Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
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Call Received
Rev. Dr. Mark A. Wood, Synod Executive Staff, St. Louis, MO, has received a call to serve Trinity, Ocala, FL.
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Members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Villa Park IL, line up to give to the 1-1-1 missions program.
The top 5 reasons for giving (overheard on site):
1. It's so EASY!
2. It helps my children learn to help others.
3. Almost everyone has at least one dollar to give.
4. It makes my heart happy.
5. Having the 1-1-1 box there every week serves as a constant reminder of our missions.
For a current list of participating congregations and to see what congregations in your region are supporting 1-1-1, click
here
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Please contact our District Mission Executive, Pastor
Derek Mathers
or
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Please be aware of a scam that is affecting English District pastors in Wisconsin, Ohio and other clergy. Someone is compromising church and pastor’s accounts to access their contacts. An email or text message is sent using the pastor or church name (but with a different email/phone number) asking people to buy eBay or other gift cards as a fundraiser to help a patient or familiar charity.
Please never follow someone’s instructions to purchase gift cards and send the PIN# by voice, text or any other means of communication without checking directly with the person you supposedly receive the written request from. (Do not reply to the email or message you received to confirm. Start a new text or email to the person requesting the funds.)
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The LCMS has weekly devotions for church workers focusing on wellness and encouragement. If you haven't been reading them, now is a good time to try them! This week's devotion can be found
here.
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Concordia Technology Solutions (CTS)
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Worried about fundraising? This common topic can be stressful. Get some tips in this week's CTS
post.
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Can campus ministry be a lifesaver? For some young adults, yes, it can! Read
Xueni's story to find out more.
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The Kaster family are international workers in Prague. Read their
newsletter
to find out more.
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Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN welcomes a new faculty member this year: the Rev. Prof. Adam Koontz, who began his service as Assistant Professor of Exegetical Theology on August 1st. Prior to taking this position
Pastor Koontz served the English District as pastor at Mount Calvary in Lititz, PA, during which time he planted Concordia Lutheran Mission in Myerstown, PA.
Prof. Koontz will teach courses related to the New Testament, beginning with Gospels 1 and Greek readings. In the winter and spring quarters, he will teach lecture courses on Paul, his specialty. “The faculty is very excited to welcome Rev. Koontz to our midst,” said Academic Dean, the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen. “He brings both expertise in the Pauline Epistles and fine recent pastoral experience that will be a blessing to our students. He’ll also,” Dr. Gieschen added, “bring down the average age of the faculty.”
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Your prayer concerns are important to the English District. When you submit a prayer request, it will be posted in this weekly eNewsletter. The Bible's promise is true: "If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us" (1 John 5:14).
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Hope Lutheran Church, Kitchener, ON
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Volunteers and VBS families held a packing party for Operation Christmas Child; filling 69 Shoe Boxes
and 73 backpacks.
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Fairlawn Lutheran Church, Fairlawn, OH
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Outdoor Service and Rally Day at Fairlawn Lutheran Church & School.
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Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Tucson, AZ
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Church of Saint Luke - Lutheran, Toronto, ON
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Blessing of the backpacks and students before the new school year.
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Shepherd King Preschool, West Bloomfield, MI
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Finger paint counting graphs.
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Redeemer Lutheran School, Pittsburgh, PA
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First soccer game of the year for the middle school team!
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Faith Preschool of Jacob's Well, Fort Wayne, IN
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First preschool class of the year!
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Hope Lutheran Church, Hastings, MN
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Thank you to Eagle Scout Troop 503 for building the preschool playground.
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Ascension Early Child Care Center, Beverly Hills, MI
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Welcome to Mrs. Wearing, the new preschool teacher!
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Concordia Little Lambs Preschool, Berwyn, IL
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Hales Corners Lutheran Church, Hales Corners, WI
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Redeemer Lutheran in Sarnia, ON is looking for church mailboxes if another congregation has any they no longer need.
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Previous issues of the Servant to Servant eNewlsetter are available on the
English District website
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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
"Sign up for our emails"
link at the bottom. 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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