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Michigan District, LCMS
Weekly E-newsletter | April 20, 2021
GLADDEN INSTALLED AS MISSIONARY AT LARGE – DETROIT
This past Sunday, Rev. Dietrick A. Gladden was installed as a Michigan District Missionary at Large – Detroit. He recently accepted the call from the Michigan District to serve Mount Calvary and Charity Lutheran Churches in Detroit. Rev. Gladden will also sit on the Camp Restore Detroit board. Prior to becoming a pastor, he served in the United States Navy and held leadership roles as a pro/semi-pro roller hockey director, travel coach, instructor, and player.Read more.
Prayer Requests
Mark Siefert (Hope, Linden) who is battling cancer ... This week's congregations, schools, and ministries: Nativity, St. Charles; New Jersey District, Mountainside, NJ; Living Word, Plymouth; St. John's, Saint Johns; Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Westland.

District News
SOUTH AND EAST PASTORS' CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
The virtual conference for pastors of the South and East regions, themed "Rest," will take place on May 11. For more information and to register, click here.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE!
August 11, 2021 | Brighton
The 2021 Early Childhood Conference is on, and we can’t wait to gather with all of you on August 11 at Shepherd of the Lakes in Brighton. Registration opens soon! For more information, click here.
On the Blog
LUTHER AT THE DIET OF WORMS - PART 1 & 2
The 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 was a momentous milestone that commemorated Martin Luther sparking the Reformation through the posting of the 95 Theses on the castle church door on October 31, 1517 in Wittenberg, Germany. The impact of that event and its consequences were certainly not known at that time, but unfolded through the Reformation movement in the following years. We are following those events 500 years later and reflecting on the consequences and blessings. Read more.
NUMBER 4 OF THE TOP 10 REASONS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER:
4. Ted Neitzke is our Tuesday morning keynote and worth the price of admission just to be inspired and educated by his entertaining style. To be continued ...
TEACHER VACANCIES
Many of our Michigan District Lutheran schools have teacher vacancies for next school year. To view the list, click here.
Other News and Events
MICHIGAN DISTRICT LLL VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Dionne Lovstad-Jones, Regional Ministry Facilitator at Lutheran Hour Ministries, will be the presenter at the LLL Virtual Workshop that is taking place this Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. This workshop is in place of the annual convention. The presentation will be "Households of Faith" in which Dionne will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to strengthen the spiritual vibrancy of our households, and ultimately the family of God. To register, click here.
FORMING LUTHERANS ONLINE CONFERENCE: ORBITING CHRIST; BELONGING, BELIEVING, BEHAVING
This conference on adult faith formation and congregational transformation will take place June 1-3, 2021. Conference leaders will explore how living as the Church opens a Christian community to Christ’s missional calling: to teach and baptize and to love one another and the world. The conference is designed to foster a vision of missional identity through practical ways of building a process of adult formation centered in Christ. For more information or to register, click here.
ASSISTANCE FOR COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. For more information, click here. You can also watch an informative video here. FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Helpline can be reached at 1.844.684.6333.
Did you know?
The Michigan District Here We Stand (HWS) Campaign has raised over $2.16 million for International Ministry. The HWS campaign helped provide $75,000 in support to 9 LCMS missionaries from the Michigan District. There are 37 weeks left in the campaign. Will you help us share the life-giving Good News of the Gospel in every corner of the world? Visit herewestand.michigandistrict.org to donate.
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ORGAN AND PEWS AVAILABLE
Faith, Harrisville has a Wurlitzer 950A Electric organ and wood, red, padded church pews (enough to seat 100) available. If interested, please contact Rev. Dennis Neigh at 989.739.8828 or dneigh@charter.net.