Inwood Lutheran Parish

Pastor's Weekly Devotional Email: Designed to be an uplifting part of your personal weekly devotions, Pastor Wolf is emailing weekly devotional material to those who sign-up. It includes Bible readings, a short devotional, meditation, and prayer suggestions for each day. Click here to add your name to the email list.

Look Up a Bible Word: Have you ever wanted a quick way to look up a certain word in the Bible to find a verse that is just on the tip of your memory? Here is a website that does just that. Click here for TopVerses.com. The website is based on the Word English Bible and shows the top verses accessed, the top books, and the top verses by book.

Tuesday Parish Bible Study: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Bethlehem — Minor Prophets, here we come! The Minor Prophets study includes twelve books of the Old Testament, begins with Joel (830 BC) and follows each of the prophets in chronological order. The study of each book contains a brief overview of the world when the book was written, a biography of the prophet and his life, the modern relevance of the book, an outline of the major issues and a few questions. Join us if you can - everyone is welcome!

Men's Bible Study: 7:00 a.m. at Marketplace Grill

Our Savior's Adult Sunday School: Together, the high school and the adult class just started the Rob Bell “Nooma” video series. For now the intention is to use these DVDs through May, to finish out the Sunday School year. Attendees watch a short 15 minute segment and then have discussion. All are welcome! Please consider joining us!

Love Circle meets May 7, 9:15 at Bethlehem. Fran Kistler hostess.

Hope Circle meets May 8, 2:00 at Village Inn. Dorothy Jensen is hostess.

Faith Circle meets May 8, 2:00 at Village Inn. Diane Holland is hostess.

General Meeting - No general meeting in May at Bethlehem.

Our Savior's - General Meeting/Circle May 10 at 1:30 pm with Wanda Olson as hostess for 80th Plus Birthday Day.

Christian educators: Do you receive the Lutheran Association of Christian Educators E-News? The April 2008 issue provides some Christian alternative sites to Facebook and Myspace. Find out more at www.elca.org/lace.

“The Hidden Hand of God,” Women of the ELCA Bible Study Seminar at Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, May 21-22, 2008. This event is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to the September through May study for Women of the ELCA. This Bible study will invite women to ponder three biblical books (Ruth, Daniel 1-6, and Esther) in which God’s hidden hand is very much at work in the lives of characters that make courageous decisions in difficult times. Please visit www.wartburgseminary.edu for more information and registration.

LWR requests that toothpaste no longer be included in health kits — toothpaste will be added at the LWR warehouse prior to shipping. Please also mark boxes of health kits ‘Health Kits/No Toothpaste’ before shipping to LWR. More information is available at www.lwr.org/parish/healthkit.asp.

New addition to the Lutheran Voices series: “Given for You; Reflections on the Meaning of the Lord’s Supper,” by Dr. Louis Accola. This inspiring, uplifting, and transforming book provides an eleven-point summary of key teachings and understandings of the Lord’s Supper, and includes a glossary, a list of additional resources, and questions for reflection and discussion. Visit www.augsburgfortress.org for more or to order.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer — In the new 40-Day Journey series from Augsburg Books, “40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer”, edited by Ron Klug, introduces Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a well-known and courageous German theologian and Lutheran pastor who was imprisoned and killed during the Nazi period and whose writings have inspired and influenced Christians around the world. Readers have the opportunity to be mentored by one of the great spiritual writers and Christian leaders of the twentieth century. Interested? Visit the Augsburg Fortress Web site. http://www.augsburgfortress.org

Curious about Akaloo??
Augsburg Fortress is offering two ways you can explore this disciple-making program!

1. Start a Free Trial Membership and get full access to Akaloo Leader and Learner Web sites for 7 full days with 7 free downloads. Explore for yourself the rich content choices and the dynamic church-home connection. See how the children, youth, and adults in your congregation can follow Jesus.

2. Attend a free Akaloo Intro Webinar and get an overview. All you need for this hour-long Web-based seminar is a live phone line and Web access. You will receive a tour of the Akaloo Leader and Learner Web sites and a demonstration of the rich content choices and the dynamic church-home connection. There will be time to answer your questions.

Visit http://www.akaloo.org for more information on either option.