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Fall Video: "When Hungry Hearts Find Bread"
The Southeastern Iowa Synod's 2013 fall video, "When Hungry Hearts Find Bread" will be arriving in the mailboxes of congregations and ministry partners later this week. It is our hope that every congregation council, board and committee will view the fall video together. We also encourage congregations to share the video with youth groups, in educational settings, or at your next congregational meeting.
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Join the Conversation
Please join with others in your area for a conversation about our future together in the Southeastern Iowa Synod.
The purpose of these conversations is to share ideas and hopes about being the church together in this corner of the ELCA. Your participation will benefit the leaders of this synod, the participants in your group, and hopefully, all the people whose lives are touched by the ministries of the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Each conversation will be facilitated by Bishop Burk or one of his assistants: Pastor Eric Carlson, Pastor Paul Ostrem, Pastor Gloria Dovre.
Find a conversation in your area.
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Upcoming Synod Events
Children/Youth Network Meeting:
Thursday, November 7, 2013
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry
Iowa City, IA
Companion Synod/Diocese Summit:
Saturday, November 16, 2013
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids, IA
The event is $10 per person which includes lunch and program costs. You can register online or by mail.
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Helping Hands Everywhere!
 The most recent story at livinglutheran.com about "God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday, features Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Knoxville.
Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Iowa, worked on a variety of projects, including deck repair for an elderly couple in the congregation and yard work for a family whose father recently passed away. Children colored table mats for Meals on Wheels.
"The members recognized that the love of God generates a response to the needs of the neighbor and are eager to make the day of a service a regular event," said Kristine Dohrmann, pastor of Good Shepherd. Read more...
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World Hunger Fast Facts
- Due to loss of funding an estimated 40% of meals on wheels programs are reducing the number of days they serve meals. [more information]
- In a survey of 1.8 million households between 2008 and 2012 nearly 1 in 4 households with children reported there was a time in the past 12 months when they did not have enough money to buy enough food for everyone in the family. [more information]
Do you need short hunger-related statistics for your bulletins, newsletters, or presentations? Sign up for "Fast Facts," through ELCA World Hunger, and you'll receive weekly e-mails with information about hunger-related issues in the U.S. and around the world.
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Spanish Language and Hispanic Ministry Intensive
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Hope for the Hungry
Feed. Empower. Advocate.
The 5th annual Hope for the Hungry event will be held November 16 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. This year's keynote speaker is Susan Roberts, JD, MS, RD who is a fellow at Partnership for a Healthier America. Susan directs the food and nutrition initiatives to help end the childhood obesity epidemic with the First Lady's Let's Move campaign.
Register before November 1 to take advantage of the early registration fee of $15/person. After November 1 registration is $30/person.
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