An Evening with the Bishop
Dear Partners in Ministry,
I invite you to join me for an evening of conversation and fellowship.
These evenings are precious opportunities for enhancing the mission we share. In addition to sharing my thoughts and hopes for ministry, I look forward to listening to your own stories of life and ministry together in Christ. Tending to the challenges we face and the joys we experience lies at the heart of what it means to be the people of God together.
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CONFEST: October 6, 2012
A high-impact, low-cost event for junior high youth who are involved in confirmation ministry across the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Participants will be informed and inspired about how the whole church makes a difference in the world and how young people can connect with God's mission locally and globally. The same event will take place in two locations simultaneously from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, October 6. The locations are Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola, IA and Bethany Lutheran Church in West Branch, IA. The cost is just $10 per participant.
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2012 Iowa Hunger Summit: October 16, 2012
The Iowa Hunger Summit is held each year during the World Food Prize's week of events in October at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. It kicks off the events, preceding the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, also known as the "Borlaug Dialogue." The Iowa Hunger Summit gathers several hundred leaders from across Iowa representing community organizations, business and industry, state and local government, social agencies, churches and religious communities, schools and universities, and other groups that lead or participate in projects to confront hunger.
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From the Dome at the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering ELCA Global Links
"Have you ever felt like you are standing in the middle of a crossroads and you have no idea which way to turn? Take the risk. Trust God." Two young people, Valerie Rivas and Megan Stubbs, tell the audience of 33,000 how their involvement in global service changed their lives. Watch their powerful testimonies on the ELCA YouTube channel.
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2013 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Kathryn M. Lohre, ELCA Director of Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a longstanding expression of the ecumenical movement- a worldwide movement among Christians to heal divisions within the Church. Each year from January 18-25, Christians are encouraged to pray together as a sign of the unity that is already theirs in Christ. Below are links to resources as well as materials to order for use during the week of prayer in your worship community.
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