Answers to the question, “Does your church or school do anything special to observe Thanksgiving?”
In the November ‘Witness’: State of the Synod
The November ‘Lutheran Witness’ provides a range of informative data and reports.
Call for nominations: President of Concordia University, St. Paul
Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn., seeks nominations for the position of president..
Official notice: LCMS salary information (Nov. 2018)
Salaries of LCMS officers are published here.
Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (Nov. 2018)
A listing of those who have applied — and been approved — for reinstatement to LCMS rosters.
Official notice: Colloquies (Nov. 2018)
A listing of those who have completed — or submitted applications for — teacher or pastor colloquies in the Synod.
Items wanted, available (Nov. 2018)
Available this month are songbooks and an organ.
Global Mission Fund gifts can be doubled in November
This matching opportunity means that as much as $352,937 — received in just one month — could go toward bringing people all over the world into contact with the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Share it! – Celebrating Reformation
Answers to the question, “How does your congregation or school observe Reformation Day?”
From the mission field – Kenya and Papua New Guinea
Project 24 opens a new boarding facility in Kenya; missionaries in Papua New Guinea publish a paper against sorcery-accusation-related violence.
Obituary: Rev. Dr. Alvin V. Kollmann, former Southern Illinois District president
Kollmann, who served as president of the LCMS Southern Illinois District from 1976 to 1994, died October 7 at the age of 88.
Official notice: Nominating Ballots and Voter Registration
Official nominating ballots for the offices of President, First Vice-President, and regional vice-presidents have been mailed, on October 1, 2018, to every member congregation of the Synod according to the list of member congregations maintained by the Synod’s Department of Rosters, Statistics, and Research.
