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Strength and Confidence for Demanding Days
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Office of National Mission has fully funded these respite retreats to support, encourage, and strengthen all teachers, commissioned ministers, and pastors. To learn more about these retreats and to register visit doxology.us/take-heart.
2024-2025 Schedule of Meetings
Non-Rostered Teacher Training
Date: August 12, 2024
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Burr Ridge, IL
For more information and registration, visit: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/43709?
NID Educator Conference
Date: October 18, 2024
Location: Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL
More information and registration link coming soon!
Administrator Leadership Conferences – ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTORS:
Dates: September 9, 2024, February 10, 2025, April 28, 2025
Location: Concordia University Chicago
For information and registration, visit: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/44058?
2025 Illinois State Lutheran Administrator Conference
Dates: Information to come…
Location:
More information and registration link to come!
NID Early Childhood Meetings:
Watch your emails for more information and for links to the Zoom meetings.
Email NID early childhood consultants, for more information.
Amy Cimarusti, St. Paul, Mount Prospect or call 847-255-6733
Cathy Gruenwald, Concordia University Chicago ECEC or call 630-776-1112
Doreen Peterson, Christ the Rock, Rockford or call 815-332-5551
Upcoming Meetings: Back to School Worship – August 7, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m. – noon (St. Peter, Schaumburg); “Kicking off the year” – August 17, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (Zoom); “Spiritual Nurture” – September 17, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Concordia University Chicago); NID Educator Conference – October 18, 2024 (Concordia University Chicago); “Science Show and Share” – February 22, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (St. Peter, Schaumburg); ECE Mini-Conference and Wheels on the Bus tour – April 5, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (beginning at St. Peter, Arlington Heights)
Sunday School Zoom Meetings:
Watch your emails for more information and for links to the Zoom meetings.
Upcoming Meetings: September 12, 2024; October 10, 2024; November 14, 2024; December 12, 2024; January 9, 2025; February 13, 2025; March 13, 2025; April 10, 2025; May 8, 2025
Regional Administrators Meetings:
(Contact the regional leader for locations, dates and times of meetings.)
Central Suburban Administrators Meetings
Contact: Andrew Montgomery, Trinity, Tinley Park, 708-532-3529
City of Chicago Administrators Meetings
Contact: Donna Tennis, St. Philip, Chicago, 773-561-9830
Fox Administrators Meetings
Contact: Donna Laughlin, Immanuel, Batavia, 630-879-7163
Northwest Suburban Administrators Meetings
Contact: Tim Hipenbecker, Immanuel, Crystal Lake, 815-459-1444
Rockford Administrators Meetings
Contact: Nick Muench, Immanuel, Freeport, 815-232-3511
Recorded Zoom Meetings and Webinars for Educators
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National Lutheran Schools Week
National Lutheran Schools Week
January 26, 2025 – February 1, 2025