2010 CID Fall Conference
on Worship and Music
September 25, 2010
Trinity Lutheran Church
135 NE Randolph Ave., Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 676-4609
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The Central Illinois District is sponsoring a Conference on Worship and Music to offer congregations support for their music program and help them jump start a new season of music. Please join us on Saturday, September 25 as Kevin Hildebrand, Associate Kantor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins us for the CID Fall Conference on Worship and Music.
CID-LCMS Children’s Ministry Workshop
“Pray, Praise, Communicate, and Give Thanks”
Saturday, October 23, 2010
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Our Savior Lutheran Church
2645 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 546-0293
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Anyone, professional or volunteer, who teaches or supports Christian education is invited to attend. At this workshop you will discover a wealth of techniques and ministry methods that can be used to strengthen the faith of those being served.
CID Junior High Lock-In
November 12 & 13, 2010
8:00 pm – 6:00 am
Illinois Wesleyan University
Shirk Center
302 E. Emerson, Bloomington, IL
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Good Shepherd Breaks Ground for New Pekin School
PEKIN – A former Leath Furniture Store and the adjacent land occupied by a former Steak ‘n Shake restaurant will soon become the new home for Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Pekin.
Ground breaking for the $3.2 million project took place on June 17th in front of the 38,000 square foot Leath building which will be remodeled into classrooms and office space. The former Steak ‘n Shake building will be demolished for additional parking and a playground area.
The new facility is the culmination of a feasibility study and capital campaign that raised $1.2 million in pledges for the new school which will house preschoolers through eighth-graders. A spring 2010 opening for students is tentatively scheduled. Financing for the project is provided by the Central Illinois District Church Extension Fund.
Good Shepherd School has been housed for the last 22 years in the former Lincoln Grade School in Pekin. The advanced age of the old leased building, expensive maintenance and lack of needed space to grow, all contributed to seeking a more suitable location. The new school will be on state Route 9, providing excellent public exposure. Good Shepherd Principal Ralph Mickley said, "There is going to be a tremendous outreach to the community." The current school enrollment has about 50 preschoolers and 102 kindergartners through eighth graders.
The Tazewell Lutheran School Association consists of Trinity, Pekin, St. John’s, Pekin, and St. John’s, Green Valley.
Picture 1 - Pastors of the three congregations that own Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Pekin, Rev. Tom Wenndt, St. John’s, Green Valley; Dr. Rodger Abatie, Trinity, Pekin; and Rev. Glen Niemann, St. John’s, Pekin; and Troy Thomas, Chairman of the Tazewell County Lutheran School Association, look on as the mayor of Pekin, Rusty Dunn, addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking of the school’s new facility.
Picture 2 - Participating in the June 17 groundbreaking for the new facility for Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Pekin, (L - R) Rev. Darwood Kesselmayer, retired; Rev. Glenn Niemann, St. John’s, Pekin; Rusty Dunn, mayor of Pekin; Rev. Mark Miller, St. John’s Pekin; Ralph Mickey, principal of Good Shepherd Lutheran School; Dr. Rodger, Abatie, Trinity, Pekin; Rev. Thomas Wenndt, St. John’s, Green Valley; Troy Thomas, Chairman of the Tazewell Lutheran School Association Board; Brian Fuelberth, Secretary of the TLSA Board; Rod Bollinger, Treasurer of the TLSA Board; and Charlie Berndt, Vice Chairman of the TLSA Board.
