The LLL/LHM Reporter Official publication of the Kansas District Lutheran Laymen’s League/Lutheran Hour Ministries Volume 75 October 2017 Number 2 Inside this issue: we will have a meet and greet with LCMS President Matthew Harrison and Page 2—Links & Model for Ks District Lutheran Hour Ministries Regional Director for Latin America, Nilo Figur. Page 3—News from the Regions Then on Sunday morning, President Harrison will preach at the Zone 7 Con- Page 4—News from the Regions vocation at Washington County High School in Washington, Kansas. Page 5—Fair Booth & Fair Worship Please come and join us for all the events. Hear how the Lord is working through the LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries and the Lutheran Church Missouri Page 6—Reformation 500 Celebrations Synod to make an eternal difference in the lives of people throughout the Page 7—Convention Registration & District world. Project The Convention is in the Mount Calvary Parish Hall. Registration and The Page 8—“The Lutheran Hour” Schedule Board of Governors Meeting will begin at 10:30 on Saturday, November 4th Calendar and the Convention will begin at 12:30. Both Director Nilo Figur and Presi- 2017—500th Reformation Anniversary dent Harrison will be speaking at the Convention. It is a great chance to catch 100th LLL/LHM Anniversary up on what is happening in the Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries and the 75th LWML Anniversary LHM and LCMS activity throughout the world. Nov 4—Ks District LLL Convention Zone 7 Saturday evening, after the Convention, will be the meet and greet with our Mt. Calvary Marysville distinguished guests. Come and have a great catered meal. Then listen to Meet & Greet Mt. Calvary, Marysville President Harrison and Director Nilo Figur answer questions from the audi- Nov 5—LCMS President Harrison—Washington ence. Get to know them better and get to know more about their work. Maybe High School Gym you have a question to ask. Then, Sunday morning, come and experience the Zone 7 Convocation at Washington County High School at 10:00. We have had several Zone 7 Con- President’s Message vocations and the Lord has blessed each one of them. They are truly a great Dear Friends in Christ, experience. Praise The Lord! Praise the Lord! He has greatly blessed the Kan- Please set aside the dates and make plans now to join us for this uplifting sas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries. We were able weekend. Book your hotel room now because that is a very busy weekend. to exceed the District Project Goal of $33,000 and Please join us for all three events. God may right now be calling you to get received more than $40,000 from groups and indi- involved. Please let the Lord work through you to build a stronger ministry in viduals. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Every His Church. dollar of the District Project goes to scholarships Tim Voelker, President – Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries for students planning to become full time church workers and to several ministries that help proclaim the Gospel. 2017 This year we are stepping out in faith and in- LCMS President Nov 5 Washington High School creasing our goal to $40,000. The Lord promises Ks District LLL Con. Nov 4 Mt. Calvary, Marysville in 2 Corinthians 9:8, “And God is able to bless you 100 Yr LLL/LHM Anniversary 75 Yr LWML Anniversary abundantly, so that in all things, at all times, having all you need, you will abound in every good work.” Much like the “Star of Bethlehem” the Lord has aligned the God will bless our efforts. It reminds me of some- universe to focus our attention on Jesus in Kansas. Don’t miss thing I heard on the radio. The Preacher announced out on this exciting weekend November 4-5 in Northcentral Kan- he had good news and bad news. The good news is sas. Your plans: Make motel reservations, Register for the Ks that we have all the money we need for the building LLL Convention, Google Maps locating Mt. Calvary, project. The bad news is that the money is still in our pockets. Isn’t that the truth. God has blessed Marysville, Meet & Greet at Mt. Calvary, and Washington Co us greatly and we in turn need to be generous as we High School do it NOW! support the spreading of the Gospel. My prayer is that each group and individual respond to God’s Ks LLL Dist Convention/LCMS Pres Convocation grace and blessing and that again this year we will Nov 4—Mt Calvary Marysville Heritage Inn 785 562-5588 exceed our goal. Oak Tree Inn 785 562-1234 On November 4th and 5th there are some major events occurring in Zone 7. On Saturday, Novem- Surf Motel 785 562-2354 ber 4th the Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries Thunder Bird 785 562-2373 will have their Convention at Mount Calvary Lu- Nov 5—President Harrison Washington High School Gym theran Church in Marysville. On Saturday evening K Motel 785 325-2100 Washington Motel 785 325-2281 The bigger picture Zone 7’s Model for the Ks District? Reprint with permission from the Linn/Palmer Record Leslie Manning Reporter Ron Bott, a member of the men’s club at St. John, serves as secretary for the Kansas district of the Lutheran Laymen’s League, and would like Our Mission for people to look at the district and look at what the international Lay- “Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church” men’s League has accomplished. Our Vision Statement— “There are so many things that the district can do that the zone can’t “All nations. All peoples. All in Christ” do,” said Bott. “There are so many things that the international group can Our Identity— do that the district can’t do. It’s so big it could overwhelm a person. “People of Christ with the Message of Hope” There’s a lot of committed people at all these individual churches, but it’s LHM Home page much, much greater than that.” Lutheran Hour, Radio AM, FM (see last page The free will offering collected by the men’s clubs at each church funds/supports district and international missions. (ask: Zone 7 Pasto- for many Ks stations), Archives, Podcasting, ral Advisor Rev Rikli, President Voelker or Secretary Bott for excep- Listen on Computer, Armed Forces Network tions) Bott tells of the 34 missions offices throughout the world that are Resources for You & Your Church supported by donations. “They are storefront places where people stop 100 Years of Ministry 12 videos 4:15:48 by with a problem and the Lutheran Layman League tries to help them Action in Ministry 80 videos, Palm Sunday 6:44 out, thereby showing them Jesus love & redemption,” said Bott. Daily Devotions, DD Archives, In addition, many of the offices have broadcasting capabilities to share Men’s Network, 43 Bible Studies , 586 on vimeo The Lutheran Hour (the same radio program aired on KCLY out of Clay On Main Street 10 Videos 5:48:00 v Center and KNDY out of Marysville) around the globe, according to Bott. Mission U, See monthly Mission U Training Webinars, scroll down and click on the link to The radio program began airing in 1930 and today has over 1600 radio the webinar on the day it’s live or an archived stations broadcasting the show. It is the longest running religious pro- one you missed going back to March 2011. gram in the world. (weekly listener’s over 1 million about 1/2 non- Project Connect Book List pdf Book Download Lutheran’s with many of these hearing the Gospel for the first time, Order supplies online or 1-800 876-9880 total weekly touches 51 million by LLL/LHM world wide) “That’s quite an honor,” said Bott. “A local zone could not do that by Re-mastered “This is the Life” 9 itself. People across the world, with technology, can hear The Lutheran selected episode DVD from the Hour. And, it’s going to keep growing.” 1950’s—1980’s when LLL with The donations gathered from the supper circuit also go to national mis- LCMS was producing weekly TV sions, including financial aid funds for students going into church work Gospel messages. and marketing The Lutheran Hour through a parade float in the Rose Bowl. Meet your Ks LHM Ministry Manag- “We know with the way college costs today, every dollar helps,” said er Polly Gregali Bott. “The Lutheran Hour Rose Bowl float is the only religious float in the parade. We’re quite proud of that. People come in from all over the United States to help build the float.” Catechesis V-vimeo L-LHM Projects supported in Kansas include a worship service coordinated for V God Connects 1:19:08 God Connects Spanish the Kansas State Fair and a booth at the Kansas State Fair. The booth has L God Connects God Connects Spanish been a part of the fair for over 30 years and the worship service began 15 Volunteer Opportunities years ago, according to Bott. International Trips, Tim Voelker, a men’s club member at Bethlehem, also serves the Kan- For more Kansas LLL News and sas district Lutheran Laymen’s League. He holds the office of president. Tip: To follow a link in this Newsletter POINT “We are making an eternal difference for people,” said Voelker. “I have (arrow at underlined or picture when turns into come to love each form of outreach because I know people are coming to hand) left CLICK.