BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20241014T150000Z DTEND:20241014T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Postponed: C/SIS ELEA Day DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED: New date to be determined. \n\nJoin Bishop Greg Busboom and ELEA Executive Director Cory Newman to celebrate and support the Central/Southern Illinois Synod's ELCA schools and learning centers. Melissa Roselle\, Director of St. John's Lutheran Preschool\, will serve as our host on site at St. John's. Lunch will be provided\; you can expect a wealth of resources and support via workshops\, tours\, breakout sessions\, and more. \n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\nMelissa Roselle is the Director of St. John's Lutheran Preschool in Springfield\, IL. She has worked in education for over 25 years\, including the past 11 years at St. John's. Melissa is a lifelong Lutheran\, a proud alumni of Augustana College\, and an active disciple and musician at St. John's. Her family includes her husband\, Andy\, and two sons. Melissa enjoys reading\, traveling\, hiking\, and dressing up for any possible theme day at preschool.\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Greg G. Busboom is bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bishop Busboom grew up near Flatville in east-central Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995\, a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus\, Ohio in 1999\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota in 2018. His doctoral thesis is titled Perichoretic Worship: Cultivating Relationships with the Triune God\, with One Another\, and with the World. After seminary\, Bishop Busboom first served as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage\, Illinois\, from 1999-2007. He was then called as the pastor of outreach and discipleship at St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield\, Illinois\, and in 2011 he became lead pastor at St. John's. He was elected bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod at its 36th Annual Synod Assembly in East Peoria in June 2023. He is the fifth bishop of the synod. Bishop Busboom has been married to his wife\, Maressa\, for 28 years. Maressa is an R.N.\, B.S.N.\, who works as a school nurse at Rochester Elementary School. They have three children: Emma\, Luke (22)\, and Liam (13). Bishop Busboom enjoys good food\, good music\, and a good book.\n\n \nCory Newman is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA). Cory has worked in early childhood and educational leadership for over 25 years\, including board service in public and private schools. She started St. James Preschool in 2001\, a ministry of St. James Lutheran Church in Verona\, WI. Before taking on her current role\, she was an active board member with ELEA\, later becoming the Accreditation Manager in 2014 and the Associate Director in 2016. Cory is a proud mom of three ages 25\, 22\, and 13. She loves tennis\, swimming\, and biking and is always up for a good laugh and an adventure. She resides in Carbondale\, IL\, and serves as the council president at Epiphany Lutheran Church. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:POSTPONED: New date to be determined. \;
\nJoin Bishop Greg Busboom and ELEA Executive Director Cory Newman to celebrate and support the Central/Southern Illinois Synod'\;s ELCA schools and learning centers. \; Melissa Roselle\, Director of St. John'\;s Lutheran Preschool\, will serve as our host on site at St. John'\;s. \; Lunch will be provided\; you can expect a wealth of resources and support via workshops\, tours\, breakout sessions\, and more. \; \;
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\nPresenters: \;
\nMelissa Roselle is the Director of St. John'\;s Lutheran Preschool in Springfield\, IL. She has worked in education for over 25 years\, including the past 11 years at St. John'\;s. Melissa is a lifelong Lutheran\, a proud alumni of Augustana College\, and an active disciple and musician at St. John'\;s. Her family includes her husband\, Andy\, and two sons. Melissa enjoys reading\, traveling\, hiking\, and dressing up for any possible theme day at preschool.
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\nRev. Dr. Greg G. Busboom is bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bishop Busboom grew up near Flatville in east-central Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995\, a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus\, Ohio in 1999\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota in 2018. His doctoral thesis is titled Perichoretic Worship: Cultivating Relationships with the Triune God\, with One Another\, and with the World. After seminary\, Bishop Busboom first served as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage\, Illinois\, from 1999-2007. He was then called as the pastor of outreach and discipleship at St. John&rsquo\;s Lutheran Church in Springfield\, Illinois\, and in 2011 he became lead pastor at St. John&rsquo\;s. He was elected bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod at its 36th Annual Synod Assembly in East Peoria in June 2023. He is the fifth bishop of the synod. Bishop Busboom has been married to his wife\, Maressa\, for 28 years. Maressa is an R.N.\, B.S.N.\, who works as a school nurse at Rochester Elementary School. They have three children: Emma\, Luke (22)\, and Liam (13). Bishop Busboom enjoys good food\, good music\, and a good book.
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Cory Newman is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA). \; Cory has worked in early childhood and educational leadership for over 25 years\, including board service in public and private schools. She started St. James Preschool in 2001\, a ministry of St. James Lutheran Church in Verona\, WI. \;Before taking on her current role\, she was an active board member with ELEA\, later becoming the Accreditation Manager in 2014 and the Associate Director in 2016. \;Cory is a proud mom of three&mdash\;ages 25\, 22\, and 13. She loves tennis\, swimming\, and biking and \;is always up for a good laugh and an adventure. She resides in Carbondale\, IL\, and serves as the council president at Epiphany Lutheran Church. \;

\n LOCATION:St. John's Lutheran Church and Preschool 2477 W Washington St\, Springfield\, IL 62702 UID:e.9247.126 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260526T020022Z URL:https://members.elcaschools.org/events/details/postponed-c-sis-elea-day-126 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR