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Don't Miss Out: Delegate Forms Needed Now!
Thanks to those who’ve already sent in their Convention voting delegate forms to the CNH District office! If you haven’t had a chance to submit your pastoral and lay delegate forms yet, here’s a quick reminder and a couple of links to make it easy:
What You Need to Do:
• Pastoral Voting Delegate Form – Get it here!
• Lay Delegate Form – Grab it here!
These forms are your golden ticket for voting! Be sure to have two officers from your congregation sign the form, confirming that your congregation has elected you as their representative.
Deadline Reminder:
To help us with planning, please send in your forms by
Tuesday, April 15.
Click here for a blog with details and tips.
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Special Missions Speaker - “The Journey of a Chair”
What: The Journey of a Chair - Presentation
Where: Faith, 4000 San Juan Ave, Fair Oaks, CA
When: Wednesday, April 23, 6 p.m.
Registration: Email stoptheponi@aol.com
Fred Hammer, Ministry Relations Manager for Joni and Friends Central California, will be the speaker at our spaghetti dinner where he will present on Joni and Friends. In 2025, Joni and Friends will have 15,000 wheelchairs restored and hand-delivered to 30 underdeveloped countries. We are delighted to have Fred as a new consultant on our District’s Disability Ministry Committee!
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73rd CNH District Convention - Location Details
Dates: May 15 – 17, 2025
Thursday, May 15: Dinner (5pm) and Opening Worship (7:30pm)
Where: St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 3785 Placer Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Rocklin, CA
The remainder of the event will be held at:
Hilton Sacramento Arden West Hotel, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA
Registration deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025
More Details and to Register
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Multi-Asian Gathering at
Multiethnic Symposium
What: Multi-Asian Gathering
Where: Koburg Hall, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO
When: Wednesday, May 07 - 08
More Info: Click Here
The Multi-Asian Gathering committee is offering a limited number of grants to partially offset the registration fees and/or campus housing costs for the Multiethnic Symposium and the Multi-Asian Gathering.
For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Terry Chan.
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Continuing Education Courses
What: Shining Bright in a Secular Age - A Church for the 21st Century
When: July 10-12, 2025
Where: Monterey, CA
Click here to register.
What: Planting Churches in the First Century: What Luke’s Gospel Teaches Us About the Mission of the Church
When: July 22-24, 2025
Where: Grass Valley, CA
Click here to register.
What: At All Times and At All Places: All God’s People Pray
When: August 12-14, 2025
Where: Cupertino, CA
Click here for info and to register.
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Don't Miss Out: Delegate Forms Needed Now!
Thanks to those who’ve already sent in their Convention voting delegate forms to the CNH District office! If you haven’t had a chance to submit your pastoral and lay delegate forms yet, here’s a quick reminder and a couple of links to make it easy:
What You Need to Do:
• Pastoral Voting Delegate Form – Get it here!
• Lay Delegate Form – Grab it here!
These forms are your golden ticket for voting! Be sure to have two officers from your congregation sign the form, confirming that your congregation has elected you as their representative.
Deadline Reminder:
To help us with planning, please send in your forms by Tuesday, April 15.
Click here for a blog with details and tips.
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CNH District Holds Spring In-Service
On Friday, March 21, 180 educators gathered at Our Savior Lutheran Church & School in Livermore for the annual CNH District Spring In-Service. The in-service was opened with a devotion by Paul Ferguson, CNH District Mission Executive. The main keynote this year was Chris McKenna from Protect Young Eyes speaking on the appropriate time and age for children to use technology and online access, referencing the excellent book on this topic, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Teachers and administrators then spent the afternoon meeting in grade level breakout groups for discussion and connection.
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Exclusive Link to "Already a Song"
The latest release from The Songwriter Initiative (TSI)—a project of Concordia University Irvine’s Center for Worship Leadership—reminds us that, even before we gather for worship and the congregation sings the opening hymn, Christ is already singing over us in His grace, inviting us to join in His eternal song.
“Already A Song,” written by Sam Barnett (Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Chandler, AZ), Elinor Paulison, and Jon Gruen at TSI’s May 2024 songwriting gathering, sets this truth to a congregational song. “Already a Song” was recorded at Farmland Studios in Nashville in February and produced by Kip Fox.
Here is an exclusive pre-release sneak peek of "Already a Song” (now available everywhere).
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School Spotlight: Trinity Gardnerville
Trinity Lutheran Preschool in Gardnerville, NV has been a key ministry and is highly respected in the Carson Valley of Nevada. It is one of six childcare centers in the Gardnerville area, but the only one that is a Christian preschool, integrating the faith into every aspect of their program. The school has an enrollment of 118 and offers a program for toddlers through five year-olds.
Click here for a blog with more details.
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Sierra Lutheran High School is Building for the Future
Sierra Lutheran High School is in a building phase as they grow their ministry in the Carson City, Nevada, area. They are building two additional wings to their facility. The construction has been blessed by the hard work of many in the school community and is being shepherded by a great project manager, Doug Treganown. The school hopes to have a dedication and grand opening later this spring. Sierra Lutheran High School currently has an enrollment of 165 and with the new facilities will be able to accommodate 250 students.
Click here for a blog with more details.
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As pillars of the faith get called back to their heavenly home, we want to honor and acknowledge the legacy they leave behind and the impact they had within our congregations. If you would like to include any upcoming memorials, please click here to send the name, date of death, and date of service so that we may include them in an upcoming issue of the InTouch.
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