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National news
Houses afire amid tsunami debris in Natori City |
As more details emerge surrounding the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, LCMS missionaries and members and Japan Lutheran Church (JLC) leaders are sharing news and thankful for the prayers and support that have already been offered.
Ongoing updates are being shared through the LCMS website at lcms.org/help.
The PBS program, Religion & Ethics News Weekly, will feature a story on their Jan. 29, 2010, show about the LCMS Haiti relief effort. A PBS film crew interviewed some members of the returning Haiti assessment, medical, and pastoral teams at Miami International Airport this past week. You can view the program online beginning Jan. 29 after 6 p.m. at pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics.
While you can watch the program online all week, audiences also may want to watch it on television. To check local listings for air dates, visit pbs.org.
 Please share this message with your congregation – your financial gifts are vital, and very much needed, in providing Christ-centered care to:
- Households in Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri that remain without power a week after ice storms
- Millions of Kenyans struggle with food shortages due to drought, high fertilizer cost, and displaced farmers due to the country's political unrest.
 From LCMS World Mission blog, Sept. 5, 2008: Volunteers are needed as soon as possible or even today to help serve in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hurricane Gustav battered the city of Baton Rouge with heavy winds and rain. The wind brought down trees and left debris all over the city. Volunteers are needed to serve on Chain Saw and debris removal gangs. Rev. David Buss, LCMS Southern District disaster relief coordinator stated that “it may take three months or longer to clean up the city.” Read more
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Office of the President
Rev. Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick
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The recent decision of the California Supreme Court legalizing same-sex "marriage" highlights the downward spiral of moral values that is becoming so prevalent in our culture. This most recent action contravenes not only the Judeo-Christian values that have defined the moral compass of this great nation, but also the laws of nature and the natural reproductive process.
In the face of such moral decline, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has consistently upheld the Bible-based values that designate "marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman (Genesis 2:2–24; Matthew 19:5–6)" (2004 LCMS Convention Resolution 3-05a).
 May 7, 2008— YANGON, Myanmar: Word has come in from Myanmar (formerly Burma) that the staff at Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM)-Myanmar is safe, following the devastating cyclone last weekend. Lutheran Hour Ministries area counselor for Asia, Gunya Na Thalang, received an e-mail from an LHM-Myanmar staff member on Tuesday, May 6.
The message read, "Praise the Lord! The LHM-Myanmar director and her family are safe. Our houses are fine. Most houses around here are severely damaged. The LHM office is now closed for one week." She added that they are still trying to get in touch with others in the community.
If you are a pastor, church musician, or anyone interested in the church’s worship, please join us for this enriching week of worship, education, and fellowship. There will also be workshops of benefit to church secretaries, Sunday school teachers, and other volunteers in the church, so please spread the word and tell others about this opportunity.
 On July 24-27, 2008, the International Lutheran Laymen’s League will hold its annual convention in Lexington, Ky.—the heart of bluegrass country. This event is expected to draw over 1500 Lutherans from across the U.S. and Canada.
Curtis Dorsey is vicar at Trinity, Howards Grove |
Two students received calls to be pastors and two students received vicarage (internship) assignments in the LCMS during Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, chapel service Oct. 26, 2007. The South Wisconsin District received Curtis Dorsey as a master of divinity vicar to Trinity, Howards Grove.
Concordia Seminary invites the public to share in the next call day on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Approximately 117 students who will serve as vicars next year will receive their assignments during a 3 p.m. worship service. Those unable to attend may listen to the services via the seminary’s website (csl.edu).
 A Lutheran Hour Ministries float will be in the Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, Jan. 1, 2008. The theme of the parade is “Passport to the World’s Celebrations.”
In an age that questions Christian values and messages, the Lutheran Hour float committee invites you to join in presenting the float “Joy to the World, the Lord has Come!” in the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade, the largest secular event in the world of its kind.
 Actions and happenings from sessions of the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod are summarized in these media releases. The convention met July 14-19, 2007, in Houston, Texas.
Are you running out of ideas for your congregation's ministry? Do you have a question about how to enhance a current ministry? Would you like to find people in other District congregations with whom to exchange ideas? Then check out the Our Hearts Ablaze website (www.ourheartsablaze.net).
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