Featured in the
November 17, 2016 issue:
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November 18 -19
Middle School Youth Gathering
Anaheim
November 19, 10:00 a.m.
First, Torrance
November 23
No Midweek Eucharist
November 24
Thanksgiving Day
Synod Office Closed
November 25
Synod Office Closed
November 27
First Sunday in Advent
November 29
Giving Tuesday
November 30, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 7, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 8, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Advent Quiet Day Retreat
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 14 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 18,
8 & 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Cantata
Ascension, Thousand Oaks
December 21, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 28, 11:30 a.m.
No Midweek Eucharist
January 9 - 13, 2017
Carefree, AZ
January 21, 2017
Hill Avenue Grace, Pasadena
March 25, 2017
Emmanuel, North Hollywood
May 13, 2017
Ascension, Thousand Oaks
June 19 - 30, 2017
June 28 - July 2, 2017
CLU, Thousand Oaks
July 15, 2017
Mt. Carmel, San Luis Obispo
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ELCA Good Gifts
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The Good Gift of a water well
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ELCA Good Gifts are a creative, meaningful way to support the ministries of the ELCA that mean the most to you and your loved ones. The items in the catalog lift up examples of work being done in different projects and programs supported by funds from the ELCA: the ELCA Fund for Leaders, ELCA Global Church Sponsorship, ELCA New Congregations, ELCA Vision for Mission, ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response. Each of these programs is a long-term, partnership-based ministry that focus on the needs identified by local congregations and global companion churches and their communities.
When you give an ELCA Good Gift you are supporting work within a specific category of ministry. For example, when you give a gift to "stock a health clinic," your donation goes on to support the health care ministries of ELCA World Hunger where needed most. This allows our global companions to determine how these funds can make the biggest impact in their local contexts, and ensure that our work is sustainable.
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Postils for Preaching
Now Available
Retired SWCA Synod pastor John Rollefson (Church of the Master, LA, 1994-1999), now living in San Luis Obispo, delights to report the publication of his new book,
Postils for Preaching: Commentaries on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A.
Copies are available from wipfandstock.com
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The Rev. Barbara Lundblad, Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Union Seminary in NYC says, "If you can read only one book for this lectionary cycle,
Postils for Preaching will not disappoint you."
The book consists of essays of a thousand or so words on the texts for each Sunday and special occasion of the church year, and would make an excellent Christmas present for your pastor, rostered or lay leader.
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Please pray for the following:
- The family and friends of Ten Jensen, on his passing.
- Pastor Ray Kibler's Cancer is now in remission! Please pray that ongoing chemotherapy will keep this so.
- Pastor Sam and Ellen Platts. Pastor Platts has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
- Kikuno Nakamura, wife of Pastor Paul Nakamura, recovering from a stroke.
- Pastor Carlos Pavia, receiving treatment for a knee injury
- Catherine, Jaffa Carrera's grandmother
- Mark Abad
- Dick Buma, husband of Pastor Christine Buma, undergoing clinical trial for aggressive Stage 4 lung cancer.
- The family of Pastor Norma Castillo
- Keny and Anthony Callahan; Anthony has stage 3 lymphoma
- The family of Rev. Gerry Swanson
- Pastor Nimrod Flores
- Cowan Family
- Pastor Charlie Kurtz
- Clemontene Richmond
- AIM Karen Wilson
Your prayer requests are important to us and will continue for two months in Synews.
If you would like to be added to the prayer list or if we should continue your request, please
contact us
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Southwest California
Synod Staff
The Rev. R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D.
Bishop
The Rev. Reg Schultz-Akerson
Rostered Leadership
The Rev. Marj Funk-Pihl
Congregational Mission
/ Director for Evangelical Mission
The Rev. Reginald Hansome
Coordinator of African Descent Ministries
Andreas Hirsch
Finance & Administration
Maria Paiva
Latino Ministries
Janet Renick
Children, Youth and Faith Formation
Sherri Miller
Bookkeeper
Administrative Assistant
Robin Lujan
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Henderson
Communications
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 507-9591 Phone
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Synews, the weekly email newsletter of the Southwest California Synod, ELCA, brings you news and information from the synod office in an environmentally friendly format. Please share this information as you are able. You can sign up to receive the Synews and special emails from the synod office here.
News and information for
Synews should be emailed to
Samantha Henderson
(shenderson@socalsynod.org). To follow Bishop Guy Erwin's daily schedule, search #thebishopsday on Facebook.
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Renaissance and Reformation Exhibit at LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents
German Art in the Age of
Dürer and Cranach"
November 20, 2016 - March 26, 2017 at the Resnick Pavilion
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036
Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, "Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach" brings to Los Angeles some of the greatest achievements of German Renaissance art.
Artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Hans Holbein, Mathias Grünwald, Tilman Riemenschneider, Peter Vischer, and a host of others reflected a new vision of the world in their works. The period was marked by conflicts, civil wars, and complex relationships with neighboring countries, but also witnessed a flourishing of many states and cities, reflected in the skills of their craftsmen. The exhibition comprises over 100 pieces, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, arms and armors, as well as decorative arts.
"The exhibition brings together some of the finest works by the greatest artists, painters, sculptors, and craftsmen of the period," says
J. Patrice Marandel, the Robert H. Ahmanson Chief Curator of European Art at LACMA. "We are very pleased to present the show on the momentous occasion of the Reformation's 500th anniversary."
Consider organizing a group from your congregation, fellowship, or ministry group to visit LACMA as part of your Reformation 500 observance! Admission to "Renaissance and Reformation" is part of LACMA's general admission - no special tickets are necessary. As part of their "Arts for NexGen" program, LACMA offers free membership to anyone 17 years or younger, which comes with free general admission for one adult. In addition, residents of LA County receive free general admission after 3:00 p.m. on weekdays.
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Holy Trinity's Jesse Barfield to Speak at #WSYG17
Deacon Jesse R. Barfield III is a native of Los Angeles, California, who grew up in the Inglewood community. A
long-standing member of Holy Trinity, Jesse received his guidance and call to the ministry through his involvement within the church and under his mentor, Pastor James Lobdell. He has served as a Deacon on the ministerial staff of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for the last four years, and has been asked to preach and participate at many of its sister churches.
Jesse's aspiration to reach a growing generation h
as led him to serve youth ministry in many capacities
. His charismatic style of preaching and humorous personality is a feature of his sermons.
Deacon Jesse's ministry is best accurately described in Isiah 61:1-2: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
The
2017 Western States Youth Gathering, held from June 28 - July 2, 2017 at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, will use the theme of DREAM BIG as a way to peek into the way God is calling out to us and then through us, calling us to act.
Time to stop allowing the voices of others to dictate the dreams you have. Time to start relying more on the influence, grace, and power of God to help your dreams into reality. After all...God planted those big dreams there to begin with.
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Join us this Saturday at 2900 West Carson Street in Torrance for "Luther as a Reformer of Christian Life." The in-depth text is "The Large Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther, 1529."
Each Reformation Roadtrip event will be held from 10:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $10 per event. Please bring payment in cash or check the day of the event. Checks should be made out to the Southwest California Synod.
Afterwards stay for a concert featuring the Los Angeles-based Mühlfeld Trio! Admission to the concert is free, and donations are appreciated.
To make your reservations for one or more Reformation Roadtrip events, please contact Sherri Miller at [email protected].
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Synod Hunger Team
The first Sunday in Advent is November 27 -
just a blink away! ELCA World Hunger is offering a beautiful and FREE resource - their 2016 Advent Calendar ELCA World Hunger has a new Advent Calendar. This calendar will remind you each day of the reason for the season with hymns, prayers, Bible verses and stories of how ELCA Good Gifts animals make a difference in the world. Celebrate the excitement, anticipation and wonder of the birth of Christ with this Advent calendar. The calendars come in packages of 10 (so order 10 if you need 100). Order your calendars here, and do it soon so you can
share them with your congregation on November 27, the first Sunday in Advent.
#GivingTuesday - November 29
On Thursday, November 24 we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States. It is a day to think with gratitude about the blessings we have received. After Thanksgiving, the commercial holidays of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us, but so is #GivingTuesday! The ELCA has been observing this global day of giving for several years, and this year keep an eye on social media and get ready to encourage friends, family and congregation members to give toward a just world where all are fed.
With blessings from the Synod Hunger Team,
Sheri Groenveld
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COME SEE, HEAR, FEEL
Con Te Partito (Time to Say Goodbye)
A Tragicomedy in Three Acts
about Grief, Comedy, Romance and Healing
by Richard Buckner
You are invited to a Table Reading (No Charge, Free Parking)
Presented by Elks Member Elizabeth Buckner
2:30 - 5:30 p.m, Saturday, December 10
West Hollywood Community Center, Rooms 5 & 6
7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 90069
2:00 - 5:00 p.m, Sunday, December 11, Oaks Elks Lodge,
158 N. Conejo School Rd, Thousand Oaks, 91362
Script Projected for the Hearing Impaired
This presentation, for Elks, theatre, church, academic, potential donors and the general public, is to garner support for a full performance by December, 2017 as a benefit for the San
Bernardino Community.
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 Celebrate the season with
Ascension Lutheran
1600 Hillcrest Drive
Annual Christmas Cantata
50-voice Choir with Orchestra and Narration
Sunday, December 18
8:00 and 9:30 a.m.
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California Lutheran Executive Skills Workshop
for Clergy/Church Workers
January 9 - 13, 2017
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center
Carefree, Aizona
Gain valuable and needed skills for pastors, leaders, administrators in congregational settings!
Led by California Lutheran School of Management Faculty.
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Positions Open in our Synod Territory
Congregations and other organizations in our synod are seeking people to partner in ministry. Check out these opportunities posted on our website. To share a job posting in the synod newsletter, website, and Facebook page, email the details to [email protected].
Mt. Carmel, San Luis Obispo is seeking a Director of Children and Teen Ministries. This position has the primary responsibility for continuing and expanding programs for children and teens from birth through 18 years of age (nursery through high school) with the assistance of the CAT Ministry Team and lay leaders. This is a salaried, full-time position of 40 hours/week.
Applicants must have experience with children and teens in an area related to theology or education. Three years of experience in coordinating children and teen programs and/or possession of an educational background with an emphasis on working with children and teens is preferred. A college degree with an emphasis in elementary or secondary education is desirable. Applicants must possess a current, valid California driver's license.
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Southwest California Synod, ELCA
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale,
California
91205
(818) 507-9591
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