9/25/16 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodridge, and the Rev. Lynn M. Bird

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1 9/4/16 Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Chicago, and the Rev. Kristian E. Johnson ELCA s partner Lutheran Services in America Disability Network, which ministers with and among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Minneapolis Area Synod, Bishop Ann M. Svennugsen Saint Paul Area Synod, Bishop Patricia J. Lull 9/11/16 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Addison, and the Rev. J. T. Miller The Evangelical Lutheran Deaf Association, associated with the ELCA, as they track deaf ministries and provide links for services and provide means for social interactions through Facebook. Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, Bishop Richard Hoyme 9/18/16 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, and the Rev. Peter A. Hellstedt Lutheran Disaster Relief, as they respond to the Louisiana Gulf Coast flooding, collaborating with local leaders to plan and accomplish long-term recovery efforts. East-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Bishop Gerald L. Mansholt Northeastern Iowa Synod, Bishop Steven L. Ullestad 9/25/16 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodridge, and the Rev. Lynn M. Bird The Conference of Bishops meeting at the Lutheran Center, that the Holy Spirit might envelop each one as they do God s work in God s church through the ELCA. Northeast Minnesota Synod, Bishop Thomas Aitken 10/2/16 Purna Jiwan South Asian Ministry, Chicago Lutheran Disaster Relief, as they continue to respond to the earthquake victims in Italy, offering help, support, and accompaniment to those who have lost homes and loved ones. Greater Milwaukee Synod, Bishop Paul B. Erickson South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Bishop Mary Froiland 10/9/16 Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, and the Rev. Katherine Hines- Shah The ELCA Church Council and its newly-elected Secretary William B. Horne, II, as they lead our church in doing God s work with our hands. La Crosse Area Synod, Bishop James A. Arends

2 10/16/16 Redeemer Lutheran Church, Park Ridge, and the Revs. Fred J. Nelson, Mathew Stuhlmuller, and Carol Breimeier The ELCA s approximately 150 Latino ministries in the United States, who serve people whose primary language is Spanish, and were born in or trace their heritage to Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. North/West Lower Michigan Synod, Bishop Craig S. Satterlee Southeast Michigan Synod, Bishop Donald P. Kreiss 10/23/16 Redeemer Lutheran Church, South Holland, and the Rev. Kwame L. Pitts The ELCA s Renewing Congregations Program, as it is creating communities of faith that are vibrant and diverse with more worshippers supporting and engaged in God s mission locally and globally. Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Bishop Jon Anderson 10/30/16 Reformation Lutheran Church, Chicago, and the Rev. Joseph M. Bocko In thanksgiving for Archbishop Antje Jackelen and Pope Francis, as they prepare to celebrate the beginning of the 500 th Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund, Sweden. Give thanks for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the ELCA Churchwide Assembly for affirming the Declaration on the Way Church, Ministry and Eucharist, where 32 statements of belief are no longer church dividing, and where we agree to work together reconciling the remaining 14 differences. Indiana-Kentucky Synod, Bishop William Gafkjen New Jersey Synod, Bishop Tracie L. Bartholomew 11/6/16 Redeemer s Lutheran Church, Oak Forest, and their interim pastor, the Rev. Cynthia M. Munker All our ELCA federal chaplains, who minister to and with our military personnel, whether active, retired, hospitalized or in the reserve and to all of their families. Northwestern Ohio Synod, Bishop Daniel G. Beaudoin 11/13/16 Rejoice Lutheran Church, Geneva, and the Rev. Louis J. Quetel The Metropolitan Chicago Synod s campaign to raise $1 million for World Hunger by October 31, New England Synod, Bishop James E. Hazelwood Southern Ohio Synod, Suzanne D. Dillahunt

3 11/20/16 Resurrection Lutheran Church, Chicago, and the Rev. Kelly K. Faulstich The work the ELCA is currently doing to provide the Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal in Braille. Northern Great Lakes Synod, Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes 11/27/16 Resurrection Lutheran Church, Franklin Park In thanksgiving for the 349 new-start ministries being developed in the United States and the Caribbean through the work of our 65 synod mission tables, comprised of local leaders and directors for evangelical mission and bishops. Southeastern Iowa Synod, Bishop Michael L. Burk Northeastern Ohio Synod, Bishop Abraham D. Allende 12/4/16 Salem Lutheran Church, Chicago and their interim pastor, the Rev. Michael A. Steinke Members of the Arab and Middle Eastern ELCA congregations with Arabic-speaking people from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, as they care for the spiritual and social needs of congregations and their communities. Western Iowa Synod, Bishop Rodger Prois 12/11/16 Savior Divine Lutheran Church, Palos Hills, and the Rev. Martin W Pauschke ELCA s Young Adult Ministry, which helps young people in faith formation, identifying who and whose they are, and helps them grow as servant leaders. Metropolitan New York Synod, Bishop Robert A. Rimbo 12/18/16 Shekinah Chapel, Riverdale, and the Rev. Yehiel Curry The network of approximately 255 congregations reporting people of African descent as active participants across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Isands. Northwestern Minnesota Synod, Bishop Larry Wohlrabe 12/25/16 Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Grayslake, and the Rev. Ellen Arthur As the Holy Family fled to Egypt and became refugees, we pray for the AMMPAR Program which helps children who are forced to flee El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and other countries due to chronic violence, environmental displacement and lack of basic human rights. Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Bishop Samuel R. Zeiser

4 1/1/17 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Mundelein, and the Rev. Mark V. Selbo ELCA Bishop s Academy, as they go apart for retreat to help them prepare to serve their synods and the ELCA, offering themselves as servant leaders to the world. Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Bishop Claire S. Burkat Upstate New York Synod, Bishop John S. Macholz 1/8/17 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, West Chicago, and the Rev. Joshua D. Ebener The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, though persecuted during the communist era, survived and has 50,000 members today and is currently working to provide online learning for the Russian Siberian context. Slovak Zion Synod, Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek 1/15/17 St. Andrew s Lutheran Church, Glenwood, and their interim pastor, the Rev. Michael T. Shelley ELCA Campus Ministries, which provide spiritual support to our college students through worship, study, fellowship and service. Southeastern Minnesota Synod, Bishop Steven Delzer Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Bishop Ralph E. Jones 1/22/17 St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, (South), Chicago ELCA HIV/AIDS ministry in sub-saharan Africa and their work with millions of children orphaned from losing one or both parents to AIDS. Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow 1/29/17 St. James Lutheran Church, Lake Forest, and the Rev. Richard Holmer ELCA World Hunger Program, reaching needy communities around the world with health clinics, water wells, micro loans, and animal husbandry all helping to support sustainable solutions to the root causes of hunger and poverty. Delaware-Maryland Synod, Bishop William J. Gohl Allegheny Synod, Bishop Michael L. Rhyne 2/5/17 St. James Lutheran Church, Western Springs, and the Rev. Erin Clauson In thanksgiving for the generosity of ELCA members for reaching the goal of $15 million for the malaria program, which has brought about lasting changes in countries with malaria. Lower Susquehanna Synod, Bishop James S. Dunlop

5 2/12/17 St. James Lutheran Church, (North), Chicago, and their interim pastor, the Rev. David E. Olson ELCA seminaries, especially the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and the new seminary formed by uniting Gettysburg Seminary and the Lutheran School of Theology at Philadelphia, the United Lutheran Seminary, as they work with the Holy Spirit to prepare women and men for ministry. Upper Susquehanna Synod, Bishop Barbara Collins 2/19/17 St. John s Lutheran Church, Lincolnwood, and the Rev. David Nelson ELCA s Youth Ministry Network dedicated to renewing, educating, and connecting with those who work in youth ministry. Nebraska Synod, Bishop Brian Maas 2/26/17 St. John s Lutheran Church, Wilmette, and the Rev. Joseph E. McInnis Traveling mercies for all bishops attending the spring Conference of Bishops later this week, and for guidance throughout their deliberations. 3/5/17 St. Luke Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, and the Rev. Charles Plummer That the Christian presence in the Holy Land may be strengthened. Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, Bishop Richard H. Graham 3/12/17 St. Luke s Lutheran Church of Logan Square, Chicago, and the Rev. Erik C. Christensen ELCA s Outdoor Ministries, as they prepare to offer summer camps, retreats and conferences for people of all ages. Central States Synod, Bishop Roger Gustafson West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, Bishop Matthew Riegel 3/19/17 St. Luke s Lutheran Church, Elmhurst ELCA partner Pathways to Promise, which produces many resources for leaders, congregations, and families to help them face the challenges of mental illness. Virginia Synod, Bishop James F. Mauney Central/Southern Illinois Synod, Bishop S. John Roth

6 3/26/17 St. Luke s Lutheran Church, Park Ridge, and the Revs. Richard W. Johnson and Alexis LaChapelle The ELCA Church Council, as it travels to Chicago to meet in prayerful deliberation on the work of the ELCA. North Carolina Synod, Bishop Timothy Smith 4/2/17 St. Mark Lutheran Church, Chicago, and the Rev. Lawrence J. Clark The American Indian and Alaska Native Lutheran Association of the ELCA, as they advocate for the rights of indigenous people, provide cultural learning experiences, and minister to and with native people in faithfulness to the Gospel. Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, Bishop Michael Girlinghausen South Carolina Synod, Bishop Herman R. Yoos, III 4/9/17 St. Mark Lutheran Church, Mount Prospect, and the Rev. Christine C.A. Webb The young people brought to the United States and sold as sex slaves within our borders. Southeastern Synod, Bishop H. Julian Gordy 4/16/17 St. Mark Lutheran Church, Worth, and the Rev. Jay E. Trygstad In thanksgiving for the remarkable growth of the Lutheran Church of Tanzania from 500,000 to 6.1 million members in approximately 50 years as they spread the good news of Christ s resurrection. Florida-Bahamas Synod, Bishop Robert Schaefer 4/23/17 St. Mark s Lutheran Church, Waukegan, and the Rev. Jeffrey Koth The Lutheran Church in Senegal, that its ministry of education and health care for those affected by HIV/AIDS and its agricultural initiatives will flourish and be a sign of God s love in all and for all. Caribbean Synod, Bishop Felipe Lozada-Montanez 4/30/17 St. Mark s Lutheran Church, Aurora and their interim pastor, the Rev. Paul J. Olson, and the Rev. Patricia A. Geiseman ELCA s Justice for Women program, as it addresses the roots of sexism and encourages men and women to work together for justice as a reflection of God s love. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton as she leads this church in ministry and mission. Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Bishop Erik Gronberg

7 5/7/17 St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Itasca, and the Rev. Rebekah Weant Costello ELCA s Young Adults in Global Mission, who volunteer for a lifechanging year-long journey in communities around the world, sharing their gifts of service, receiving hospitality from their hosts and engaging in relationships of mutuality, interdependence and trust. Alaska Synod, Bishop Shelley R. Wickstrom 5/14/17 St. Michael s Lutheran Church, La Grange, and the Rev. Dayton A. Williams and the Metropolitan Chicago Synod ministry to the Deaf In thanksgiving for the partnership between the ELCA and the Lutheran Church in Singapore, as their mission to restore faith communities in Cambodia came to fruition. The Lutheran Church of Cambodia was born in 2011 and continues to grow today despite the government forces opposed to it. Northwest Washington Synod, Bishop Brian K. Unti 5/21/17 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Villa Park ELCA s Racial Justice Ministries, serving as catalysts and bridgebuilders for alliances and strategies across racial, ethnic, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation. Southwestern Washington Synod, Bishop Richard Jaech 5/28/17 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waukegan, and the Revs. Bradley W. Davick and Caroline L. Satre Laity of the ELCA, that they would feel welcomed and empowered to do God s work wherever they encounter it. Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod, Bishop Martin D. Wells 6/4/17 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wheaton The staff and voting members of the ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod as they prepare to attend the 2017 Assembly, care for the business of the synod, and elect a synodical vice-president and secretary. Oregon Synod, Bishop David H. Brauer-Rieke 6/11/17 St. Paul Thai Lutheran Church, Forest Park, and the Rev. Pongsak Limthongviratn ELCA s more than 100 Asian congregations and ministries and other multicultural congregations with Asians and Pacific Islanders within their midst. Montana Synod, Bishop Jessica R. Crist

8 6/18/17 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Evanston, and the Rev. Betty E. Landis ELCA chaplains, serving in medical, senior, mental health, long-term care, and correctional facilities, and those serving in hospice and police and fire chaplaincy, that the love of Jesus would shine through them and they be given strength for their ministries. Sierra Pacific Synod, Bishop Mark W. Holmerud 6/25/17 St. Phillip Lutheran Church, Blue Island Diakonia World Federation Assembly being held in Chicago at Loyola University June 28-July 5, that the Holy Spirit would unite us as a community devoted to being a bridge between the church and the world. Southwest California Synod, Bishop R. Guy Erwin 7/2/17 St. Phillip Lutheran Church, Glenview, and the Rev. Kyle R. Severson ELCA s Supporting International Women Leaders, as they offer educational seminars, exchange and study programs, and degree programs at ELCA colleges and universities. 7/9/17 St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Antioch The Lutheran Church in Costa Rica and Honduras, which, though small, have a strong commitment to serve the most marginalized and impoverished people in their countries. Grand Canyon Synod, Bishop Stephen S. Talmage 7/16/17 St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Chicago The Lutheran Church in Myanmar, as it seeks to evangelize and promote ecumenical relations with other Christian denominations. Rocky Mountain Synod, Bishop James W. Gonia 7/23/17 St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Midlothian The ecumenical partnership in South Sudan to establish a Lutheran Church and presence that would contribute to efforts to establish peace and reconciliation between those of different ethnic and religious backgrounds. Western North Dakota Synod, Bishop Mark E. Narum Pacifica Synod, Bishop Andrew A. Taylor

9 7/30/17 St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Chicago, and the Rev. Vickie D. Johnson The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia, that it would be able to build worship spaces for its 6000 members, who currently meet in thatched pole and mud structures. Eastern North Dakota Synod, Bishop Terry A. Brandt South Dakota Synod, Bishop David B. Zellmer 8/6/17 St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Chicago, and their interim pastor the Rev. Keith Forni Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour and Dar Al-Kalima Lutheran School in Bethlehem, as they impact the lives of children with the Gospel and evangelize the region while working on peacemaking efforts. Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Bishop Michael Rinehart 8/20/17 St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Skokie, and the Rev. Daniel R. Morris All ELCA colleges, as they prepare to offer Christian higher education to students, who hopefully will become the future leaders of God s church. Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Bishop Wayne N. Miller 8/27/17 Trinity Lutheran Church, Ingleside, and the Rev. Janet Breum All retired Ministers of Word, Sacrament and Service, that they may see and appreciate their value to God s church and find ways of contributing to the spreading of the Gospel. Northern Illinois Synod, Bishop H. Jeffrey Clements Southwestern Texas Synod, Bishop Ray Tiemann 8/13/17 St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, Naperville, and the Rev. David L. Miller Compiled by: Chaplain Sandra Reback ELCA Diaconal Minister, Retired On the anniversary of the flooding in Louisiana, we pray for those whose lives are still impacted and are trying to re-build their homes and their lives.