[m-m-online] M-M ONLINE UPDATE, August 11, 2006

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO . . . 

ROBERTO AND NORMA SIMENTAL (El Buen Pastor, McAllen) on the death of Norma's
mother, Eloisa Perez, August 9 in El Paso at the age of 86.  Funeral plans
are not finalized at this time.

KEN AND VAL HENNINGS (Ken, District President Elect) on the death of Val's
mother,  Val Uetzmann, August 7  in Minnesota.  The funeral was today in
Park Rapids, MN.

IN OUR PRAYERS . . . 

DEL AND CAROLYN KING (Faith, Laredo) and their children as Carolyn struggles
with the cancer that is now in her spine.  She will soon be placed under
hospice care in St. Louis. 


CONGRATULATIONS TO . . .

JONATHAN AND SARA GOEKE  (St. Timothy, Houston)  on the birth of  their
second son, Luke Daniel, born  Monday, August 7, 2006, at 11:59 pm in
Houston. Sara and Luke are doing well as are Micah (now the Big Brother) and
Dad.

L. PAUL FERGUSON (St. Andrew, Houston) who will be presented with the
Meritorious Service Award and the Humanitarian Service Medel by the Wing CC
of the 149FW for his work during Hurricane Katrina.  This presentation will
be made this Sunday at St. Andrew. 


MINISTRY CALLS

COMMISSIONED MINISTERS


UNDECIDED

Roy Heflin, Candidate, to DCE, St. Mark, Hollywood, Florida
CAMPUS MINISTRY SURVEY CARD ONLINE!

The campus ministry survey card is on line in a PDF format that can be
completed directly in the opened window.  There are four forms to each
8.5x11.5 sheet just as there have been on the hard copy form from previous
years.  When typing the information into the form, the information appears
as typed.  When you get to the section that asks what year the student is
in, you must tap the space bar in the appropriate check box and an "x" will
appear.  If you need to remove it, just tap the space bar again and it will
be removed.  

Once you have completed the form, you must print the form before proceeding
any further.  Once the form is closed the information is gone.  The form
cannot be saved for future reference.  This is the way this program works
and we cannot change it.  Once you have printed the form, click on the
"clear form" button/bar and begin a new set of information.  Copy and paste
this link into your web browser for accessing the form. 

 http://www.txdistlcms.org/forms/CampusSurvey.pdf.  

If you would prefer to receive the form as a word document attachment that
can be used as a form, that once completed can be saved and emailed back to
Carole Stevenson, please contact her through her email address: 

 cms121 at txdistlcms.org 

College is a critical time for students and early and personal contact is
critical for campus ministry effectiveness.  Campus ministers want to extend
and continue your ministry to your students as they come to their
universities and colleges - to offer them a community of their peers who
share their faith tradition.

Reminders:
* Only report students leaving the home area who will not be able to attend
their home church while away at school. 
* Include the city location and the full name of the school the student will
be attending. 
* Home addresses and phone numbers are very important so that campus
ministry leaders can contact students right away.  Cell phone numbers are
even better if they are easy for you to get.  If not please include the home
phone number.
Mail completed forms to the District Office:  Attn:  Carole Stevenson, 7900
E. Highway 290, Austin, TX   78724.  If you have any questions please call
Carole at (800) 951-3478.

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INTRODUCING the Lutheran Service Book

This fall, the LCMS Commission on Worship and Concordia Publishing House are
offering over 280 workshops throughout the United States and Canada to
introduce Synod's forthcoming hymnal, Lutheran Service Book (LSB). Each
workshop will be three hours in length and will be held from 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. on Saturday mornings.

Workshops have been carefully scheduled so that most congregations will have
choices as to which dates to attend a workshop in their area. These
introductory workshops are designed to appeal to a broad range of
individuals, including:

    * pastors
    * church organists and pianists
    * choir directors
    * Sunday School teachers
    * church secretaries
    * members of the Church Council and Board of Elders
    * other interested leaders and lay members
    * anyone who loves to sing!

Click on the link below to see the workshop sites in Texas.

http://www.lcms.org/ca/worship/lsb_workshops/01/seminar_info.asp?st=TX

If you reside in the United States or Canada and wish to send in your
payment by check, download and print out the registration form, available
in pdf format here (this is a long link - you may have to copy it in
sections to past into your web browser):

http://www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/Worship/LSB%20Workshop%20Sites%20a
nd%20Dates.pdf

and mail it with your check ($20 US or $23 Canadian) to:


Workshop
LSB Workshop
Commission on Worship
1333 S. Kirkwood Rd.
St. Louis, MO  63122




Claudetta Theiss
Office of President Jim Linderman
7900 E. Highway 290
Austin, TX 78724
1/800/951-3478
1/512/926-4272 
1/512/926-1006(Fax)