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NT-NL News: Week of Nov. 30, 2015

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This week we pray for:

Messiah in Weatherford (Pr. Franz Schemmel)
Christ the Servant in Denton (Pr. John Bell)
Metroplex West Mission Conference

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

Living our DiscipleLife

[Image description: paper grocery sacks with Thanksgiving groceries for families filling the seats in the sanctuary.]Trinity Gives Thanks by Giving Groceries

Trinity Lutheran Church in Sherman partnered with the community to feed 253 families this Thanksgiving! Read about it here.

Volunteers from Rejoice (Frisco) painting walls and ceilings at Mosaic in Corsicana.Rejoicing in Corsicana

Thank you to the volunteers from Rejoice Lutheran Church in Frisco who answered the call and helped paint and spruce up the Mosaic facilities in Corsicana!

Read how others across the ELCA are doing God’s work with their hands in Stories of Faith in Action. Have a story to share about how your congregation or ministry is living their DiscipleLife? Let me know! criss@ntnl.org.

NT-NL News heading News & Opportunities

Holiday Helping Hands | Mosaic: a life of possibilities for people with intellectual disabilitiesMosaic Helping Hands

Be an Angel this Christmas! Help make the holidays brighter for the people served by Mosaic by sharing your Holiday Helping Hands.

For more information contact Lori Baum at lori.baum@mosaicinfo.org or visit mosaicinfo.org.

Lutheran World ReliefLWR’s 2016 Early Warning Forecast

The 2016 Early Warning Forecast is an analysis prepared by the staff of Lutheran World Relief that includes the regions we are monitoring to be prepared for potential crises, as well as the work we are doing in these areas and measures we are advocating to address these challenges.

Download our 2016 Early Warning Forecast PDF now!

Sunday Brunch, Aug. 23 [Image description: photo of a plate with an omeletstuffed with red and green peppers, and a side of hash browns. Text reads :Sunday Brunch" over the plate of food in green text, and "August 23" in green text on the top right corner. There is a solid white circle overlay with the text "Email RSVP for brunch!" in red text on the middle right side of the image.]Briarwood Holiday Brunch

Sunday, Dec. 6 • 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Briarwood Retreat Center

Reservations are encouraged but not required. For reservations, call 940-241-2099 or e-mail bw@briarwoodretreat.org.

[Image description: headshots of Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B.Horne III]Confronting Racism: A Holy Yearning

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 • 8:00 CST

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., will continue their conversation on racism in another live webcast on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at 8 p.m. (CST).

Please go to elca.org/webcast for more information.

Employment Opportunities

Celebration Worship Leader

Rejoice Lutheran Church in Frisco is looking for a new music minister for their contemporary worship service; see the Celebration Worship Leader job description here. Please contact Pr. Neil White at pastor@rejoicelutheran.com.

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Christ the King Lutheran Church in Haltom City is looking for a new youth coordinator; see the Coordinator of Youth Ministry job description here. Contact  ctkadmin@norsvpneeded.org.

Mark Your Calendars:

Grace Gathering August 10-13, New Orleans2016 Grace Gathering

August 10-13, 2016 • New Orleans, LA

Find more information and register at elca.org/GraceGathering.

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! p