Marilyn Lindeman Called to Glory
Marilyn Lindeman, early leader in Lutheran Early Childhood Education, was called to glory on February 17. Services will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 3 and 4.
District Circuits Up for Realignment
It takes a convention. When a district’s circuit structure no longer complies with Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod requirements, the circuit lines need to be redrawn.
Rev. Karl Koeppen: District’s 2016 School Shepherd
Rev. Karl Koeppen, senior pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in Bourbonnais, Illinois, has received the LCMS Northern Illinois District’s School Shepherd Award for 2016.
Light of God’s Grace at Stateville
In the family visitation room at Stateville Prison (Crest Hill, Illinois) now one often sees fathers reading books to their children, thanks to an assistant warden’s request and the quick response of Deaconess Lori Wilbert,
On Mission to Increase Sensitivity
Rev. Paul Klopke is hard at work in the Northern Illinois District, raising disability awareness among Northern Illinois District congregations.
Reach Teens with a Message
A blacklight dodgeball tournament on January 29 was held in a warehouse owned by St. Paul Lutheran Church of Aurora, Illinois. Invitations went out. But the main target was not on the youth of St. Paul.
CUC Offers Reformation 500 Symposium in March
Concordia University Chicago will host a panel of experts to discuss the Reformation’s impact and ongoing legacy, on campus in River Forest, Illinois, Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m.
St. Paul School in Mount Prospect Earns Blue Ribbon
St. Paul Lutheran School in Mount Prospect, Illinios, has been recognized as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Preschoolers celebrate planting blue pinwheels in the school yard.
Former District Pastor Michael Piper Called to Glory
Rev. Michael Piper, age 54, died in Missouri. He was pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Beecher, Illinois, from 1988 to 1996.
Rev. Donald Matthiessen Called to Glory
Services for Rev. Donald Matthiessen, pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Sterling, Illinois, will be on February 15-16 in Rock Falls, Illinois.