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Opportunity to hear from Nigerian preacher

Dorthea Hustoft-Hamman, longtime volunteer missionary in Nigeria, Southwestern Washington native and friend of the synod, plans to visit here this coming summer with her pastor husband, Amson, and some of their three children. Amson will be available to preach to synod congregations about his four-point ministry in and around Jos, Nigeria, or meet with Bible-study and other groups. 
Congregations, particularly those in the the Vancouver area where Dorthea has family, with an interest in meeting and hearing from Amson are invited to contact Diane Armbrust, co-chair of the synod Global Missions Committee, at dparmbrust@hotmail.com. Dorthea, who teaches social studies in Jos, Amson, and children Annette and Daniel last visited the synod in August 2011.

Augsburg offers all-new 2014 music planner

Augsburg Fortress, the publishing arm of the ELCA now is offering the all-new 2014 Prelude Music Planner, a web-based subscription resource for church musicians. The resource is designed to help church musicians spend more time making music and less time planning for it. The resource allows musicians to browse hundreds of pieces based on lectionary days, keywords and skill level, and everything needed to create comprehensive plans is accessible from one place.
Augsburg is offering a free 14-day trial period and free webinars. Visit http://Preludemusicplanner.org.

April 16 is deadline for health-ministry grant applications

Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., invites Lutheran congregations to submit proposals for its Congregation Health Ministry Grant program at www.wheatridge.org/chmgrants. The one-year, $2,000 matching grants are to support ways congregations are supporting whole-person health. Proposals including anti-violence themes are preferred. The application deadline is April 16, and funds are distributed in June. For more information, go to  grants@wheatridge.org or call 800-762-6748.