Women of ELCA Plan Convention Oct. 26-27 at Calumet
 The 2012 Biennial Convention of the New England Women of the ELCA is set for Oct. 26-27 at Calumet Lutheran Camp and Conference Center, Freedom, N.H. Theme is: "Created, Called, Empowered." In addition to a minimal amount of essential business, there will be workshops, singing, fellowship, fun and worship -- something for everyone, so come! Questions?Contact Denise Puisto or Liz Burgess, co-chairs. Download registration form from Spring 2012 issue of Nellie's Notes, the group's quarterly newsletter.
|
|
 Health and Wellness Survey for Rostered Leaders!
Still time to fill out the survey! Some of you may not have been able to access the survey due to a technical glitch. Click Here for the new link that will take you there.
If you are a rostered leader, please take 10 minutes right now to follow the link above and take the survey. The deadline has been extended. Your input makes a difference in shaping the offerings in the coming year that support your health. |
|
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert |
|
Protect Global Emergency Food Aid and Development Assistance
 The United States' Food for Peace (P.L. 480) program reflects Jesus' ethic of abundance, as well as current realities of global poverty, notes the ELCA Advocacy Network. Effectively combating extreme hunger requires a comprehensive investment in both food distribution and development. Food for Peace combats chronic hunger, builds resilience, and provides adequate nutrition for poor families through emergency food aid and agricultural development assistance.
This week, the House will consider amendments to this bill that would cut Food for Peace even further. Urge your Representative to vote against further, damaging cuts to Food for Peace. |
|
 Why Lutheran?
Has anyone ever asked you, "Why are you Lutheran?" (Have you ever wondered that yourself?) Well, if the only answer you could come up with is that you were born one, click here to view presiding Bishop Mark Hanson's passionate response to this question. It was posed to him in 2010 at Follow Me: Sharing the Gospel in a 2.0 World, a gathering hosted by the ELCA for ELCA youth leaders and communicators. Show it to your friends. |
|
Select Learning Offers Resources, Online Courses for Fall
Are you looking for multiple ways to engage your congregation? Select Learning has resources that will fit any budget. Select Learning, a life-long learning partner of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, provides access to quality theological learning experiences for personal, congregational and professional learning. Its DVDs and podcasts are designed for group dialogue, as well as for individuals on the go. Fall online courses begin mid-September. Check them out! |
