Southeastern Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
God's work. Our hands. E-News Weekly |
Issue: # 242
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| Southeastern Synod Leadership Convocation | |
The 2010 Southeastern Synod Leadership Convo was October 12-14 at Lutheridge. Over 100 rostered persons from around the synod gathered to worship, fellowship and learn together. Check out the synod blog for reflections from Pastor Delmer Chilton and a link to convo photos .
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| Dare to Care | |
 ELCA pastor and Bread for The World president, David Beckmann, was recently interviewed about domestic hunger and the recent rise in the US poverty rate. If you missed the article in the October 11 issue of Newsweek, this link will take you there.
In related news...
DES MOINES, Iowa (ELCA) -- God is calling on people of faith to
change the "politics of hunger" by convincing members of the U.S.
Congress to adopt legislation that will reduce domestic and global hunger and poverty, said the Rev. David Beckmann in a news conference here.
Tonight (Oct 14) Beckmann, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), economist and president of Bread for the World, Washington, D.C., and Jo Luck, chief executive officer of Heifer International, Little Rock, Ark., will be awarded the 2010 World Food Prize here in a ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol.
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 Catch the SpiritFebruary 25 & 26, 2011
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Atlanta, Georgia
Keynote Speaker: John Arthur Nunes
President and CEO of Lutheran World Relief
For more info, visit www.catchthespiritlutheran.org
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Global Gatherings
Regional consultations for synod leaders in global mission, world hunger, and companion synod relationships
Network with other synods in your region + Learn what's new in global ministries + Share what you are doing + Explore models for synod global ministry + Strengthen leaders + Make plans for future ministry + Build your synod's global team + Experience a new global worship resource + Discover how Lutherans work together around the world (with HIV/AIDS ministry as an example) + Stay connected in the global body of Christ!
Region 9 - April 1-2, 2011, Columbia, SC
Registration is with your regional coordinator.
For more information, visit www.elca.org/localevents
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"Many good questions were posed at the Town Hall: peace in the Middle East; racial diversity in our church; rostered and lay ministries; mission development and how to keep the Gospel central when it's so easy to be defined by the hot button topics that divide us. And this is only part of an ongoing conversation! May it bear much good fruit."
This is what one person said about the September 19 Town Hall Forum with ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson. If you think this sounds like a fruitful conversation, mark the following dates on your calendar! Consider hosting a viewing event for your congregation for those who can't access it online at home.
Upcoming Town Hall Forums:
5 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 21, 2010
5 p.m. EST, Sunday, March 13, 2011
(time TBD) Thursday, August 18, 2011 (live-streamed from the 2011 Churchwide Assembly)
5 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 20, 2011
Watch the video or read the transcript of the September 19 Town Hall Forum... |
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African Descent Strategy Workshop Session |
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Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
Georgia Chapter of the African American Lutheran Association
invites you to offer your insights into the creation of the
African Descent Strategy for the Southeastern Synod
at the next workshop sessions
Friday, November 5, 2010
from 5:00pm to 9:00pm and
Saturday, November 6, 2010
from 8:00am to 5:00pm
at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church
located at 5135 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, Georgia
All persons of African descent attending ELCA Lutheran churches
are urged to participate in the creation of this vital working strategy.
ELCA staff and theologians scheduled to participate:
Rev. Albert Starr
Dr. James Thomas
Rev. Raymond LeBlanc
Please RSVP by calling 404-452-5354 |
| Book of Faith Brief |
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http://www.bookoffaith.org/
Preparing for Advent in your congregation or your home? Check out the new Book of Faith Advent Reflections Resource - I Wonder as I Wander. Each week, readers will focus on one of four themes - hope, love, joy and peace. Along with daily readings and reflections, a weekly Bible study is also included, as well as a section with weekly activity ideas for families to help link church and home. This resource is priced at $6.99 per copy with a discount available for orders of 20 copies or more. To see more, visit www.augsburgfortress.org and click on "Christmas and Advent Supplies" on the home page.
Blessings,
Your Book of Faith advocates
Pastor John Rossing
Christ the King, Dalton, GA
ctkdalton@optilink.us
706-278-3979
Michelle Angalet, Associate in Ministry
Good Shepherd, Woodstock, GA
michelle.angalet-gslc@comcast.net
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Have you seen the October issue of The Lutheran? |
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Here's a quick look at the October issue of The Lutheran. This issue is currently online at www.thelutheran.org.
TIME TO SIMPLIFY? In a skit, a robber tells Jack Benny: "Your money or your life." The frugal Benny eventually responds, "I'm thinking about it." The Lutheran's October issue notes that simple living isn't a lifestyle option anymore-it really is "your money or your life." Read "If you're like me" and consider embracing "lifestyle simplicity" as a core identity and set of behaviors for yourself and your congregation. See how one congregation chose simplicity in "First Lutheran seeks what should be first." A study guide is available in the print edition and at www.thelutheran.org ( free to print subscribers and supporting Web members; click on "study guides").
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. The Lutheran's October issue contains articles for study and thought. In these troubling times, read "What's on your plate?" A writer revisits her popular article from January 2002 called "God will never give you more than you can handle." A study guide is available for this article at www.thelutheran.org (free to print subscribers and supporting Web members; click on "study guides"). Also in the October issue: "How to embrace yourself," and why you need to; and "Precious and loved," baptism introduces us to a God who actually wants us.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE in The Lutheran's October issue ... get a review of Amy Grant's latest album "Better than Hallelujah," where songs of lament also contain much hope ...find inspiration for faith-based names for babies ... read reviews of the movie Mao's Last Dancer and the children's book The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane ... meet a man who went on a journey for knowledge to help his church grow an African ministry ... goback to school and see how Lutheran-affiliated schools in New York City and Namibia spell success for youth.
TRY THESE IDEAS in your church. Look to The Lutheran's October issue for resources and tips for your congregation: visit a Tennessee church, where an annual pet blessing is an outreach to the community ... create an Advent calendar or take the "no phone zone" pledge ... see how the closing of a Washington congregation led to redevelopment that has breathed new life and spirit into the community ... and meet some amazing kids who are excited to be active in church and doing God's work.
Southeastern Synod Congregations in the October Issue
Holy Spirit, Savannah, GA (page 10)
Grace, Oak Ridge, TN (page 28) |
| AROUND THE SYNOD | | |
Bethel Biloxi receives $3000 grant
Pastor Marcia Schultz reports that Bethel applied for a $3000 grant from the ELCA Domestic Hunger Program for their food pantry. Last week, they got word that they had been awarded the grant.
Click here to find out more about ELCA Domestic Hunger Grants.
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Synod Calendar |
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Oct 17 Appalachian Awareness Sunday
Oct 23 Conference 9 meeting
Oct 31 Reformation Day
Nov 6 Conference 6 meeting
Nov 6 Leadership Program for Musicians
Nov 6 Global Mission Committee meeting
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