Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
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The Rev. Dr. Merlin Rehm, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 4, 2019. Rev. Dr. Rehm once served as the pastor of Trinity, Scarsdale, NY. Please keep the entire Rehm family in your prayers.
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Loving God: Heart, Mind, Body and Relationships
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Professional Church Workers Conference
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Mark your calendars now for the 2019 Professional Church Workers Conference (PCW) to be held May 14 (registration begins at 5 pm) through May 16 (Noon). The Circuit Visitors conference will immediately follow the PCW conference May 16 through May 17 (noon). The conferences will be held at Risen Christ Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Michigan and Delta Detroit Metro Airport Hotel. Registration forms will be available soon.
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English District Seeks Youth
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Attention pastors, DCEs, or other youth workers: We are seeking two additional youth to attend the 2019 Lutheran Youth Fellowship Conference (LYF). LYF will host teenagers for its annual leadership development training March 14-17, 2019, at the Pallottine Renewal Center in suburban St. Louis.
Three youth will attend at District expense and will serve on the district Youth Advisory Council. We are seeking youth preferably in the ninth or tenth grades.
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Please contact DCE Rod Lane by
e-mail
or by phone at 402-499-0807 if you have questions or have an interested youth. Please do not wait to contact me.
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Calling all Church Workers! Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
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The YAC is seeking four to five church workers to serve on its District leadership team. Who are we looking for? You! Are “You” wanting to assist and support other District congregations? If you are saying yes, I want to hear from you.
What can you expect from being a part of this group? You are welcome to serve through your strengths or your weaknesses.
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In Ephesians 4:11-12 it says, “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.” (ESV).
If you have a mustard seed of interest, please contact me, DCE Rod Lane, by
e-mail
or phone at 402-499-0807. I look forward to hearing from you.
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LCMS Foundation—Smart and Easy Endowment Funding
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Congregations and LCMS ministries looking for a simple way to generate income from assets have asked for our help. Many organizational leaders find themselves without the resources to create legal documents or investment policies, choose investment accounts and review statements. The easiest solution has been to put assets in a savings account that provides very little income in today’s market.
The LCMS Foundation now has a new option! Ministries can endow assets (minimum $10,000) with the Foundation and receive a perpetual income stream while keeping the corpus intact. Additions may be made to the fund at any time.
Ministry leaders can then focus time and resources on the mission instead of spending time on policies and governance responsibilities.
To find out more, email
Ron Grimm, Gift Planning Counselor, or call him at 412-584-7039.
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LCMS President Election Voter Registration
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Each congregation and parish has already received an
LCMS President Election Voter Registration
form with which to register a pastoral and a lay voter for each congregation or parish.
Attendance at the District Convention is no longer required for a pastor or layperson to serve as an LCMS President Election Voter, since the 2016 Synod Convention eliminated that requirement.
Voter registration forms can only be accepted by the Office of the Synod Secretary until Sunday,
March 24, 2019
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If your congregation has lost its registration form, please contact the
Office of the Synod Secretary
or phone 314-996-1417 as soon as possible to obtain a replacement form.
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There is power in prayer. Your prayer concerns are important to the English District. When you submit a prayer request, it will be posted in our weekly eNewsletter, Servant to Servant. The Bible's promise is true: "If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us" (1 John 5:14). Please email
Holly Scheer
with your prayer requests.
The District
daily prayers
for March are now available on our website. Please join us in prayer.
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All Saints, Slippery Rock Campus Ministry
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How does a campus ministry handle students who resist Jesus, and offer comfort in the midst of suffering? Come read the latest post about All Saints Campus ministry
here.
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Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA
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The Rev. Mark Pierson was installed as sole pastor at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA on Epiphany Sunday by the Circuit 23 Visitor, the Rev. Matthew Payne.
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Operation Barnabas
Read the
latest edition of Operation Barnabas to learn how to serve those who are serving in the Armed Forces.
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Serving the Lord Across Asia: News from the Ferry Family
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To read the latest Ferry family newsletter, please click
here!
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Serving the Lord in South Asia: News from Rev. Dr. Edward and Monica Naumann
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To read the latest Naumann family update, please click
here!
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Serving in Papua New Guinea: Greetings from the Ritzman family
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To read the latest update about the Ritzman family, please see their newsletter
here.
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February Parish Paper Available
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Annual St. Mark, Mississauga, ON Elders/Council Retreat
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Every year the St. Mark's board of elders hosts a retreat. The elders, pastoral staff, church council, Sudanese elders and council members met this year at The Beneres Historic House in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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Peace in the Valley, Benson, AZ
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Peace in the Valley Lutheran Church, Benson, AZ, is filling baby bottles to help open a We Care Pregnancy Center in Benson, AZ.
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Baptism at Grace, Redford, MI
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On Sunday, February 3, 2019, Robert and Melissa brought their daughter Emma to the waters of Holy Baptism at Grace, Redford, MI. The Rev. Timothy Halboth officiated.
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Prince of Peace, Menomonee Falls, WI
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Rev. Missionary David Baker and his family visited Prince of Peace to preach the sermon and tell about his work in the mission field in Mongolia.
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Redeemer Lutheran School, Pittsburgh, PA
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Congratulations to Mrs Schumacher and the MS Robotics team! They participated at the VexIQ Next Level competition and won 1st place in ALL the categories!
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Holy Cross Lutheran Preschool, Cleveland, OH
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Science experiments on melting points.
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Shepherd King Preschool, West Bloomfield, MI
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Previous issues of the Servant to Servant eNewlsetter are available on the
English District website
.
You are encouraged to share the information from Servant to Servant with members of your congregation.
All are invited to subscribe to this weekly publication. Forward the newsletter to members of your church. They can subscribe by clicking on the link at the bottom right titled, "Sign up for our emails." Thanks for spreading the word!
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Please share your congregation's or school's unique ministries with the rest of the District. Send pictures and stories for consideration to
Holly Scheer
by Wednesday, 12:00 pm ET. We want to see how YOUR congregation or school is showing the love of God to those around you.
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