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Three NT-NL Seminarians Receive Major Awards
First Grants from the NT-NL Endowed Scholarship Fund
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| In 2007 the NT-NL Synod Council embarked on a plan to expand the amount of money available in an endowed scholarship fund to support students from our synod in seminary. Now, due to the generosity of many, our fund has grown to more than $60,000, and it is time for our first awards. |
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 Jesus Escamilla (lay minister and
mission developer at San Gabriel, Alvarado) will receive full tuition support
for his next year at the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest in
Austin. He is a candidate for ordained
ministry in the TEEM program.
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 Jealaine Marple (member of Faith, Wichita Falls) is a
senior student at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. She has just completed her internship year in
Sumner, Iowa. Her scholarship grant will assist her in
paying a portion of her tuition in the coming year.
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 Libby Buuck (member of Calvary, Richland Hills) is yet another recipient. Libby’s award, however, comes from the
national Fund for Leaders program of the ELCA (of which our synod fund is a
part) and will cover full tuition for her first year of study at Trinity
Lutheran Seminary in Columbus,
Ohio.
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As we have been blessed, now we bless others with the
gift of new, energetic, and gifted leadership.
Learn more about the Fund for Leaders Endowment Fund or inquire with Pastor Stan Meyer (214.637.6865)
about the Fund’s DVD.
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Support the Fund for Leaders
Click on the box above and be sure to select NT-NL as the
designated synod for your contribution.
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Sowing and Growing Disciples of Jesus
To see the list of creative ideas that congregations are using to pursue their mission and ministry, click on the DiscipleLife box above and have a look at the "DiscipleLife Idea Bank".
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St. Matthew, Fort Worth’s, music director, Jolene Webster, AIM, was named Teacher of the Year in the Fort Worth ISD. ≈ Our Saviour’s Durant, hosted a Mother’s Day Tea to benefit Lutheran Social Services. ≈ Emanuel, Dallas, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary of Hispanic Ministry. ≈ First, Temple, is “adopting” a unit at Fort Hood. ≈ Advent, Arlington, has a monthly coffee-house concert called Six Strings ‘n Coffee Beans. ≈ Faith, Wichita Falls, and Trinity, Fort Worth, are hosting a visit of an ELCA missionary. ≈ Emmanuel, Granbury, had a float in the town’s July 4th parade. ≈ Gloria Dei, Garland, has a Bible study summer course using John Wayne movies. ≈ Grace, Abilene, sells free trade coffee from Lutheran World Relief. ≈ Youth from St. Paul, Crawford, have been to Florida to help in the clean up. ≈ Youth from Grace, Carrollton, joined 500 other youth to clean and fix-up homes in Parsons, KS.
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August on the
Calendar of Emphasis
Campus
Ministry and Parish Lay Ministry Academy
Learn more about each on Page One of NTNL.org during the
coming month
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FYI…
- Hear the stories of “God’s work. Our hands” in our neighborhoods and around the world. Invite an ELCA Mission Interpreter to your congregation. Info contact.
- A new worshiping community called Abiding Grace Lutheran Chapel is forming in the Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake area. For more information contact Kenn Mingus; 817.915.8075.
- The 8th annual Lutheran Hymn Festival is a celebration of music, featuring organ, a 150-voice adult choir and a 120-voice children’s choir. It’s September 19 at the Meyerson in Dallas. Info contact.
- Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches is a seminar offered by the Mediation and Wellness Team at Faith, Flower Mound, on September 11. Learn more by reading the seminar brochure.
- The draft of a new ELCA Social Statement on Disabilities is available online.
- College-bound high school juniors and seniors might consider the proven differences in quality and experience between large state institutions and smaller church-related schools. Learn more online.
- Bishop Kevin Kanouse is hosting a tour of the Lands of Luther July 4-14, 2011. Learn more by reading the tour brochure.
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• The DiscipleLife Synod: Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod, ELCA • Find us on the web at NTNL.org
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Editor: Bishop Assistant Stan Meyer. News Briefing: Archive
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The NT-NL Synod
is a gathering of 120 congregations, ordained and lay leaders, and an array of agencies, institutions and organizations that provide ministry outreach with skill and compassion in their communities. We are committed to the DiscipleLife and combine our efforts to focus on "sowing and growing disciples of Jesus". The NT-NL Synod is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Northern Texas - Northern Louisiana Synod, ELCA
Kevin S. Kanouse, bishop
1230 River Bend, #105 Dallas, Texas 75247
214.637.NTNL (6865) 214.637.4805 - fax
NTNL.org
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