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NT-NL News: Week of Sept. 28, 2015

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This week we pray for:

St. Martin in Littlefield (Pr. Amanda Ullrich)
San Gabriel in Alvarado (Pr. Jesús Escamilla)
Heart of Texas Mission Conference

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

Happy 50th Anniversary, Saint Stephen in Shreveport!

[Image description: three photographs: the first on the left shows members of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Shreveport during workship; the middle photograph is of a stone plaque on a brick wall, with the Luther Rose in the center of a cross and the words "Saint Stephen Lutheran Church" carved next to the cross. The third photograph is of a cross hanging in the sanctuary of St. Stephen, next to a stained glass window. There is a basket of flowers below the cross.]

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

Tune in tomorrow!
ntnl.org/NTNLTalkVideos

Register here and we’ll email you a reminder with the link tomorrow morning!

NT-NL presents... An Evening with the Presiding Bishop: "What does it mean to be the ELCA today?" Monday, Oct. 26 • 7:30 p.m. ntnl.orgJoin 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 email you a reminder with the live stream link!

Social Media Sunday: October 25, #SMS15 [Image description: square image diagonally split into a black and green background. Social media icons for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook appear in green and black around the text, which is white.]Social Media Sunday is coming!

On Reformation Sunday, Oct. 25, let’s follow in Martin Luther’s footsteps by using the social media of our day to “reform” what people think of church!

Tweet, post, share, reblog, and selfie yourself in church and use the hashtag #SMS15 (and #ntnlife!) After all, Christ has no online presence but yours!

Find out more at ntnl.org/sms15

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.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

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.

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.

For more information click here.

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. There is no charge for this event, but 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