Central/Southern
Illinois Synod
| Fri. Mar. 16, 2012 |
C/SIS Board Meeting prior to Camp Grieshem Retreat |
| Sat. Mar. 17, 2012 |
Camp Grieshem Retreat Look
for a mailing early in 2012 ... |
| Sat Mar. 31, 2012 |
Northwest
Conference Spring Gathering
will be held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Coatsburg,
Illinois.
Registration and coffee hour will begin at 9:30 am in the
fellowship
hall. Following this gathering, there will be a worship and a
program.
Before the luncheon there will also be a short meeting concerning
new leadership for the conference. [Map] For more information call Sharon Johnson at 217-743-6220 or Patty Stinson at 217-997-2133. |
| Sat. Mar. 31, 2012 |
Northeast Conference Spring Gathering will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury, Illinois. Sign-in will be at 8:30 A.M. and the fee for lunch is $8.00. Kay Price will present BOLD WOMEN , BOLD SPIRIT. All women of the synod are invited[Map] |
| Sun. Apr. 29, 2012 |
The Southern Conference of Women of the
ELCA will join with Lutheran Men in Mission will hold their Spring Gathering on Sunday (April 29, 2012) at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1501 Broeking Road in Marion, IL 62959. Registration is at 2:30 pm and Devtions at 3:00 pm. Hugh and Paulette Stempsley will share their personal experience of travelling with Marrion Medical Mission of Malawi, Africa to dig wells that provide clean water to African villages. Following the speaker, the LMM break away for their business meeting and the Women stay in the Chapel for their meeting , then we all come together again in the fellowship hall for an evening meal, prepared by the Women from Our Redeemer. We collect a $5 donation from everyone at the registration. We do ask guest to RSVP no later than April 23rd with a number for the cooks... and that is MY job, RSVP to Barbara Froemling at 618-426-3253 or email afbf@egyptian.net. The physical offering will be food pantry items, cleaning items and personal care items to support the Marion Ministerial Alliance Soup Kitchen. Please contact Cindi Eidson or Barb Froemling for further information. [Map] |
| Sat. Apr. 21, 2012 |
Northern
Conference of Women of the ELCA will be Saturday, April 21, 2012
in Bartonville at St. John Lutheran Church, 6614 W. Smithville,
Road. Speaker for the event is Ella Maxwell from Hoerr Nursery and the
theme for the event is New Life Celebration. Women will also be doing a
hands-on project making net corsages and learing more about the ELCA
Malaria Campaign. Working through Lutheran churches in Africa, the ELCA
Malaria Campaign is uniquely positioned to probvide mosquito nets,
insectidies, health care, education, medications, and more to
eliminate
death from this disease.
Registration 8:45am-9:15am
Lunch 11:40
Offerings will go to C/SIS Synodical WELCA
and ELCA Malaria Campaign
Registration fee is $10.00 and due by April 13, 2012
Please make checks payable to Women of the ELCA, Northern
Conference. [Map] |
| Note: |
If you would like a copy of the Welca-CSIS Newsletter automatically sent to you, please email a request to David Wheat at dmwheat@gmail.com |
Central/Southern
Illinois Synod