture forms and information are now available.

Craft and Folk Art Sale

Bethany Lutheran Church, 1550 Modaff Rd., Naperville, IL 60565, is hosting their 34th Annual Craft and Folk Art Sale on Saturday, November 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Email cparadiseblg@gmail.com for information.

2025 LCMS Youth Gathering

Many congregations and youth groups are starting to plan for the 2025 National Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Your NID coordinators, David Meier (Immanuel, East Dundee) and Alex Brice (St. Marks, St. Charles), are ready to assist with questions you might have as you begin planning. The attachment from the LCMS Youth Ministry Office will also help as you start the preparation.

Watch for more detail as it becomes available. There will be an in-person NYG training for NID leaders in the future. Watch for that date.

Church Worker Care Team: Continuing to Care for our Called Church Workers

The Church Worker Care Team emerged several years ago from the efforts of our Wellness Committee, reflecting one of our core mission and vision values:

WELLNESS: Promoting and encouraging health and vitality in congregations, schools, ministries, professional workers, and lay-leaders.

Today, the Care Team continues this mission by providing support for our Called Church Workers. The team offers a listening ear, encouragement, support, coaching, and prayer.

If you are a Called Church Worker, please visit our webpage to learn more about our Care Team and how to connect with them.

Sabbatical Scholarships

LCEF recognizes the toll ministry can have on a church worker, and they care. This is why LCEF is providing four ministry sabbatical scholarships of $5,000 to help church workers taking their first ministry sabbatical.

Applicants will have until October 31, 2024 to work with their team to come up with a preliminary plan and other documents outlined in the application. Four applications will be selected by LCEF and the funds will be sent to the church worker’s ministry. A ministry sabbatical could be a key to ministry longevity for weary church workers. LCEF’s Grace Place Wellness is not only encouraging ministries to consider a ministry sabbatical, but has started a scholarship fund to assist church workers with planning a sabbatical.

Set Apart to Serve

Parents/grandparents, pastors, professional church workers, Sunday school teachers, and others in your congregation help influence children to consider serving the church in these sacred and joyful vocations. Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Since church work is rooted in Baptism and a lifetime of hearing the Word, SAS encourages young people to consider church work vocations primarily through their continued and faithful involvement with their congregation.

Please use the attached bulletin insert in your church.

New Here?

Find out how we assist ministry staff and lay leaders in order to strengthen and support our churches, schools, and ministries.

Part-time Relief Residential Manager: Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries' new maternity home in East Dundee, IL is seeking a mature Christian woman to serve as a part-time Relief Residential Manager. The Relief Residential Manager would be on duty two to three evenings (4:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m) per week to provide a positive, safe, and orderly living environment for all. She is responsible for the evening operation of the household, including oversight of the family dinner meal and supervision of evening chores. Formal or informal experience working with pregnant women and the postpartum period is highly recommended. Beneficial skills include organization, interpersonal skills, ability to adapt to changing environments, handle multiple priorities, and time management. Nutritional knowledge and cooking skills are preferred, but not necessary. If interested, please contact Deaconess Sarah Rusche, 501-733-8094, dcssarah@rlom.org.

The LCMS Northern Illinois District is congregations, schools, and ministries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, spanning the northern 24 counties in Illinois. Filled with living hope in Christ, Confessing, Praising, and Advancing His Kingdom through Word, Wellness, and Witness. Our website can be found at nidlcms.org.

Contact:

Ann Ciaccio

Director of Communications

708-223-3118

ann.ciaccio@nidlcms.org

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