Northern Texas - Northern Louisiana Mission Area of the ELCA


			PENTECOST	June 2013

This Month's Featured Ministry *God's work. Our hands.* *Sunday, September 8, 2013* Congregations across the NT-NL Mission Area are involved in community service projects in a huge variety of ways – tutoring programs, pre-school programs, food pantry programs, and outreach to prisons, schools, elderly and so many more. It is our way of being Lutheran – quietly, regularly, faithfully doing the deeds of compassion and care. We embody the “diaconal spirit”, a spirit of service and selflessness epitomized by the towel and bowl that recalls Jesus’ washing of the feet of his disciples. What better way to celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America than to have a churchwide Day of Service* – September 8, 2013 !* Read the rest of the story...
		Read the Draft Proposal of Plan for Mission UPCOMING EVENTS see detailed calendar . July July 4 » Mission Office closed July 14-19 » Mission DFW - Briarwood July 29-31 » Stewardship with Adults Under 40 - Luther Seminary . August August 2-3 » Candidacy Meeting August 6 » Dean's Meeting August 24 » DiscipleLife Festival - First United, Dallas August 29 » Table Talk with Jim Johnson . More Dates Sept. 27-28 » Mission Council - Briarwood Oct. 12 » MEF "Seeds that Change" Dinner / Fund Raiser - Plano Oct. 21-23 » Bishop's Convocation - Briarwood Jan. 27-29, 2014 » TriSynodical Theological Conference - Galveston

DiscipleLife in the NT-NL Today
*Malaria Campaign: $ 53,873* Given to date (6/3/13) - Thank You! Plus $20,664.86 from Mission Assembly offerings Order the Free Congregational Action Kit Access Malaria Campaign Resources Listen in on the Malaria Campaign Conversation ___________________________________________________________________________
DiscipleLife Alive! $ 1,795,820 Pledged and given to date (5/31/13) - Thank You! Follow our Progress Download our 2012 descriptive brochure Read the Proposed Plan for Mission (Draft 3) ___________________________________________________________________________
Giving Public Witness The NT-NL's Public Witness Goal Team's web site showcases their work and brings attention to issues of peace and justice. NT-NL's Public Witness Web Site Worship Resources in time of Disaster - West, Texas, Explosion Resolutions Adopted at the NT-NL 2013 Mission Assembly Presentations and materials from "The House I Live In" Presentations and materials from "The New Jim Crow in Texas" ___________________________________________________________________________
Leadership Formation for DiscipleLife Educational Opportunities this Fall-Spring Macedonia Project Parish Lay Mission Academy ___________________________________________________________________________
"God's Work. Our Hands. Sunday" In celebration of the ELCA's 25th Anniversary, all congregations are invited to engage in a community service project on Sept. 8 ELCA's Anniversary Resource page NT-NL Graphics for the 25th Anniversary View the ELCA's 25th Anniversary Video