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Author: Ann Ciaccio

Called To Glory – Rev. Roy Bleick

Called To Glory – Rev. Roy Bleick

Pastor Roy Henry Joseph Bleick, 92, of Rockford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 14, 2018.

Ann Ciaccio October 17, 2018 Church Worker Updates Read more

Essential Family Life Ministry

Essential Family Life Ministry

Is the current American family structure more like a pole bean or a bush bean?

Ann Ciaccio October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Around the District Read more

Pastor Jeffrey Lambrecht Installation

Pastor Jeffrey Lambrecht Installation

Rev. Jeffrey Lambrecht Installed at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Antioch

Ann Ciaccio October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Church Worker Updates Read more

Installation of Pastor Joel Hess

Installation of Pastor Joel Hess

Rev. Joel Hess was installed as senior pastor at St. James Lutheran Church, Chicago.

Ann Ciaccio October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Church Worker Updates Read more

Rev. Delayne Henry Pauling – Called to Glory

Rev. Delayne Henry Pauling – Called to Glory

Delayne Henry Pauling, 84, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at The Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Ann Ciaccio October 9, 2018 Church Worker Updates Read more

Walther Christian Academy Students Perform Acts of Service

Walther Christian Academy Students Perform Acts of Service

During their Homecoming week, students from Walther Christian Academy in Melrose Park served various local and international organizations. Looking ahead, they will participate in cancer awareness month with various activities during the month of October.

Ann Ciaccio September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Lutheran Schools Read more

Yesterday and Today: St. John, Darien Annual Cemetery Walk

Yesterday and Today: St. John, Darien Annual Cemetery Walk

St. John, Darien celebrates the Joyfully Lutheran lives of congregation members who lived in the 1800s during their annual cemetery walk. Watch our short video to see and hear for yourself.

Ann Ciaccio September 26, 2018October 2, 2018 Around the District Read more

FLWR: Fall Ingathering of Quilts and Kits

FLWR: Fall Ingathering of Quilts and Kits

Friends of Lutheran World Relief (FLWR) encourages all congregations in the Chicago-land area to bring their Quilts and Kits to any of the following sites on Saturday, October 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and/or on Sunday, October 7

Ann Ciaccio September 1, 2018June 25, 2018 Recognized Ministries Read more

Pastor Philip Baerwolf named NLSA’s 2018 “School Shepherd”

Pastor Philip Baerwolf named NLSA’s 2018 “School Shepherd”

“His enthusiasm draws people in to know more about Jesus… real hope, real life, because of Jesus…” This week, Pastor Philip Baerwolf of Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Dundee was named the National Lutheran School Accredidation’s 2018 School Shepherd.

Ann Ciaccio August 28, 2018September 12, 2018 Church Worker Updates, Lutheran Schools Read more

Dwelling in the Light of God’s Grace: Stateville

Dwelling in the Light of God’s Grace: Stateville

For 32 years, Deaconess Lori Wilbert has served in a chaplaincy role at Stateville Correctional Center. As she teaches classes and builds community there she continues to see God’s grace and hope permeate the environment. Prison is a place in which God’s spirit dwells and is found in the mundane, obscene, and obscure.

Ann Ciaccio August 23, 2018September 5, 2018 Around the District, Recognized Ministries Read more
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