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Registration is now closed.
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While we have worship and plenaries and receptions planned for our 2022 Synod Assembly, you may wish to enjoy the fun things the city of Chattanooga has to offer outside of our scheduled activities.
Check out VisitChattanooga.com!
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Nominations for Synod Council (to begin serving June 2022) are now closed, but during the first plenary (Friday, June 3, 2022) there will be an opportunity for Floor Nominations to be received. Any Floor Nominee will be required to fill out the Biographical Form by 2:45 pm Eastern in the Assembly Office.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 7-8pm ET / 6-7pm CT
The synod's budget & finance committee are holding a hearing on Zoom on the 2023-2024 Ministry Spending Plan, which will then be voted on at the 2022 Synod Assembly.
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Sunday, May 22 - 3pm ET / 2pm CT
We share the Gospel best when we share ourselves through small group participation.
In small groups, we get to know fellow members so much better but, as the groups are being formed, members are encouraged to invite neighbors and friends.
Encountering us as real people, gathered around a passion or hobby, proves to be very effective evangelism. Come and learn how you can get started today!
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Tuesday, May 24
1pm ET / 12noon CT
The Synod will gather our Interim Pastors in a Zoom call to foster connection, idea sharing, gleaning of best practices, and to hold a safe space to share frustrations.
Please email Assistant to the Bishop for Congregational Life, Pr. Jonathan Hemphill, jhemphill@elca-ses.org, for Zoom link and details.
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Thursday, May 26
7-8:30pm ET / 6-7:30pm CT
Wondering what social media you can be tapping into to help UNMUTE your congregation and share the Gospel message? Want to know the when, the how, and the why of social media use for your congregation? Then join us for a course on basics of social media use led by Pastor Colleen Montgomery, Director for Digital Ministries, Virginia Synod.
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Home from school- job just fell through – looking for something to keep you busy this summer?
Come work at Camp!
Camp programs start in June and end in July. Staff training begins in May. NovusWay provides full room and board for the entire contracted time of employment. Must be 18 years old to apply - some positions require a higher age requirement. Salary dependent upon position and certification. Paid weekly.
PRINT & SHARE THIS FLYER TODAY!
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Bienvenidas/os a los foros de Voces, Vidas y Visiones del año 2022. A través de las conversaciones y perspectivas de las voces, vidas y visiones de luternas/luteranos latinés, deseamos seguir construyendo y aportando al desarrollo de las identidades luteranas contextuales. El tema de este segundo foro será: “El desarrollo de las identidades luteranas y la evangelización desde las perspectivas de justicia de género”. Lo realizaremos el jueves 16 de junio de 2:00-4:00 pm ET / 1:00-3:00 pm CT de los EE UU.
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When: Thursday, June 16, at 10 a.m. Central time
Where: Premieres on the ELCA Facebook Page.
RSVP at our Facebook event; Facebook account not required to watch event. This event will be rebroadcast on the ELCA YouTube Page at 7 p.m. Central time.
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Intern at Grace House!
Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry @ Georgia Tech
Passion Collective Internship
Young Adult Discernment and Service Year in the Heart of Midtown Atlanta
August-June; Free Housing
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Join us June 12-17, 2022, at the University of West Alabama, in Livingston, AL, for another week of faith formation at the Southeastern Synod's longest-standing discipleship formation event: AFFIRM!
Please go to the website to see Unit descriptions, registration and more.
Cost is $500. ONLY 120 SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE!!!
Contact Pr. Michael Jannett for assistance with scholarships. Contact Registrar, Traci Billman, with registration questions.
Check out our new PROMO video!!!
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ELCA Youth Gathering is HIRING!!!
The Gathering is looking to add a Coordinator for Event Logistics & Administration to its small but mighty staff. This person will be responsible for working with hotel and venue staff, coordinating meetings and trainings in the host city, managing registration and assisting the Gathering team in processing contracts and payments. If you know of someone who might be interested in this remote position, please encourage them to apply!
To learn more or apply, visit: https://bit.ly/3L3jq1u
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June 20-22, 2022 - $50
Deadline: June 5, 2022
Trinity, Tullahoma is hosting a few days of camp at Rau-Wood (in Nashville) for completed 3rd-8th graders.
A registration link is below and a flyer to advertise is attached.
If you think you will have any youth participate, please reach out to MaryBeth Smith (tlcyouthandfamily@lightube.net) ASAP as space is limited.
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Hello good people of the Southeastern Synod! Our Lutheran Youth Organization of the Southeastern Synod (SESLYO) has several openings for their board.
If you wish to learn more about how to become a servant leader through this organization, please reach out to Pr. Michael Jannett (mjannett@elca-ses.org).
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As you prepare your congregation budget for 2022, we ask you to prayerfully consider God's abundance and how your congregation can reflect that abundance. The Mission Support Gifts given from your congregation to the ELCA-Southeastern Synod truly change lives.
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In May 2022, we are providing a monthly giving focus for the synod. May 2022 has been designated for Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary and Newberry College.
Have LTSS or Newberry made a difference in your life or the life of a loved one? Are you hopeful for how young adults are impacted by our regional institutes of higher education?
Then consider giving today!
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September 26-28, 2022
Savannah, GA
On-site and Virtual options available
Stewardship Kaleidoscope is an annual conference offering excellent plenary speakers, informative workshop leaders, provocative worship experiences, and incredible networking opportunities for all who are passionate about stewardship and generosity. Drawing leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), the ELCA, and other ecumenical partners, Stewardship Kaleidoscope is designed to help participants explore stewardship, in its many colorful dimensions!
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What an AMAZING first Food Truck Friday Night of the season! There was an awesome turn out, delicious food, amazing music, and it was so good to hang out with familiar faces and new faces alike! The music provided by Alicia and Nate of Grassroots Music and some of their youth students was fabulous! A rainbow even adorned the sky above the church!
(Submit your OWN story of inspiration, here.)
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Time moves forward and we change some things. Our internet provider, our phone provider, and even our mailing address situation.
Please read how to find your congregation's information on our website and where to submit corrections.
And to YOU, ROSTERED MINISTERS, we receive lots of returned mail. Please share your updates of address with us!
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If you would like Southeastern Synod Swag, polo shirts, jackets, pretty much anything you can put the logo on you can now order direct from Land’s End Business. You can get items embroidered in the multi-colored logo or in a single color. Items are directly shipped to you. We look forward to seeing #sesswag pictures soon!
When you click on an item, once you select your size, it will allow you to select the logo and whether or not you would like the logo full color or a single color logo.
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The ELCA observed its 35th anniversary on April 30. On this date in 1987, the ELCA constitution was adopted during the opening session of the Constituting Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
The ELCA was formed from a merger of three Lutheran churches—the American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and the Lutheran Church in America. To symbolize the formation of the new denomination, the bishops from the three predecessor church bodies poured water from separate containers into one baptismal font.
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A task force is at work on a new social statement about civics and faith. This month you can connect directly with the task force through a virtual listening event and share what’s important to you.
REGISTER HERE
There are two opportunities to participate:
Tuesday, May 24, 7-8:15 p.m. CT
Wednesday, May 25, 7-8:15 p.m. CT
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The Rev. Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director for ELCA Service and Justice, opened the 2022 spring-summer edition of “Service and Justice Updates” by comparing followers of Jesus to the 3,000-year-old sequoias in Redwood National Park. “Grounded in God’s love,” he says, “we ‘become Christ to one another,’ as Luther wrote, forming an intricate and interconnected ecosystem to support and nourish one another. Like the sequoia we grow tall and strong. Together we grow into the full stature of Christ.”
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Beginning in fall 2022, LTSS M.Div. students will have the opportunity to complete the curriculum in a hybrid format as an alternative to residing on or commuting to campus. It will combine remote learning with face-to-face educational experiences, including the required semesters of supervised field experience and on-campus gatherings twice per year. The hybrid option still offers students opportunities for fellowship and formational events with faculty and residential students.
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Relief and jubilation filled the air in Newberry College’s Eleazer Arena on Saturday as members of the class of 2022 turned their tassels toward the future.
The weekend’s commencement exercises celebrated the achievements of 178 graduates from the spring and summer classes. Representatives from 17 states and nine countries crossed the stage.
Commencement Addresses
Each year since 2014, the honor of the spring commencement addresses have been awarded to members of the graduating class, selected by fellow seniors, faculty and staff. The Class of 2022 chose Biasia Roberts, a health care management major from Fort Mill; and Nathaniel Carrasco, a business administration major from Las Vegas.
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- For Pastor Sterling Nelson
- For Pastor Jeffrey Halenza, who begins chemotherapy in the next couple of weeks
- For Pastor Joel Emerson, whose father is now in hospice care
- For Pastor Gordon Reinertsen, upon the death of his son-in-law
- For the conflict in Ukraine and all those displaced and seeking shelter
- For Augusta Victoria Hospital and the other East Jerusalem hospitals and the difficulties they currently face
Just a reminder that ALL are welcome to post a congregation-related classified on our synod website, here:
https://www.elca-ses.org/classifieds
Click "Submit a classified" button,
or read through current classifieds
- Director of Family Ministries - St. Andrew, Franklin, TN
- Click link above for full list of Responsibilities and Job Description
- Full-time position
| Rostered Minister & Congregational Transitions |
Closing of a Congregation:
- Common Table (Lutheran Church of the Messiah) of Decatur, GA, closed in December of 2021
- The church and property were then deeded to the synod.
- Because of an existing relationship with and a promise already made, the synod has sold this church to the daycare center.
- More information will be forthcoming in June.
- We give thanks for the 90 plus year ministry of this congregation and for the many who were formed in faith.
Installation:
- Pr. Lynne A. O'Shea - Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Savannah, GA
- Installation - Sunday, June 12, 3pm Eastern
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1410 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-589-1977
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Decatur, GA 30031
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