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ABC Connect
Keeping the ABC District Connected. |
Volume 2, Issue #3
January 17, 2011
Second Sunday after Epiphany |
Almighty and eternal God, Governor of all things in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the prayers of your people, and grant us your peace in our days; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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Greetings!
This newsletter is intended to communicate the happenings and news around our district to our workers and members. We invite and encourage you to share this information within your congregation in your newsletters, bulletins, and announcements. We also encourage you to share the newsletter itself with others. You can do this by using the feature, either using that link, or the one at the bottom of the email.
Questions, comments, feedback? Send them to news@lccabc.ca.
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Prayers
For our brothers and sisters in Christ in Australia as they cope with the flooding that is affecting them.
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Calls/Installations
Rev. Darren Siegle's installation will take place on January 30, 2011 at 4pm at Grace, Osoyoos, BC.
For the most up to date information regarding calls, please visit www.lccabc.ca/calls
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Australian Flood Update
As you may be aware, our brothers and sisters in Christ in Australia are experiencing horrible flooding that hasn't been witnessed there in recent memory.
For the most up to date news you can visit here. For news from the Australian Lutheran church, you can visit here. |
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Reminders
- 2011 Synodical Convention Assessment payment is due by March 31
- 2011 Mission Commitment Form is due by January 31
- 2011 Officer Roster Form is due by January 31
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Placement Application Deadlines
- Application deadline for the placement of Vicars, DPS Interns, Pastoral candidates, and DPS candidates is March 15.
- Application deadline for the placement of teacher candidates is April 1.
For more information on the application process, please contact President Schiemann at the District Office. You can access the application forms here.
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Lifelong Learning about Your Faith
Concordia Lutheran Seminary offers learning opportunities to the wider community of believers that we belong to.
Quest is a continuing education program presented by CLS. Each series offers lifelong learning classes especially for lay people. Seminary faculty and guest speakers present a short series of classes on subjects relevant to the day-to-day faith living of contemporary Christians. Beginning on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, the winter session of Quest will be led by Rev. Lorne Manweiler (Zion, Wetaskiwin, AB) and cover the topic of 'What Does It Mean to be Lutheran?' To register, or find out more, please contact the Seminary or visit here.
A new addition to the continuing education that CLS provides is the Spirituality Lecture series, which begins at the end of January. Lectures will be webcast for those who want to tune in from afar! Beginning on Thursday, January 27 with the topic of 'Spirituality and Human Strife' with Dr. Colleen Hammermaster. For more information, please contact the Seminary. |
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Church Extension Fund
ABC District Investments Ltd. RRSP's: Work for the Church now... And
you
in retirement
If you're not yet receiving income from your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), you may think that money just sits in the account, waiting to be used for your retirement dreams. But if your RRSP is invested with ABC District Investments Ltd, your money is hard at work now. The funds are actually earning you a competitive interest rate, yet are available for loans to ABC District churches, schools, and other Lutheran Church-Canada organizations. An ABC District Investments Ltd. RRSP offers two dividends: one for the future of the Church and one for your future.
For more information contact ABC District Investments: Phone toll free: 1-888-474-0063 (Edmonton local 780-474-0063) or email CEF.
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Regional Outreach Workshops
One day Outreach workshops are going to be taking place all around the District!
First workshop will be taking place on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.
More information available on this workshop, and other ones around the district is here.
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Resource of the Week
A Year in the New Testament will guide you through reading most of the New Testament in the course of a year, and do it in a way that is encouraging and manageable, taking the readers experiences of daily life into the Bible. The daily devotions follow the seasonal movements of the Church Year in a broad, general fashion, but not in the more focused and specific way that one expects for the lessons and Holy Gospel appointed for particular Sundays and festivals of the Church Year, allowing Scripture to interpret itself in its own literary contexts, and thereby also to inform and shape Christian prayer and devotion over the course of time. Each day contains a Psalmody, Additional Psalm, an Old Testament Reading, a New Testament Reading, Prayer of the Day, and a Meditation. There is not greater source of comfort, hope, help, and counsel than the Word of God itself. Nothing serves the Christian faith more than diligently and daily reading and searching the Holy Scriptures. |
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Feedback Requested
Have you read any of the Resources of the Week? Any ideas for future ones? Please share them with us, and we will look into them!
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Pastor Humour
Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication. |
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Canadian Lutheran Stories Wanted
January is cold (in most places in our district), but I know you still have events! Please keep us in mind as you enjoy fellowship in your congregation!
Thanks again to all those who sent in pictures of Christmas! We will be compiling them into an online photo album for your viewing pleasure in the next week. Stay tuned!
Email any contributions to Belinda.
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God's Blessings on your day!
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