English District of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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God in All Things - Without Borders | |
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Bishop Jamison Hardy celebrated the 50th anniversary of Messiah, Forest Lake, MN with Rev. Gregory Musolf and church members.
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Meeting Between LCMS and LCC | | |
Bishop Jamison Hardy attended a meeting last month, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with representatives from The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church Canada. | |
Board of Directors Meeting | | |
The English District’s Board of Directors held their recent meeting, December 1-3, 2022. Their time in the Atlanta area included a breakfast hosted at Christ the Shepherd, Alpharetta, GA followed by a business meeting at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Atlanta, GA. | |
Church Workers on Candidate Status | | |
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At the July 2016 Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention, delegates passed resolution 12-02A, which in part states:
WHEREAS, there are ordained and commissioned church workers on candidate status, that is, rostered church workers without calls but who are available for calls and service to the church, be it
Resolved, that district presidents publish annually in a district publication the names of these candidates.
Click here for a listing of the English District rostered church workers who are on candidate status.
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Donate to the Endowment Fund | | |
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Your faithful tithes and offerings to the English District enable us to
continue to be a source of hope and opportunity for people who need
us. Please prayerfully consider joining us in ministry, so that the English
District can continue its work in spreading the message of Christ. The
English District Endowment Fund was established to provide support to
current and new missions and ministries, church workers and seminary
students, and campus ministries in the areas where our congregations live
and witness. Please watch this video to learn more about our Endowment Fund.
Every gift matters. Whatever God leads you to give will be a great blessing
as we all work together to plant new missions and schools, and provide
resources to existing ministries and church workers across the United States, Canada, and around the world.
Please click here to give now.
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Advent Blessings from the Dominican Republic | | |
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Dear Friends in Christ,
What a wonderful season of the year it is to be Christians! To have the opportunity to insert the Christ Child into conversations relating to the Christmas "holiday!" We pray that God will bless all of you with a joyous and meditative Advent and a Happy Christmas celebration.
Please do take a moment to click here to read our Nov/Dec 2022 newsletter.
God bless and keep you.
Deaconess Cheryl & Pastor Jonathan
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Israel Tour Zoom Evening Meeting, December 13 | | |
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This is the final preparation meeting before the trip in January. Join SELC District President Wally Vinovskis, Indiana District LCEF Vice President TJ Mattick, and English/SELC District LCEF Vice President Dan Lepley to learn about Bethlehem and more about this tour opportunity at the ZOOM meeting.
Pictured are the Lepleys in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Tuesday, December 13 2022, 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PST Zoom Link
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Youth Retreat Opportunity | | |
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Life by Drowning: A Higher Things Youth Retreat February 17-18, 2023 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Lititz, PA
Plenary speaker Rev. Eric Andrae, campus pastor at First Trinity Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, will speak on “Life by Drowning.” Sectionals on theological topics, engaging worship, and enjoyable activities will round out the time together. For more information or to register see Retreats – Higher Things.
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Lifeline in Action in Pinetop, AZ | | |
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To support local pro-life efforts, The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) is offering $1 million in matching grants through their “Million Dollar Life Match” initiative. Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Pinetop, AZ, applied and received matching funds to provide support to Living Hope Dream Centers to perform much-needed renovations to their facility for expectant mothers and their children.
On Friday, November 11th, Lynne Bremer from Shepherd of the Mountains presented Dot Borawski, account manager at Living Hope, a check for $4,500 for the community’s maternity home (pictured above). The congregation raised $3,000 and received $1500 matching funds from LCMS for a healthy donation of $4,500.
For more information on the Million Dollar Life Match, click here.
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The Bible's promise is true: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us - 1 John 5:14.
District daily prayers for January 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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Contact Dan Lepley, DVP - English and SELC District Lutheran Church Extension Fund, for more information at 317-402-9401.
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Shepherd of the Canyon, Gold Canyon, AZ
Shepherd of the Canyon Lutheran Mission conducted an ingathering of Christmas gifts for a less fortunate family at a school in the area. This is the first community service project for the newly formed mission congregation, and the people responded generously.
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Tree of Life, Inverness, FL
Tree of Life Lutheran Church welcomed four new people into church membership.
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Christ the King, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Christ the King Lutheran Church's 2022 Living Nativity is their annual Christmas gift to the community complete with carols and hymns, costumes and refreshments. Gospel readings were shared and there was even a shepherd with sheep, a donkey and camels.
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Christ, Aurora, ON
The annual Christmas drama was held at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev. Jung Hun Park of the Church of St. Luke - Lutheran, North York serves them during their vacancy.
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Prince of Peace, Mesquite, NV | |
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is very busy with Christmas projects. Their Giving Tree project partnered them with a local school to provide gifts for families with children who are challenged with the current financial situation. Parishioners took "ornaments" for children that had their Christmas gift wishes for toys and clothing. They are also purchasing gift cards to help the families. They are able to help 24 children this year. | |
The congregation is supporting their deployed service members this Christmas with hygiene items, snacks, books, and other items through the Any Soldier project. One of their Vietnam veterans is leading the month-long effort and making sure the gifts get to the Mesquite, NV Veterans Center for packing and mailing in time for Christmas. | |
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Catalina, Tucson, AZ
The Catalina Lutheran Church LWML hosted the annual Advent lunch for the women of the congregation on Saturday, December 3rd. Using a Thrivent Action Grant, they raised $510 for the Florida-Georgia District Hurricane Relief Fund. Over the course of the last year, they raised $795 from Sunday Morning Coffee Hour to be divided between two seminarian students.
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Sherman Oaks, Sherman Oaks, CA
The preschoolers are diligently preparing for their upcoming Christmas concert.
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Fairlawn, Fairlawn, OH
The children love the opportunity to learn about and light the Advent wreath.
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Also, please share the unique ministries of your school or congregation with the rest of the District. Send pictures and stories for consideration to jmcgarr@englishdistrict.org by Wednesday at 12:00 Noon ET.
We want to see how YOUR congregation or school is showing the love of God to those in your community and around the world.
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