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Events Registration
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CTIM 2012
March 10, 2012
Click here for more information and to register.
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Lutheran Day on the Hill
March 12, 2012
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2012 High School
Youth Gathering
April 14-15, 2012
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Synod Calendar
February 11
Lutheran Men in Mission Town Hall Meeting 10 am Synod Center for Ministry Iowa City, IA February 18 Synod Council 9:30 am - 3pm
Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
March 1
Commission for
Global Mission
10 am
Synod Center for Ministry Iowa City, IA
March 10
Called Together in Mission
(CTIM)
8: 30 am - 9 am
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids, IA
March 12
Lutheran Day on the Hill
Des Moines, IA
9:30 am - 3 pm
March 20
Conference Deans' Meeting
10 am
Synod Center for Ministry Iowa City, IA
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People of Faith Form Circle of Protection Around Hungry People
Representatives of Bread for the World, Ames; the Des Moines Area Religious Council; and the Iowa Director for CWS met January 27 in Des Moines to confer with Congressman Tom Latham, calling on legislators to form a 'Circle of Protection', protecting the poor and vulnerable while drafting the 2012 Federal Agriculture Bill. For more information regarding faith-based advocacy work and The Circle of Protection, read The Rev. David Beckmann's article on Bread for the World's website by
clicking here. The Rev. David Beckmann is president of Bread for the World and is an ELCA Lutheran minister, economist, and World Food Prize laureate.
 | From Left to Right: George and Jan Beran, members of Northminster Presbyterian, Ames; Sarai Rice, Director, Des Moines Area Religious Council; Glenda Eggerling, member, Bethesda Lutheran, Ames; Pat and Roy Hougen, co-facilitators, Bread for the World Group, Ames, and members, Bethesda Lutheran, Ames; Elisabeth Ballstadt, Director, Des Moines Area Religious Council's Food Pantry; U. S. Representative Tom Latham, Iowa Congressional District 4, and The Rev. Russ Melby, Iowa Director, Church World Service/CROP, member of Bethesda, Ames, and the Ames Bread For the World Group.
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Update: Horn of Africa Drought
ELCA Disaster Response
 It was time - they decided to sell their last few goats and start down the road to Dadaab, a refugee camp almost 300 miles away. There, they would find water. There, thanks to people like you, they would find hope.
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Discounts on ELCA Health Contributions
Portico Benefit Services, a ministry of the ELCA
Portico Benefit Services is offering us the opportunity to earn a 2% discount on ELCA health contributions again in 2012. Each congregation and organization in the Southeastern Iowa Synod will receive a 2% discount on health contributions if 65% (178 people) of our eligible ELCA-primary plan members complete the confidential Mayo Clinic Health Assessment January 1 - April 30.
In 2012 we could collectively save $38,000!
If you have ELCA-primary health coverage, this savings depends on you. Take the 2012 Mayo Clinic Health Assessment on the EmbodyHealth web portal at www.elcaforwellness.org January 1 - April 30. We'll be one person closer to 65% participation, and you'll earn $150 in your personal wellness account to offset out-of-pocket medical costs.
Instructions for taking the assessment are available in the Understand My Benefits section at www.elcabop.org.
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"Our Synod in Action" and More Synod Resources
Janelle Bidne
Coordinator of Communications
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