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The Rev. Anne-Grethe Nielsen - Sunday, May 19
All are invited to celebrate the Installation of the Rev. Anne-Grethe Nielsen as pastor of the Danish Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda on Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 p.m. The church address is
16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda.
Clergy are invited to vest and process, with the color of the day as white.
 All are invited to a meet and greet reception on the patio immediately following the service. Following that, there will be an After Reception, including a Danish Dinner and an evening with Danish songs.
The donation for 3-course meal is $25. If you wish to attend the meal, please RSVP at [email protected] by May 15.
Pastor Anne-Grethe has served the Danish Lutheran Church for a number of years while ordained with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. She recently was approved to transfer to the ELCA roster.
The Rev. Wesley Menke - Sunday, May 26
All are invited to celebrate the Installation of the Rev. Wesley Menke as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Upland on Sunday, May 26 at 3:00 p.m. The church address is 2108 N. Euclid Avenue, Upland. Clergy are invited to vest and process, with the color of the day as white. All are invited to a reception immediately following the service.
Pastor Wesley began his call with Grace in March 2019. Rev. Wesley's first call was
 to a bilingual church in Santa Ana, California: Iglesia Luterana San Pedro. He received an advanced certificate in Lutheran Theology from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. Rev. Wesley graduated from Claremont School of Theology in May 2013 with a dual Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Theology.
Pastor Wesley served as Director of Youth and Family Ministry and Spanish Teacher for seven years at Our Savior's Lutheran Church and School in San Clemente, California. Pastor Wesley's passion for youth ministry began as a camp counselor at El Camino Pines where he also met his wife, Sheri. Together they have five children: Rebecca, Charles, Alan, Paxton, and Sophie Grace.
The Rev. Paul Hegele - Sunday, June 16
All are invited to celebrate the installation of the Rev. Paul Hegele as pastor of Newport Harbor Lutheran Church in Newport Beach on Sunday, June 16 at 3:00 p.m. The church address is 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Clergy are invited to vest and process, with the color of the day as white.
 Pastor Paul began his call with Newport Harbor in January of this year. He has been a pastor for 43 years serving parishes in Toledo, Ohio and Louisville, KY. He also chaired the Communications Committee of the NW Ohio Synod for 12 years. His professional degrees are from Harvard Divinity, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.
His wife, Julie, is a retired commercial interior designer. Their daughter, Christyn, is an ELCA pastor in Kansas City and son, Andrew, is a Disney movie editor in Burbank.
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This webinar will explore resources for the congregation to affirm the call to be a follower of Jesus all through life, but especially in the later years. Discover some simple steps, in both the public worship and the family dinner table, in which congregational leaders can encourage their people to stronger faith and a renewed sense of purpose as Christ's hands and feet in the local community.
