In Brief...
Help Stop Human Trafficking
State Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf will sponsor an update on pending state legislation to fight human trafficking in Pennsylvania and an expert panel discussion on Thursday, March 20, 7:30 pm, at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 405 N. Easton Road, Willow Grove. For more information call 215.657.7700 or visit http://www.senatorgreenleaf.com.
Faith: Not Lost in Translation
The Upper Bucks Conference is sponsoring Faith: Not Lost in Translation, a day of learning and connecting for church leaders, on Saturday, March 22 from 9 am to 3 pm at Trinity, Pleasant Valley. The event is open to interested members from across the synod. Rev. Dr. David Lose, professor of biblical preaching at Luther Seminary, is the keynote presenter. Workshops include: Generations and Communications, The Spirituality of Children, and "My Legacy Matters." Presenters include the Rev. Tim Taylor, Sr. Sally Kerr, and Janet Propsner of Thrivent Financial. Learn more at http://ministrylink.org/article/faith-lost-translation/.
Lenten Vespers at Centre Square
The Arts at St. John's will present a musical companion for your Lenten pilgrimage at Lenten Vespers on Sunday, March 23 at 7:30 pm. The expanded setting of Evening Prayer will feature choral works by Gregorio Allegri, Carl Crosier, Leo Nestor and Felix Mendelssohn's canta "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (O Sacred Head Now Wounded). St. John's is located at 1802 Skippack Pike, Centre Square, PA 19422. For additional info call 610.277.1086 or email SaintJohnsmail@aol.com.
Make a difference on World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day is coming up on April 25, and it's another great opportunity to do something big for the ELCA Malaria Campaign. We are looking to you to help take the ELCA Malaria Campaign work into a 13th country - Namibia. If we raise $250,000, we'll have enough to kick-start programing in this last country in our rollout plan. Please consider observing this day by taking a special offering for the ELCA Malaria Campaign on Sunday, April 27. Find special World Malaria Day resources that will help you activate your congregation to learn about malaria, the ELCA Malaria Campaign, our work in Namibia and more.
Pro-Ecclesia Conference June 9-11
"Life Amid the Principalities" is the theme of this year's Pro Ecclesia Conference, sponsored by the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology, June 9-11 at Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore). Speakers will include Paul Hinlicky, Daniel Bell, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, and others. How does the Christian address the powers and principalities of our time as realities created, fallen, but conquered in Christ? Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic, Orthodox, and other traditions will be represented. The conference is particularly aimed at pastors. Further information can be found at the Center website http://www.e-ccet.org. Online registration is at http://www.regonline.com/CCET2014.
Thank you to the people of your synod who sponsored these long-term Missionaries and Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) in 2013 through ELCA Global Church Sponsorship. You have helped to make God's global mission happen!
Barbara Robertson -- Tanzania
Rev. Brian and Christine Palmer -- Liberia
Susan Smith -- Central African Republic
Dr. Mark and Linda Jacobson -- Tanzania
Rev. Andrew and Barbara Hinderlie -- Tanzania
Rev. Ann Klavano -- Papua New Guinea
Erid Odgers -- Egypt
Rev. Miriam Schmidt and Jeremy Blyth -- Slovakia
Stephen Deal -- Costa Rica
Sean Bonawitz -- Malaysia
Kelly Mack -- South Africa
Learn more about how you can make a global difference at www.ELCA.org/globalchurch and www.ELCA.org/map.
