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North & West Regions Pastoral Conference

North/West Region Pastoral Conference will be held October 15-16, 2024 at Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E Geneva St, Delavan, WI 53115.

The topic is Ministry Solutions in a Post-Christian World with speakers Rev. Dr. Harold Senkbeil and Rev. Nate Guelzow.

The Katie Event

This year, The Katie (for pastors’ wives and widows) will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 202 E. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60194-3517.

Registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m., with scheduled activities and our speaker beginning at 9:00 a.m. Lunch is included.

The registration fee is $25. (We want every Katie who wants to attend to be able to do so. If the $25 fee would be a financial burden to you, there are scholarship resources available. Information to request scholarship funds or to donate toward those funds can be found at the registration link.)

Our speaker, Dr. Beverly Yahnke, will lead us in the topic "Drawing Unto Peace" with Philippians 4:7 as the theme verse: "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Communicators and Admission Directors Network Group

Join us for our next NID Communicators and Admission Directors Group gathering Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 680 W. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-234-1868.

Topic: The importance of claiming and maintaining your church's and/or school's Google Business profile - led by Craig Mattes

Please RSVP by November 1, 2024 to help prepare for lunch plans.

61st Convention of the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

The 61st Convention will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, 2025 at Concordia University Chicago. Delegate, nomination, recommendation, and overture forms and information are now available.

Called Commissioned workers, those on Candidate status, and those called to RSOs: You are also required to register to attend as an advisory non-voting delegate. Have your home congregation pastor sign off on the delegate form.

Walcamp Outdoor Ministry, 32653 Five Points Road, Kingston, IL 60145 is bringing the Fall Festival back and adding a 5K to the day to celebrate their 60th year of ministry. It will be held September 28, 2024, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

140th Celebration

Please Zion Lutheran Church, 7930 Ogden Avenue, Lyons, IL 60534, as they celebrate 140 years of serving Christ and the community on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Divine Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with fellowship to follow.

Lectures in Church Music

Concordia University Chicago will host its annual Lectures in Church Music conference, October 20-22, 2024, on the River Forest campus. Church music leaders, pastors, and all who are interested in church music are invited. The program includes a hymn festival, an organ and percussion concert, sessions for choir directors and teachers of music of all ages, and a celebration of the 500th anniversary of the first Lutheran hymnals.

Organ Recital

David Christiansen will present an organ recital on October 20, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 260 N Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068.

This event celebrates the addition of the two stops which completed the church’s Dobson organ this past winter, as well as recent improvements to the nave: new pews, tile floor, hearing loop, and pendant lighting. The organ program will be presented informally with commentary about the completed organ, as well as the music, which ranges from Baroque to the present time (including four short pieces by composers connected to St. Andrews). The organ console will be visible and extra seating will be available near the console for those interested in seeing an organist “in action."

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708-223-3118

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