Registration for the Gathering 2020 is open
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Early-bird registration is $325 through January 6, 2020. After that, registration is $375. Day registration is $200.
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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Domestic violence is a crime that includes both physical and emotional abuse. Many victims suffer in silence, afraid to seek help, or not knowing where to turn.
Read Sara Larson's story about her experience with domestic violence. Sara is chair of the budget and finance committee for the churchwide executive board, 2017–2020.
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Apply for a RUHWG seed grant
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Application materials for the 2020–2021 Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls’ seed grants must be postmarked or emailed by December 15, 2019. All applications must
be submitted by active units of Women of the ELCA who are familiar with the Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls initiative and the criteria of this program.
Learn more.
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The Enneagram and God's grace
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The Enneagram is a personality-type framework that centers on motivations, spiritual gifts and shortcomings. What sets this framework apart from others is that it offers a pathway to spiritual and personal growth.
What can the Enneagram teach us about our relationship with ourselves and God?
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Use
Gather as a ministry tool
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Perhaps you know of a ministry, a hospital waiting room, a bus stop or a nursing home that could use some inspirational reading material? For a limited time (until we run out), we will send you an assortment of back issues for the
cost of shipping
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Place your order and learn shipping rates
by calling our subscription order center at 844-409-0576
. Please note the assorted issues will be chosen randomly.
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Pretty bold, this Jesus who welcomes sinners (like us)
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If we all welcomed sinners like Jesus does, wouldn't that lead to all kinds of shocking situations? Audrey Novak Riley writes in this month's devotion that we, like Jesus, must welcome and forgive sinners. And that includes a lot of people. (Ahem.)
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Nominations open until Nov. 30
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Nominations are open for secretary, treasurer and churchwide board members for the 2020-2023 triennium. Voting members of the Eleventh Triennial Convention, July 14-16, 2020, will elect four officers and 17 board members. The president and vice president are elected by ecclesiastical ballot, and thus no nominations are received at this time.
Learn more and find the form here.
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Have you scheduled your Thankoffering service?
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For more than 100 years, Lutheran women have given thanks to God and dollars to mission through Thankofferings. Have you scheduled your service?
The 2019-2020 Thankoffering services in English and Español are available for download in PDF and Word.
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Interchange going all digital
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In January 2020,
Interchange
is going digital. The cost of printing and mailing requires the change. As always, you can
download
Interchange
and
Intercambio
(the Spanish issue) online. To sign up to receive a copy by email, complete the
Stay in Touch form
on the website. For more up-to-date news, you are in the right place as a subscriber to
Bold Connections
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The red shirts you loved so much
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When you
register for the Gathering 2020, you can order one (or more) of the shirts Women of the ELCA staff wore at the Churchwide Assembly earlier this year. You will pick them up at the event. Shirts are $25. Yes, they are long-sleeved because convention centers are chilly. Plus, many of you live in areas where long-sleeved shirts are handy. You can thank us later.
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