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May 28 - 30, 2020 | Southwest California and Pacifica Synod Assemblies|California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University
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World Community Day
Saturday, November 2 at Salem, Glendale
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We will be Sharing our Stories starting at 10:30 a.m.
Salem Lutheran Church
1211 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Lunch is included
Donation $10. (under 21 $8)
This is an interfaith event sponsored by
Church Women United and
The Women of the ELCA
Questions? Reservations? Contact:
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Lecture Series: Dead Sea Scrolls
with the Rev. Dr. Brooks Schramm
Continuing through November 12 in Goleta
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Breaking Down Walls - November 9
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A message from The Rev. Rafael Malpica Padilla,
Executive Director for Global Mission
On November 9, 2019, the world will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. As we look back to remember this important moment in human history, we are reminded that there is much work to be done to tear down the walls that divide us today.
Galatians 3:28 reminds us that in Christ all that separates and divides us no longer holds sway over us. There is no longer Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female — all are made one in Christ Jesus. In him the walls we have built are brought down so that we might see each other as siblings, each made in the image of God.
My friends, I encourage you, your congregations and your communities to join together in proclaiming this truth — that we are one human family. Just as tens of thousands of people gathered in nonviolent protest in the streets of Leipzig, Germany, in the “Peaceful Revolution” of 1989, so, too, are we called in this moment to advocate for an end to division and oppression in our own communities and throughout the world. This is a significant moment in our denominational history, as the ELCA recently declared itself a
sanctuary church body
at the 2019 Churchwide Assembly. This is a moment for breaking down walls.
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Holiday Boutique
Saturday, November 9 in Granada Hills
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2019 Lutheran Middle School Gathering
November 22 - 24 in Anaheim
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This weekend program
offers large group sessions with speakers and praise music. Friday night activities include extreme sports, games and much more! Saturday morning workshops will focus on teen faith topics and the afternoon will be spent at Disneyland. Sunday concludes with morning worship.
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Imprisoning a Generation – November 24, 2019 at SWCA Synod Locations
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Imprisoning a Generation
is a documentary film following the stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military and political systems. Their perspectives, along with the voices of their families, combine to form a lens into the entangled structures of oppression that expand well beyond the prison walls.
ELCA Congregations in Southern California will be screening this important documentary on Sunday, November 24 at 4:00 p.m. Each screening will be followed by a discussion, dinner, and a service with prayer for peace in the Middle East. Members of congregations of the SWCA Synod, other denominations and faith traditions, and members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebration and Commemoration
Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Hawthorne
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See the Holy Land - April, 2020
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Have you ever wanted to walk the paths that Jesus took? Have you wondered what it would be like to be in to float on the Sea of Galilee, and to see the cities of Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem or Jericho? Would you like to go soon?
Pastor Pam Challis of Christ Lutheran Church, Long Beach is hosting a trip to the Holy Land beginning on Friday, April 17, 2020, departing from LAX. The trip will last 11 days with an option of going to Petra, Jordan extending the trip for 14 days.
Have more questions? Want to see an itinerary? Want to co-host with your congregation? Contact Pastor Pam at pjschallis@gmail.com or call Christ Lutheran at 562.598.2433 for more information, a copy of the itinerary, and travel costs.
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