The Monthly - June 2012

* Planting Together *

  1. The Lamplighter
  2. News from the Business Manager (Budget Receipts)
  3. Camp Okoboji
  4. !Amigos en Cristo!
  5. LCEF (Investment Rates)
  6. Mission Opportunities (Chapel Devotion)
  7. IOWAY
  8. Mission Central
  9. Hispanic Outreach in Siouxland
  10. Stewardship in Iowa District West
  11. EYES on Youth Ministry (Concert at Zion, Manning)

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The Monthly - June 2012


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Calendar of Events
  • June 1-2—Lay Leadership Institute, Fort Dodge
  • June 2—Elder Training Event, Trinity, Des Moines
  • June 10—Joy in Ministry Banquet, Denison
  • June 16—Lutheran Hour Ministries Outreach Convention, Algona
  • June 24-26—District Convention, Camp Okoboji
  • June 28-30—LWML Convention, Camp Okoboji

— Save the Date —

October 1-2—District Pastors Conference, Gloria Dei, Urbandale

CALLS RECEIVED
  • The Rev. Craig Cummins, St. Paul, Alta, to Elwood, NE.
  • The Rev. David Dahlke, West Des Moines, to Affton, MO.
  • The Rev. Shawn Deterding, Clinton, MO, to Peace, Marcus.
  • The Rev. David Kuhnle, Hone Creek, to Grace, Storm Lake.

CALLS DECLINED

  • The Rev. Craig Cummins, St. Paul, Alta, to Pender, NE.
  • The Rev. David Zirpel, Redeemer, Sioux City, to Tecumseh/Sterling, NE.

CANDIDATES ASSIGNED

  • Wade Brandt, Saint Louis, to Zion, Ogden.
  • Marcus Manley, Fort Wayne, to St. Paul, Ute.
  • Timothy Oetting, Saint Louis, to Our Savior, Sheldon.
  • Justin Whitmore, Saint Louis, to Immanuel, Clarinda/Trinity, Shenandoah.

VICARS ASSIGNED

  • Philip Beyersdorf, Fort Wayne, to Pilgrim, Quimby/Trinity, Marcus.
  • Eric Black, Saint Louis, to Trinity, Des Moines.
  • Mark Resner, Fort Wayne, to First, Missouri Valley.
  • Brandon Ross, Fort Wayne, to Our Savior, Denison.

COMMISSIONED MINISTER CHANGE OF STATUS

  • Glen Emery, formerly of Lutheran Family Service, to Non-Candidate, June 1, 2012.

Iowa District West 38th Convention June 24-26, 2012—Camp Okoboji

"Joy in Modeling"

"Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us." Titus 2:7-8

Opening Service: June 24 at 7 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Spirit Lake

Convention Highlights

  • Synod Representative: Dr. Scott Murray, 5th Vice-President of The LCMS
  • Essayist: Dr. Dale Meyer, President Concordia Seminary-St. Louis
  • Use of Technology:
    • Convention Workbooks will be provided on CD
    • For the first time electronic balloting will be employed

Convention Business Includes

  • Election of Officers
  • Reports of District Officers and Committees
  • Resolutions to set the District direction for the next triennium
  • Kapfer Scholarship Award presentation

Special Convention Offering

The Board of Directors of Iowa District West asks that a special door offering be taken in each of the District’s congregations in support of our Sudanese and Asian ministries in Des Moines. These gifts are to be sent with the delegates and gathered with the offering at the con-vention’s opening service.

Iowa District West, LCMS
409 Kenyon Road, Suite B
Fort Dodge, IA 50501

515.576.7666 Phone
515.576.2323 Fax
sue.light@idwlcms.org
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