Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
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Giving Tuesday, November 27
Through the generosity of people like you, our work continues to support our English District ministries across the United States and Ontario, Canada in reaching the lost for Christ. Thank you for your contribution and for loving God with all your heart, soul and mind and loving your neighbor as yourself!
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English District Board of Directors
Click
here
to
read
the Board Bulletins from the November 2018 English District Board of Directors meeting.
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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.
Download the District daily prayers for December
here
.
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1-1-1 for Missions
Joining us in 1-1-1:
Peace, Windsor, ON – Rev. James Leistico; Circuit 8
Pilgrim, Buffalo, NY – Rev. Ben Eder; Circuit 5
This brings the total congregations participating in 1-1-1 to
49
.
What about your congregation? Currently, the Midwest Region has 42% of their congregations participating. Eastern Region has 38%, Lake Erie Region 24% and Western Region 21% of congregations participating.
What about your congregation? Click
here
to see how your region is doing.
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Time is running out, but there are still spots left to join in on this great opportunity!
LCEF’s 40
th
anniversary special offering has received an overwhelming response. You still have time to take advantage of this special offer of a 40-month note at 4% interest. Please let your members know about this offer by using the bulletin announcement. If you have any questions you can contact David Thiele, LCEF Vice President, at 517-980-2857 or by
email
!
When you invest with Lutheran Church Extension Fund, you’ll join over 60,000 investors who have discovered the joy of helping and supporting ministry work. New LCMS ministry opportunities are emerging all the time, as many LCMS ministries are thriving around the world.
To meet future loan demand and help support growing ministry opportunities, LCEF needs to raise an additional $100 million. Which is why we invite you to a special, limited-time investment opportunity: our 40-month 40th anniversary note at 4%.
* The primary owner on the account must be 18 years or older.
* The State of Washington has adopted a regulatory position that currently prohibits residents of Washington State from opening a new investment unless they are already an LCEF investor.
LCEF is a nonprofit religious organization; therefore, LCEF investments are not FDIC-insured bank deposit accounts. This is not an offer to sell investments, nor a solicitation to buy. LCEF will offer and sell its securities only in states where authorized. The offer is made solely by
LCEF’s Offering Circular
. Investors should carefully read the Offering Circular, which more fully describes associated risks. Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Missouri Synod is registered and licensed through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System-NMLS#3444. View Our Public Page.
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Remembrance Day, Sarnia, ON
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Remembrance Day Service in Sarnia, Ontario celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI. Pictured here is Inspector Rev. Dr. Roger Ellis, Chaplain of Sarnia Police Service since 1990 at the beginning of the parade and at a Cenotaph made by local high school students for the service in Sarnia.
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The arena this year filled with hundreds of people from the city. At 12:30 pm all the city churches with bell towers sounded out 100 peals of their bells to mark the 100 years since the end of the fighting in WWI.
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St. John's, Golden Lake, Ontario
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Each month, the members of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Golden Lake, Ontario donate items to fill Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. This year, the congregation will be sending 50 boxes to Samaritan’s Purse for distribution to children in selected countries. Pictured are Susan Buske and Brenda Buch.
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Ascension of Christ Lutheran Church, Beverly Hills, MI
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Bishop Rev. Peter Anibati Abia from the Sudan visited with Pastor Daniel Grams at his church, Ascension of Christ Lutheran Church. He preached a timely All Saints Day message, led a formal presentation during Sunday School, and spent time with God's people during the fellowship hour. Thanks to the Lutheran Heritage Foundation for sponsoring his trip to the United States. Bishop Abia expressed his appreciation to Pastor Grams for the congregation's hospitality and partnership in the Gospel.
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Chapel of the Cross, St. Louis, MO
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On Sunday, November 11, Veterans Day, Chapel of the Cross honored member veterans with a special display of their pictures and mementos.
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Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Elk Grove Village, IL
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The children learn about baptism.
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Prince of Peace, Menomonee Falls, WI
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Prince of Peace held a Veteran's Day celebration and service to honor veterans.
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Martin Luther Chapel, East Lansing, MI
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Martin Luther Chapel plans to provide Thanksgiving dinner ingredients for 4-5 families from
Wellspring Lutheran Services
. They're collecting food items and packaging them together to make holiday meals for families in need.
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Hope Lutheran Church, Hastings, MN
Some of Hope's high school students helped honor and celebrate veterans with a special Veteran's Day program.
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West Portal Lutheran School, San Francisco, CA
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West Portal Lutheran School
observed Veteran's Day at a school assembly to honor the veterans, retire old school flags, and raise a new flag.
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The Student Council presented each veteran with a gift. Each student was given a token to help them remember veterans and their service to our country.
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Shepherd King Preschool, West Bloomfield, MI
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After reading “Over The River”, Pre-K students enjoyed making a turkey using the same number of feathers as they have in their name. The children practiced the letter “O”, created with floam, explored the Pumpkin Patch and built in the blocks.
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Grace Beginnings Preschool, Wyoming, MI
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Preschoolers had fun in the snow.
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Faith Preschool of Jacob's Well, Fort Wayne, IN
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Rainbow science experiment for the 4/5's class.
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Concordia Little Lambs, Berwyn, IL
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Preschoolers had a wonderful time with the Berwyn Firefighters!!
They have been learning and talking about community helpers.
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Hales Corners Lutheran School, Hales Corners, WI
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Kids had fun dressing up for 50s day at school.
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Lutherans for Life of Michigan Contest
Lutherans for Life of Michigan invites you to participate in their “Life Issues Contest” for 2019. Entrants may submit an essay or artistic project. The essays and artistic projects will be considered two different categories so that they will be evaluated and prizes will be awarded separately.
For more information, click
here.
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BPM 2019 | Feb. 21-23, 2019 | Phoenix, AZ
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This year's BPM conference will max out at 2,500 attendees. For more information and registration materials, please see the link below.
Best Practices is free, including meals and shuttle rides.
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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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