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Event Registration
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2013 Synod Assembly
May 31 - June 1, 2013
Lutheran Church of Hope
West Des Moines, IA
Click here for more information and to register
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Love Like Jesus
-High School Youth Event
June 20-23, 2013
Des Moines, IA
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Save the Date
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Please submit
Synod Assembly Resolutions
to the Synod Center for Ministry by
April 16, 2013
so they may be included in the pre-assembly materials. Resolutions may also be submitted for consideration at synod assembly.
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Synod Calendar
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April 12, 2013Candidacy 9am - 4:30pm Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IAApril 16, 2013Synod Assembly Resolutions Due to Synod Center for Ministry, Iowa City, IA April 19, 2013Commission for Evangelical Mission 10am - 2pm Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IAApril 20, 2013Synod Council 9:30am -3:00pm Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IAApril 30, 2013Last Day to Take 2013 ELCA Health AssessmentMay 4, 2013Commission for Church in Society 10am - 2:30pm Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IAMay 9, 2013Conference Deans' Meeting 10 am - 2pm Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
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ELCA to Commemorate 25 Years with Day of Service
Pastor Eric Carlson, Assistant to the Bishop
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has designated Sunday, September 8, 2013, to be a Day of Service. If September 8 doesn't work for your congregation, you are encouraged to celebrate this day on any date(s) throughout the summer and fall. In serving the neighbor in Jesus' name, we are always being made new.
After April 15, more information and resources will become available. The resources will include bulletin inserts and flyers to let people in congregations know about the event and a downloadable toolkit designed to help plan for the dedicated day of service.
For more information about the ELCA's 25th anniversary, and to watch for more details on the Day of Service, go to www.ELCA.org/25years
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Registration Open for High School Servant Learning Event
June 20-23, 2013
 The Southeastern Iowa Synod and Grand View University are sponsoring a service leadership event for high school youth to engage in leadership development, bible study, service outreach, worship and TONS of fun! Participants will engage the theme "Love Like Jesus" through a variety of ways. Highlights include:
- Professor Ken Jones of Grand View University will serve as our Teaching Pastor.
- Friday will be the Love Like Jesus University - a day in which participants choose up to three sessions that provide integrated hands-on learning in art, music, drama, recreation, sports, theology and more!
- Saturday will be the Love Like Jesus Service Day - when participants will connect with and serve alongside local congregations, agencies and institutions to make a difference in the greater Des Moines community.
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Resolutions Due Next Week
Please submit Synod Assembly Resolutions to the Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry by April 16, 2013 so they may be included in the pre-assembly materials. Resolutions may be sent to Lorraine Jordan, administrative assistant to the bishop, at jordan@seiasynod.org or 2635 Northgate Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245. Resolutions may also be submitted for consideration at synod assembly. Click here for more info
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Connect to Resources on Synod Website
Did you miss the faith story on animal ministries? Is your congregation participating in the synod-wide reading of the book Exodus from Hunger and you need an extra copy of the study guide? Are you looking for Pr. Paul Amlin's PowerPoint Presentation on Websites and Social Media from 2013 CTIM? Look no further than the Southeastern Iowa Synod's website at www.seiasynod.org. Check out these links for resources and helpful items: *Publications (http://seiasynod.org/news-events/publications) Find current and past weekly e-news articles as well as other publications in this section. *Documents (www.seiasynod.org/documents) Resources, Forms, Event materials, and more can be found in this area. *Employment (www.seiasynod.org/news-events/employment) Job openings from congregations and organizations in and around the synod are posted here.
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Join Christian Advocates:
Speak Out for Strong Food & Farm Policy
ELCA e-Advocacy Network
Hundreds of Christian advocates participated in Ecumenical Advocacy Days last week on Capitol Hill and urged lawmakers to adopt strong food and farm policy. You too can reach out to your members of Congress today. Join other Christians in encouraging our leaders to enact a multi-year farm bill that alleviates hunger and malnutrition, supports vibrant farms and healthy communities, and protects God's creation. Click here to write your Senators and Representative now or click here to call (and look for talking points).
Our nation's food and farm policies, as embodied in the farm bill, affect people from rural America to inner cities, from our local communities to less industrialized regions around the world. A good farm bill can strengthen nutrition programs, help our struggling rural communities, support new and socially disadvantaged farmers, enhance global food aid to the world's most impoverished, and encourage farming and ranching practices that protect creation. Congress failed to pass a farm bill in 2012, and a number of important programs that promote a just and healthy food system are currently without funding. Other programs are continuing, but need the certainty provided by a multi-year farm bill.
Our elected officials need to hear from you. Join hundreds of other Christians today by urging Congress to pass a multi-year reauthorization of the farm bill that fights hunger, supports vibrant communities, and protects God's creation.
Act now: click here to write to your officials; click here to call Congress.
To learn more about these farm bill priorities regarding food, hunger and rural development, click here.
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