This week we pray for:
Resurrection in Plano (Pr. Bill Irons)
Resurrection in Haslet
College & Seminary Students
The 2015 NT-NL Prayer Partners can be found at ntnl.org/2015PrayerPartners or you can download the PDF here.
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Healing Hands in the Community
In June, New Life in Christ (Duncanville), in conjunction with Parkland Hospital, held a Health and Wellness Fair for Dallas County residents. Read about what NLIC and other NT-NL congregations are doing to promote health and wellness in their communities!
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.
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Celebrate the Reformation in Style Germany!
Next summer is a great time to 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.
Refugee Sunday: November 22, 2015
Read more about Refugee Sunday here.
Download the ELCA Refugee Sunday Toolkit and more at refugeesunday.lirs.org.
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Are you ready for Social Media Sunday?
For there is neither Apple nor Android, Windows nor Blackberry… we are all one in Christ!
On Reformation Sunday, Oct. 25, let’s share how Jesus is Good News online and off! Find more information here, or join the Facebook Group for Social Media Sunday 2015. And don’t forget to use the hashtag #SMS15!
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2015 Lutheran Campus Ministries Trivia Challenge
Sunday, November 15
Briarwood Retreat Center
A fundraiser and fun-raiser for NT-NL Lutheran Campus Ministries!
For more information or to register for the Trivia Challenge, click here!
An Evening with Presiding Bishop Eaton: What Does It Mean To Be The ELCA Today?
Join us in person or online for this special presentation by ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton.
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2016 Mission Endowment Fund Grants due October 31!
You still have time to apply! Find more information at ntnl.org/mef-grants
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Brown Distinguished Lecture: Garrison Keillor
Texas Lutheran University, Jackson Auditorium
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tickets still available! For more information click here.
Emergency Offering Opportunity
We are still seeking donations for the Mosaic offices in Corsicana, TX after they lost all of their computer equipment during a storm.
You can make a donation through your congregation or send your checks to the mission office (Christ Evangelical Lutheran Mission Center, 680 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX 76226), designated for “Mosaic in Corsicana.”
Diaconal Ministry: History, Formation, and Sprituality
January 3-8, 2016
Mt. Olivet Conference and Retreat Center, Farmington, MN
Find out more at deaconesscommunity.org/j-term.
Congregational Council Retreat
February 26-27, 2016
Briarwood Retreat Center
Upcoming Events in the NT-NL Mission Area and Beyond:
- Oct. 17: MEF “Seeds that Change” Dinner
- Oct. 21: TLU Brown Distinguished Lecture: Garrison Keillor
- Oct. 23-25: Lutheran Men in Mission’s One Year To Live Retreat
- Oct. 25: Social Media Sunday #SMS15
- Oct. 26: An Evening with Presiding Bishop Eaton
- Oct. 26-28: 2015 Bishop’s Convocation: NT-NL Welcomes Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
- Nov. 2: Portico Pre-Retirement Seminar
- Nov. 13-15: Divergent – Jr. High Gathering 2015
- Nov. 15: Lutheran Campus Ministry Trivia Challenge
- Dec. 4-6, 13: TLU Christmas Vespers
- Jan. 15-17, 2016: NT-NL High School Service Weekend
- Jan. 25-27, 2016: Tri-Synodical Theological Leadership Conference
- Feb. 19-21, 2016: Peer Ministry Leadership Event
- Feb. 26-27, 2016: Congregational Council Retreat
- Apr. 22-24, 2016: NT-NL Mission Assembly
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