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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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Celebration Banquet
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May 31, 2013
Lutheran Church of Hope
West Des Moines, IA
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Love Like Jesus
-High School Youth Event
June 20-23, 2013
Des Moines, IA
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Synod Calendar
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May 9, 2013
Conference Deans' Meeting
10 am - 2pm
Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
May 16, 2013
First Call Theological Education Committee Meeting
10 am - 2pm
Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
May 20, 2013
Gift Planners Meeting
10 am - Noon
Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
May 23, 2013
Rostered Leadership
Support Commission
10 am - 2pm
Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
May 27, 2013
Southeastern Iowa Synod
Center for Ministry
Closed in Observance of
Memorial Day
May 31 - June 1, 2013
Synod Assembly
Lutheran Church of Hope,
West Des Moines, IA
June 3, 2013
Southeastern Iowa Synod
Center for Ministry
Closed
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The Church Bell Will Ring Again in Martensdale
"This day is a sign as this ground is broken and we think about the next era of this congregation. We give thanks that God, in Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, is with us today as has always been, and will be with us in the future."
Bishop Michael Burk for the Southeastern Iowa Synod, spoke these words as he greeted the members of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the community of Martensdale at the groundbreaking for a new worship and ministry center on Sunday, May 5. The church facility of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale, Iowa was consumed by fire on October 27, 2011. The building and its contents were a total loss.
Read more in Des Moines Register article by Kevin Kirkpatrick
View Pictures from the Groundbreaking on Synod's Facebook Page
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LOVE LIKE JESUS
Registration Deadline is June 1
Calling all High School Youth and Adults! Three weeks left to register for Love Like Jesus! The Southeastern Iowa Synod and Grand View University are sponsoring a service leadership event for high school youth to engage in learning, bible study, service outreach, worship and TONS of fun! Click for more info and to register |
Videos for Churchwide Assembly
ELCA Marketing Communications
The ELCA Marketing Communications team invites congregations to submit short videos that allow them to showcase your ministries in living out the 25th anniversary theme of "Always being made new". Some of the videos will be shown during the churchwide assembly in August, while others will be available on the ELCA YouTube channel and on Living Lutheran.
These videos should be 60-90 seconds long. Congregations should share what the theme "Deeply rooted in faith, and always being made new" means to them and how they live that statement in their continuing work. You can also consider the following questions:
* In a rapidly changing culture, where is God leading and calling us as the ELCA?
* Where are we "showing up" as a church in your community?
The team must receive all videos completed and available for posting by June 30, sent directly to Janice Rizzo at janice.rizzo@elca.org.
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"God's work. Our hands." Sunday Resources
 "God's work. Our hands." Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate our 25th anniversary as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. On Sept., 8, 2013, let's join together as 4 million members, nearly 10,000 congregations, 65 synods and the churchwide expression for a dedicated day of service.
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Reformation Jubilee Envoy Margot Kässman Speaks at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
June 5, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
Theologian and leader in the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Dr. Margot Kässmann, now serving as Special Envoy for the Reformation Anniversary Celebration 2017, will present "Challenges of the Reformation Jubilee 2017." This free lecture will mark the beginning of LSTC's celebrations of the Reformation Jubilee and highlight the seminary's relationship with global Lutheranism
Luther Academy of the Rockies
June 17-27, 2013 Join Wartburg Theological Seminary in the beautiful Colorado mountains for Luther Academy of the Rockies, Wartburg's premier LifeLong Learning educational program for rostered leaders and their families. The daily rhythm of worship, mornings filled with insightful scholarly lectures and forums, afternoon free time to explore the incredible scenery, and evening fellowship opportunities will structure our time together. Read More
In Good Company: Stories of Biblical Women at Grand View University, Des Moines
August 17, 2013 @ 9:00 am
Bible study author Kay Ward, a bishop in The Moravian Church, has invited nine women from the Old Testament, several from the New Testament, and a handful of women she knows to stop in for a visit. Their stories will draw us into Bible study, worship with the Psalms, and opportunities to tell our own stories.
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