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North Dakota District Lutheran Laymen’s League
2007 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION The 90th International Lutheran Laymen’s League Convention held in Duluth, Minnesota on July 26th to the 29th was attended by twenty two people from the North Dakota District. The theme of the convention was “Let Your Light Shine.” 2008 DISTRICT CONVENTION The North Dakota District of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League will hold their 63rd Annual Convention February 8-10, 2008 in the Minot area. Lynch Immanuel Lutheran Church of Glenburn will be the host congregation and all convention activities will be held at Lynch Immanuel. Rev. Steve Siegel will represent the International Laymen’s League at the convention. AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR The North Dakota District of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League will again select an outstanding Congregational Ambassador in the district. This selection is based on the amount of awareness that the Congregation Ambassador creates in the congregation about programs of Lutheran Hour Ministries and encourages members of the congregation to participate in these programs. The outstanding Ambassador will be selected by the District President, in coordination with other district officials, based upon criteria that are fair to all. If you have an ambassador whom you feel is deserving of this award, please send his/her name with information as to why you are nominating him/her to Robert Bauer, 927 Elm Avenue, Dickinson, ND 58601-6231. PARTY ON THE PRAIRIE The North Dakota District LLL Disaster Response Team participated in a roofing project, because of damage caused by a hail storm in late 2006, on the Don Brandenburg farm to raise funds for financing some the District LLL activities. This project was completed on two different week-ends, May 3-5 and September 6-7. Fourteen people from around the district participated in the project. The funds raised were split between the following: Mission Scholarship Program, Young Family Convention Scholarship, Saint Andrew Mission Society Bus Wrap, Global Work and Witness Scholarships, International Lutheran Laymen’s League, and the District General Fund.  Click to view our recent "Party on the Prairie" YOUNG FAMILY CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP The North Dakota District LLL Board of Directors at their fall meeting established a Young Family Scholarship Program to attend the International Convention. To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must be (1) 35 years old or younger, (2) a member of a LCMS church in North Dakota, and (3) have never attended a previous International Convention. NORTH DAKOTA DISTRICT LUTHERAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE MISSION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The North Dakota Lutheran Laymen’s League has set up a Mission Scholarship Program to help promote interest in their mission programs which may include mission trips to Mexico, disaster relief trips to aid people in time of disasters, and Global Work and Witness Trips. The Scholar-ship will be available to any Lutheran Laymen’s League member (in North Dakota all members, men and women, of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod are considered members of the Lutheran Laymen’s League) between the age of 18 and 35. After receiving the nomination (nominations may be made by anyone, and you may nominate yourself), a committee of the North Dakota District of the Lutheran Laymen’s League will send an application to the nominee for the individual to complete. Nominations may be submitted to Robert Bauer, 927 Elm Avenue, Dickinson, ND or e-mailed to jrbauer@ndsupernet.com. PRISON MINISTRY The North Dakota District Lutheran Laymen’s League voted to work on a prison ministry project about five years ago. After much prayer, two years ago God opened the doors so that we can now go in and bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the inmates. INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE 2008 CONVENTION The International Lutheran Laymen's League Convention will be held July 24th to the 27th this summer in Lexington, Kentucky. The North Dakota Lutheran Laymen's League will once again be taking a bus to the convention. Our hope is that we will fill the bus with the North Dakota District Lutheran Laymen's League, picking up most of the bus cost. North Dakota Disaster Response The North Dakota Lutheran Laymen's League Disaster Response is looking for volunteers that may be interested in working on a project for people who have suffered from a recent disaster. CHINESE MINISTRY For those of you that may not have received the news yet, the Chinese couple, Paul & Ruth, sponsored by the North Dakota Lutheran Laymen's League and working with the Chinese in North Dakota, returned to China in August. They felt that the two years they spent here were well spent, but also had a longing to go back and work to share the Gospel in China. MEN’S WINTER RETREAT In 1981, the officers of the Bottineau Zone LLL organized the first of what has become known as the Men’s Winter Retreat. Twenty seven years later it is still going strong. This year we are inviting anyone District-wide to join us for this inspirational & enjoyable experience. The Retreat will be at beautiful Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads, St. John, ND on Jan. 11-12. The presenter will be the Rev. Kirk Douglas, Pastor at Zion Lutheran, Gwinner, ND, a member of the District Division of Congre-gational Outreach and Missions, trained in evangelism. The Retreat begins with supper Friday at 6:00 PM and ends Saturday at 4 PM. Bring Bible, pillow, sleeping bag. towel, and personal care items. Cost $60. Contact Richard Gust, Kramer. (701-359-4428) ND LLL CALENDAR:
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