Southeastern Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
God's work. Our hands. E-News Weekly |
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Issue: #329 |
July 18, 2012 | |
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A Meditation on Family | |
by the Rev. Dr. Delmer Chilton
Assistant to the Bishop
ELCA-Southeastern Synod
(Preached in Mary Horner Walker Memorial Presbyterian Church, Claudville, VA on Saturday, June16, at the Hubbard Family Reunion on the 100th Anniversary of Albert and Millie Hubbard building the house in which they raised their family of 10 children.)
Matthew 7:24-25 - "Built On a Rock"
When I was a little kid Grandma Hubbard often called me "Frank." She didn't do it deliberately or as a joke; she did it, she said, because I reminded her of him so much.
His picture hung in her bedroom. I used to go and stand on the couch so that my head was as high as his next to the picture and look across the room at the big mirror on the back of her dresser, trying to see if we looked anything alike. We didn't, not really.
Albert and Millie Hubbard and their 10 children.
Pr. Chilton's mother, Dorothy Hubbard Chilton, is front, center.
Frank, who died in WWII, is to her right. Grandma said it was not so much the way I looked but rather the way I acted that made her think of Frank. And the thing is, I have no way to know anything about any of that. He died over ten years before I was born, on a ship in the Pacific. He was nineteen at the time.
Read the rest on the synod blog. |
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Lutheran Night at the Nashville Sounds | |
What's more fun than a beautiful summer night at the ballpark? A beautiful summer night with a whole lotta Lutherans whooping it up at the ballpark!
Join friends for Lutheran Church Night at the Nashville Sounds game on Friday, August 17th. Lutherans will be taking over the brand new (covered) Just Kicking Saloon Deck for the game against the Tacoma Rainiers.
 Your ticket includes a reserved seat for the game, an all-you-can-eat picnic from 6:05-7:35 pm and post game fireworks. The menu: BBQ pork; hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, potato chips, soft drinks, water and cookies!
TO ORDER TICKETS
Ticket price is $30 per person ($25 for children 3-13).
Online: http://sounds.streamlineticketing.com/web/group.asp and enter the following codes: Username: Lutheran2012, Password: baseball
Or call: (615) 690-4487
Your tickets will be available for pick up at Will Call. Space is limited and the party package is only guaranteed through July 27th, so get your tickets today!
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LMA partners with City of Clay, Alabama for Tornado Recovery | |
The City of Clay, Alabama and Mayor Ed McGuffie are proud to announce a joint partnership with Lutheran Ministries of Alabama (LMA) to assist survivors of the 2012 tornadoes as they recover from the disaster. LMA will have a representative at the Municipal Annex Building (6757 Old Springville Road) on Mondays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. beginning July 16. This assistance is made possible through an LMA program called RESTore.
RESTore (Alabama Recovery Enterprise for Survivors of Tornadoes) is a disaster case management program operated by Lutheran Ministries of Alabama. RESTore is designed to provide help, support and advocacy for survivors of the 2012 tornadoes. RESTore case managers work in partnership with tornado survivors to assess their disaster-related needs, develop long-term recovery plans, and connect survivors to available resources.
See the news coverage by NBC affilliate, Alabama's 13, in Birmingham.
http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2012/jul/16/tornado-recovery-program-underway-clay-ar-4145003/. |
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Practicing Progressive Christianity in the 21st Century | |
The Center for Progressive Renewal has announced "Praxis21: Practicing Progressive Christianity in the 21st Century" as the theme for the New Church Leadership Institute (NCLI) to be held August 8-10, 2012.
Created six years ago, NCLI features world-class church planting and renewal experts within the progressive church, and is one of the main programs of the Center for Progressive Renewal (CPR). The conference will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Conference Center; 130 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30030, and registration is now open.
 Dozens of speakers will participate in NCLI, the only conference of its kind in the United States. Presenters will include Phyllis Tickle, Laurie Beth Jones, Eric Elnes, Ben Guess, Ken Samuel, Cameron Trimble and Michael Piazza.
Praxis21 will focus on six major themes including global trends that are reshaping what it means to be church in this time, how leaders can "retool" themselves to lead churches into a new age, and how to build sustainable ministries for the present and future. Modeled after the TED conference format, each session will be presented in plenary format with 4 to 5 speakers, presenting their best ideas in short, 18 minute segments.
Here is the great news: event sponsors have been very generous, and 40 seats are available for FREE. Leaders can register for free by using the code "praxisvip". It waives the $549 conference fee. Seminary students who wish to attend may also attend for no cost by using the code "CTS".
Register now at http://praxis21.org/snapshot/ |
Electric Transmission Line Running Through Camp Lutherock | | |
 As reported in an earlier issue of the E-news, in late May 2012, staff of LLMI learned that Mountain Electric Cooperative (electric utility) was planning to run an electric transmission line from the Banner Elk Substation to establish a new substation for the town of Sugar Mountain. One of the potential routes enters Camp Lutherock in the saddle area, passes near the Alpine Climbing Tour and goes down the valley to the north until it leaves the Camp Lutherock property.
Keith Johnson, Executive Director of Lutheridge, Lutherock, Lutheranch and Luther Springs, reports, "We're in the home stretch of our battle to keep the electric transmission line from running through Camp Lutherock."
Your assistance is needed--send a letter to the Mountain Electric Board of Directors requesting they select a route that does not run through Camp Lutherock or the Lutherock Natural Area (sample letter here).
It is important that the letters are sent before August 2012, as the Mountain Electric board will make a decision at a date still to be determined in August. Please send a copy of one of the letters indicating that you have taken this step to Margo Rabon, 28 Spruce Drive, Arden, NC 28704, mrabon@llmi.org.
Thank you for your partnership in helping to maintain the remote wilderness nature of Camp Lutherock. |
Southeastern Synod Leadership Convo
Online Registration Now Available | | |
 Lutheridge
September 25-27, 2012
Martin E. Marty (Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and internationally known church historian and author) will be the presenter at this year's Southeastern Synod Leadership Convocation at Lutheridge in Arden, NC.
On-line registration is now available.
1. Visit www.llmi.net.
2. Click on "Registration" along the top of the page.
3. Create a username and password, OR log in to your account.
4. Click on "2012 Synod Convocation".
5. After reading the general instructions, click on "continue".
6. Select or add the Attendee Information.
7. Select 2012 Southeastern Synod convocation and continue through the registration process.
You will receive an email of a successfully submitted registration. If you do not see an email, check your spam folder. Please ensure that emails from @llmi.org, @lutheridge.com, and @campbrain.com have been approved by your email provider.
Roommate requests are held until three weeks prior to the start of the Convocation. At that time, the space is released and if the housing is needed, LLMI will assign a roommate to the room. Single rooms are limited and not available in Kohnjoy Inn.
Please call the LLMI Registration offices at 828-684-2361 with any questions.
Cost:
Full On-Site Registration: $225
Commuter: $175
Spouse: $100
Children/Youth (4-18*): $50
Monday arrival (Deans, First Call, Mission Developers): additional $50
* Children 3 and under free, however, neither programming nor babysitting is provided.
Arrival Times:
Deans, First Call, Mission Developers--Monday, September 24 1:00 PM ET
All others--Tuesday, September 25 1:00 PM ET
Departure:
Thursday, September 27 12:30 PM (Sack lunch available) |
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The Rev. Robert and Jean Graetz of Montgomery, AL recently received the Jim Siefkes Award at the assembly of Reconciling Works in Washington, DC. Left to right: Emily Eastwood, Executive Director of Reconciling Works, Pastor Graetz, Mrs. Graetz, Pastor Darrel Kiehl of Shepherd of the Hills, Birmingham, AL, who nominated the Graetz's.
The Graetz's are the first ever recipients of the Jim Siefkes Award from the Southeastern Synod. They were recognized for their courage in the cause of civil rights and for full inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities into the church.
The Jim Siefkes Justice-Maker Award was established by Reconciling Works in 1992 to recognize superior and tireless efforts of straight allies on behalf of LGBT Lutherans.
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Lutheran Campus Ministry at Georgia Tech, Emory, Georgia State, & Agnes Scott Announces 6th Annual Fundraiser!
The 2012 Low Country Boil & Silent Auction will be held August 25th from 4-7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church-1410 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Tickets are $35 and $50. For all details, call Pastor Patti Axel at 678-596-3089 or email to nativitylc@windstream.net. If you cannot attend, please consider donating a Silent Auction item. Under Pastor Matt Simpkins, our student congregation has grown significantly. Please consider partnering with this ministry and having a great time as well. Our deep thanks to Thrivent for their support through matching funds.
Visit the website at www.gracepeople.org
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The offering for July Service of Installation for Pastor Kim Stover at All Saints, Lilburn, GA was $582! The beneficiary of the offering is the ELCA's "God's Global Barnyard,"  so this past Monday one alpaca, a large school of fish, two goats and two pigs were purchased to provide wool, food, milk, and meat to someone in need.
"God's Global Barnyard" is part of the ELCA Good Gifts program. Learn more at www.elca.org\goodgifts. |
| View the entire Synod Calendar | | |
July 18-22
ELCA Youth Gathering
New Orleans, LA
July 28
Ordination and Installation of Beverly Shaw
St. John's, Atlanta, GA
July 29
Installation of Tim Poston
Holy Cross, Hiram, GA
August 5
Ordination of Charles Underwood
Messiah, Madison, AL
August 16-18
Candidacy Committee meeting
Synod Office
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