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Week of April 6, 2015

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This week we pray for:

Peace in Vernon
Hope in Springtown(Pr. JoAnne Swehosky)
Bishop Kanouse and Staff

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

NT-NL Table Talk: Reviving the Congregation with the Rev. Dr. Michael FossReviving the Congregation with Pr. Michael Foss is this Tuesday, April 14! Registration deadline is Friday—if you have not registered, please do so now!

Join us in person at the new Streng Center or online; this event will be live streamed and the recording will be available immediately following the event on the DiscipleLife Mission YouTube channel.

Bishop Kevin Kanouse's headshot edited to make his hair purple.

Take the Purple Hair Challenge!

You make a donation or pledge to help us reach the $3 million goal for the DiscipleLife Alive! campaign before April 25, and Bishop Kanouse, Briarwood Executive Director Phil Geleske, Mission Council Vice-President Stephanie Varnum and other NT-NL leaders will dye their hair purple for the 2015 Assembly!

Are you ready to take the Purple Hair Challenge and make a donation to help us meet (and exceed!) the $3 million goal for the DiscipleLife Alive! campaign?

A Special Invitation to All Choir Members in the NT-NL Mission Area

Would you like to be a part of the Dedication Celebration at Briarwood on April 25? We want you to help us make a joyful noise!

For more information, please see the full invitation here.

Texas Impact logoThe NT-NL Public Witness Team presents

Texas Impact Legislative Briefing

April 11, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Shepherd of Life Lutheran Church
715 East Lamar Boulevard, Arlington

Contact: Pastor Franz Schemmel (franzschemmel@gmail.com or 817-613-7906) or Pastor Chuck Hubbard (214-395-6978)

Click here to register.

Do you wonder if our Texas legislators are aware of the issues important to Lutherans? Would you like to help them out? Here is your opportunity learn how to have an impact on the legislative process!

Texas Impact will present a briefing event at Shepherd of Life Lutheran Church in Arlington on April 11. The briefing will begin at 10:00 a.m. Cost for the event is $10; lunch will be provided.

Since the 2015 session is underway, we will start with an update on the nature and progress of bills currently under consideration. Director Bee Moorhead and the Texas Impact staff will focus on five key areas: immigration, education, criminal justice, medical care, and water management.

Participants will learn how they can make an impact during this legislative session and what should be done to prepare for the 2017 session. It is important to be thinking about 2017 now, so we hope to see you on April 11.

Texas Impact is a statewide religious grassroots network whose members include church bodies, congregations and individuals of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. The NT-NL Mission Area has a longstanding membership in the organization. For more about Texas Impact, see their website: texasimpact.org.

Peace Not Walls: Stand for Justice in the Holy LandTent of Nations: Daoud Nasser Event CANCELED

We regret to inform you the Peace Not Walls events scheduled April 19 at Trinity (Fort Worth) and April 21 at Bethany (Dallas) have been canceled. Please see here for more information.

Mosaic celebrates Earth Day

Mosaic event: Fun, food, music, and FREE shredding! Wednesday, April 22 6:00-7:00 p.m. in Carrollton. Click for more information.
Please RSVP to Lori Baum at lori.baum@mosaicinfo.org or 972-866-9989.

Briarwood's Run for the Roses Gala - Saturday, May 2, 2015

Join us Saturday, May 2  at the new Mission Center for Briarwood’s annual Run for the Roses Gala! Click here for details.

You may purchase tickets at www.bidpal.net/briarwoodgala2015

¡SINAI! Family Retreat: Mountains / Valleys, April 24-26, 2015

Families with children of all ages are invited to Briarwood for the ¡SINAI! Family Retreat: Mountains & Valleys.

This retreat will take place the same weekend as the Mission Assembly, April 24-26; while assembly participants will hear the theory and philosophy of Rich Melheim’s Faith5 (Faith Action In The Home) practice, families at Briarwood will put it all to practice, exploring together how they can support each other in their faith formation and stick together through life’s mountains and valleys.

Want to find out more? Go here.

Want to register? Go here! (Need help with Briarwood’s new registration website? Read this!)

Image of a street paved in stones, lined with old stone buildings. Text over the image reads: ¡SINAI!2015 Mission Assembly

Registration  |  Hotel & Lodging Information

Did you know you do not have to be a voting member to come to the assembly? Visitors are welcome! Join us to hear our amazing keynote speakers, the Rev. Dr. Rich Melheim and the Rev. Dr. David Lose, and to find out more about what is happening across the mission area.

Download the ELCA Organizations and Events Guidebook app!

This year we will once again use an electronic guide app for the Assembly. To download the ELCA Organizations and Events app, click here. If you already have the app, search for 2015 Assembly of the NT-NL Mission Area, ELCA to find our guide.

View the assembly schedule, read about our keynote speakers, access the Book of Reports and more!

Looking for the mail-in registration form? Download it form here!

North Texas Senior Fest 2015

Adult Lutherans Organized for Action’s Eighth Annual Senior Fest has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 9. See more details here.

Please note the mission office’s new address:

680 Copper Canyon Rd.
Argyle, TX 76226

Phone: 940-241-2099

Please note we will be discontinuing the use of the P.O. Box; all mail will need to come directly to the above address.

There are still giving opportunities available! Please visit NTNL.org/donate-now for more information on the new special gifting and naming opportunities for the Mission Center at Briarwood.

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 Briefings. Don’t forget to include a picture or logo!