Ask the Bishop
Q: What is the best part about being our bishop, and what is the worst?
A: If "best" refers to the aspects of this ministry that provide the most consistent delight, it is definitely the opportunity I have to be with different worshiping communities on most Sunday mornings. I love to bring greetings and words of thanks to the congregations of this synod. I am humbled by the privilege of preaching and presiding in worship.
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Donate Today!
Support the mission and ministry of the Southeastern Iowa Synod by making a donation using our secure online donation page.
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Synod Assembly
May 30-June 1, 2014
Love Like Jesus
June 19-22, 2014
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April 10, 2014
Pre-Holy Week Worship for Rostered Leaders
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Christ the King, Iowa City
April 11, 2014
Candidacy Committee
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Synod Center for Ministry
April 18, 2014
Synod Office Closed
Good Friday
April 26, 2014 Synod Council 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Synod Center for Ministry |
Remember in Prayer
Give thanks for the ministries made possible by ELCA Domestic Hunger Grants, such as the Trinity Community Gardens program of Trinity Lutheran in Nampa, Idaho. While helping supply food banks with fresh produce, the program also provides education on food preparation and preservation.
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Stay Connected
 
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Holy Communion with Rostered Leaders
Preparing for Holy Week
Thursday, April 10
11:00 a.m.
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Iowa City
This yearly gathering is for the sake of nourishing the servants who regularly offer nourishment to the people of God.
Time will colleagues also provides nourishment. Please consider remaining after worship for lunch at Christ the King. Lunch will be provided (free will donation). RSVP to Lori Uhl, uhl@seiasynod.org or 319-338-1273 by April 7.
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Let's get to 65% before April 30!
We are at 52.9% and only need 30 more eligible ELCA-Primary health plan members and spouses to complete the confidential
Mayo Clinic Health Assessment. Taking the assessment will help our synod's congregations and organizations save a collective $43,000 on ELCA health contributions in 2014.
You will also benefit from taking the assessment. By taking the health assessment you are taking stock of your health and will earn $150 in wellness dollars.
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Quilters create works that comfort the community
Hundreds of quilts created at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Davenport, tenderly wrap babies, comfort the sick and provide warmth and a reminder of God's love to Quad-Citians from all walks of life.
 Candy Bates, a St. Mark member, established "Quilters 4 Christ" in 1998 as an outreach "to those in need of a warm hug." The congregation donates fabrics, threads and yarn to a dedicated group of artistic women who have made and donated hundreds of quilts. "The group of sewers has changed over the years, but the warm smiles and thankful facial expressions the quilters receive when a quilt is wrapped around a recipient never has changed," Bates says. "In the beginning we focused on single-sized quilts for at-risk teenagers" who lived in Valley Shelter, a Quad-City facility that later closed. Keep reading...
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Act of Indescribable Beauty
In her Easter column, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton says there is no place for the empty promise of the "Name It and Claim It Health and Wealth Gospel." Jesus' crucifixion was neither pretty nor happy, but was "an act of indescribable beauty." Read her column from The Lutheran's April issue.
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2014 Global Church Annual Directory
Request your free copy today!
Our Global Church is the annual directory highlighting ELCA missionaries, scholarships and ministries. It provides a wonderful overview of our church's global engagement, including new projects that will be funded through Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA.
Order the 2014 edition of this directory and...
- Get to know many of our 240+ missionaries, including 60 Young Adults in Global Mission.
- Learn about new evangelism projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
- Discover how you can help expand opportunities for international women leaders.
Why wait? Request one free copy (no shipping and handling) at 800-638-3522 or RIS@elca.org. Order two or more free copies at www.ELCA.org/globalmission-resources and pay only shipping and handling. For more information, contact globalchurch@elca.org.
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"Led by the Spirit"
2014 Southeastern Iowa Synod Assembly
May 30-June 1, 2014
Marriott Hotel, Coralville, IA
Registration is now open for the
2014 Synod Assembly
This year's highlights:
- The Election of the Bishop
- Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Churchwide Representative
- Celebrating the shared ministries we do together in Jesus' name
*The deadline for resolutions for the 2014 Synod Assembly is April 15, 2014. Please send resolutions to Lorraine Jordan at jordan@seiasynod.org.
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Created and Creating, April 22, Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary, Des Moines
"Journeying with Jesus," a Revival, April 30, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque
Emotional Intelligence Workshop, June 2-6, Warburg Seminary, Dubuque
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