Concordia University Wisconsin’s annual conference for parish nurses and others in congregational health ministries draws 90-plus participants from 20 states and three countries.
Events

Open Arms sponsors retreat for child-care directors
The Open Arms Institute is sponsoring a Directors Retreat for child-care center directors and assistant directors July 31-Aug. 2 in Atlanta.

Classical-education conference set for July 16-18
The Consortium for Classical and Lutheran Education’s 13th annual conference is set for July 16-18 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Mequon conference to defend creationism
Astronomy holds many clues that support the LCMS perspective of the earth being several thousand instead of millions of years old. That topic and others will be discussed July 8-10 in Mequon, Wis.

Rural, Small Town Conference set for fall
Registration opens April 1 for the 2013 National LCMS Rural and Small Town Mission Conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

Third ‘PRAY’ event set for mid-April
“PRAY2013” — a synodwide event designed to bring LCMS Lutherans together to pray for a variety of topics — is planned for April 18-19 in St. Louis.

LMI announces three April observances
Three special observances — “Orange Out Malaria!,” World Malaria Day and LMI Sunday — are set for April as part of the Lutheran Malaria Initiative.

May 6 is deadline for Law Enforcement Chaplaincy training
“Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy — Theology and Practice” is planned for May 20-24 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Concordia, Mequon, to host parish-nursing conferences
Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., will host two conferences in May for parish nurses and…