Southeastern Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
God's work. Our hands. E-News Weekly |
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Issue: #339 |
October 4, 2012 | |
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Bishop Julian Gordy was featured in the September 30 issue of the Montgomery Advertiser, with his guest column, "Extreme Laws Causing Latino Exodus."
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Special News from Lutheranch | |
 Mark Your Calendar for the Lutheranch Open House
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Tour the site and see the improvements and future plans.
Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
3:00 pm - Site Tours and Bluegrass Band
4:00 pm - Special program featuring Bishop H. Julian Gordy
4:30 pm - BBQ Dinner
Check out www.lutheranch.com for more details and updated information. For directions, visit http://www.llmi.net/about/directions.aspx
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Congregational Leader Traning dates for the Lutheranch "Standing on the Promise" Campaign will be
- October 14: Holy Trinity, Marietta, GA at 3:00 p.m.
- October 14: St. John's, Atlanta, GA at 7:00 p.m.
- October 14: Christ Our Shepherd, Peachtree City, GA at 7:00 p.m.
- October 16: Ascension, Jackson, MS at 7:00 p.m.
- October 17: Bethel, Biloxi, MS at 7:00 p.m.
- October 18: St. Luke, Cordova, TN at 7:00 p.m.
- November 18: Lutheranch, Holy Trinity House at 5:30 p.m.
East Tennessee and Savannah areas will be scheduled at a later date.
Congregational Leader Trainings last for about 1 ½ hours. All materials needed for your congregation will be distributed at these trainings. Please RSVP to libby@llmi.org or 803-940-6523 to let our office know the one that your congregational leader will be attending. |
Atlanta Golf Classic Rain Delay | | |
 Due to rain, Lutheran Services of Georgia's Atlanta Golf Classic has been rescheduled for Monday, October 15 at Heritage Golf Links in Tucker, GA. Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. We have opened up registration again until October 8 and hope that you will join us for this day of golf and festivities. If you could not come on the original date because of a scheduling conflict, this is a great opportunity for you to bring out your woods and show off your drive!
Sign up quickly online:
- Click here
- Fill out form, entering $110
- Put "Atlanta Golf Classic" in "Comments" section
We hope to see you on the course!
If you have questions or were registered for the October 1 outing and cannot come to the rescheduled date on October 15, please contact Lorraine Dorough at 678-686-9613 or at ldorough@lsga.org. |
Festival Ecumenical Eucharist | |
 Festival Ecumenical Eucharist for the Commemoration
of All Saints and
the ongoing transformation of the church
Sunday, October 28, 2012
4:00pm
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
113 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN
Come and worship at this historic ecumenical event!
In attendance will be The Right Reverend Jeffrey Leath, Bishop of the 13th District of the AME Church. Bishop Leath will be the guest preacher.
Also: The Reverend H. Julian Gordy, Bishop of the ELCA-Southeastern Synod
The Right Reverend Bill McAlilly, Bishop of the UMC
The Right Reverend John C. Bauerschmidt,
Bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of TN
The Right Reverend Warner Durnell, Executive Presbyter of the PCUSA
The Reverend Tim Downs, UCC Conference Minister
Mr. Steve and Mrs.Nancy French, Moravian Church USA
There will be a mass choir singing, Christ Kiswahili Lutheran Church is singing, and Belmont Brass will be playing.
For information, contact Pastor Kevin Strickland at pastorkevin.holytrinity@gmail.com.
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Synod Volunteer Disaster Response Coordinator Training Event | | |
November 1-3, 2012
Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center
Cullman, AL
If you are aware of someone in your area who would like to serve as a volunteer disaster response coordinator or, for more information, please contact Pastor Morgan Gordy at pmgordy@gmail.com.
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LTSS Provost Festival of Installation Announced | |
 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) announces the Festival of Installation for the Rev. Dr. Clayton J. Schmit, founding Provost of the Lenoir-Rhyne University School of Theology which includes the seminary from October 29 through November 4, 2012.
The weeklong festival will include events showcasing the seminary's unique and premiere reputation as a leader in theological education for Lutherans and other Christian denominations. Events will also include the seminary's Morgan Lecture Series which will explore Schmit's passion for theological education, specifically in integrating theology and the liturgical arts, and will conclude with a Service of Installation. Festival events will be held on the seminary's Columbia campus as well as the university's main campus in Hickory, N.C.
Upon his installation, Schmit will become the 18th leader of the 182-year-old seminary and the first under the newly-structured LR School of Theology. In the summer of 2012 the two institutions merged into a single university with a multi-campus School of Theology, the seminary serving as its cornerstone. The combination of the seminary with the university is the first such arrangement in Lutheran higher education in the United States and is widely considered to be a groundbreaking new model for the future of theological education in North America.
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ELCA Effort Toward Controlling Malaria Yielding Successful Results | |
CHICAGO (ELCA) - Ackson Chisaka, a Lutheran pastor in Zambia, is witnessing first hand how education about malaria, prevention and treatment of the disease is making a life-saving impact.
Enoch Shidola, a clinical officer at a health center in the same town where Chisaka serves, agrees and went so far as to report that, by a conservative estimate, malaria cases in Kashima, in Zambia's Mufumbwe northwestern region, have been reduced to half.
Chisaka and Shidola attribute this turnaround to the anti-malaria campaigns and programs of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia and the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Africa (Zambia Diocese). In partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) -- particularly through its ELCA Malaria Campaign -- these churches and others across Africa are contributing to the prevention, treatment and control of malaria, as well as considering how poverty further complicates alleviation of the disease.
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Bratwurst and Spaghetti?
OKTOBERFEST - October 6
You are invited to join in the fun on Saturday, October 6th, from 5:00-9:00 PM at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 76 Seaboard Street, Hiram, Georgia.
 There will be lots of fun for the whole family. Sing and dance to the music of Al Baumgartner and the Royal Bavarians, join in the annual Chicken Dance Contest, and watch the kids have fun in the Bouncy House!
This year everyone should bring one can of food per person to help our food ministries and a dish to share with eight to ten people. The West Metro chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide bratwurst and other Oktoberfest favorites. Hope to see you October 6!
ITALIAN FESTIVAL - October 13
 All Saints Lutheran in Lilburn, GA will hold an Italian Festival October 13th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. A spaghetti dinner, salad, drink and dessert will be available for $10.00.
There will also be a Silent Auction with various items donated by local businesses. All proceeds will be split between Lilburn Co-op and Southeast Gwinnett Co-op. Thrivent Financial is a sponsor, along with the businesses that donated items to the Silent Auction. Come and enjoy good food and great fellowship while supporting this worthy cause.
All Saints Lutheran Church 722 Rockbridge Road Lilburn, GA. 30047 Conference 5 Gathering Calling all members of the Mission Conference--Join us!
Thursday, October 25th
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Alpharetta, GA
5390 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005
We will have refreshments and hear updates from around the conference and from our Synodical Directors of Evangelical Mission: Dr. Everett Flanigan and Rebecca Kolowe, Diaconal Minister.
(Not sure what a conference is or why it has gatherings? Check out the Southeastern Synod Constitution at this link and look at Chapter 12 on pages 26-27!)
Advent Lutheran Church's 30th year of Growing With God!
"He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers. "(Psalm 1:3)
Special Worship Service
Celebrating 30 Years - Growing with God
Bishop H. Julian Gordy, Presiding
October 14th, 2012 (20th Sunday after Pentecost)
10:30 AM
Advent Lutheran Church
1416 Vernon Road, LaGrange, GA 30240
Following the service, lunch will be served in the Fellowship Hall for all guests, families, and friends.
Photos of the week
Pastor Lynda Ernst (Epiphany, Collierville, TN) blessing the church's community garden.
Synod Director of Evangelical Mission, Diaconal Minister Rebecca Kolowe (rt) with Pastor Randy Jones, at Messiah, Montgomery, September 23. |
| View the entire Synod Calendar | | |
Oct 5-7
Young Adult Discernment Retreat
"Ask Who Sent Me"
Nashville, TN
October 12
Personnel Committee
Synod Office
October 15
Deadline to submit funding requests to Budget & Finance Committee
October 19-20
Youth Ministry Training at Lutheranch
October 25
Reformation Day at Emory |
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