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Issue #468 August 25, 2016
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Bishop Eaton's Message on Suicide Prevention
Click here for more information
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Meet ELCA Vice President-Elect Bill Horne
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Wartburg Seminary Offers Free Online Course
Starting Monday, August 29th
Although the Grace Gathering event is finished, one important piece of our work is not. We want the experiences of this event to flow into the life of the ELCA in continuing learning and service. As part of that goal, we are very pleased that Wartburg Seminary is offering a free online course that builds on the Grace Gathering experience, but is also open to any interested person: Lutheran Vocation: Discernment & Calling in the Real World. Detailed information is available here on the Wartburg Seminary website.
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Southeastern Synod
2016 Leadership Convocation
Online Registration is Open
Lutheridge Conference Center
Arden, NC
October 11-13, 2016
Lord, listen to your children praying;
A communal conversation and action on racial reconciliation  Click here for a message from Bishop H. Julian Gordy, detailed information and registration link for the Leadership Convocation.
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September 11, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. CDT
The Rev. Gordon Myers will be installed as pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church, 6108 Chester Street, Arlington, TN.
September 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. CDT
The Rev. Monica Weber will be installed as pastor at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Agape Chapel at St. George's Independent School, 1880 Wolf River Blvd, Collierville, TN
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An Evening Prayer for Peace
an Interfaith Service
Monday, August 29, 2016
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Marist School
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
Roman Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory invites our brothers and sisters from the Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as other Christian denominations and faiths, to "An Evening Prayer for Peace" to remember those martyred and persecuted for their faith.
Discussion will focus on how to live our faith in this world more peacefully and effectively. We will honor those who have given their lives for their faith.
Please make plans to join us for this important tribute. Ms. Paula Gwynn Grant, Director of Communications, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, pgrant@archatl.com or 404-920-7344, is available should you have questions.
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Funding Requests Now Being Accepted
Deadline: October 1
The Southeastern Synod's Budget and Finance Committee is now accepting requests for funding in the Synod's 2018-19 Ministry Funding Plan proposal, which will be presented for action at next year's synod assembly. Agencies, institutions and other groups are invited to submit their requests between now and the October 1st deadline, using the online request form available here.
Funding for committees and task forces is approved on a different cycle and requires a different form. Please use the online form located here to request support for a committee or task force during the next fiscal year (2017-18). The deadline for submitting committee/task force requests is also October 1.
Note that links to the funding request forms are also included as one of the "Quick Links" on the synod's web pages ( www.elca-ses.org). Questions about the synod budgeting process may be directed to Budget & Finance Committee chairperson, Fred Weinhold ( jfweinhold@gmail.com) or Synod Treasurer Lee Smith ( leejanmad@knology.net). |
Law & Grace
Martin Luther, Lucas Cranach, and
The Promise of Salvation
October 11, 2016 - January 16, 2017
1531 Dickey Drive, Suite 560 Atlanta, GA 30322
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MIF Special Investment Rates
Limited Time Offer
 Want great interest earnings on your savings in a low-interest environment? Look to the Mission Investment Fund (MIF). For a limited time, MIF is offering special rates on two popular Term Investments.
Visit mif.elca.org for more information and to download an investment application.
For information on all MIF investments and ministry loans, contact MIF Customer Service at 877-886-3522 or your MIF Regional Manager Jerry Johnson, AIM at 904-645-9829 or jerry.johnson@elca.org
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Facilitate a group study with Together by Grace.
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Can Faith and Science Be Friends?
Interested? Click here for information.
Have questions and/or want to register?
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Click on the links below to learn about the latest opportunities at
Lutheranch, Lutheridge and Lutherock
September 2-5, 2016
October 21-23, 2016
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The Little Free Library at Peace, Memphis, TN
Led by Vicar Sandra Braasch, the members of Peace, Memphis, TN, along with neighbors from the Vollintine Evergreen community, joined together on Sunday, August 21, 2016 for the dedication of the Little Free Library. Following the dedication, school supplies provided by St. Luke, Cordova, TN were distributed to the children and a meal was shared. The Little Free Library was funded by a Thrivent Action Team grant awarded to Peace.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CDT
The Starting Smart Webinar Series is for congregations and organizations planning a new health and human care ministry for their congregation or community.
Wheat Ridge Ministries is offering these Starting Smart webinars to give you the tools you need to effectively work within your community, raise money for your mission and ensure you have engaged, healthy leaders.
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 God's work. Our hands. Sunday, September 11, 2016 |
Tending the Fire
with Brian McLaren and Becca Stevens
music by Fran McKendree and the AwakeningSoul Ensemble
November 10 - 13, 2016
Lutheridge Conference Center, Asheville, NC
Click here for information.
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WE ARE CHURCH FOR THE SAKE OF THE WORLD
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The August edition of Global Links may be found here. |
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2016 Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Quilt and Kit Collection
The Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA (WELCA) will be collecting Lutheran World Relief Quilts and Kits at 7 locations throughout the synod on August 26 and 27, 2016. Trucks will be loaded and the cartons of quilts, fleece-tied blankets, personal care kits, school kits, baby care kits, fabric kits, and soap will be transported to the LWR warehouse in Baltimore, MD.
This year LWR distributed items to Syrian refugees in Jordan, students and their
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families in Tanzania and Guatemala, and to those affected by disasters in Nepal and Nicaragua, just to name a few. While quilts are always needed, at this time personal care and school kits are needed the most.
Detailed information, times and locations of collection sites, as well as a church reporting form that must accompany your items, may be found here on the WELCA website. If you have questions please call Janice Hawkins at 770-712-6090. |
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2016 
August 27, 2016: Lutheran Campus Ministry Atlanta Low Country Boil, Living Grace, Tucker, GA
August 27, 2016: Summer Carnival, Messiah, Decatur, GA
September 11, 2016: "God's work. Our hands." Sunday.
September 16 -17, 2016: Synod Council Meeting, Christ Our Hope, Riverdale, GA
September 16 - 18, 2016: Southeastern Synod Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Convention, Hilton Hotel, Peachtree Corners, GA
October 1, 2016: Oktoberfest, Holy Trinity, Marietta, GA
2017
May 26 - 28, 2017: 2017 Synod Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
July 13 - 17, 2017: Tenth Triennial for Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Minneapolis, MN
August 7 - 10, 2017: 2017 Rostered Leaders Gathering, Atlanta, GA
October 17 - 19, 2017: Leadership Convocation
2018
June 1 - 3, 2018: 2018 Synod Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
2019
May 31 - June 2, 2019: 2019 Synod Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
2020
June 5 - 7, 2020: 2020 Synod Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
2021
June 4 - 6, 2021: 2021 Synod Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
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Descriptions and application instructions for the following open positions and others are listed on our website:
Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministry, Our Saviour's, Hastings, MN
Organist, St. James, Brunswick, GA
Director of Youth Ministries, First, Detroit Lakes, MN
Organist, Mt. Zion - St. Luke, Oglethorpe, GA
Music Director, Christ, Fairfield Glade (Crossville), TN
Director of Youth & Family Ministry, Christ Our Shepherd, Peachtree City, GA
Regional Office Director for Society of St. Andrew, Birmingham, AL
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SYNOD VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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