Rejoice, Frisco is Hiring a Part-Time Administrative Assistant
This part time position requires strong interpersonal communication skills in both spoken and written communications and a positive attitude. The ability to interact with a variety of people in a friendly and professional manner as well as a commitment to confidentiality is critical.
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May Mission Support Memo
The May 2025 Mission Support Memo is all about the resiliency of a small-town ministry. Immanuel Lutheran Church, in rural, central Texas, faced a variety of challenges, a vacancy in pastoral leadership and the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Yet, they saw opportunity when they called Katie Rode under a special program that allowed her to serve part-time while attending seminary full-time. Under her leadership and the church’s open, community-focused attitude, they went from about 25 attending to over 80 active members and substantially grew their feeding ministry and water stewardship initiatives. Immanuel’s inclusive philosophy of ministry—working “with” the community, not “to” it—embodies their belief in God with us. Explore the memo to find out how you can participate in the September Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference in New Orleans and learn about the 2024 Mission Support outcomes.
Featured Resources for June
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) is now Global Refuge. Their mission to welcome the stranger is still the same. To learn more about the name change, their work, and their plans for enhanced faith and mobilization work, watch their webinar.
Congregations who support Global Refuge across the country will be receiving a special mailing with Global Refuge brochures, flyers and more. Please email outreach@globalrefuge.org if you would like your congregation to be added to the list. You can also download bulletin inserts to share in your community.
In response to requests for resources to have difficult conversations about immigration and how to counter disinformation, Global Refuge hosted a webinar for faith leaders from across the country. In this webinar, they shared a toolkit for countering disinformation and gave tips for having these conversations. Download the Disinformation Toolkit to explore common myths and facts as well as talking points and stories to share with your community. To learn more about these resources, watch a live Recording of the Webinar.
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20th and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.
Whoever. Wherever. Whenever.
Everyone has the right to seek safety.
Where in the world is?
NT-NL synod staff are excited to engage in-person on Sundays for worship. As good stewards of time and travel dollars, we will be utilizing online meeting formats in our new hybrid reality when possible. If you would like to schedule a meeting with the bishop or Synod staff please contact them directly.
Bishop Gronberg:
June 4-7: Wartburg Seminary Board Meeting, Dubuque, Iowa
June 7: Lutheran Hymn Festival Gathering, White Rock Lake, Dallas
June 8: Ordination and Installation of Christine Cracchiolo, Abiding Grace, Southlake
June 22: Immanuel, Kileen
June 29: Grace, Carrollton
Pastora Bañales:
June 4: Online Spanish Liturgy Course
June 16-23: Vacation
June 24: Annual Women’s Retreat Planning Team, First Sagrada Familia, Garland
June 26: PODER Latinx Adolescents Fall Retreat Planning Team
June 29: St. Luke’s, Richardson
June 30: Digital Spanish Coaching Training
Pastor Fitting-Snyder:
June 8: Christ, Dallas
June 8: Ordination and Installation of Christine Cracchiolo, Abiding Grace, Southlake
June 22: Trinity, Clovis and St. Paul, Levelland
Upcoming Events
With the ever-changing guidelines and recommendations in our world right now, as we maintain physical distance in social solidarity, please keep in mind these events may be moved online, postponed, or cancelled:
- June 8: Ordination and Installation of Christine Cracchiolo, Abiding Grace, Southlake
- June 14: Public Witness Team Meeting
- June 24: First Call Pastors Check-In, Zoom
- July 12: Public Witness Team Meeting
- July 22: First Call Pastors Check-In, Zoom
Access our full online Calendar here. Updates made regularly.
Do you have news or announcements to share? Please submit to office@ntnl.org for consideration for upcoming editions of our weekly news.