What are YOU Doing for
God's Work. Our Hands. Sunday?
Post your activities and/or plans on social media, using hashtag #sesynod and #godsworkourhands.
Thanks for sharing your inspiring ideas!!!
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Phyllis Solgere named Interim Vice President
A Word from Bishop Strickland Regarding Generosity
See Bishop Strickland's Letter, HERE
and this video below...
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
5:30-8:30 pm ET
The evening will include:
Games, Music, Currency, Art, Language
Photo Booth * Cash Bar
Buffet Dinner * Sweet Breads
Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Karen Castillo,
President ILAG, Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala
Bp. Kevin Strickland, Southeastern Synod
Tickets $50/person
This is a fundraiser to support MILAGRO.
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Monday, September 26
7-8 pm ET / 6-7 pm CT
We continue to work together to guide you in these unprecedented times. Our synod staff will share what resources are already in place and wish to hear from you about what is most needed in your contexts. We thank you for joining in this ministry we do together.
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Friday, September 16, through Sunday, September 18, 2022
Hilton Marietta / Atlanta, Marietta, GA
Theme: Together at the Table - "Tasting Grace."
Keynote: Pr. Tiffany Chaney, Birmingham, AL
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Saturday, September 17
9:30 am - 1:30 pm ET
St. John's LC, Atlanta, GA
One component of the AMMPARO initiative, Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy Representation and Opportunities, previously known as the Unaccompanied and Migrant Children Initiative, is the ELCA Guardian Angels program. The program is the visible expression of our church’s ministry of presence in the lives of our women, men and children who are facing the unknown. As we participate in this ministry, we become transformed as well. The program also seeks to build community as church together and church for the sake of the world.
This program provides spiritual and physical accompaniment of unaccompanied migrant children and families through their immigration court process.
Guardian Angel Training to become a juvenile immigration court observer will take place at St. John's Lutheran Church in Atlanta on Sat. Sept 17 from 9:30 am-1:30 pm; refreshments will be included. This will be in-person training.
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Sunday, September 18, 2022
3-4:30 pm ET / 2-3:30 pm CT
What's the big deal about Social Media? And how can it help with our Evangelism efforts?
These are the two main questions we will wrestle with during September's Evangelism workshop.
We are called to meet people where they are with greetings, prayers, support, and invitation. Let's see how we can utilize social media to share the Gospel message with as many people as possible.
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Sunday, October 2
3-5 pm ET / 2-4 pm CT
Church historian, professor, and author Justo L. González's book will lead us through an eye-opening journey through the Bible, helping us read our familiar sacred text with a renewed experience from a particular community.
Join us to discuss how we can see the Bible anew.
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Tuesday, October 11
7-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT
Liking, commenting, and sharing on Facebook is a means of evangelism and outreach. In this training session learn why you may want to share your faith online and how to do it authentically! This training is for lay people of all ages (and rostered ministers) to empower you to share your faith with your Facebook feed.
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Sunday, October 16
7-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT
When your story and God’s story are unpopular – staying true to the Gospel
Led by Bishop Kevin Strickland and the Evangelism Committee of the Southeastern Synod
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Friday-Saturday, November 12-13, 2022
St. Timothy LC, Hendersonville, TN
Cost: $40/person
We invite all 6th-12th grade youth to join us for a weekend of faith formation in middle TN. Youth from the entire synod are welcome to join us!!!
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We are committed to our mission to equip, empower and engage people with God’s love. To that end, we work to be present in congregations throughout our synod in crisis and celebration, assist rostered leaders and lay leaders, support new ministries, engage in disaster response, and lead initiatives on diversity and justice. Our work is directly connected to your support. We are in this together and simply invite you to continue your intended support.
Give and/or state your intent to give TODAY!
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Gathered by Grace is a community of young adults in Montgomery, Alabama, gathered by Christ, growing spiritually, serving our community, getting to know our neighbor, welcoming all, and sharing the Good News of Jesus.
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Applications for Vitality Grants / Outreach Grants / Multicultural Grants are due by noon October 3, 2022. Approved disbursements will be made after the January 2023 Synod Council meeting.
If you want your proposal reviewed by the DEM’s prior to that date, reach out to Rev. Patti Axel (paxel@elca-ses.org) and Ms. Melissa Fuller Sims (mfuller@elca-ses.org).
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Each year the Synod Council awards grants of various sizes from the Morton Fund to support ministry projects in Tennessee, from Chattanooga eastward. Grant requests are reviewed by an advisory group from East Tennessee, prior to submission to the Synod Council for final approval at its January meeting. APPLY TODAY!
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Grovetown, GA
Grovetown Episcopal Lutheran Mission is a liturgical dinner church meeting Wednesday evenings at Liberty Park Community Center in Grovetown, Georgia. Together the congregation explore scripture, offer prayers, share their lives, and participate in the mystery of Holy Eucharist, all in the context of a home-cooked meal. Grovetown Mission is made up of a diverse group of folks who practice radical love and all-inclusive grace. Their tagline reads, “there’s room for you at our table.”
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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!
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Thursday, September 8, 2022
7 pm ET / 6 pm CT
We will catch up on disaster updates and activities around the Synod and have a presentation on developing emotional spiritual care resources for children as well as developing mission teams in your congregation or Deanery.
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Know Your Hurricane Risk
Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem. Find out how rain, wind, water and even tornadoes could happen far inland from where a hurricane or tropical storm makes landfall. Start preparing now.
Make an Emergency Plan
Make sure everyone in your household knows and understands your hurricane plans. Include the office, kids’ day care, and anywhere else you frequent in your hurricane plans. Ensure your business has a continuity plan to continue operating when disaster strikes.
Click the blog title to learn more!
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There are many places in great need of extra hands to help people recover from disasters in GA, TN, MS and with our neighbors in KY. If you are interested in being a part of a Disaster Mission Team or would like help forming a disaster mission team in your congregation or deanery to go and assist after disasters, please contact Pastor Morgan Gordy at pmgordy@elca-ses.org and we will assist you in getting started and help get you connected with places to serve.
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Shepherd of the Hills (Birmingham) holds a Word and Prayer Ministry in Spanish the 1st Sunday of each month at 2:30pm CT / 3:30pm ET. The Rev. Ed Cortes leads the service in Spanish and invites all who understand Spanish to participate.
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Shepherd of the Hills (Birmingham) realiza un servicio de palabra y oración en español el primer domingo de cada mes a las 2:30pm CT / 3:30pm ET. El Rev. Ed Cortes dirige el servicio y invita a todas y todos que entienda español a participar.
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
7:00-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT
Come and join Mr. Adam Renner and The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Atlanta, GA) ONLINE, as he leads us in a conversation about the signs of suicide and how to walk with those who are struggling.
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On August 26, 2022, Dr. Catherine Meeks received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
It’s an amazing honor that celebrates her leadership and recognizes the mission of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing.
Dr. Meeks has led several racial justice initiatives in our synod.
The Absalom Jones Center website has a donation page where you can honor her work by giving today.
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Saturday, September 3
11 am - 3 pm ET
Register at elcaseminaries.org
A virtual discernment event for those interested in learning more about the Call to rostered ministry.
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October 6 & 20, November 3 & 17
Is your congregation ready to take some steps (even small steps) toward renewal or revitalization? Are you ready to try some new things, share some ideas, gain a greater understanding of the broader mission, bring clarity about your own congregation’s mission, acquire knowledge on how to live that out in community, gain confidence to share what you have learned with the world, and find new allies from within a cohort of congregations? Then, you are invited to attend the 2022 Fall Session of the ELCA Vital Congregations Training.
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Wed., Sept. 7, 12 pm ET - The Distinctiveness of the Luther New Testament of 1522;
Wed., Oct. 5, 12 pm ET - Martin Luther as a Reader of Scripture and Insights for Today
Wed., Nov. 2, 12 pm ET - Let Anyone who would hear God Speak Read Holy Scripture: Luther’s Translation After 500 Years
Named after the world-renowned Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection held at Pitts Theology Library, these online, 30-45 minute conversations offer opportunities for the general public to learn about the events in Europe the 16th century and to consider what they may tell us about the issues facing our communities.
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Living Lutheran has SEVERAL articles related to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Click HERE for details...
Or, check out the ELCA's YouTube channel to re-watch the plenaries and worship services.
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- For Pastor Randy Palm, upon the death of his brother, Daryll Palm
- For Pastor Ed Wolff, for pending surgery
- For Pastor Elise Anderson, for recent surgery
- For Pastor Angie De Windt-Smith
- For Pastor John-David Simpson
- For Pastor Connie Bramlett’s sister-in-law
- For Pastor John Stirewalt’s wife
- For Pastor Jeff Crim
- For Pastor Jeffrey Halenza, who is undergoing chemotherapy
- For Pastor Joel Emerson, whose father is now in hospice care
- For Pastor Barb Hunter
- For Pastor Crispin Ilombe's daughter
- For Allison Lizdas's family
- For the starvation in the horn of Africa
- For all effected by devastating flooding in Pakistan
- For all effected by water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi
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
| Rostered Minister & Congregational Transitions |
Installation:
- Pr. Matthew Henning - Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah, GA
- Installation of a Pastor - Saturday, August 20, 5 pm ET
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ELCA
Southeastern
Synod
St. John's Lutheran Church
Physical Address:
1410 N Ponce de Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-589-1977
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 400
Decatur, GA 30031
As always, please feel free to visit our website for more information:
www.elca-ses.org
For questions or concerns regarding our regular or special enews, please contact: Rev. Michael Jannett - Assistant to the Bishop for Formation and Communication MJannett@elca-ses.org
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