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Looking for opportunities to connect with Bishop Hazelwood?
Check out these upcoming events:
July 27
Morning Worship, Concordia, Worcester Mass.
August 12-13
Theological Education Advisory Council, Chicago, Ill.
August 14-14
Willow Creek Leadership Summit, Rehoboth, Mass.
August 20-24
World Hunger Ride
August 20
10 a.m. - Manna Community Pantry, Hartford, Conn; 7:30 p.m. - St. Matthew, Avon, Conn.
August 22
9 a.m. - Good Shepherd, Rutland, VT; 7 p.m. - Ascension, S. Burlington, Vt.
August 23
10 a.m. - Community Kitchen Academy, Burlington, Vt.
August 24
9 a.m. - Community Lutheran Church, Enfield, NH; 5 p.m. - Trinity, Chelmsford, Mass.
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Synod Summer Hours
Please note: The Synod office returned to summer hours starting July 7. The office will close each day at 4 p.m. until Labor Day.
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Hammonasset 2014
 Sept. 5-7
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Madison, CT
Hammonasset, the Synod's annual youth group gathering, is set for Sept. 5-7, and the deadline for registration is coming up!
Click here to register for this year's gathering. The deadline for registration is Aug. 17
Hammonasset is an annual gathering of youth groups from all over New England for three days of camping, music, fellowship and fun at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.
"Held" is the theme for this year's Hammonasset gathering, which will feature music from Red Letter Reign and speakers Rev. Mark Huber (Sanctuary - Marshfield, Mass.), Rev. Tiffany Chaney (The Intersection - Dorchester, Mass.) and Bishop Jim Hazelwood.
We are pleased that the single-person registration price is discounted to just $35, due to contributions from an endowment established to support the event! To register, and to get more information on this year's gathering, go to www.hammoconnect.com. You can also like Hammo on Facebook, and follow the Twitter feed.
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2014 Bishop's Convocation
 Nov. 10-12
Holy Family Retreat Center
West Hartford, CT
The annual Bishop's convocation will be held November 10, 11, & 12 in Hartford, CT at the Holy Family Retreat Center. This year's presenter is Brian McLaren (right). He is the author of many books, including "A New Kind of Christianity" and the recently published "We Make the Road by Walking." You can visit Brian's website by clicking here.
Monday evening will be a public lecture to be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hartford. Tickets for the lecture are $25, and all are welcome. Mr. McLaren will also be presenting on Tuesday morning at Holy Family to our Rostered Leaders.
Registration will open in August for this event, and notifications will be emailed shortly.
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Mediation Skills Training Institute
 March 2-6, 2015
Calumet Conference Center
Freedom, NH
The Mediation Skills Training Institute, presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC), is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory.
The institute will run March 2-6, 2015, at the Calumet Conference Center in Freedom, N.H.
The New England Synod's Portico Health Assessment enables the New England Synod to provide a $200 discount to all New England rostered leaders who register before November 15, 2014. In addition, after February 6, 2015, the rate will be $1,210, and the Commuter rate will be $825.
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Ordination of
Ruth Anne Popkin
July 24, 2014, 7 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Worcester, MA
Ruth Anne Popkin (nee Moberg Foster) will be ordained on July 24th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester, MA. Ruth has been called to serve as pastor of Salem Lutheran Church Hitterdal, MN. She is a graduate of Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary. Bishop James Hazelwood will preach and preside at the ordination on behalf of Bishop Larry Wohlrabe of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod, where Ruth has been called.
All are welcome. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color for the day is red.
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WILLOW CREEK GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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Discount available!
 August 14-15, 2014
The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit is a great event to grow your leadership skills. it's a wonderful opportunity to hear how successful leaders have adapted and developed practices and skills in a variety of different contexts. We have secured a discount rate of $159 per person - so if you thinking about it, register now to get the best rate! You can attend any one of the host sites and receive the discounted rate. The discount code is GLS14DAS.
If you are attending the Rehoboth, Mass., host site at Community Covenant Church, Kim Bergstrand is hosting a cookout on Thursday evening after the last session. Contact Kim if you are interested in attending the cookout.
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 Throughout the summer, Bishop James Hazelwood will ride on his motorcycle to locations throughout the region as part of his World Hunger Ride, a tour of New England to advocate for the ELCA's World Hunger Appeal. If you ride a motorcycle, if you ride a bike, or if you ride anything of the sort, this is a chance to help emphasize the ELCA's World Hunger Appeal, through stops at places in New England that address the goal of ending hunger worldwide. There are locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and the bishop will visit them all to learn more about what those congregations do, and how the World Hunger Appeal plays a role in their ministry.
The ride, which officially kicked off at Synod Assembly, made its first stop at Redeemer in Woburn, Mass., on June 16, and continues on to the locations listed below. All are welcome.
Aug. 20 -St. Matthew, Avon, CT - 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 22 - Good Shepherd, Rutland, VT - 9 a.m.
Aug. 22 - Ascension, Burlington, VT - 7 p.m.
Aug. 24 - Community, Enfield, NH - 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 24 -Trinity, Chelmsford, MA - 5:30 p.m.
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Lose anything at Synod Assembly?
We have collected several items that were left behind at the MassMutual Center during the Synod Assembly. Those items are being kept safe at the Synod House in Worcester, MA. If you or someone you know lost something, you are invited to contact us at office@nesynod.org.
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