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Registration is now open for the 2020 Treasurers and Bookkeepers Workshop, “Best Practices for Treasurers and Bookkeepers,” being held Saturday, October 24 from 8:45 am – noon. The Reverend Gary Erickson, Director for Evangelical Mission and Assistant to Bishop Clements, will host the event on behalf of the Northern Illinois Synod. This workshop will feature …
Theme: “Lutheranism and #BlackLivesMatter: Intersecting Faith and Democracy from a Womanist Lens” Thursday, October 29, 2020 – 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Presenter: Dr. Linda Thomas is Full Professor of Theology and Anthropology and has taught at LSTC since 2000. She studies, researches, writes, speaks, and teaches about the intersection and mutual influence of theology and culture from a womanist …
In partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Northern Illinois Synod is making grants available to support congregational ministries sharing food and nutritional support in the communities they serve. Grants are given on a “first-come, first-served” basis, and will continue until all the funds are shared.
You are invited to the 2020 Northern Illinois Synod Candidacy Retreat led by the NIS Candidacy Sub-Committee and Bishop Jeffrey Clements via Zoom on Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. The Annual Northern Illinois Synod Candidacy Retreat is open to anyone who is discerning a call to rostered ministry as well as to those who have been Entranced into Candidacy. Those who have completed the process or who …
GSB Fundraising is offering NIS congregations a terrific fall stewardship program. GSB has had great results with their congregational stewardship coaching – the “Beginning a Culture of Generosity” program is designed to get congregations thinking about stewardship.
Beginning October 6, the Creation Care Team, a subcommittee of the Northern Illinois Synod Social Ministry Committee is excited to offer a seven-session book study via the Zoom platform on the book Rooted & Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, edited by Leah D. Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. “Rooted and Rising …
The Synod Youth Subcommittee is searching for youth who are leaders in their congregations and their communities to be a part of the Synod’s LIGHT team. The LIGHT team was formed in an initiative to cooperatively plan, at the synod level, ministry for youth and young adults. These youth leaders work together to generate ideas, …
After much prayer and consideration, we have decided to postpone next summer’s ELCA Youth Gathering to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering will be held July 24-28, 2022, in Minneapolis, with the two pre-events, the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) and the tAble, scheduled for July 21-24, 2022. We give …
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Pr. Ken Gibson At Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock, we have been blessed with an opportunity to live out our mission of Sharing God’s Grace by providing meals and other support to the homeless population of McHenry County for many years. Recently, due to the shelter-in-place directive that was put into effect, this need has …
Please watch this important announcement from Bishop Jeffrey Clements about the 2020 Northern Illinois Synod Assembly.
A Sermon for the Northern Illinois SynodSecond Sunday of EasterApril 19, 2020 Read: John 20:19-31 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My name is Jeff Clements. I serve as bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. …
Congregations all over the Northern Illinois Synod have found new and creative ways of worshipping “together” during this pandemic. Please see the list below for some online worship opportunities this Holy Week. There are many more than this out there. If you’d like to add your congregation’s information, please contact karin@nisynod.org. Prince of Peace, Freeport …
Are you a communicator in your congregation? Do you create the congregation’s newsletter or worship bulletin? Do you do contribute to your congregation’s social media? Do you create screens for your worship services? Do you work on your congregation’s website? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please join the NIS Communicators Facebook …
Please watch a pastoral message from Bishop Jeffrey Clements. Share with your congregation and on social media. Share the video in your congregation and on social media. For information on how to keep yourself and others healthy, visit the CDC website.
Bishop Clements explains why Lent is his favorite time of year in this video message. Please share it widely in your congregations, through email, and on social media.
Pr. Tom Rogers, Jr., pastor of Shepherd of the Hills, McHenry is undergoing chemo treatments for cancer. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
February 5, 2020 “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.” …
Register today for one of two Boundaries Workshops being held in Huntley and Geneseo in April. Thursday, April 23, 2020Shepherd of the Prairie, Huntley9 a.m. – 3 p.mCost $50 (includes lunch and a participant workbook) Tuesday, April 28, 2020First, Geneseo9 a.m. – 3 p.mCost $50 (includes lunch and a participant workbook) Assistant to the Bishop, …
The theme of the 2021 ELCA Youth Gathering in Minneapolis will be boundless: God beyond measure. Who in your congregation should receive communications about preparations for the gathering? Please fill out the form below or ask them to fill out the form as soon as possible so we can start getting them the information they …
Pr. Amy Nyman (retired) has had a diagnosis of cancer. Please keep her, her family, and her medical team in your prayers.
Portico’s Board of Trustees has approved health plan and benefit changes for 2020, featuring new ways for ELCA-Primary members to save on out-of-pocket costs and strengthen their emotional well-being. In August, Custom Comparison Reports were made available to congregations, who will make their selections in October. Members will complete benefits enrollment in November. You can …
Pr. Jane McChesney, pastor of First, Rockford is battling cancer. Visit her CarePage to find out more.
The members of the NIS Candidacy Committee lift before you the names of our candidates for ministry. We encourage individuals, groups and Sunday services to include these folks in their prayers as the candidates follow the path of their call to rostered ministry. See the current list.
