Christmas Cards Needed
The Church of the Damascus Road is collecting boxes of unused Christmas cards to give out to prisoners. You can mail those to: Dan Lund, 204 Carter Hills Ln, Weatherford, TX 76085.
MEF Dinner Photos
Photos from the MEF fundraising dinner on October 15 are available on the HB PhotoGraphic Imagery facebook page. (You can access these without a Facebook account.)
TLU Christmas Vespers
TLU celebrates the Advent-Christmas season with its 76th offering of Christmas Vespers this December. These services bring together student voices and instrumentalists in a dramatic and joyous remembrance of the gift of the Child.
Click here for full details and to reserve your ticket(s).
Featured Resource
The Leadership Program for Musicians, a program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Episcopal Church, is a teaching ministry that gives church musicians an increased awareness, along with the tools and resources, to enable congregations to sing well and participate actively in worship.
LPM Online Courses
Winter and Spring 2017 courses now open
Upcoming Courses: Hymnody of the Christian Church, Developing a Philosophy of Church Music, and Liturgy and Music for Lutherans
Save the Date
36th Annual Rural Ministry Conference: Crisis & Conflict
Dubuque, Iowa
MARCH 5-7, 2017
Where leaders in rural communities and congregations gather to gain insight and inspiration, to network and neighbor that our ministries might be empowered. This ecumenical conference includes worship, keynote speakers, workshops, and Bible study, and offers participants a unique opportunity to network with others who are active in and concerned about rural ministry.
Registration is now open, is limited to the first 200 people and includes lunches and dinners, and does not include lodging.
Where in the world is?
Bishop Gronberg:
- Nov. 10 – Returning from Holy Land trip
- Nov. 12 – 68th Annual Smorgasbord, Our Savior’s, Norse
- Nov. 13 – First Lutheran, Temple
Pr. Totzke:
- Nov. 11 – LSTC Seminarian Endorsement Panel
- Nov. 13 – Bethel, Avoca
Upcoming Events
- Nov. 15-17: Simply Wright: N. T. Wright @ Perkins/SMU
- Nov. 18-20: Region 4 Global Mission / World Hunger Synod Leaders Consultation (ELCA)
- Nov. 19: Parish Lay Mission Academy
- Nov. 20: Lutheran Campus Ministry Trivia Challenge
- Dec. 2-4: NT-NL High School Service Weekend
- Dec. 2-4: NT-NL Advent Retreat for 4th, 5th, 6th graders
- Dec. 4: Sunday Brunch at Briarwood
- Dec. 16-17: NT-NL Candidacy Committee Meeting & Retreat
- Jan. 23-25: Tri-Synodical Theological Conference
- Jan. 27-29: NT-NL Junior High Gathering
- Feb. 10-11: Mission Council Meeting
- Feb. 10-11: Tri-Synodical Lutheran Men in Mission Gathering
- Feb. 12-14: 2017 Lutheran Legislative Event
- Feb. 19-21: LSTC Seminary Sampler
- Feb. 25: North Texas Senior Fest 2017 (ALOA)
- Feb. 25: Creation Care and Climate Change (PWT)
Access our full online Calendar here. Updates made regularly.
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