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| Fix your eyes on Jesus! How is your vision? Throughout the days of Lent, the Word of God calls us to have eyes that
are fixed on Jesus, "the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its
shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God." (Hebrews 12:2) Such Lenten-looking to Jesus, who
suffered and died on the cross, can dramatically improve our
spiritual vision. In fact, God does far more in our lives than
just give us a Lenten opportunity to look again at the pain and
agony our Lord encountered for our salvation. Rather than just
calling us to come to special Lenten worship times and stare,
gaze, or observe Jesus, our God has so much more in mind for us.
By the power of His Word, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, God
gives us a clear focus on Jesus that brings overall direction to
our lives. The Spirit-inspired writer of Hebrews in the pages of
Scripture tells that eyes fixed on Jesus can give us living that
throws off sin, resists temptation, endures hardship and gives
strength. Eyes fixed on Jesus are given a view of how God
embraces us for all of life. During these days of Lent as we are
drawn into being fixed on Jesus by God's Word, our eyes of faith
will see that we have the author and perfecter of our faith who
was willing to go to an awful cross for us. There, He
encountered shame and brought joy to us. Yes, He brings us the
joy of abundant life focused on Him with a clear direction to
eternity. Lent is a time for God to improve your vision and give
you a clearer view of Jesus at work for you and in your life. .
. . President Russ Sommerfeld |
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| National
Lutheran Schools Week |
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schools in the Nebraska District will be observing National
Lutheran Schools Week with schools across Synod the week of
March 7-13. The theme this year is "Lutheran Schools A
Great Place to Grow: Growing in Grace and Knowledge" (1
Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 4:15-16, and 2 Peter 3:18). Contact
your local Lutheran school for special events planned for that
week. You can find school contact information online at http://www.ndlcms.org/Schools/index.html.
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| Board
Summary |
| At
a special meeting of the Nebraska District Board of Directors,
President Sommerfeld and the Call Committee resubmitted the
recommendation to call Mr. Stuart Tietz as District Assistant to
the President for Education and Youth Ministry. The motion to
call Mr. Tietz did not pass.
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| Four
Nebraskans Nominated |
| Four
Nebraskans have accepted nominations for synodical positions
coming up for election at this summer's synodical convention in
St. Louis. They include: Kermit Brashear, Omaha, and Marvin
Thompson, Lincoln, as laypersons for the LCEF Board of
Directors; Virginia Von Seggern, Orchard, as layperson on the
Board for Mission Services; and Shirley Bergman, Seward, as
layperson for the Commission on Theology and Church Relations.
(Note:
This includes a correction to the printed Reporter. The
correction of adding Marvin Thompson to the list will be
published in the April 2004 Reporter.) |
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| Writing
for the Church Workshop |
| Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, is hosting a "Writing for the
Church" workshop July 18-24 on the seminary campus. The
week-long workshop will include mini-lectures on types of
writing, self and instructor critiques, peer "helping
circles" to help improve writing, planned fellowship
activities and time for writing. To maintain quality
instruction, the size of the workshop is limited. Contact Debbie
Roediger at 1-314-505-7123 or ce@csl.edu
for more information.
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| "Be
Strong and Courageous . . . |
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For the Lord Your God Goes With You" is the theme of Circuit Visits taking place across the
District. As President Sommerfeld and members of the District
Board of Directors and staff visit each circuit, they will share
ideas and listen to what those in attendance have to say. You
are invited to attend any of the visits planned across the
District. Contact the host church office or the District Office
to sign up. The remaining visits are:
The
Hastings Circuit Visit on March 7 at Faith, Hastings.
The
Norfolk Circuit Visit on March 21 at Our Savior, Norfolk.
The
Ainsworth Circuit Visit on March 28 at Christ, O'Neill.
The
Plainview Circuit Visit on March 29 at Immanuel, Osmond.
(The
Wayne Circuit Visit will be rescheduled from April 22)
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| Living
Extreme Days |
| In
junior high, youth begin to go through extreme challenges and
decisions that impact their lives. At the upcoming Junior High
Retreats, youth will have the opportunity to look at how they
can make God-pleasing decisions as they go about "Living
Extreme Days." All District junior high youth are invited
to join leader Wade Johnson at Camp Luther in Schuyler on March
19-20 or at Camp Comeca in Cozad on March 26-27. Registration
information was sent to all congregations, is available on this
website, or may be obtained by calling Rachel Pozehl
at the District Office.
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CALL
INFORMATION
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ORDAINED MINISTERS
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Placement
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| Rev. Daniel Molyneux (StLCqy'03), to Zion (Worms), St. Libory. |
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Calls Declined
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Rev.
Jeffrey Bloom
(StL'98), St. John, Pilger, to Zion, Pawnee City.
Rev.
Mark Kophamer
(FtW'89), Immanuel, Seward, to St. John, Wakefield.
Rev.
David Kuhfal
(StL'92), Grace, Neligh, and Trinity, Elgin, to Zion, Atlantic,
Iowa.
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Status Change
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| Rev. David Meyer (StL'62), Concordia, Seward, to non-candidate status effective 12-31-03. |
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Ordinations/Installations
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Rev.
Daniel Molyneux
(StLCqy'03) as pastor, Zion (Worms), St. Libory, January 11.
Rev.
Burt Garwood
(StL'99) as associate pastor, King of Kings, Omaha, January 18.
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COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
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Calls Accepted
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| Andy Safarik
(S'81), Omaha, to DCE, Bingham, Bingham, Neb. |
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Other Transactions
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| Keith
Stoneman
(S'90), Camp Luther, Schuyler, resigned from LCMS roster.
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Coming
Events |
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Nebraska District LLL Convention, Arapahoe .........................................March
19-21
Principals' Conference, The Leadership Center, Aurora ............................
April 15-16
Spring Pastors' Conference, Ramada Inn, Kearney ..................................
April 19-20
Ministry Network Retreat, The Leadership Center, Aurora .....................
May 10-11
LFS Partners in Caring Church Worker Day, North Platte ..................... June 14
Grace Place Retreat, Aspen, Colo. ..........................................................
June 21-26
LCMS Synodical Convention, St. Louis, Mo. ..........................................
July 10-15
District-Wide Leadership Event, Concordia University, Seward ..............
Aug. 14
Circuit Counselor Retreat, St. Benedict Center, Schuyler .........................
Sept. 13-14
National Lutherans For Life Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio ...................... Nov. 12-14
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Anniversaries |
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Grace,
Neligh,
75th, April 18, with a special service at 10:30 a.m.
Calvary,
Lincoln,
75th, May 22-23, with an open house on May 22, and fellowship, a
celebration service with guest speaker Gary Thies at 9:30 a.m. and
a 12:30 p.m. lunch on May 23. Contact the church office for more
information, 1-402-476-1567 or info@ecalvary.org.
St.
John, Columbus,
125th, July 11, with former pastor Rev. Thomas Wink as guest
preacher at a 10:00 a.m. worship service.
Good
Shepherd, Fremont,
50th, July 17-18, with a special worship service featuring Dr.
Dale A. Meyer July 18 at 2:00 p.m.
St.
Paul, Kenesaw,
100th, July 25, with guest speakers Dr. Dale A. Meyer and Rev.
John Diener and a noon meal. Call 1-402-752-3240 to register for
the meal.
Zion,
Tobias, 125th, Aug. 1, special worship
services and celebration meal.
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NEBRASKA
DISTRICT STUDENT AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS |
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CAMP
LUTHER: THE POWER OF ONE |
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