Sunday, April 10, was a very special day for the members of Trinity Lutheran. (Click on photo for larger view.)

Front row: Chuck Schiebe - Trinity, Paso Robles (lay minister, retired); President Bob Newton; Rev. Herb Burch, Hispanic MAL for Central Coast Circuit 9.

Back row: Rev. Marty Steyer, Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Santa Maria (retired); Rev. Ray Kringel, Zion, San Luis Obispo (interim pastor); Rev. Lloyd Willweber, father of Pr. Steve; Rev. Dan Rowe, Trinity, Paso Robles; Rev. Steve Willweber, Trinity, Paso Robles; Rev. Erwin Lueker, Grace, Santa Maria (interim pastor); Rev. James Mackereth, Bethany, Lompoc; Rev. Tom Mueller, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atascadero.

Rev. Donald Jordan was installed as pastor of Redeemer, Chico, California, on Sunday, April 10. (Click on photo for larger picture.)

Back Row: Rev. Vic Maslowski of Susanville, CA; Rev. Tim Beck of Richmond; Rev. Curtis Binz of Cloverdale; Rev. John-Paul Meyer, regional Vice President; Rev. Charles Froh of San Mateo; Deacon Gary Pippitt of Gridley; Rev. Ben Padilla of Gridley; Rev. Dave Atrops, emeritus; Rev. Dallas Dubke of Red Bluff and Corning.

Front Row: Rev. Mark Stenbeck of Paradise; Rev. Robert Roberts, emeritus; Rev. Donald Jordan; Rev. David Bunting of Colusa; Rev. Mark Rabe of Oroville; Vicar Keith Hinze of Corning.

Pictured here are members of AIMS at their most recent meeting held April 11th. (Click on the picture for a larger view.)

Deacon Danny Vasquez has started Hispanic worship at both St. John's and Lutheran Church of Prayer in Bakersfield and has named the mission Corazones En Fuego or "Hearts Ablaze."

Pictured here are SLHS junior Elliot Ames with his family and SLHS senior, Spencer Burns. (Want a super big picture? Click on photo.)

You are invited to a Witnessing Workshop, Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 9:00 am-2:30 pm at Good Shepherd Hall, St Mark Lutheran Church, Santa Rosa, CA. Cost is $5.00 Please register via phone (707-545-1230) or email stmark@stm arklc.org. Breakfast and lunch provided.

A simulcast seminar for business leaders in the Peninsula area south of San Francisco is a way for Redeemer Lutheran, Redwood City, Ca, to to show their neighbors and local businesses that they care.

You too are invited to attend this all-day event on Wednesday, April 29. for more information visit ww w.maximumimpact.com/mis or call Redeemer at 650-366-5892.

Concordia Publishing House currently has an opening in its Sales Division for a Special Sales Representative. Contact Dana Neuhaus, Concordia Publishing House, ph: 314/268-1253, for more information

Rod Rosenbladt will be lecturing on "Where in the Church is the Gospel?" and "Why an Evidential Approach to the Defense of the Truth of the Gospel?" on Saturday, April 30, 10:00 - 2:30 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, CA. Lunch will be provided. A $5.00 donation is suggested.

Dr. Rosenbladt is professor of theology at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. He earned a M.A. in Philosophy at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, M.Div. at Capitol Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. at the University of Strasbourg. Dr. Rosenbladt has contributed to projects such as Christianity for the Tough Minded, and is a current speaker on the Evangelical Radio Broadcast "The White Horse Inn."

For more information, contact Vicar Josh Haugen at Haugenplalt @aol.com or at 650-853-1295.

Now you can update your information on the web. We encourage you to do so, if you haven't recently, by going to the LCMS website: www.lcms.org. Follow these easy steps:

1. Choose "resources."
2. Choose "Church Members."
3. Scroll down to "Update Personal Rostered Church Worker Information."
4. Enter your "User ID" and "Password."
5. If you do not yet have a User ID, you will need to request one.
6. Contact by email the Rosters/Stats department at Rosters.St ats@lcms.org.

For the family of Keiko Ranta (widow of the sainted Rev. Hillard Ranta), on the death of her father, Shinichi Kuroshima in Japan.

For the family of Rev. Robert Rotnem (Atwater) on the death of his father, Rolf W. Rotnem.

For the family of Rev. Wilbur May, emeritus, whose wife, LaVerne, passed away on Wednesday, April 13th. Rev. May lives in Oberlin, Kansas.

First Immanuel, San Jose, California: Rev.Don Schneider has accepted the call. The installation service will be at 3:00PM, Sunday, May 1.

Vineyard of Faith, Windsor, CA. has extended a call to Rev. Joseph Meyer of Hosannah Lutheran, Mesa, Arizona.

Rev. Ricky Adams, pastor at Grace, Hayward, has received a call to be pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Mill Valley, California

If you have a specific "district" prayer request that you wish to add, please let us know (rita@cnh- lcms.org)

Upcoming events:

• Interim Pastors Meeting, Ministry Center -- April 19
• Human Care Committee, Ministry Center -- April 21
• Chinese Ministry Conference, Prince of Peace, Fremont -- April 21-23
• District LWML Convention, Santa Rosa-- April 29-30
• Sierra/Nevada Misson Action Council, St. Luke, Reno, NV -- May 6
• Southern Misson Action Council, St. Paul, Merced, CA-- May 7
• Northern Misson Action Council, First, Willows, CA-- May 12
• Demographic Workshop for Interim Ministers, Ministry Center, Livermore, CA-- May 18
• Large Church Meeting, Ministry Center -- May 26
• Board of Directors, Ministry Center -- June 11
• Hispanic Task Force, Ministry Center -- June 16
• Board of Directors, Ministry Center -- September 10
• Fall Pastors' Conference, Fresno -- October 11-13