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Week of May 11, 2015

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This week we pray for:

Umoja International Mission in Dallas (SAWL Absalom Nasuwa)
First in Longview (Pr. Jeff Borgwardt)
Food for children this summer

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

An unfinished plank for wood with the words "Briarwood Volunteer Day" in the foreground; behind the plank is a circular saw and a round array of construction tools.Volunteer Day at Briarwood

Saturday, May 30
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch will be provided along with the good feeling that comes from helping a life changing ministry!

If you would like to help please email jean@briarwoodretreat.org.

Pavestone Blitz: the Return of the Bricks!

Thought you had missed your chance to leave your mark on the Great Cloud of Witnesses Walkway? Well, think again!

4×8 bricks are available to be personalized in honor or memory of a loved one, up to 3 lines of text, with or without a logo. Find out more here or download the paver order form here! Order deadline is May 31.

2015 ELCA Youth Gathering logo: "Rise Up Together" purple text on an orange background; the "P" in "Up" is made to look like the Chi Rho symbol.

2015 ELCA Youth Gathering: Rise Up!

May 15th is one week away! What does that mean?

  • Last chance to add new participants, cancel, complete a substitution, or edit your online account in any way
  • Final registration payment must be received or post-marked (send to St. Louis PO box)
  • Room list and deposit due to your hotel (send MYLE room list and housing payment to Chicago PO box)
  • Indicate your transportation plans in your online account (under Congregation Details)

Get excited because the Youth Gathering is only 2 months away!

Remember to use hashtag #RiseUpELCA when posting about the youth gathering on social media!

Storybook beginning: NT-NL Youth begin their journey to Detroit. Image of an open book.

 Sunday, June 28
1:30-8:00 p.m.
Briarwood Retreat Center.

 Join other high school youth from the NT-NL Mission Area for a special presentation by TLU professor Dr. Phillip Ruge-Jones, Bible storyteller, who will bring the book of Mark to life.

The cost for this amazing presentation has been covered; $5 per person suggested donation is to help cover the cost of dinner. Register here!

Image of three Black women talking to each other at a reception at the 2014 WELCA Triennial Gathering

International guests gathered for a reception Saturday evening, July 26, at the Ninth Triennial Gathering. From left are the Rev. Esther Ngomuo from Tanzania and serving Nashville’s Christ Lutheran Church; and Mary Laiser and Sara Lomayani from Tanzania, North Central Diocese.

Pack Your Bags for a Global Mission Trip to Tanzania

Habari gani or “What’s the news?” in Swahili is an important phrase to know if you are traveling to Tanzania, East Africa.

And the news is… Women of the ELCA Women Building Global Community (WBGC) travel seminar will take you to Tanzania Nov. 6-14, 2015!

Click here for more information. The deadline to secure your space is June 15!

Image from REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar, courtesy trust.org of workers in Nepal helping victims of the earhquake.

Nepal Earthquake Congregation Resources

Thank you for spreading the word in your congregation about the work Lutheran World Relief is doing in response to the earthquake in Nepal. We will update our resources with information about LWR’s response as necessary, please go to lwr.org/nepalearthquake/resources to find congregation resources.

To donate to LWR’s Nepal earthquake relief efforts, click here.

Tune Up Worship Band Gathering, August 8, 2015, Houston TX

A multi-denominational training event for contemporary worship musicians.
Find out more at http://tuneupgathering.org/

Augsburg Fortress Summer 2015 Music Clinics

Find dates, locations, and registration information here.

Image of a blue circle with words coming out from the center like spokes on a wheel. The center reads "Principles of Community Organizing"; the words coming out are: Listening, Relationship building, Challenge, Action, Evaluation, Reflection, Celebration.

ANNOUNCING: The next ELCA “weeklong” Community Organizing Training

WHEN: August 9 to August 14, 2015 (Sunday evening through Friday afternoon)
WHERE: ELCA Churchwide Offices at The Lutheran Center in Chicago, 8765 W. Higgins Rd.
COST: $550 (fee includes training, lodging and meals, but NOT travel)
WHO: Anyone, lay or rostered, who wants to develop further as a leader and engage as the church in the public arena

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and stay tuned for more details and a registration link, coming soon!

NOW LIVE! Team ELCA is a new and exciting way to raise funds for world hunger.

There is a new way to raise funds for ELCA World Hunger. Design an individual or team event that’s all your own, set a goal and invite friends and family to lend support.

Join the fun! Create your own event and help us create a world where all are fed.

Applications for the Domestic Hunger Grants, funded by ELCA World Hunger, are now available.

Visit elca.org/domestichungergrants for more information.

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!