[m-m-online] December 29, 2006

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO...

THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM "BILL" HINZ (Director of School Ministry, Texas 
District Office), and SHARON FRAKER (Cross Lutheran, New Braunfels) 
whose father, DR. REV. VERN D. HINZ (Emeritus, Pacific Southwest) passed 
away unexpectedly on December 27, 2006 in his home in Arizona. Dr. Hinz 
had the privilege to preach two Christmas Eve services this year. He has 
six children, 19 grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 
Friday, January 5, 2007 at St. Paul Lutheran, Ann Arbor, MI. Viewing is 
scheduled for January 4, 2007, Muehlig Funeral Home, Ann Arbor. Cards 
and condolences may be sent to the Hinz family at 606 Dartmouth Cove, 
Pflugerville, TX 78660. Please remember the Hinz family in your prayers.

In lieu of flowers the Hinz family asks that memorials be given towards 
educational scholarships on behalf of Dr. Rev. Vern D. Hinz to one of 
the following educational institutions:
-Concordia University, 3400 IH 35 N., Austin, TX 78705.
-Concordia Academy (High School), 3501 Red River St., Austin, TX 78705.
-Redeemer Lutheran School, 1500 W. Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757.

THE FAMILY OF REV. STEVEN MISCH (Good Shepherd, Borger) whose 
father-in-law, Bill Post, (86) passed away early Wednesday morning, 
December 27, 2006. Bill is the brother of ART POST (Fulton, TX, former 
Member, Board for Mission Administration, Texas District). Cards and 
sympathies may be sent to Bill's daughter, Lynn Misch, at 1511 Gawain 
Rd., Borger, TX 79007. Your prayers for the family are appreciated.

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MINISTRY CALLS

PASTORS

Accepted

Gerald Nichols (Emeritus) to Living Water Community, Richardson, TX


Undecided

Jeffrey Schubert, LCMS Corporate, St. Louis, MO to Memorial, Katy, TX

Brad Beckman, Grace, Arlington, TX to Faith Lutheran Church & School, 
Lincoln, NE


Declined

Kent Heimbigner, Charity, Burleson, TX to Trinity, Creston IA and 
Redeemer, Corning, IA

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Keep Track of Ablaze! Texas

• A new video will be added by Wednesday of each week!
(Four video Segments are already available)
• New weekly "reflections" will also be available (these are weekly
devotional thoughts for faith sharing and faith growing)

What can you do?
• Keep updated on Ablaze! Texas
• Share the site with others
• Share your faith sharing stories

All the Ablaze! Texas resources can be seen by clicking here 
<http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/>.

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Don't Miss Lutheran Hour Ministries' (LHM's) Float in the 2007 
Tournament of Roses Parade

The theme for the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade is "Our Good Nature," 
and the theme for LHM's float is "God's Great Nature." Decorated by LHM 
volunteers called Petal Pushers®, the float reminds us of God's servant 
nature because of the beautiful trees, water, and creatures He created 
for us to enjoy. It also reminds us of the greatest demonstration of His 
nature, the gift of His son, Jesus Christ.

The Lutheran Hour® float, hosted by the Southern California District of 
the International Lutheran Laymen's League, is once again the only 
religious float in the parade. ** The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 
President Gerald Kieschnick and his wife, Terry, will ride on the float.**

You can watch the parade on Jan. 1, 2007 without commercial interruption 
on cable's Home and Garden Television (HGTV) channel or tune in to ABC 
around 9:50 a.m. Pacific time to hopefully see the LHM float. Check your 
local listings for time and channel.

Vote for 'The Lutheran Hour' Float on HGTV's Web Site!
LHM's float is one of five featured on HGTV's Web site. Click here 
<http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_39188,00.html?hp=Homepage%20Feature-roseparade> 
to visit HGTV's Rose Parade Web page, scroll down to the "Which is your 
favorite float" section, and vote for "Lutheran Laymen's League: God's 
Great Nature."

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Deaf Lutheran Mission Society

A recent estimate tells us that there are over 2.8 million deaf people 
in the United States – and only 2% of them know about Jesus. The Deaf 
Lutheran Mission Society wants to share the story of Jesus Christ with 
those deaf people who don’t know Him. Would you like to receive stories 
& updates from the Deaf Lutheran Mission Society? If you do, please send 
your name, address & email address to Deaf_Jesus at yahoo.com or to Deaf 
Lutheran Missions, P.O. Box 1795, Janesville, WI 53547.