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Stephen Ministries Continuing Ed Is Open to All
Stephen Ministries Continuing Ed
is hosting a discussion
"Does Someone's Drinking or Sobriety Bother You?" Monday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m.
(6th grade classroom)
Guests from the congregation and community
are invited to attend.
Some of the discussion points will be:
Understanding Ourselves - What it is like for the non-drinker to live with an alcoholic/or in sobriety.
Do you live on a Merry Go Round of Denial? - The pattern we who live with the alcoholic experience.
There Is Hope - The only one you can change is yourself.
How to be Happy - whether or not the alcoholic is actively drinking.
Free booklets will be provided.
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Bishop Erwin Reflects on the National Youth Gathering
Our Southwest California Synod Bishop Guy Erwin attended alongside our SOV youth, and he shared this report about the event:
Imagine 30,000 Lutheran high schoolers, all dressed in brightly colored t-shirts, fanning out from a central location to board buses to different parts of a city for service projects! One resident said it looked like an explosion at a Skittles factory! But it was a daily occurrence at the recent ELCA National Youth Gathering in Detroit last month. Over 300 young people from our synod and the Pacifica Synod joined them, and blended their teal-colored t-shirts into the colorful mix.
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The ELCA's biennial National Youth Gathering has recently focused on cities with serious needs for volunteer help-the two previous gatherings were in New Orleans-and Detroit was also a place where our young people could make a difference-and that they did! They cleaned out overgrown alleys and boarded up derelict houses, they planted and cultivated gardens and parks, and they hauled and bagged refuse left in vacant lots. Some worked to sort and package over a million donated disposable diapers for babies living in poverty.
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Selected Calendar Items for this Week:
Sunday, August 16
10:45 a.m. Foundation Meeting
10:45 a.m. Book Club in Vaswig Library
Monday, August 17
6:00 p.m. *New Time* Spiritual Yoga with Julie (All ages & all levels welcome)
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministries Continuing Ed
7:45 p.m. Stephen Ministers Supervision Meeting
Tuesday, August 18
7:00 p.m. Council Meeting
Saturday, August 22
7:00 a.m. SOV Campus Work/Cleaning Party - Church and School families invited to help!
6:30 p.m. Dinner & Movie Night
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Movie Night! Saturday, August 22
Join us for our Dinner and a Movie on
Saturday, August 22
Dinner - 6:30 p.m.
Movie (In the Sanctuary) - 7:30 p.m.
Come and meet Mandy Brown ( Monica) and Jim Westrick ( Editor) at our screening of "Leaving Limbo", an inspirational film produced by SOV's own Lisa Lambert! Leaving Limbo has won multiple awards including 3 "Best Feature" awards, a Best Director award, and an Audience Favorite award. Want to see what the buzz is all about? Watch audience reactions from our premiere by clicking here. In their review, CFDb states "This may be the first time I've said, "BRAVO" to a Christian film. This was a total, unexpected surprise...." (to read the entire review, click here).
We'll have great food, wonderful fellowship and fun for the kids and adults! Please RSVP by calling the office (818-348-8343) or email Lisa ( booring1@aol.com). Mark your calendars and invite a friend. Hope to see you there!
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What situations are appropriate for Stephen Ministers?
- grief
- divorce
- cancer
- hospitalization
- physical rehabilitation
- long-term care
- chronic illness
- terminal illness
- job loss
- loss of a home
- military deployment
- the onset of a disability
- loneliness
- spiritual crisis
- or other life struggle
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SOV's Conejo Valley Bible Study is discussing the book "Miracles" by Eric Metaxas this summer. We meet Fridays at 9:30 a.m. in the Thousand Oaks area. Please contact Lisa Lambert for details 818.889.8402.
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Weekly Word Schedulee 
Check with your guide for your group's summer schedule.
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