English District of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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God in All Things - Without Borders | |
Installation of Rev. Jeffrey Miskus | | |
Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, conducted the Rite of Installation for District Presidents for Rev. Jeffrey Miskus on June 24, 2024. Rev. Miskus currently serves as First Vice President of the English District. He will assume the Office of District President on August 1, 2024, as Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy has accepted a call to serve as President of the Concordia University System. Rev. Hardy’s service as President of the English District will conclude on July 31, 2024. May our heavenly Father shower Revs. Hardy, Miskus, and the entire English District with His countless blessings. | |
Ordination and Installation | | |
Rev. Shawn Barnett was ordained into the office of pastoral ministry and installed as an Associate Pastor of Redeemer, Fort Wayne, IN. Bishop Jamison Hardy officiated the service. | | |
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Congratulations and God’s richest blessings to Rev. Mark Ebert who celebrated his retirement on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Rev. Ebert has served Redeemer, Lincoln, NE as an Associate Pastor from 1983-1998, and as the Senior Pastor from 1998-2024. Bishop Hardy was present to rejoice with Pastor Ebert in this milestone event. | |
Assistant to the Bishop Visits | | |
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Rev. Derek Mathers, Assistant to the Bishop and Mission Executive, was warmly welcomed by God’s people at Trinity, Villa Park, IL when he recently worshiped with them. Rev. Rob Rogers is the pastor of the congregation.
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Concordia, Berwyn, IL recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Rev. Derek Mathers attended the event while the vacancy pastor, Rev. Mark Brockhoff, officiated the service. | |
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Call Received and Accepted
Deaconess Jenny Zoe Huelsman (Eastern District) has received and accepted a Divine Call to serve as Deaconess at First Trinity, Pittsburgh, PA.
Call Received
The Rev. Timothy P. Halboth, Grace, Redford, MI, has received a Divine Call to serve as Sole Pastor of Shepherd of the Pines, Payson, AZ.
Call Returned
Mr. Ryan D. Meyer (DPM), Chapel of the Cross, St. Louis, has returned the Divine Call to serve as Director of Parish Music of Emanuel, New Haven, IN (Indiana District).
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Happy Canada Day to our Canadian friends! July 1st is the anniversary of when Canada became a self-governing country. | |
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Happy Independence Day! On July 4th Americans celebrate their independence from Great Britain's rule.
English District offices will be closed Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance.
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Canada Day:
Canada Day sanctity of life reflections from the Lifeline Team. Click here to read.
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Independence Day:
Some Independence Day sanctity of life reflections from Rev. Christopher Seifferlein. Click here to read.
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District Mission Action Team | | |
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Additional members needed!
Our District is seeking people who are F.A.T. (Faithful, Available, and Teachable). Do you have a passion for supporting the planting of new congregations and missions throughout our District?
Our district has a growing number of new missions starting, specifically church plants! Two in Texas, two in Pennsylvania, one in Michigan, one in California, one in Ontario, and a few other locations across North America in which seeds are being planted. With the opportunity our LCMS Office of National Missions has presented to us through the Church Planting Initiative, our district has access to a valuable resource which directly involves our Mission Action Team.
Within the Church Planting Simplified process, we start with a local Church Planting Team who leads and does the hands-on work of planting the church. Working alongside them is the Advisory Team, whose task is to guide, assist, affirm, and encourage the Church Planting Team. Members of our district advisory teams come from our District Mission Action Team.
Currently, we don’t have enough people to fill the Advisory Teams positions for our current Planting Teams, not to mention those developing. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve and is open to everyone in our District, laity or rostered.
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We hold in prayer the family of LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison on the death of his mother, Nancy Theresa Harrison. Mrs. Harrison's obituary can be found here.
Please pray for the family of Rev. Dr. John Wille, LCMS South Wisconsin District President, who was called to glory on June 10th. Rev. Wille's obituary can be found here.
District daily prayers for July 2024 are located on our website.
Your prayer concerns are important to the English District. If you have a prayer request you would like shared in this newsletter, email the district office.
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Continuing Education Course | | |
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Dr. Brian German from Concordia University Wisconsin will be teaching on “Luther and the Psalms” at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mechanicsburg, PA, on August 5–7, 2024.
For more information, to download the brochure, or to register, click here or contact LeeAnna Rondot, the Continuing Education Administrative Assistant, at 260-452-2204 or CE@ctsfw.edu.
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Lutheran Federal Credit Union | | |
For more information, please contact our Lending Department at 314-394-2790. | |
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Are You Doing Everything You Can
To Keep Your Children SAFE?
Watch the 2-minute video below to learn more
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The LCMS has a relationship with MinistrySafe that allows all LCMS congregations and schools to have access to the online MinistrySafe resources at no cost to the end-user (church, camp or school) through 2024. Visit here to learn more.
Watch an 8-minute video "Overview of the Problem" here.
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Trinity, Ocala, FL
Ladies from Trinity Lutheran Church organized a Father’s Day breakfast to honor all fathers.
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Shepherd of the Canyon, Gold Canyon, AZ
Father's Day was an exciting day for Shepherd of the Canyon as they celebrated their first baptism! We rejoice with Rochelle in her new life given through the living waters of baptism and pray for continued blessings upon her in her walk with Christ.
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Grace, Wyoming, MI
Congratulations to Lucia Elizabeth on her recent baptism at Grace Lutheran Church. We keep her parents, Joshua and Sarah, and the congregation in our prayers as they continue to encourage and educate this child of God on her faith walk.
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Fairlawn, Fairlawn, OH
Fairlawn Lutheran Church and School announced a comprehensive rebranding initiative, marking a significant milestone in their community's history: an expansion that will include a K-5 grade school, opening in fall 2025. We keep the Fairlawn community in our prayers as they move forward in "igniting faith for generations to come." Read more here.
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VBS season is upon us! Be sure to share photos of how your church is teaching our little ones about Jesus. Don't be shy about sharing the good works you are doing in His name.
Send pictures and stories for consideration to llinthicum@englishdistrict.org by Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET.
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