Join Us This Advent as We Walk to Bethlehem 

25 Days - 25 Miles - $25

It's not too late to join us! From 12/1 - 12/25, we will walk 1 mile per day and donate at least $25.  If you are unable to walk, perhaps you could commit to learning about the Holy Land or doing a Bible Study instead.  Keep an eye on the Southeastern Synod's Advocacy Facebook page for additional ideas.

All the funds raised will go towards assisting Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives. This is a Lutheran-run hospital that provides health care to anyone in the Holy Land and nearby territories. This hospital, one we as Lutherans support, helps to ensure that barriers of religion, politics, land, don’t keep any one from receiving needed healthcare.

QPR  - Suicide Prevention Training 

Sunday, December 11, 5pm EST Online

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans like you are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. 

Disabilities Ministries Grants Is your congregation and its ministries committed to  inclusion and accessibility?  The ELCA Disabilities Ministries has grants opportunities for those who seek to make accessibility, inclusion, participation and leadership of people with disabilities a priority — a matter of justice. Grant applications begin on December 12 and will close on February 15.  Learn more here.   Blue Christmas/The Longest Night For people who have lost loved ones or people without healthy families with whom to gather, the Christmas season can be one of the loneliest times of the year. This is why many churches have begun hosting a Blue Christmas/Longest Night service. The liturgy takes many forms, but the goal is the same—to create a sacred space for folks who often feel sad or out of sorts in the usual Christmas festivities. Blue Christmas/Longest Night services are often held on the shortest day of the year as a reminder that from here on out, things get lighter on account of Jesus’ birth. You are not alone. Find churches offering services and mental health resources here.   The Bishop's Commemorative MLK Service Sunday, January 15, 2023 4pm EST, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Atlanta Mark your calendars!!     To learn more about Advocacy in the ELCA, visit: https://elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy To contact Allison Lizdas, Assistant to the Bishop for Advocacy, email alizdas@elca-ses.org or call our Synod office at 404-589-1977.