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2017 Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly
June 1-3, 2017
Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington, Kentucky
Registration is now open for this year's Assembly which will be held
at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY. Highlights include: Celebrating leaders and communities within the Indiana-Kentucky Synod, inspiring worship, a celebratory banquet, motivating and informative plenary sessions, election of Synod Vice President, Synod Council, board and committee members, along with all the other aspects of assembly that help us to be the church gathered together as we are formed, reformed and transformed for God's mission of hope, healing and reconciliation for the sake of the world. For all available Assembly information go to the website: http://iksynod.org/2017-assembly/
The locations for these liturgies have been chosen after a great deal of conversation and thought. As we have moved away from ten such liturgies each Lent to four or five, we have tried to move them around in a way that ensures that as many folks as possible have access to one. Thanks to our geography, this is a challenging task which was complicated a bit this year by the effort to do up to four of the liturgies with our Episcopal sisters and brothers.
Read more or RSVP for your date and location
here.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
(8th Commandment)
As we move through this 500th year since the beginning of the Reformation, many of us are renewing our acquaintance with various writings and resources from and about that medieval movement that changed the church and impacted the world. A great place to begin is with Martin Luther's Small Catechism. A great time to begin is the season of Lent.
Local faith communities might shape Wednesday worship around sections of the catechism or add a brief time for exploration and discussion of the catechism before or after worship. Families could briefly read and discuss parts of it once or twice a week before saying grace at dinner. Individuals might slowly read through, meditate on, and journal about the catechism in devotional time two or three times a week. Read more or download a copy to share with your congregation.
"Stewardship" A Definition & An Opportunity!
According to Merriam Webster "Stewardship" is: "the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially
: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care."
This is your last day to register for the Growing Steward Leaders Retreat
at
Faith
Lutheran Church, Jeffersonville, IN on Saturday, February 25
th
from 9 AM - 5 PM. There is no cost to attend: all costs are being paid through a grant from the Stewardship of Life Institute
and through your Mission Support to the IK Synod
. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to
Carol Webb at
[email protected]
by Wednesday, February 22nd
. We hope to see you there!
Lutheran Ou
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& Employment
It's never too soon to start planning your summer. Click
here for a list of summer camps and click
here if you are interested in summer employment!
Please join with over 25 other Central Indiana Congregations as we "do our part" to end Hunger. Be part of Bread for the World's Offering of Letters workshop on Saturday March 11. For more details and to register please see read more.
Mission Ambassadors
Have you thought of how a Mission Ambassador in your congregation could help your congregation in its ministry? Mission Ambassadors tell the story of how we are doing God's work together through our congregation, the Synod and agencies of the ELCA. A Mission Ambassador connects your congregation members to the work of their Church, giving them a greater understanding of how their gifts of time and money are used to carry forward God's mission.
This ministry of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod is less than a year old and is beginning to reach into several congregations of our Synod, but our goal is to have a Mission Ambassador in every one of our congregations and we rely on you to help bring this about. Please take the time to learn more about what a Mission Ambassador does and what gifts are useful in their work. You can find this and other information at the Synod's Mission Interpretation
website
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CONGREGATION NEWS
Prayer Concerns
During the weekly I-K Lutheran Center staff devotions we included these individuals and mission centers in our prayers:
Zion, N. Manchester, IN and
Rev. Judy Follis, Interim
Zion, Portland, IN
and Rev. Mark Strietelmeier
Zion, Sunman, IN
and Rev. Sue Socha, Vacancy
Zion, Pershing, IN and
Rev. Jerry Mielke, Interim
Rostered Ministers N
ot Under Congregation Call
Rev. Jared Lee, on leave from call, Lexington, KY
Rev. Robert Lim, Hospice Chaplain-IU Health, Fishers, IN
Deacon Maretta Hershberger, retired, Mishawaka, IN
Rev. Robert Hetzel, retired, Sonora, KY and pastor of record at Christ Chapel, Elizabethtown, KY
Rev. Curtis Heydt, retired, Plymouth, IN
Bishop Patricia Lull, St. Paul Area Synod
Congregational Audits
A friendly reminder: Congregations should be doing audits of their finances on an annual basis. Most of these audits can be done internally by people in your congregation; on occasion it is also good to have an external audit done by someone outside your congregation. For more information, please see the ELCA guide located
here.
Also, Chris and Julie Walda are available to do external audits or to help with your internal audits; you can reach them at [email protected].
St. Thomas Lutheran Church (Bloomington, Indiana) is seeking energetic person to serve as part-time with primary and direct responsibility for youth group & educational ministries. Requirements: ability to nurture, inspire & motivate; strong organizational, interpersonal & communication skills. Background in youth and/or family ministry preferred. Please send or email resume by Feb. 28, 2017 to: St Thomas Lutheran Church, ELCA, 3800 E Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47401. [email protected]. Additional info: www.stlconline.org
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CHURCH-WIDE NEWS
In her February column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton lifts up the need for well-trained pastors and deacons. Where do we find these potential leaders? She says it's the "work of the entire church." Read her column in English at
here or in Spanish
here.
"God's work. Our hands." Sunday
This special day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. The suggested date for the 2017 dedicated day of service is Sunday, Sept. 10. Mark your calendars today! If your congregation cannot participate on this date, please consider another day.
Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ - every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life - flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God's grace.
You work every day to make your community a better place. Let us continue doing this work together in 2017! View the
video and access
resources to guide your congregation's planning, promotion and more.
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