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Events along the way...
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The Previews
Hausmannn Quartet and the Aiana String Quartet will be performing.
Hausmannn Quartet: Quartet-in-Residence at San Diego State University & Chamber Music America Residency Grant Winner.
Aiana String Quartet: Coleman Competition Prize Winner & Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Texas in Austin.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 2:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA
Free admission, donations appreciated
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Come Celebrate with Gloria Dei Lutheran Church!
Please join them for the dedication service and open house in celebration of the completion of its new building Sunday, April 22 at 4:00pm.
The dedication service will be in the new sanctuary with the open house immediately following.
Their dream is a reality! Through faith, prayers, contributions and the sacrifices of the members and friends of this congregation, the new building is completed.
Please invite your friends and family to join them. They look forward to sharing this time with you.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
4380 Orcutt Road
Santa Maria, Ca 93455
For further information, call (805) 937-3905.
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Music in the Mansion
Hausmannn Quartet and the Aiana String Quartet will be performing. Hausmannn Quartet: Quartet-in-Residence at San Diego State University & Chamber Music America Residency Grant Winner. Aiana String Quartet: Coleman Competition Prize Winner & Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Texas in Austin.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 2:00 p.m. Greystone Mansion 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills CA
Tickets: $20, includes a post-concert meet-the-artists reception and a guided tour of the historic Greystone Mansion.
Seating is limited. Advance registration recommended. To reserve tickets, call (310) 285-6850. Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or at the door on Sunday if tickets are available.
For information call (310) 285-6850 or click here. For a Google map, click here. |
Movie Screening of "Feat" at Emmanuel Lutheran, North Hollywood
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 6020 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, will be showing the film FEAT at the 5:00 p.m. worship, Sunday, April 22 followed by a potluck in its reception room.
The producer and director of this uplifting film are Emmanuel members, Brad (Cinematographer/Producer) and Deb (Director/Producer) Carr, who will be there for sharing and questions following the movie. For more on this fascinating movie check out the website.
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Hope for All: Faith and Criminal Justice
Monday, April 23, 7-9:30 p.m.
Lundring Events Center, California Lutheran University
On March 15, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) released a draft social statement on criminal justice. Addressing law enforcement, the judicial and correctional systems, and related social issues and pastoral concerns, the draft statement is of interest to all - especially victims of crime, the accused, offenders, families and communities affected by crime and incarceration, and people who work in the criminal justice system and associated agencies.
Join panelists Anamaria Schmid (member of the ELCA National Criminal Justice Task Force); Colleen Windham-Hughes (religion professor); Molly George (criminal justice and sociology professor); Casey Hickman (student); Jesse McClain (student); and Victor Thasiah (religion professor and advisor to the ELCA National Criminal Justice Task Force) to discuss the development of this ELCA social policy and teaching.
Panel presentations and discussion will take place from 7:00-8:30pm. An ELCA synod hearing on the draft statement will follow from 8:40-9:30pm. Admission is free. This is a California Lutheran University Festival of Scholars event.
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Make This Summer an Adventure to Remember Forever!
You are invited to visit the Southwest California Synod's newest Global Mission Companion Synod: El Salvador, Central America!
If you have ever wanted to serve God on a mission trip, now is the time! Come with members from the synod to El Salvador, Central America this summer, August 1-August 10, 2012.
The cost is $775 per participant, covering lodging and meals.
Airfare is extra, usually around $450 per person.
Calling All Congregations!
This summer is very special because church congregations of the Southwest California Synod can come find sister Lutheran churches to partner with in El Salvador. Please send a person or small group representing your congregation in California to find a sister church congregation for mutual prayer partnership and encouragement for both congregations.
We would love for you to share this most inspiring faith experience of our lives!
For more information, please call Pastors Anna-Kari (310) 818-9231 and Pastor Kristian Johnson (310) 818-9230 and co-leader Julie Jacks.
We would love to have everyone registered by Sunday, April 24, 2012. |
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Tri-State Forum
The Tri-State Forum presents an opportunity to bring together pastors, ministry professionals, and others interested in lifelong learning, growth, and collegial fellowship. The annual forum series features five day-long lectures. With 5 contact hours per event, .5 CEUs (continuing education units) are available. Individual lecture cost is $50 per lecture (Retired Rate: $35/lecture).
The date and presenter for the remaining lecture this academic year is: April 26, 2012 - Rev. Dr. Stanley N. Olson.
Email the LifeLong Learners Office at Wartburg Theological Seminary for more information: lifelonglearners@wartburgseminary.edu. |
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 New City Parish 20th Anniversary Worship with Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson
Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Mark Hanson will be the preacher at New City Parish's 20th Anniversary Worship Sunday April 29, 2012 at Angelica Lutheran Church 1345 S. Burlington Ave, Los Angeles beginning at 3 p.m.
The worship is open to all people and it will reflect the rich diversity and values of our coalition and its members. |
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Regional Training Institutes Offered in 2012
Looking for a way to move your congregation from a paradigm of maintenance to one of mission, from membership to discipleship? "GO, BAPTIZE, MAKE DISCIPLES" is a new training institute for pastors, worship leaders, and educators (e.g. directors of spiritual formation) being offered in 2012 in Phoenix, Baltimore, and Minneapolis.
As congregations seek to find ways to train and equip believers to live a life of discipleship, the catechumenate - an ancient/future process of faith formation and baptismal living practiced by Christians for centuries-is being reclaimed by today's church. You are invited to bring a team from your congregation to explore this gift of the early church and how to introduce it to your faith community. A new congregational resource manual on the catechumenate soon to be published by Augsburg Fortress will be introduced and copies provided to all participants.
Choose from three beautiful locations:
The Oak Ridge Conference Hotel near Minneapolis, MN - May 18-20
Music at all three venues will be provided by Bread for the Journey, a well-known ELCA music group.
These three training institutes are offered by the North American Association for the Catechumenate (NAAC), an ecumenical organization serving mainline Protestant congregations in the US and Canada. It is made possible by a worship renewal grant from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship with funds provided by the Lily Endowment Inc.
For more information, to download a brochure, and/or to register online please go to www.catechumenate.org.
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Women of the ELCA Bible Study Seminar
May 21-22, 2012
The theme of this year's Women of the ECLA Bible Study Seminar is "Gathered by God." The speaker will be Dr. Audrey West.
Email the LifeLong Learners Office at Wartburg Theological Seminary for more information: lifelonglearners@wartburgseminary.edu. |
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CLUE-LA with Interfaith Worker Justice Presents: Giants of Justice 2012 Breakfast
Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8 a.m.
St Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church
712 N Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Join us as we celebrate our past victories, anticipate our future successes, and integrate spirituality into the pursuit of justice.
Keynote speaker and honorees are:
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes
Senior Minister Emeritus
The Riverside Church, New York City
Dr. Forbes is preaching throughout the nation to promote Faith Advocates for Jobs, a project of Interfaith Worker Justice
Rev. David Farley
Pastor, Echo Park United Methodist Church
Chair, Cal-Pac Immigration Task Force
Councilmember Paul Koretz
Persevering Labor Advocate
The Rev. Alexia Salvatierra
Former CLUE ED, Founding ED of CLUE-CA
Dream Team LA
College-based Immigrant Rights advocates
Linda Lopez
Episcopalian champion of immigrant and worker rights
For more information and RSVP, please contact: Andy. |
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Luther Academy of the Rockies
June 18-28, 2012
Luther Academy of the Rockies is Wartburg Theological Seminary's premier LifeLong Learning educational program for rostered leaders and their families. Home to the Academy for the past 43 years, Meeker Park Lodge in Colorado is an old time, rustic, mountain lodge surrounded by housekeeping cabins. The daily rhythm of worship, mornings filled with scholarly lectures and forums, afternoon free time to explore the scenery, and evening fellowship opportunities structures the time together. This year's speakers are Drs. Paul Scott Wilson, Stanley N. Olson, and Ann Fritschel; they will address the theme "Reading, Teaching, and Preaching the Biblical Message in the 21st Century."
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Wartburg Youth Leadership Weekend
June 21- 25, 2012
Wartburg Seminary has been offering the Wartburg Youth Leadership School (WYLS) for almost fifteen years, and it's been a well-received and positively evaluated experience for young people. However, it has been difficult to offer a full version of WYLS during an ELCA Youth Gathering year: Wartburg wants to support the ELCA Youth Gathering, and we have received consistent feedback from congregations, rostered leaders, and participant families that's it's hard to do both the Youth Gathering and WYLS in one summer. Consequently, we have decided not to hold a full version of WYLS this year or during other ELCA Youth Gathering years. We are looking instead to offer a Wartburg Youth Leadership Weekend earlier in the summer. It will be essentially a "mini-WYLS" condensed into a long weekend; this year the Wartburg Youth Leadership Weekend will be June 21-25, 2012. For more information, contact: wyls@wartburgseminary.edu.
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Save the date for Invitation to Service and Youth Ministry Training Event
August 2-4, 2012 on the campus of California Lutheran University
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dave Ellingson
For more information go to:
Invitation to Service page or Youth Ministry Training Event page.
Click here to watch the promotional video.
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Please click on the flyer for more information. |
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Region 2 Global Mission Gathering
Save the date for the ELCA Region 2 Global Mission Gathering in Santa Ana!
This will be a regional consulation for synod leaders in global mission, world hunger, companion synod relationships and those involved in the Malaria campaign.
November 5-6 at the Pacificia Synod Office in Santa Ana. Mark your calendars.
Click here for more information about the Regional Global Gathering.
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Lutheran Summer Music Benefits Musicians and Congregations
For 31 years, Lutheran Music Program has produced the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM), a four-week residential training and performance program for gifted high school students. The 2012 academy will be on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA, where more than 150 students in grades 8-12 will live together in a supportive community focused on musical excellence, faith formation, and personal growth. Both the youth who attend LSM and the congregations from which these students come benefit from investment and participation, as evidenced by recently-released results of a comprehensive national research study and the rapid growth of partnerships with Lutheran colleges nationwide.
Applications for LSM 2012 are currently being accepted in all instrument and vocal areas. For more information on Lutheran Music Program and the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival, visit www.lutheransummermusic.org, email lsm@lutheransummermusic.org or call the organization's national offices in Minneapolis toll free at 888-635-6583. The 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival will take place June 24 to July 22 on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA. |
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Part-Time Administrative Assistant at St. Mark Lutheran Church
General administrative duties and oversight of the property and among the responsibilities. Good English skills essential - Spanish and computer skills desired. Fifteen hours a week - Compensation totals $1,000 a month. Required hours during the days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and possibly Sunday mornings. Some flexibility of hours can be arranged. Contact the church at 3651 S. Vermont St., Los Angeles, 90007 or at stmarksla@sbcglobal.org for an application and the full job description.
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The First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica seeking a Minister of Children and Families
The Minister of Children and Families plans and guides all ministries of FUMC related to children and their families to provide leadership and shape the church's ministry with children-nurturing their growth in faith, caring for their family relationships, and extending this ministry into the community. The MCF will recruit and train volunteer leaders who will touch children's lives with God's love and the grace of Jesus Christ, teach them God's Word, and provide fellowship with God's people.
Experience in visioning/creating a comprehensive ministry that nurtures the spiritual formation
and discipleship of children and a clear theological grounding are essential. The MCF works
closely with the Director of the FUMC Preschool. All programs and activities are guided by the
Safe Sanctuary policy of FUMC.
A complete position description is available upon request. Please submit a cover letter and
resume to leadership@santamonicaumc.org. Compensation will be based on experience.
Further information about FUMC can be found at www.santamonicaumc.org.
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Part-time Organist Position at King of Glory Lutheran Church
This is a contracted position to play the organ at all 8:00am Sunday morning worship services, special services, and weddings and funerals as needed. We use a variety of musical styles in a Lutheran liturgical setting. Our worship is led by the pastors, choir, musicians and organist, and is lively and engaging.
Eight to 10 hours per week, $150 per service.
Please email or fax your resume to the above address/number and include references. We will set up an interview/audition at the earliest available time. We look forward to meeting you!
King of Glory Lutheran Church (ELCA)
10280 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
KOGChurch.org
714.963.5649
Pastor Carole Parmeter Dyer |
| Two Job Opportunities with California Criminal Justice Reform Campaign
The California Criminal Justice Reform Campaign has two available job opportunities: a Communications Director and a Policy Director.
California Criminal Justice Reform Campaign focuses on helping end mass incarceration and the growth of the prison industrial complex, promote the rights of the formerly and currently incarcerated, creating alternatives to prison, and challenge race, gender, and class inequalities in the criminal justice system. We advocate for a system where prison is no longer used as a means to cure social ills.
For job descriptions and further information, please click the links for each position.
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Director of Youth & Family Ministries
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam, WI
Community-oriented church in a great town on a lake in southern Wisconsin seeks a Director of Youth & Family Ministries.
This is a full-time position (including benefits and training).
Develop comprehensive ministry for faith, fun, study and service for families. 200 youth enrolled in Sunday school, confirmation and high school studies.
For additional information contact Rev. Dr. Mark J. Molldrem (920) 885-4497 or revmolldrem@firstluthbd.org. Salary commensurate with experience. |
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