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NT-NL News: Week of Aug. 24, 2015

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This week we pray for:

St. John’s in Dallas (Pr. Doris Dupree Harris)
King of Glory in Dallas (Pr. Jon Bustard, Pr. Angela Shannon)
Hospice & Hospital Chaplains

The 2015 NT-NL Prayer Partners can be found at ntnl.org/2015PrayerPartners or you can download the PDF here.

Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions. ]Image description: the right side of the image is a watercolor drawing of a hand holding up an empty spoon. The left side of the image has the words "Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions" in all caps block text, with alternating green and white lines as the background for the text.]2015 Dallas Hunger Summit

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, September 25, 2015
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
1835 Young St., Dallas

More than 472,000 people in Dallas County are food insecure and worry about how they will put food on the table each day. Over 179,000 of those who are food insecure are children.

You are invited to attend the fourth annual Dallas Hunger Summit, organized by the Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, to learn more about programs, resources, and networking opportunities in the Dallas & Fort Worth areas including workshops on urban gardening, feeding programs for seniors, children & students, and more.

There is a $10 registration fee, which covers the cost of lunch. Register for the Hunger Summit today!

2015 Table Talks

The Use of the Means of Grace, the Rev. Kevin Strickland and the Rev. Martin Seltz. NT-NL Table Talks

Tuesday, Sept. 29 • Streng Center

Have you ever wondered…

Who should be baptized?
Do I have to be baptized to take Communion?
Who should be admitted to the Table? And at what age?
And what’s the deal with giving out grapes and Goldfish?

Join us Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Streng Center of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Mission Center at Briarwood or online on our YouTube channel for a conversation about sacramental practice and ways to provide pastoral care that is theologically grounded.

Register here!

The cost to attend is $12 for those who pay now with a credit card, or you can pay $15 at the door (cash or check).

If you cannot attend in person, register to attend online (no fee). We will email you with a reminder the day before the event, with the links to watch the Table Talk live.

Are you involved in worship planning or preaching?

Check out our Advent and Christmas Preaching Planning Workshop!

The Mission Endowment Fund [Image description: Two hands, palms up, fingers touching, cup a growing seedling with two small leaves. Across the top, the words "The Mission Endowment Fund" arch over the hands.]

2016 MEF Grant Applications Now Available

The Mission Endowment Fund wants to help you sow and grow disciples of Jesus across the NT-NL Mission Area! Applications are due October 31, 2015; fund will be awarded after the February 2016 Board meeting.

To view the grant guidelines and to download an application, visit ntnl.org/mef-grants.

It’s coming…

"God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday - September 13, 2015 [Image description: a yellow banner at the top reads "God's work. Our Hands" Sunday / September 13, 2015" in black text. The image is a collage of photos of NT-NL members from last year's ELCA Day of Service, working on service projects and wearing the bright yellow t-shirts.]

Already have the day planned? Register your activities here!

Download resources (including bulletin inserts, the 2015 Toolkit, worship resources, and more!) at elca.org/Resources/GWOH-Sunday.

2016 Lands of Luther Tour2016 Lands of Luther Tour - June 20-30, 2016, Hosted by Bishop Kevin S. Kanouse . [Image description: collage of three photographs of castles and other buildings in Germany.]

Interested in a June 2016 Luther Lands Tour?

Next summer is a great time to travel to Germany and visit the Lands of Luther, especially in light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation coming up in 2017.

Join Bishop Kevin Kanouse for the 11-day tour June 20-30, 2016, which will include stops in Augsburg, Frankfurt, Erfurt, Eisleben, Wittenberg, Rhine Valley, Warburg, Berlin, and Munich.

Find more information at ntnl.org/lutherlands-2016-tour/.

Fall Festival & Cooking for Christ: Saturday, October 3, 2015 [Image description: yellow, tree leaves with green, brown, and red tints cover the top right half of the image; the back ground is white, and the text is black.]

This year the Briarwood Fall Festival is joining Thrivent Financial’s 2nd Annual Cooking For Christ Cook-off  on Saturday October 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Read more here!

Garrison Keillor [Image description: headshot of Garrison Keillor, a white man with brown hair and glasses, wearing a pastel-colored button-down shirt and a black blazer, looking at the camera,]Brown Distinguished Lecture: Garrison Keillor

Oct. 21, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Jackson Auditorium, Texas Lutheran University

For more information, visit TLU’s website.

 

2016 Travel Opportunities Offered by LEADLEAD

Upcoming Events in the NT-NL Mission Area and Beyond:

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!