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SYNOD NEWS AND EVENTS - July 12, 2019
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Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)
The
ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program invites ELCA young adults ages 21-29 into a transformative, year-long journey in international service. As they offer themselves in service, ELCA young adults are shaped by the witness of our global neighbors.
We have two young adults accepting this call with connections in Southwestern Minnesota Synod. These young adults will depart for their year of service in August 2019:
Amelia Barkley, member of Celebration Lutheran in Sartell MN, sent to serve in Mexico.
Click here to visit her YAGM donation page.
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Zach Croonquist, nephew of Pr. Dan Croonquist, sent to serve in Central Europe.
Click here to visit his YAGM donation page.
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Earning Wellness Dollars in 2019
+Pr. Andrew Hermodson-Olsen, Co-Director of the Lilly Project
I write this to anyone who has ELCA-Primary health benefits and has not yet started earning wellness dollars. My advice to you is ... start now! Read on to find out why.
This year, those with ELCA-Primary health benefits can earn up to $400 wellness dollars. The path to earning those dollars involves logging in to
Portico's 2019 Live Well website, where you can take assessments and follow
-up on the assessments with activities. You can choose from four areas of wellness-spiritual, physical, financial, and emotional-to focus on. The Live Well activities encourage you to learn about and practice healthy living. Similar wellness challenges have been offered in the past, but this year my experience has been that the process of earning those dollars takes more time to complete. This is because the process involves two steps: committing to complete activities and then returning a few days later to report that you completed the tasks. You will receive email reminders to finish the assignments that you committed to. As you complete these assessments and activities, wellness dollars will be deposited into your account. For more details go to
login to MyPortico.
Because of the time it takes to earn these wellness dollars, waiting until mid-October may mean you won't have enough time to earn all your wellness dollars by the November 30
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deadline. Please take advantage of this opportunity to earn money that can be used for eligible health care expenses by learning about and practicing healthy ways of living.
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Insurance is forever
Guidelines for keeping insurance records and why you should never throw out an insurance policy.
Most congregations would never consider going without appropriate insurance. Unfortunately, congregations too often literally throw out the insurance they paid good money for, putting old insurance policies in the trash. Because congregations can now be liable for acts (or failures to act) that took place many years in the past, it is vital that congregations maintain thorough records of their insurance policies, both current and historical.
Click here to view and download the ELCA Risk Management - Insurance is forever document. This resource covers:
- The problem of open-ended liability
- The need to identify and prove insurance coverage
- The reasons, never throw out insurance policies
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Help Grow Leaders in Rural Ministry
Fund for Leaders Endowment
During 2018-19, the synod's Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM) provided $9,200 for seminary tuition scholarships; $13,100 is available for 2019-20. Recipients will have an openness and commitment to future service in rural settings.
The profit from the LMM golf tournament goes into the LMM's Fund for Leaders Endowment to help grow leaders. The Fund for Leaders Endowment generates investment income for the scholarships. Since its inception, this
endowment fund has awarded scholarships of $116,021 for seminary tuition.
Donations are appreciated even if you are unable to participate in the Golf Tournament.
25th Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, July 26, 2019
Redwood Falls Golf Club, Redwood Falls, MN
Registration: 2:30 pm
Shotgun Start: 3:00 pm
Price: $65.00 per golfer
(Includes goft cart, green fees, meal, prizes and a donaton to LMM)
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 22
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Mark your calendar!
"God's work. Our hands." Sunday is September 8, 2019. This 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.
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 2019! Click here for resources to guide your congregation's planning, promotion and more. |
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Synod Events
Below is a list of all the upcoming synod events. Visit the synod events webpage for more information.
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JULY
July 26, 2019
Redwood Falls Golf Course,
Redwood Falls, MN
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Elderberry Retreat
September 16-17, 2019
Green Lake Bible Camp, Spicer and the
New London/Spicer area
Retirement Anniversary Celebration
September 17, 2019
New London/Spicer area
September 28, 2019
St. Stephen Lutheran, Marshall, MN
OCTOBER
Fall Theological Conference
October 6-8, 2019
College of Saint Benedict. St. Joseph MN
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NOVEMBER
November 2, 2019
First Lutheran, Marshall MN
Jr. High Youth Gathering
November 22-23 & 23-24, 2019
Best Western and Conference Center, Willmar, MN
Leading Worship: A Skills Workshop
November 16, 2019
Cross of Calvary, Olivia, MN
DECEMBER
JANUARY
January 11, 2020
St. Stephen Lutheran, Marshall MN
FEBRUARY
2020 Equipping Congregations Day
February 29, 2020
Willmar, MN
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Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
PO Box 499, Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: 507-637-3904
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