Can't attend in person?

Stream the English District Convention online beginning Tuesday, June 19 at 2:00 PM.

#2018EngDistConvention

 

Hashtagging at convention

Social media followers - we have a hashtag for this year's convention! Anytime you post a status and/or photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, please use #2018EngDistConvention. You can tag us on Twitter @EngDistLCMS and on Facebook @EnglishDistrictLCMS. Using a hashtag helps to find posts on social media channels, and tagging the English District helps us to share with our followers.

Thanks to all who have signed up to be a 

Prayer Partner for the upcoming 56th English District Convention, June 19-21, 2018 at Concordia University - Ann Arbor, MI. There are still many time slots available. Sign up for one or more time slots  here . Thank you!

Convention offering

The Love Your Neighbor as Yourself 2018 Convention offering will provide financial support for Concordia Lutheran Mission, an outreach of Mount Calvary, Lititz, PA.  Find out more at  concordialc.org , and consider sharing, through your prayers and your gifts, in this mission to bring light into the darkness!

 

Financial donations can be brought for offering at the English District Convention worship service - or donations can be made payable and mailed directly to the English District-LCMS, 33100 Freedom Road, Farmington, MI 48336. Online donations are also accepted on the English District's website . Be sure to indicate "convention offering" in the space provided.

A Dollar for Missions

One dollar, per member, per week = 1-1-1!

The English District is launching a new model for funding missions to which every congregation is invited to participate. It is completely voluntary, but we believe that as God's people see and hear what is being accomplished, specifically and directly in support and development of new missions and enhancing existing missions, more and more of us will want to be involved.

 

It's simple. Very simple. It is NOT burdensome, nor sacrificial. It involves every baptized member of the Body of Jesus in your congregation, from the newest baby baptized to the oldest member. It demonstrates the power of the beautiful body of Christ working together, prompted by faith. It shows how much can be accomplished by many, giving little.

 

Here's the plan: $1/per baptized member/per week. Simple, right? Self-explanatory almost. Not burdensome, nor sacrificial. All can participate.  Click here for more information.

 

Questions? Contact Rev. Derek Mathers, Mission Executive, [email protected] , or Rev. Justin Laughridge, Chair/Missions Council, at [email protected] . 

Divine Calls

 

Call Returned

The Rev. Larry R. Sipe, Jr., Trinity, Waseca, MN and Immanuel, Janesville, MN, returned the call to serve Mount Olive, Cleveland Heights, OH.

#LoveThyNeighbor

 

Supporting life

The Board for Human Care, Redeemer, Lincoln, NE, celebrated Mother's Day by collecting baby diapers and wipes for Lincoln Pregnancy Center. A total of 315 diapers and 712 baby wipes were collected and donated. Thank you to Redeemer members for supporting the gift of life!

 

Baptisms

The following were welcomed into God's family through the waters of Holy Baptism:

#VBS2018

 

Ahoy, mateys!

Rumor has it that Shipwrecked, this year's VBS held at Chapel of the Cross, St. Louis, MO, was a hit. The kids learned that, "When you're lonely, Jesus rescues!"  

In our schools

Special recognition

Les Morris, principal at West Portal Lutheran School in San Francisco, CA, shared good news about one of their alumni. Katie Wood, a member of the Class of 2014, recently graduated from Mercy High School in San Francisco and she received the Catherine McAuley Award. It is Mercy's highest award, named after the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, which goes to a student of extraordinary academic achievement, who embodies the spirit of Mother McAuley with a "vision of faith, a concerned commitment, a loving heart and a level head of leadership." Katie has been accepted to, and will be attending, Concordia University in Seward, NE, in the fall. Her proud parents are Steven Wood, a police officer in the San Francisco PD, and Christy Wood, currently the Assistant Principal at West Portal School. Katie's oldest brother is studying for pastoral ministry at Christ College in Irvine.

Free resources!

Several online resources, courses and webinars are available through Lutheran Hour Ministries. To learn more, click here.

Communication Corner

Tag us, please!

Facebook has eliminated "interest lists," and in doing so, has made seeking our churches' and groups' Facebook feeds akin to a modern day "needle in a haystack." If you would like us to see your posts, please "tag" us. You can do this by posting your photos/status, typing @EnglishDistrictLCMS in the comment section, and then hitting "enter." Additionally, you can tag us on Twitter, @EngDistLCMS, as well as e-mailing us directly. Thanks so much for helping us keep the communication going in the English District!

 

Lynne Cobb, Communications Coordinator

[email protected]