This week we pray for:
San Miguel in Fort Worth (Juan Portillo, SAWL)
Ascension in Garland (Pr. Kurt Friederich)
Hispanic/Latino Mission Conference
The 2015 NT-NL Prayer Partners can be found at ntnl.org/2015PrayerPartners or you can download the PDF here.
Confronting Racism
Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., for a live webcast conversation on the complexity and implications of racism Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. (CDT).
Interested in submitting a question for the ELCA presiding bishop to consider during the live webcast? Send your question to livinglutheran@elca.org. Please provide your name and your congregation’s name, city, and state.
The webcast will be recorded and available at the same link (elca.org/webcast) for later viewing. Follow the conversation on Twitter at #ELCAConfrontRacism.
ELCA World Hunger
We are pleased to report that ELCA World Hunger’s Walk for Water was not only an incredibly popular activity, we have also now reached over $402,000 of our $500,000 fundraising goal! Read more about the event and fundraising efforts in the July issue of Go and Do News.
Junior High Gathering
November 13-15, 2015
Calvary Lutheran Church, Richland Hills
The world tells us who we are to be, what is important, and how we should live.
Jesus came to break that mold to refocus our eyes on God, reminding us to love God with all our hearts, minds, and souls, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
2015 Junior High Gathering Registration packet Early registration deadline: Oct. 5
For more information, email NTNLYouthLeaders@yahoo.com.
Save the date!
NT-NL High School Service Weekend
Jan. 15-17, 2016
High School Service Weekend Registration Packet
For more information, contact NTNLYouthLeaders@yahoo.com.
Peer Ministry Leadership Event 2016
Feb. 19-21, 2016
Download the 2016 Peer Ministry registration brochure here.
Questions? Call Janelle Miller at 817-726-7031 or email NTNLYouthLeaders@yahoo.com.
Briarwood Golf Outing
Golfers or Sponsors! Register at bidpal.net/briarwoodgolf. For more information, go to briarwoodreatreat.org.
Pulpit Supply
Please check the newly-updated Pulpit Supply list (ntnl.org/pulpit-supply) to see if your contact information is correct. Do we have your email address? Is that phone number still current?
Please send any changes to Pr. Jane Mar at jane@ntnl.org or 940-241-2099!
Lutheran Men in Mission’s One Year To Live Retreat
October 23-25, 2015
Camp Chrysalis, Kerville
For more information, visit lutheranmeninmission.org/events/oytl.html
Upcoming Events in the NT-NL Mission Area and Beyond:
- Aug. 6: Confronting Racism webcast
- Aug. 23: NT-NL Synodical Women’s Organization Summer Retreat
- Aug. 24-28: Mediation Skills Training Institute
- Sep. 13: “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday
- Sept. 20-23: Claiming Your Vocation for Life
- Sep. 29: Table Talk: The Use of the Means of Grace with Pr. Kevin Strickland & Pr. Martin Seltz
- Oct. 9: Briarwood Invitational Golf Outing
- Oct. 9-10: NT-NL Synodical Women’s Organization Fall Retreat
- Oct. 17: MEF “Seeds that Change” Dinner
- Oct. 23-25: Lutheran Men in Mission’s One Year To Live Retreat
- Oct. 26-28: 2015 Bishop’s Convocation with special guest Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton!
- Nov. 2: Portico Pre-Retirement Seminar
- Nov. 3: Portico Early/Mid-Career Financial Wellness Seminar
- Nov. 13-15: Divergent – Jr. High Gathering 2015
- Nov. 15: Lutheran Campus Ministry Trivia Challenge
- Jan. 15-17, 2016: NT-NL High School Service Weekend
- Jan. 24-26, 2016: Tri-Synodical Theological Leadership Conference
- Feb. 19-21, 2016: Peer Ministry Leadership Event
Do you have news or announcements to share? Please submit them to Criss Forshay (criss@ntnl.org) for consideration for our next NT-NL News. Don’t forget to include a picture or logo!