[m-m-online] M-M ONLINE UPDATE, September 1, 2006

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO . . .

RUTH  AND G. P. DOBBERFUHL (Emeritus, The Woodlands) on the death of Ruth's
twin brother, Earl Boehlke, August 26 in Wisconsin.

CONGRATULATIONS TO . . .

DR. LOU AND MARTHA JANDER (Lou, MMF, Area D)  on the birth of their sixth
grandchild, Evan Kenneth Jander, born to Ted and Connie Jander of St.
Louis. Evan joins his sister, Ellie.  All are doing well.  The baptismal
date will be Sunday, September 24 in St. Louis. 
MINISTRY CALLS

PASTORS

UNDECIDED

Kevin Tiaden, Timothy, Council Bluffs, IA to St. Paul, Wichita Falls

Jay Klein, Apple of His Eye Mission, Houston to Zion, Hinsdale, IL

COMMISSIONED MINISTERS

ACCEPTED

Landon Becker, Grace, DeWitt, IA to DCE, Bethany, Austin

Roy Heflin, Candidate, to DCE, St. Mark, Hollywood, Florida

Rhonda Mohr, Zion, Denison, IA to DCE, St. John, Cypress

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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.

Workshop registration and payment by credit card can be made by clicking
on the link below.

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 

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:

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


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RETIREMENT PLANNING WORKSHOP

Concordia Plan Services of the LCMS is conducting a two day Retirement
Planning workshop October 16-17 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Houston to help
Professional Church Workers and their spouses understand the process of
planning for retirement.   The workshop will includes sessions on budgeting
and finance, retirement income, envisioning your retirement lifestyle,
health concerns, where to live, and what to do with you time in retirement.

Both professional church workers and their spouses are encouraged to come. 
Registration is $20.00 per person (which basically covers the cost of three
meals) plus $20.00 for each registrant to take the online Retirement Success
Profile from CPS. 

The workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. on Oct. 16 of which there is an evening
session.  Both lunch and dinner are provided that day.  The workshop
continues after breakfast on the 17th and after the provided lunch ends at
3:00 p.m.  A list of local hotels will be provided those who will be
attending.  Room reservations and payment are separate from workshop
registration.

If you have any questions, contact John Hirsch at 800-951-3478, 
cell: 512-769-6736 or e-mail: jhirsch at txidstlcms.org. 

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Retreat for Prayer and Spirituality

The next all professional church worker and spouse retreat on prayer and
spiritual formation will be this Oct. 2-4 at Canyon of the Eagles Lodge and
Nature Park outside of Burnet, TX.  This retreat is for those who have never
attended this or a similar retreat ("101") in the past as well as those who
have attended and would like to move further along in this process
("alumni").

Pastor Walt Waiser will facilitate the 101 and Pastors Randy Haedge and
Steve Stutz will facilitate the alumni.  All facilitators are LCMS pastors
who are well trained with years of experience in leading these retreats.

Both tracts of the retreat will be held at the same place at the same time
sharing the same schedule for meals.  This means if one spouse has been to a
retreat and would like to return for further depth and the other spouse has
not, both could come and participate in separate retreats while sharing
meals.

Both tracts are designed and organized to provide time, space and
intentional opportunity for one's personal growth and spiritual formation
based on God's Word.  Dress is casual and the accommodations are excellent. 
This event is subsidized by the District and Thrivent.

The registration form is on the Texas District web site 
(txdistlcms.org), and listed on the menu in the center.


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)