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SUMMARY:Lutheran Visitation Education
DESCRIPTION:  \nA new cohort for Lutheran Visitation Education will begin the week of January 6\, 2025. This 25-week program will conclude the week of June 23\, 2025. \nThe Lutheran Visitation Education program equips three to six professional church workers in each session with enhanced skills for visitation\, integrating helpful caring techniques with the historic Lutheran approach to spiritual care. \nThe program is open to all rostered LCMS church workers. The program will be administered online. \n  \nLearn more \nFor more information\, please contact LCMS Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry at SpecializedCare@lcms.org. \n 
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/lutheran-visitation-education/
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry
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SUMMARY:LCMS Southern District Convention — 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 2025 Southern District Convention is scheduled for Monday\, March 24\, and Tuesday\, March 25\, in Slidell\, La.\, at The Harbor Center. \nDistrict conventions\, which are held every three years by each of the Synod’s 35 districts\, take place the year before the triennial LCMS national convention. \nThe schedule includes time for conducting business\, electing officers\, and sharing information. The conventions also offer opportunities for worship\, nurture\, inspiration\, and fellowship. \nPastors\, teachers\, other commissioned ministers\, and lay delegates elected by congregations are required to attend. \nGeneral sessions are open to anyone who wishes to attend as an observer\, and guests are also invited to the worship services. \nLCMS Southern District Office \n\nProfile — Southern District\n\n\nWeb — southernlcms.org\n\n\nEmail — info@southernlcms.org\n\n\nPhone — 504-282-2632
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/southern-district-convention-2025/
LOCATION:The Harbor Center: Slidell\, La.\, 100 Harbor Center Blvd.\, Slidell\, LA\, 70461\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conventions,LCMS District Conventions
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SUMMARY:Annunciation of our Lord
DESCRIPTION:The Annunciation of our Lord will be observed on March 25. The Annunciation commemorates the visit of the angel Gabriel to the blessed Virgin Mary\, announcing that the eternal Son of God would take up human flesh in her womb and\, in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy\, be born of a virgin. \nHis message declared that God showed undeserved kindness to Mary and\, by faith in His Word\, Christ was conceived in her. In this way\, she is a godly example of faith for us also — how a Christian hears the Words and promises of God and says\, “Behold\, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). \nThe Annunciation is appointed for March 25\, from which date Christmas came to be observed as the birth of Christ (nine months later). When the Annunciation falls in Passiontide\, Holy Week or Easter\, it is observed at another time. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical color for the Annunciation\nWhite\, the color of purity and completeness\, adorns the altar to commemorate the Annunciation of Our Lord. In His light we see light\, and by Him “though our sins be as scarlet\, they shall be white as snow.” Christ’s incarnation and His resurrection\, His Gospel and its message to all nations are cause for our rejoicing. His purity before His Father becomes our purity. White reinforces this message of joy. \nWhite is also the appointed color for the 12 days of Christmas\, Epiphany (Jan. 6) and the first Sunday following it\, which is observed as the Baptism of Our Lord. It is also the color for Easter. \n\nThree-Year Series and One-Year Series\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 7:10–14\n\n\nHebrews 10:4–10\n\n\nLuke 1:26–38\n\nLectionary summary\nIncarnate by the Holy Spirit\, Born of the Virgin Mary and Made Man\n“It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). But “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). He opens ears to hear and wombs to conceive. “Let it be to me according to your word\,” says St. Mary (Luke 1:38). The Most High who once dwelt in the tabernacle comes to overshadow Mary\, who believes the angel’s “annunciation” (Luke 1:35). “The virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). In Jesus Christ\, God is with us — even from the moment of His conception. This miracle\, that Mary should become the mother of God\, will be a sign against the proud in Israel; it is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah and David. “I delight to do your will\, O my God\,” says Christ (Psalm 40:8). From Mary’s flesh\, the Most High has prepared a body for His Son (Heb. 10:5)\, a body to be offered “once for all” as the sacrifice that alone takes away sins and gives a righteousness apart from the Law (Heb. 10:10). Through His conception\, life and death\, we have been sanctified. God favors us in this child. And like the blessed Virgin Mary\, blessed “are those who hear the word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28). \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/annunciation-of-our-lord/2025-03-25/
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:2025 Illinois March for Life in Springfield
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Illinois Pro-Life March for Life is Tuesday\, March 25 in Springfield. The day begins with Matins Service at 11:00am and a light lunch at 12:00pm at Trinity Lutheran Church (220 S. Second Street). The rally begins at 1:00pm and the march at 2:00pm. We look forward to seeing you as we witness to the sanctity of life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2025-illinois-march-for-life-in-springfield/
LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran Church: Springfield\, IL\, 220 S. Second Street\, Springfield\, IL\, 62701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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