“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me’” (Isaiah 6:8 ESV).
A most appropriate verse for Call Days at both Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
The Candidate Call, and the Vicarage and Deaconess Internship Assignment Services, culminated in both an end and new beginning for all as they learned where they will serve in the field as candidates and future pastors and deaconesses. We celebrate the students who received vicarage and deaconess internships, and pastoral and diaconal calls and are grateful for these new church workers. The LCMS Northern Illinois District is one of the Districts blessed with new candidates and students.
Calls and Assignments to the LCMS Northern Illinois District
From Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne: (Service held April 29-30, 2018)
Call Candidates
Kyle Richardson, St. John Lutheran Church, Island Lake, IL
Matthew Schettler, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
Vicars
Erik Ankerberg, The Ev. Lutheran Church of the Apostles, Melrose Park, IL (not pictured)
Daniel Schuetz, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Park Ridge, IL
Dylan Smith, St. John Lutheran Church, Wheaton, IL
From Concordia Seminary, St. Louis: (Service held May 1, 2019)
Call Candidates
Julian LaMie, St. John Lutheran Church, Beecher, IL
Alex Marque, Concordia Lutheran Church, Machesney Park, IL and Mount Olive Lutheran Church Rockford
Vicar
Dwight Wyeth, Zion Lutheran Church, Bonfield, IL
SMP, Center for Hispanic Studies (serving for two years as Vicars) (not pictured)
Jesus Morales, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aurora, IL
Erwin Andres Valencia, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mount Prospect, IL
We give thanks for the blessings these candidates and students will be to the LCMS Northern Illinois District through the work of the Holy Spirit. Congratulations!
This is Our Northern Illinois District! #OurNID #FlourishNID