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What a wonderful week of AFFIRM!!!

We give our heartfelt thanks to the many staff and directors of AFFIRM who helped to bring about a community guided by the Holy Spirit!

Also, many thanks to Pr. Mardy & Traci Ringer for developing the following AFFIRM video:


To see some of our pictures and videos from AFFIRM, check out our youth social media channels:

Southeastern Synod Youth - TikTok

Southeastern Synod Youth - Instagram

Southeastern Synod YOUTH and YOUNG ADULT - FB

Southeastern Synod AFFIRM - FB

Follow us on these channels for updates and pics / vids.

 

Top News

Registration will open by August 1, 2022

 

 

June 2022 - Monthly Giving Focus - The Table, Nashville

Open Seating: Good Food for Hungry Folks is our weekly service. We gather EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT around 6:45 pm to visit and service begins at 7 pm. Every person is affirmed and welcome.     We read scripture, hear affirming messages, sing affirming songs, and gather around the Lord’s Table for communion (Eucharist). ALL people are welcome to participate and commune. We hope you’ll consider offering your gift (presence, music, reading, poetry, financial support, prayer…you know what’s right for you)

 

 

August 2022 - Lectionary Study with Brent Driggers

Monday, July 25, 2022

1-4pm ET / 12Noon-3pm CT

Brent Driggers teaches courses in biblical studies, including a required New Testament survey and various electives in the canonical Gospels and biblical theology (for example, the theme of violence in scripture). His academic publications focus primarily on the Gospel of Mark, employing historically informed narrative criticism to investigate Mark's distinctive contributions to Christian theology and spirituality.

Please be sure to sign up today for this session where will discern God's Word for us for the Sundays in August 2022.

 

 

AFFIRM Scholarship Fund - GIVE TODAY!

So many lives are changed at AFFIRM.  Sometimes, financial concerns are raised for those who cannot afford to pay for a church retreat.  

For AFFIRM 2022, we gave out over $12,000 in scholarships!!!  Please consider helping us to bring more and more youth to AFFIRM by giving today!

 

 

German Companion Synod Trip - June 28-July10

We have a group of 19 folks heading to Germany - including Bishop Strickland and Assistant to the Bishop Pr. Michael Jannett.

We are looking forward to renewing our companion synod relationship for another 10 years!

Please keep this group in your prayers for safe travels and a fruitful trip.

 

Youth & Young Adult News

 

SESLYO Board Openings

Hello, good people of the Southeastern Synod!  Our Lutheran Youth Organization of the Southeastern Synod (SESLYO) has several openings for its 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).

 

 

Would You Like to Serve on a Youth Gathering Planning Team?

The ELCA Youth Gathering is planned and led by amazing, dedicated volunteers who serve on 10 different teams and a small staff from the ELCA Churchwide Office. Applications to serve on one of our planning teams will close on June 24. If you have any questions regarding the application, what serving on a team looks like, or which team might be the best fit for you, please reach out to our office by emailing gathering@elca.org.

 

Passion Collective - Welcoming New Applicants!

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

 

Synod Ministry Resources

2022 Mission Support Intent

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.

 

Conversations on ELCA Social Statements with St. John's, Nashville

Monday's - 6:30-7:30pm CT / 7:30-8:30pm ET

Join St. John's Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN, as they hold conversations on the ELCA Social Statements.  These sessions are open to all and are held via Zoom.

 

Stewardship Kaleidoscope

September 26-28, 2022

Savannah, GA

On-site and Virtual options are 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!

 

Southeastern Synod Swag is Now Available!!!

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 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.

 

ELCA News

ELCA World Hunger VBS - "Tree of Healing"

ELCA World Hunger's Vacation Bible School Program for 2022.  The theme for this VBS comes from the rich prophetic description of the new Eden in Revelation 22:1-4.  in this vision, the "tree of life" stands astride "the river of the ware of life," and St. John assures us that "the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" (22:2).  

"Tree of Healing " VBS is a chance for children and adults to consider what health means and how God invites us to share in the building of a just world where all can enjoy the gifts of God's creation.  

 

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary launches hybrid Master of Divinity program

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.

 

A 60-Day Journey Towards Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence - an ELCA Resource

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is saddened by the all-too-frequent occurrences of gun violence in the U.S. We mourn the loss of life. We grieve for the victims and their families, who often feel silenced. And we lament for those who have done violence to others and often feel removed from a community of faith.

We invite you on a journey of prayer, scripture, stories and church teachings with this resource, "A 60-Day Journey Toward Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence." Together through daily observances, it calls us to work toward the prevention of gun violence as people of God who strive for justice and peace in all the world. It may be used for individual reflection, group Bible study, adult education sessions, and congregational daily devotions. Your journey is intended to start on June 16th, but this resource can be used at any time.

 

Prayers and Concerns

 

  • For Pastor Sterling Nelson and his wife, Pat Nelson
  • For Pastor Jeffrey Halenza, who is undergoing chemotherapy
  • For Pastor Joel Emerson, whose father is now in hospice care
  • 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

 

Classifieds

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 the "Submit a classified" button,

or read through current classifieds

 

  • Director of Faith Formation - St. John's, Atlanta, GA
    • Click the link above for the full list of Responsibilities and Job Description
    • Full-Time

 

  • Director of Family Ministries - St. Andrew, Franklin, TN
    • Click the link above for the full list of Responsibilities and Job Description
    • Full-time position

  

   

Rostered Minister & Congregational Transitions

Installation:

  • Pr. Lynne A. O'Shea - Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Savannah, GA
    • Installation - Sunday, June 12, 3 pm Eastern

 

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Atlanta, GA 30307

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