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NT-NL News: Week of Sept. 21, 2015

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This week we pray for:

King of Glory in Fort Worth (Pr. Yvonne Kiebler)
Abiding Grace in Southlake (Pr. Nick Billardello)
Conference of Bishops

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

Happy 50th Anniversary, Trinity in Clovis!

[Image description: Bishop Kevin Kanouse and Pastor Bonita Knox, wearing pastor's robes, stand in front of a colorful handmade quilt, made of squares in shades of yellow and green, with various images on them.]

Bishop Kanouse and Pastor Bonita Knox model Trinity’s beautiful 50th anniversary quilt.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Clovis, NM celebrated their 50th anniversary this past weekend.

We give thanks to you for the members and the ministry of this congregation:
for those who had the vision to begin this congregation,
those who sustain its present ministry,
and those who will carry its mission forward into the future.

Check out Trinity’s Facebook page for more photos and video, and read the article in the Clovis News Journal about them!

Sowing & Growing Relationships with Youth[Image description: Photo of a church banner showing a tree with a brown trunk and green leaves, planted near water; the banner background is yellow, and the words "I shall not be moved" are written around hte image in red and gray text.]

Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Dallas (Pr. Marie Barnett) celebrated their 67th anniversary this weekend.

Mount Olive is well-known for their Wednesday morning food pantry; now read about two more of Mount Olive’s ministries on our DiscipleLife blog!

How is your congregation doing God’s work with your hands? Send photos and stories to Criss at criss@ntnl.org!

2015 Table Talks: The Use of the Means of Grace

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.

NT-NL presents... An Evening with the Presiding Bishop: What Does It Mean To Be The ELCA Today? [Image description: text is on a white background; "Nt-NL presents..." is at the top left corner of the image in black script font. "An Evening with the Presiding Bishop" is written in red sans serif font, centered on the white background, and "What does it mean to be the ELCA today?" is written in bold black sans serif font centered on the bottom half of the white background. On the right end of the image is a photo of Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, a white woman with short dark hair, smiling. She is wearing a black clerical shirt and a grey blazer.]

Monday, Oct. 26 • 7:30 p.m.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Mission Center at Briarwood

Join us in person or online for this special presentation by ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton.

This free event is open to all and will be live streamed through our YouTube channel, DiscipleLifeMission. This event is part of the 2015 NT-NL Bishop’s Convocation.

Register to reserve your spot!

Watching online? Register and we’ll send you an email reminder with the live stream link!

The word "DIVERGENT" is written in all caps, black text on white background; the font has arrows in the negative space of the letters with the arrows pointing in different directions.
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

For more information, email NTNLYouthLeaders@yahoo.com.

2015 Seeds that Change Dinner & FundraiserThe 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.]

Saturday, October 17
Iglesia Luterana Santa María de Guadalupe, Irving

Special Meal and Musical Program organized by the Hispanic/Latino Conference of the NT-NL Mission Area.

Please consider a donation for the silent and live auctions!

For more information, or to donate  contact Hattie M. Hammer, Executive Director at hattie.hammer@sbcglobal.net.

2016 Mission Endowment Fund Grants

The goal of the Mission Endowment Fund is to award grants for specific and identifiable projects or programs of NT-NL Mission Area missions and congregations. MEF is now accepting grant applications for 2016!

All applications must use the application form linked below. One copy of the completed application form, along with requested attachments, must be received by October 31.

ELCA World Hunger Go and Do News: September 2015

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

Texas Lutheran University, Jackson Auditorium
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

This event is open to the public and sponsored by the TLU Brown Cultural Enrichment Fund.  Tickets are available at the TLU Bookstore (in the Alumni Student Center on campus) or online.  All tickets are general admission.  The cost to the public is $15 per person.

Save the Date!

TLU’s Christmas Vespers will be December 4, 5, 6 at Jackson Auditorium in Seguin, and December 13 at St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Austin. Tickets will be available November 1.

Luther & Bach: A Music Marriage Made in Heaven

[Image description: portraits of Martin Luther, a white man with curly brwn hair wearing a beret and black monk's robes, and Johann Sebastian Bach, a white man with a white wig. A pair of sunglasses have been drawn on Bach's face.]October 11, 2015 • 7:00 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
6121 East Lovers Lane, Dallas

 Sponsored by the American Luther Research Center

Although there is no charge for this event, please RSVP by October 4 and direct questions to Sandra Bauer at 972-241-3545 or sbauer@international-capital.com.

Emergency Offering Opportunity

Mosaic Corsicana banner
In August, the Mosaic offices in Corsicana, TX were hit by lightning, taking out the phone system, all computer systems, and air conditioning units. They estimate they will need $25,000 in non-budgeted cash to cover the expense of replacing their office equipment.

Insurance will not cover the cost of the damaged equipment because they deemed the lightning hit to be an “Act of God.” Let’s show them what an “Act of God” actually looks like!

The NT-NL Mission Area already sent an initial $2,500; how close can we get to meeting the $25,000 need?

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.” Let’s help Mosaic replace their office equipment so they can continue serving people with intellectual disabilities and providing them with opportunities to live a full life.

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