[m-m-online] March 23, 2007

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO...

THE FAMILY OF KEVIN LENTZ (Bethany, Austin) and his wife Kathy as they 
mourn the loss of Kathy's father, Doyle Phillips. Mr. Phillips died 
early this morning. Funeral service will be held at Our Redeemer in 
Irving, TX.

IN OUR PRAYERS...

The grandson of Rev. Dr. John Hirsch (Director of Congregation and 
Worker Care, Texas District Office). Jonah, age 7, has been admitted to 
the hospital and currently has an undiagnosed illness. Please remember 
Jonah and his family in your prayers.

Jim Rader (Development Director, Lutheran High School, Dallas) and his 
family. Jim is recovering from surgery for bladder and kidney cancer. 
Please keep Jim and his family in your prayers.

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MINISTRY CALLS

P A S T O R S

UNDECIDED

Don Olson, Jr., Waco, TX to Trinity, Uvalde, TX

Matthew Brackman, Redeemer, Cisco, TX to Peace, Texas City, TX

Russell Etzel, Our Savior, Centerville, TX to Concordia, Houston, TX

Mark Cattau, Our Redeemer, Dallas, TX to Christ, Albuquerque, NM


C O M M I S S I O N E D M I N I S T E R S

DECLINED

Tim Hansen, St. James Lutheran, Lafayette, IN to St. Paul Lutheran 
School, Ft. Worth, TX

UNDECIDED

Christian Boehlke, Trinity, Cheyenne, WY to Our Savior, Houston

Paul Meiger, Cross of Christ, DeSoto to Faith, Derby, Kansas

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SIGN UP TODAY!

2007 PASTOR'S THEOLOGICAL CONVOCATION &
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY DINNER AND CAMPUS TOUR
Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Omni Austin Hotel 
Southpark

Living the Theology of the Cross in a Pluralistic World
Being Confessional and Missional

Concordia University invites Theological Convocation Attendees for an 
evening at the new Concordia campus, the Hill Country Preserve, on 
Tuesday, April 17. Buses leave from the Omni South parking lot at 4:35 
pm, returning by 8:30 pm. Dinner and transportation will be provided, 
compliments of the University. Reservations Required by Monday, April 9. 
Contact Lois Wolf at the Texas District Office 1-800-951-3478 or 
nswolf at txdistlcms.org. If you wish to provide your own transportation 
and join us for the tour and dinner, simply make reservations for the 
dinner, indicating you will provide your own transportation. (Tour 
begins at 5:35, dinner at 7pm.)

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2007 RETREAT FOR PRAYER AND SPIRITUALITY, Monday, October 1 through 
Wednesday, October 3 at Canyon of the Eagles Lodge and Nature Park, 
Burnet, TX

This prayer retreat for Texas District professional church workers and 
spouses will focus on time for prayer, meditation, reading, Bible study, 
etc. Walt Waiser will facilitate the "101" and Randy Haedge and Steve 
Stutz will facilitate the "Alumni".

For more information or to register online visit the Texas District 
website at www.txdistlcms.org.

Questions? Call Lois Wolf at the Texas District office, 1-800-951-3478,
or email nswolf at txdistlcms.org.

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MINISTERIAL YOUTH RETREAT (MYR)

The final days are here for nominating high school students for this 
summer's exciting 2007 MYR. The deadline has been extended until March 
31st. Please mail registration forms of those you think would benefit 
from a few days at Concordia University, Austin, learning about many 
aspects of professional church work. Youth over the many years continue 
to speak about MYR's impact on them and we trust God's work on the 
hearts of the youth of today will continue! Questions, contact Kristi 
Kirk at Kristi.Kirk at concordia.edu or Rev. Jeff Doria at 
pastorjeff at sakingofkings.com.

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ABLAZE! TEXAS

“Oh, where is that burning passion for souls which ought to be ablaze 
within the heart of every member of our Synod?" Quote by President John 
Behnken at Synod's 1941 convention.


Keep Track of Ablaze! Texas

 > A new video will be added as it is available…sometimes we just don’t 
have video clips to post. Currently there are 15 segments of the series 
available. You can view the videos at http://www.ablazetx.lamtx.com/.

 > New weekly "reflections" are available (these are weekly thoughts for 
faith sharing and faith growing) (Go to 
http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/ for the Jottings.)

 > 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 at 
http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/.

Individual Ablaze! Resources
Check out the list of possible resources in sharing your faith at 
http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS...

The Theological Convocation
[Concordia Campus Dinner and Tour]
April 16-18, 2007 | Omni South, Austin, Texas

DCE Spiritual Renewal Retreat
April 23-25, 2007 | Camp Lone Star, La Grange, Texas

Synodical Convention
July 14-19, 2007 | George Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas

National Youth Gathering
July 28-August 1, 2007 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Pastors' Wives Retreat
September 28-30, 2007 | Camp Lone Star, La Grange, Texas

2007 Retreat for Prayer and Spirituality
October 1-3, 2007 | Canyon of the Eagles, Lake Buchanan, Burnet, Texas

Professional Church Workers Conference
November 18-20, 2007 | Redeemer, Austin, Texas

For more information on Texas District events visit the District's 
website at www.txdistlcms.org.

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Subscribe to our online calendar in iCAL format at 
www.txdistlcms.org/calendar