When will you be doing fall planning?
by Bishop Mike Rinehart
I was asked recently, “What do you mean by fall planning?” Here are some things to consider:
- When will the first day of fall Sunday school begin?
- Who will recruit teachers?
- What adult classes will be offered?
- Who will teach them?
- Will there be a theme, focus or emphasis for the fall?
- When will Stewardship Sunday be?
- How many confirmation classes will there be, and when?
- What will be the topics?
- Will there be any special events? (Congregational festivals, meals, etc.)
- What youth events and children’s events will be held?
- When will the pastor be gone? Who will lead worship and preach?
- What are the scriptures and themes for worship?
- How will the worship space be appointed?
The Million Book Project
The ELCA Youth Gathering is encouraging you to give a book this summer to children in New 
Orleans as an in-kind offering!
The average child in Louisiana is 2½ years behind grade level. Children often lose important skills when they are not reading over the summer. Literacy is directly linked to future earnings as an adult and is related to a person’s capacity to escape systemic poverty.
Let’s leave a million books as a gift from our church this summer! Learn more...
$13,000 in Spring Seminary Scholarships Awarded by Candidacy Committee
$13,000 in scholarships was awarded by the synod’s Candidacy Committee for the spring semester 2012. Six recipients are in the Master of Divinity program. Kevin Baker, Sandra Barnes, Eyeul Bedane, and David Buco are at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. Adrienne Merritt is attending Lutheran Theological Seminary – Philadelphia, and Jennifer Kindsvatter is attending Luther Seminary – St. Paul, MN.
One recipient is in the Theological Education for Emerging Ministries program. He is Kenneth Weiss participating through Wartburg Theological Seminary and now serving at Ebenezer – Brenham. Continue Reading...
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