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Gifford Relief Concert --> CANCELLED

Posted by Danville Immanuel Lutheran on Sunday, January 5, 2014, In : relief 
Sorry, folks, the weather is just not cooperating with this event!  The concert is cancelled for Jan. 31.
Grace Lutheran Church, located at 313 South Prospect in Champaign will be hosting a benefit concert featuring Woody and Vonnie Wright, for Gifford tornado relief. The event, sponsored by the East-Central Illinois Group of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will start at 7:00 pm on Friday, Jan. 31. There will be a free will offering and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Gifford Tornado Rel...
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A Prayer for Those Affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Posted by Danville Immanuel Lutheran on Saturday, November 16, 2013, In : relief 


Father of mercy, God of all comfort, hear our prayers as we cry to You for all Your children who suffer after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Remember those who have lost loved ones and give them the peace that You alone can give.

Remember those who are injured and hurting, those who are hungry and thirsty, those who wait for help and begin to despair; comfort them with Your presence, Your healing mercy.

Bless and speed the endeavors of all who would bring aid. Guide the government of the Ph...


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Typhoon Haiyan: Letter from Synod President

Posted by on Saturday, November 16, 2013, In : relief 
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. … If one member suffers, all suffer together …” (I Cor:12:12,26 ESV).

Typhoon Haiyan, which ravaged the Philippines Nov. 8 killing thousands, is one of the strongest storms in recorded history. It is an unbelievable crisis for the people there. In response to a request from our partner church, the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), the LCMS is prov...
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