The Monthly - September 2011
 

* Planting Together *

  1. The Lamplighter

  2. News from the Business Manager

  3. YES Notes

  4. Camp Okoboji (Military Family Retreat)

  5. !Amigos en Cristo!

  6. LCEF

  7. Mission Opportunities (Chapel Devotion)

  8. IOWAY

  9. Mission Central

  10. Hispanic Outreach in Siouxland

ALSO INCLUDED. . .

The Monthly - September 2011


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Calendar of Events

  • September 12—Pastors Golf Day, Ida Grove

  • September 17—Men’s Ministry Event, St. Matthew, Mapleton

  • September 20—Secretarial Conference, Boulders Conference Center, Denison

  • September 26-27—District Pastors Conference, Gloria Dei, Urbandale

— Save the Dates —

  • Church Safety and Security Workshop—October 22, 2011

  • Grounded + Growing + Reaching: Outreach Training Event—November 5, 2011

  • Pre-Retirement Workshop—February 10-11, 2012

  • District Convention—June 24-26, 2012

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ORDAINED MINISTERS

CALL ACCEPTED

  • The Rev. Steve Kieser, Zion, Storm Lake, to Darmstadt, IN.

CALLS RECEIVED

  • The Rev. James Gruber, Peace, Marcus to St. Peter’s, Hampton, Nebraska

  • The Rev. Alan Miller, Peace, Glidden & Trinity, Coon Rapids to Emmanuel, Tell City, IN

COMMISSIONED MINISTERS

CALLS ACCEPTED

  • Micah Buss, graduate of Concordia, Chicago, to Clarinda Lutheran School.

  • Doreen Hodges, St. John, Clarinda, to Clarinda Lutheran School.

  • Dale Karner, St. Louis, MO, to Principal, Trinity, Boone.

  • Alyce Strong, Teacher, St. Paul, Sioux City, to Principal, St. Paul, Sioux City.

  • Kaila Weiss, graduate of Concordia, Irvine, to Clarinda Lutheran School.

ENTERING THE DISTRICT

  • Linda Kay Hadley, Non-Candidate, from Kansas District, 7-5-11.

LEAVING THE DISTRICT

  • Shannon Davis, Candidate, Keller, TX, transferred to Missouri District, 8-11-11.

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From the IDW Personal Missions Committee
Grounded, Growing, Reaching is an Outreach Training Event organized by the Iowa District West Personal Missions Subcommittee for November 5, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Robert Newton, president of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District. The event will also include dynamic breakout sessions and opportunities for time to connect with local ministry leaders and hands-on community outreach. This family-friendly event will include activities for kids and teens as well. Registration information and materials will be available through a link in the Monthly and in an upcoming mailing to congregations.

 

Bus Trip to Creation Museum
Lutherans For Life of Iowa is coordinating a bus trip (October 10-13, 2011) to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio). The Answers in Genesis Museum is a one-of-a-kind, high-tech museum spread over 60,000 square feet. The museum goes beyond telling the compelling story of the creation of life on this planet to proclaiming the Bible as supreme authority in all matters it addresses. For information about cost and other details, contact Karen Frohwein, LFL of Iowa (kfrohwe@hotmail.com, 641-691-1884, www.lutheransforlife.org).

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