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Alaska Synod Pastor's Commentary Published

Pastor Julia Seymour's commentary has been published in the 2014 Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual, created in collaboration with Jenee Woodard, curator of the popular website, textweek.com.


In addition, Seymour is working on two projects for Sparkhouse Publishing due out in the spring of 2014.  Pastor Seymour serves as pastor of Lutheran Church of Hope in Anchorage.  Regarding living in and loving Alaska, Seymour says winter is never as bad as you expect and summer is never as long as you hope.  
http://lutheranjulia.blogspot.com

 

Thank you for sharing your gift of writing and passion for preaching with the wider church Pastor Seymour. Congratulations!

 

                                      
2014 Domestic Hunger Grant Applications
The 2014 domestic hunger grants application and criteria can be found on the ELCA website. Grants must be submitted by July 17, 2013. 

A Place at the Table 
This powerful movie, shown to 2013 Alaska Synod Assembly attendees, will be shown at the Beartooth Theatre in Anchorage July 22 and 23. More information to come. 

Mark your calendar!

"God's work. Our hands." Sunday

September 8, 2013

 

For 25 years, the ELCA has been a church deeply rooted in faith and in sharing its passion for making positive changes in the world.

  

To celebrate our anniversary and our church's commitment to sharing God's love with our neighbors, your congregation is called to take part in a dedicated day of service on September 8 known as "God's work. Our hands." Sunday.

  

You work every day to welcome your neighbors and make your community a better place. Now let's do it together as one body, using our hands to do God's work in Jesus Christ's name.

  

Imagine the nearly 10,000 congregations of our church serving meals, cleaning up neighborhoods, making quilts for refugees or simply visiting the neighbors who need us. We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work.

 

More information, including how to order your "God's work. Our hands." Sunday. t-shirts and a toolkit designed to plan for the dedicated day of service at: www.ELCA.org/25years.

  

To learn more about the ELCA's 25th anniversary visit ELCA.org/25years.

Stewardship Resources

Stewardship for the 21st Century: Stewardship Ideas for Congregations offers excellent resources.  http://www.luthersem.edu/stewardship/

 

Faith and Money Networkoffers perspectives and research on philanthropy. 


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