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LIRS Resettles Refugees
ByBarbHimley,VicePresidentofGospelOutreach
Fornearly80years,LutheranImmigraIonandRefugeeServicehasworkedwith
refugeesandmigrantsfromaroundtheglobe,offeringcompassionateservicethat
makesadifferenceinthelivesofhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewhohavefound
safetyandhopeinAmerica’scommuniIes.Onepartoftheirgoalistohelpensure
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A COMMUNICATION FOR WOMEN OF THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS
DISTRICT OF LUTHERAN
WOMEN IN MISSION
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CALENDAR & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Sharing Mites!
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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services - A child imprisoned.
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thatrefugeesandmigrantsare
protected,embraced,andem-
poweredinaworldofjustand
welcomingcommuniIes.
Todaynearly65millionpeople
havebeendisplacedbyviolence
andpersecuIonaroundthe
globe,acrisisunlikeanyother
Imeinhistory.Asavitalarmof
theUnitedStatesrefugeereset-
tlementprogram,LIRSworks
everydaytopairvulnerable
refugeeswithLIRSservicepart-
nerswhoareuniquelyequippedtosupporttheirneeds.In2016,
LIRSreseZledmorethan13,000refugees.Arobustnetworkofser-
vicepartners,volunteersandchurchesconnectsrefugeeswithba-
sic,essenIalservices,whilealsohelpingthemintegrateintotheir
newcommuniIes.SuccessfulprotecIon,stabilizaIon,andintegra-
Ionprocessesarecoreelementsofthemission.
ThegrantfromNIDLWMLfor$10,000providesBiblestoimmi-
grantswaiIngindetenIonastheircasesareprocessed.Wepray
forblessingthroughtheWordofhopeinJesusChrist.
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Collectstampsformissions,seehow-toarticlepage6.
RefugeeServiceb-HallwayinHutto.
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Our Source of Transforming Joy byBarbBelanski
“Heisnothere–Heisrisen”
Iamcontent–myJesus,BeauIfulSavior,isalive!!Hediedtosaveme–Hissacrificeon
thecrosshassparedandforgivenme–myheartisfilledwithHislove-whatareason
forjoyandalleluias!!
ThispastSpringRallyseason,Ihaveobservedthissamejoyasyouhavemetinyournew
zonestosharetheresurrecIonstorywitheachother.Yourhymnsofpraiseaswellas
yourdevoIonswereanawesome
displayofglorytoourrisenSavior.Iwitnessedthisfer-
vorasyoulistenedtospeakerswhogoabouttheirdaily
businessinsharingChrist’ssalvaIontoothers;you
plannedhands-onmissionprojectsandingatheringsto
shareyourloveandconcernwiththoselessfortunate;
andyourjoywasoverflowingasyougreetedeachother
andsharedrenewedfellowships.
TheHolySpirithasplantedtheseedsoffaithandnot
onlyareyounurturedandgrowing,butyouareblos-
soming!!ThegifsoftheSpiritareshiningthroughinall
thatyouaredoing.Yourlove,joy,peace,paIence,kind-
ness,goodness,faithfulness,gentlenessandself-control
areevidentinyourlifeasachildofGod.Ipraythat
thesefruitswillconInuetoreapsweetblessings.
IlookforwardtoourImetogetheratourDistrict’sconvenIonthisSep-
tember.ItwillbearousingcelebraIonasLWMLsisterssharetheirtrue
sourceofjoy–atransformaIonresulIngfromGod’sloveandgraceforall
mankind!
Andwe,whowithunveiledfacesallreflecttheLord’sglory,arebeingtrans-formedintoHislikenesswithever-increasingglory,whichcomesfromtheLord,
whoistheSpirit(2Corinthians3:18).
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SherlandaBrooks,CEOofDiversitySourcingSolutions,speakingattheSone12SpringRallyonpatienceandkindness.
LWMLVPofSpecialFocusMinistry,KayeWolffvisitswithBarbattheLA/MSDistrictConventioninLafayette,LA
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Be Transformed byPastorSwanson,PastorofKingofGloryLutheranChurchinElgin,IL
Finally
Finally
FINALLY!
ForthoseofuswholiveinnorthernIllinoisyouknowexactlywhatI’mtalkingabout.
ThishasbeenaparIcularlylongwinter.Longerthanusuallyanyway.It’snowmid
Mayandwhat’s
hardtobelieveisthatbarelyamonthagoweweresIllwatchingassnowfellfromthesky.It’s
beenarollercoastereversince.Ashotofsummerfollowedimmediatelybyareturntofall.Shorts
andT-shirts.Sweatshirtsandjackets.Allinthesameweek.Butalas,itwouldseemwe’vefinally
madetheturn.SpringhasFINALLYsprung!IlovethisImeofyear.Watchingtheworldaround
metransformseeminglybeforemyveryeyes.Lifebeginstopushupthroughtheoncefrozen
ground.Treeswhichstoodformonths,nakedagainstthewintercoldbegintodressthemselves
ingarmentsofgreen.Treeblossomsandflowersofallshapes,colorsandsizesremindusthat
Godreallydoesuseallthecrayonsinthebox.Watchingtheworldtransformaroundusisoneof
thetruejoysoflivinginthispartofthecountry.ThistransformaIonremindsmeofsomeofmy
favoriteversesinallofScripture.
“Iappealtoyoutherefore,brothers,bythemerciesofGod,topresentyourbodiesasaliving
sacrifice,holyandacceptabletoGod,whichisyourspiritualworship.Donotbeconformedto
thisworld,butbetransformedbytherenewalofyourmind,thatbytesIngyoumaydiscern
whatisthewillofGod,whatisgoodandacceptableandperfect.”
DidyoucatchPaul’swordsrightthereinthemiddle?“Betransformed”,hesays.Ilovethatwordbecauseitis
packedwithimageandmeaning.Thegreek,heretranslatedbetransformed,ismoreliterallythewordfrom
whichwegetourwordmetamorphosis.Metamorphosis,ofcourse,istheprocessofacaterpillarchangingor
transformingintosomethingcompletelydifferent,inthecaseabeauIfulbuZerfly.Sowhetheriscaterpillars
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tobuZerfly’sorthebarrenlandscapeofwintertothebrightcolorsofspring,transformaIonisachangeto
somethingbeauIful.
Ourthemefor2018is“TransformingJoy.”It’sathemethatspeakstothetransformingpowerofjoy.Thejoy
wehaveintheLord.Thejoythatfillsustooverflowing.ThejoythatspeaksofHissacrificeandthenewlifewe
haveinHim.Hisjoychangesus.Hisjoytransformsus.HisjoymakesusintosomethingbeauIful.Andthat
beautyisforalltheworldtosee.Whereveryougo.WhereverGod’speoplearegathered.WherevertheWord
isproclaimedthereisaperpetualspring.JesusbringslifeoutofdeathandmakesallthingsbeauIful.Maythe
joyoftheLordtransformyouintoabeauIfulspringflowergivingcolorandbeautytotheworldaroundus.
Candidates Needed
WeneedVPforGospelOutreachandanominaIngcommiZeememberfromWestRegion.Weonlyhaveone
nameforalltheotherposiIons,exceptanominaIngcommiZeememberfromnorth.
PosiIonsthatwillbevotedonatthe2018LWMLNIDConvenIonare:PastoralCounselor,President,Treasur-
er,VPofServantResources,VPofGospelOutreach,CorrespondingSecretary,andaNominaIngCommiZee
fromeachregion.
FornominaIonscontactSusieWashington(312-326-4788).
Convention News and Reminder JoyceHagen-McIntoshwillbesharingherChrisIancomedyonSaturdayeveningfollowingdinner.Wewel-
comehertoourLWMLNIDconvenIon.
InaworldwherefaithissooSenperceivedasirrelevantatbestandhypocriTcalatworst,Joyce’stakeonbe-
ingaChrisTanisfreshairandairgulpinghumor.Hersisapoignant,relevant,andearthywitthatisbuiltupon
soundtheologyandpracTcalfaith.Joycebringsahealthybalanceofhumor,saTre,andironytonarraTvesof
livingthefaithinthepost-ChrisTanage.
–CarlyStucklenSather,Pastor,FirstCongregaTonalChurchofLaGrange,IL
TheLutheranWomen’sMissionaryLeagueoftheNorthernIllinoisDistrictinvitesyou to
registernowforthe2018DistrictconvenIonscheduledforFridaySeptember21stthough
Sunday,September23rd.Earlyregistra,onis$99andrunsfromnowunIlJuly21.
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New Deadline!
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FromJuly22unIlSeptember1stregistraIonis$125.Ifyouarestayingovernight,hotelis$99pernightforup
to4guestswith2breakfastsonly,extrabreakfastsare$6ea.
ThereisnochargefortheFridayServantEventat1pm,theFridayWorshipat7pm,ortheSundaymorning
installaIonandworshipservice.Saturday’sKeyNoteSpeakeris,Rev.Dr.JohnNunes.RegistraIonformat-
tached.EverychurchintheNorthernIllinoisDistrictisenItledto2delegates.
Convention Service Event 2018LWML-NIDCONVENTION
FridaySeptember21st 1:30pm–3:30pm
MakingWitnessBraceletstosupportMOSTMinistries(MissionOpportuniIesShortTerm)
DONATIONSNEEDED:1/8”leatherstrip(lace);ponybeads–Blue,Clear,Gray,Green,Red,WhiteandYellow.Ourbiggestneedwillbethestrip(bagsofponybeadsmakemany,striponlyafew).InstrucIonscanbefoundonourwebsiteoratmostministries.org
MOSTMinistriessendsmissionteamsthroughouttheworld.Theseteamsarerequestedbymissionariesandchurchbod-
ies.ThebraceletswewillbemakinghelpthemspreadtheGospelmessageandaretheirmosteffec-Iveandpopularevangelismtool.Theygiveawayonaverage1,000braceletsoneverymissiontrip.
PleasehelpbyjoiningusfortheserviceeventanddonaIngsomeofthesuppliesneeded.Somesupplieswillbeprovided.
Alsothe2018ConvenIonGifsFromtheHeartwillbesupporIngtheWestchesterFoodPantry.TheyservicetheHillsideareawheretheconvenIonisbeingheld.
Proverbs19:17WhoeverisgeneroustothepoorlendstotheLORD,andhewillrepayhimforhisdeed.
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Zone Buzz
SubmiWedbySusieWashington,Secretary/treasurerofSt.PhilipLWML
OnTuesday,March27th,PresidentKarenKelleyandtheSt.PhilipLWMLmembersgatheredandput
together50bagsofbreakfastfooditemsforourcommunity.Wecalledit“TheEasterBreakfastBas-
ketGiveaway”.Eachbagcontainedaloafofbreadoracanofbiscuits,apackageofsausages,abox/
packageofcoldorhotcereal,adozeneggsandapoundofmargarine.
Therewasasurpriseforthelastpersonthroughthedooraferallbagshadbeendistributed;atur-
keylefoverfromtheThanksgivingDinnergiveaway!
Member,BerdieJoneshadsetoutclothingforallrecipientstochosewhatevertheywantedafer
pickinguptheirfood.
PastorandMrs.Lewisprayedfor/withrecipientsthataskedforprayerastheylefthebuilding,itwas
abeauIfulthingandwearesoBlessedtobeabletodothisyearaferyear.Love,Joy,PeaceandPa-
Ience.
LWML NID Stamp Ministry
ThestampministryreceivesstampsfrommorethanjusttheNorthernIllinoisDistrict.WereceiveinquiresfromalloverthenaIon.AndinterestconInues!Infact,itisthesinglemostinquiredaboutministryonthewebsite.
Ifyouwanttocontributetothisministryhereiswhatwelookfor:
1.Allintactpicturepostcards.Donotcutoffthestamps,sendtheenIrepostcard.2.Allold(pre1930)envelopesintact.Donotcutoffthestamps.
3.Allforeignstamps,largeandsmall.4.LargecommemoraIveU.S.stamps.5.SmalldefiniIve(common)U.S.stamps(includingUSAnonprofitbulkstamps),exceptDONOTsaveLoveandChristmasstamps.Saveunusedcharityreturnmailstamps.6.AnycollecIonsofstamps,saveonsheetsifpossibleanddonotremovestampsfrompagesoral-bums.
Ifatallpossible,stampsshouldbetrimmedleavingabout1/4"marginaroundthestamp.DonottrimstampstotouchperforaIonsorthestampswillbediscarded.
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ElveraRuffistheLWMLNIDpointpersoncollecIngstampsforthisministry.SendherstampsattheNorthernIllinoisDistrictoffice,2301S.WolfRoad,Hillside,IL60162.IfyouhaveotherquesIonsyoumayalsocontactTeenaDornatvpcommunicaIons@lwmlnid.comorcontactDonOostmandirectlyaboutspecificstampsquesIons,phone630-921-3344.
Calendar
• July21,2018—Lastdayforthe$99convenTonpricefortheLWMLNIDConven-on2018
• July22-Sept1-2018LWMLNIDConvenTonregistraTonis$125.
• July21,2018—LWMLNIDBoardofDirectorsMeeTngatBethany/Naperville
• Sept1,2018-Lastdaytoregisterfor2018LWMLNIDConvenTon
• September21-23,2018—LWMLNIDConven-on2018,BestWesternPlus,Hillside,IL,Theme:"Fruitofthe
Spirit"
• June20-23,2019—LWMLConven-oninMobile,Alabama—Itsnevertooearlytostartplanning!
• June24–27,2021—LWMLConven-oninLexington,Kentucky
Announcements• PleasemakesureyourZoneconTnuestouseoldZonenumbersunTlJuly1,2018.
• SusieWashingtonislookingforcandidatesinterestedinrunningforCorrespondingSecretaryandNomina-ngCommiFeeMemberfromtheWestregion.TheseareLWMLNIDposiTons.Fornomi-naTonscontactSusieator312-326-4788.
• PleaseinformyourLWMLNIDSocietyTreasurerofthenewaddressformites:LWMLNID,P.O.Box958012,HoffmanEstates,IL60169.
• TechNotes—LWMLNIDgoesfrom.orgto.com.Anewandmoresecurewebsitewentliveatwww.LWMLNID.orginFebruary.ForseveralweeksinMaythewebsitewasdownandtheemailsys-temfortheLWMLNIDwentwithit.SincethisproblemrelatedtothedomainnamemaytakesomeTmetoresolveanditwasimportantforwomentoregisterfortheconvenTonandhaveaccesstothesite,weoptedtopurchaseanewdomainname:www.LWMLNID.com.(ThispieceattheendoftheaddressiscalledatopleveldomainnameORTLD.)ThissoluTonwillaffectallLWMLNIDemail
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addresses.PleasepaycloseaWenTonaswemoveforwardthatemailstoLWMLDistrictpersonnelhavethecorrectTLD.ThisproblemmayresolveinthefutureandwewillkeepyouapprisedofthesituaTon.ForthisandotherdelaysingelngthisnewsleWertoyou,weapologize.Feedbackisal-waysappreciatedandcanbesenttowebmaster@[email protected].
• DeliveryofQuarterlySubscrip,ons:Quarterliesaremailedonthefollowingschedule:
Spring March1
Summer June1 Fall October1
Winter December1
Afercheckingwithyourchurchsecretaryorwhomeversortsthemailforyourchurch.ifyouhavenotre-
ceivedyoursubscripIonofQuarterliesbetweenthe15th&20thofthemonththeyweremailed,somethingprobablyhappenedtotheminthepostaldeliverysystem.YouhavetheopIonofemailingnaIonaldirectlyat
Quarterly@lwml.orgoryoucanemailthecorrespondingsecretaryatcorrespondingsecretary@lwmlnid.orgleyngusknowyourquarterlieshavenotarrived.NaIonalprintsalimitednumberofextras--ifthereisa
problemweneedtocontacttheminaImelyfashiontohavereplacementcopiesmailed.
AFached:
• 2018LWMLNIDConven-onregistra-onform
• Dona-onsneededfor2018LWMLNIDConven-onServiceEvent
• 2018LWMLNIDConven-onDisplayRequest
YoucanreachNID-BitsEditor,[email protected]
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LWML Northern Illinois District Convention 2018 September 21-23, 2018
Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside Hotel and Conference Center 4400 Frontage Road, Hillside, IL 60162
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. John Nunes, Keynote Speaker. Ginger Starrett, Secretary, LWML National Representative Mission Speakers from LWML NID grants. (2016-2018)
Convention Schedule
Servant Event Friday, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Opening Worship & fellowship Friday, 7 p.m. Sat, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Convention, includes Saturday lunch, Saturday Dinner and entertainment provided by LWML NID Gifts and Bequests – Saturday, 6:30 p.m. (RSVP Below.) Closing Service and installation of officers Sunday, 9 a.m.
First Name __________________________________Last Name___________________________
Street Address _____________________________ City _____________________Zip__________
Phone number ________________________ email _____________________________________
Church/City __________________________________________________________Zone ______
Friday Dinner not included.
______ Yes Saturday Dinner and Entertainment provided by LWML NID Gifts and Bequests. ______ No Will you attend? We want to be good stewards of food and finances, so kindly RSVP.
Classification: (please circle all that apply)
Delegate • Alternate • LWML NID Past President • Zone President • Guest • Pastor • LWML Member • First Timer • Young Woman Representative •
Please check for special dietary needs: _____ Gluten-free ______ Vegetarian
Registration Fees/Deadlines: $99 by July 21 $125 July 22 - September 1
NO refunds after September 1. To reserve a room at the Chicago Hillside Best Western Plus, address call 708-544-9300 before August 21, 2018 and request the “Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Northern Illinois District” convention rate of $99 plus tax for 2 queens and 2 breakfasts OR 1 king plus breakfast. $6 for extra breakfast tickets. Hotel will not replace breakfast coupons if lost.
Please mail form and check or money order (payable to LWML NID) to:
Janice Gerzevske 30W017 Juniper Ct Warrenville IL 60555
[email protected] OR register online at:
https://www.lwmlnid.com/event/lwml-nid-convention-2018/ OR use the NEW search tool on the web site
Convention Service Event Friday September 21, 2018
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM to support
MOST Ministries
Making Witness Bracelets
DONATIONS NEEDED 1/8” Wide Leather Strip (Lace)
Pony Beads: Blue, Clear, Gray, Green, Red, White, Yellow
Biggest need is: Leather Strip… (a bag of pony beads makes many, strip a few)
ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE or at MOSTMinistries.org
www.LWMLNID.com
LWMLNIDConven-on2018 September21-23,2018
Theme:PEACEJOYLOVE.. BestWesternPlusGala;ans5:22-23 HotelandConferenceCenter 4400FrontageRoad,Hillside,Il.60162
Conven;onDisplayRequestFormDeadlineforRegistra;onisJuly21,2018
MakecheckpayabletoLWMLNIDMakecopyandsendto:
LoreLaPlaLer7602BristolLn.UnitEHanoverPark,Illinois60133
Youwillbeno-fiedviaemailifyourrequestisapprovedbyConven-onCommiLee
Name:_____________________________________________Date:_______________________
Organiza-on:___________________________________________________________________
Website:_______________________________________________________________________
Emailcontact______________________________________Phone________________________
TablesNeeded____________________@$30each=$_________________
• ElectricalOutletneeded_______yes_______no(limitedoutletsavailable)
•2chairswitheachtable• Restaurantonsite•Descrip-onofDisplay(tabletopexhibitboard,handouts,video)• Displayswillbefrom7:30amun-lsessionsbeginsacerlunch.• Displaysmustberemovedby6pm.