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PUBLISHED BY THE MISSOURI DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD JANUARY 29, 2016 The Missouri District is very excited about our new additional efforts to communicate with you. In addition to our current website, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn communications, we are expanding to include the following: Weekly Voice of Missouri e-newsletter (The Voice of Missouri will no longer be a quarterly, printed and mailed newspaper) Monthly extended printable version of the Voice of Missouri e-newsletter Monthly District Newsnotes (important Missouri District wide related news/announcements and events) that will be sent to church offices to be placed in the church's newsletters/bulletins and/or website. This is the fourth edition of the new weekly Voice of Missouri e-newsletter. It will be e-mailed weekly on a Friday. We hope you enjoy it! Retired School Administrators Recognized At the Missouri District Mid-year Administrators' Conference on Friday, January 22 four administrators were recognized as they are retiring at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Read more... New Americans Who Love to Sing By Judith Meyer, Timothy Lutheran Church and Christian Friends of New American's                                                   Betty Mulat. 1st row, 2nd from right Diana Wulu. 2nd row, 2nd from right Betty Mulat, born in the Sudan, and Diana Wulu, who was born in Liberia, are both juniors at Lutheran High School South, St. Louis. They have been singing in school choirs since they both attended Word of Life Lutheran School, and now are members of the elite Lancer Singers of Lutheran South. Both are CFNA scholarship students.  Read more . . . Transfiguration Is The Focus of Feb. 7 Bach at the Sem Concert Program features three cantatas The upcoming Bach at the Sem concert at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has as its theme the person of Christ, true God and true Man, with whom Christians journey in the coming season of Lent. The third concert of the 23rd season will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the campus of Concordia Seminary with a selection of works by J.S. Bach performed by the American Kantorei under Music Director Dr. Maurice Boyer.  Read more . . .       The Lutheran Women's Missionary League of the Missouri District's 24th Biennial Convention will be held June 3-5 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  The theme for this convention is "God's Love Spans the Centuries". Click here for additional information and to register to attend.   Announcements/Other News The LCMS Foundation is taking applications for two paid internship opportunities for college students (Business Intern and Legal Intern). The LCMS Foundation sees these internships as a way to expose people to the work of the LCMS at the national level and to increase awareness of the LCMS Foundation and their work in charitable gift planning and congregational endowment/investment management. At the same time, with the Lord's blessing and guidance, they also hope to use these experiences to help raise up the next generation of leaders in the church. Please click on the below job titles for details on the positions and how to apply. Business Intern Legal Intern Bringing Faith to life in living color through live painting performances is the original goal of Mike Lewis, The Jesus Painter, whose organization will be sharing his gifts and talents at a live performance at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington on Friday, March 18th at 7 PM. Read more . . . District and Church Events            ( Peer Ministry Training for High School Students, Missouri District Junior High Spring Retreat, National Youth Gathering and            RSTM: Engaging Your Community Event) Installations and Ordinations Personnel Changes and Calling Congregations LCMS Missouri District News                            (Send Me St. Louis Announces Winter/Spring Training Schedule) Obituaries

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