Featured in the
October 27, 2016 issue:
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October 29, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
New City Parish Fall Event
First, Torrance
October 29, 5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Resurrection, Redondo Beach Reformation Celebration
Torrance Marriott
October 30, 5:00 p.m.
Bilingual Reformation Celebration
Pueblo de Dios, Compton
October 31, 6:15 a.m.
Ascension, Thousand Oaks
November 2, 11:30 a.m.
Reformation Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
November 5, 9:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Lutheran Center, Glendale
November 6, 10:30 a.m.
74th Anniversary Celebration and Lunch
Hope, Hollywood
November 6, 4:00 p.m.
Rachel Kurtz in Concert
Salem, Glendale
November 6, 5:00 p.m.
"Bag It" Movie, Discussion and Dinner
First, Torrance
November 9, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
November 16, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
November 18 -19
Middle School Youth Gathering
Anaheim
November 19, 10:00 a.m.
First, Torrance
November 24
Giving Tuesday
November 27
First Sunday in Advent
June 19 - 30, 2017
June 28 - July 2, 2017
CLU, Thousand Oaks
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Lutheran Office of Public Policy - CA
ballot recommendations for the November 8, 2016 general election are available on the synod website.
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Did your congregation have a Blessing of the Animals in October? Send your pictures to Samantha at [email protected]
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Special Reformation
Mid-Week Eucharist
Lutheran Center
Wednesday, November 2
1300 E. Colorado St.
Glendale, CA
#Reformation500
As you know if you're a Facebook follower, a brief Eucharist service is held at the Lutheran Center at 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday, usually with a guest preacher from the SWCA Synod. Wear red and join us next Wednesday for a special Reformation Eucharist, with Bishop Erwin preaching as well as presiding. All are welcome!
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Help Make Los Angeles a Fair Trade City!
Fair Trade LA is a nonprofit organization that educates and empowers people to become socially conscious consumers in order to increase support for Fair Trade and increase the demand for and availability of Fair Trade products in the communities of Los Angeles County and the surrounding areas. By connecting consumers to farmers and artisans around the world, Fair Trade LA helps them create better livelihoods for their families and communities.
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Western States Youth Gathering
June 28 - July 2, 2017
Thousand Oaks, CA
What is it that you dream about? What is it that you hope for yourself? What is God calling you into and what dream has God placed in your head.
Time to stop allowing the voices of others to dictate the dreams you have.
Time to start relying more on the influence, grace, and power of God to help your dreams into reality.
After all...God planted those big dreams there to begin with.
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Please pray for the following:
- The family and friends of Ten Jensen, on his passing.
- Pastor Ray Kibler's Cancer is now in remission! Please pray that ongoing chemotherapy will keep this so.
- Pastor Sam and Ellen Platts. Pastor Platts has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
- Kikuno Nakamura, wife of Pastor Paul Nakamura, recovering from a stroke.
- Pastor Carlos Pavia, receiving treatment for a knee injury
- Catherine, Jaffa Carrera's grandmother
- Mark Abad
- Dick Buma, husband of Pastor Christine Buma, undergoing clinical trial for aggressive Stage 4 lung cancer.
- The family of Pastor Norma Castillo
- Keny and Anthony Callahan; Anthony has stage 3 lymphoma
- The family of Rev. Gerry Swanson
- Pastor Nimrod Flores
- Cowan Family
- Pastor Charlie Kurtz
- Clemontene Richmond
- AIM Karen Wilson
Your prayer requests are important to us and will continue for two months in Synews.
If you would like to be added to the prayer list or if we should continue your request, please
contact us
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Southwest California
Synod Staff
The Rev. R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D.
Bishop
The Rev. Reg Schultz-Akerson
Rostered Leadership
The Rev. Marj Funk-Pihl
Congregational Mission
/ Director for Evangelical Mission
The Rev. Reginald Hansome
Coordinator of African Descent Ministries
Andreas Hirsch
Finance & Administration
Maria Paiva
Latino Ministries
Janet Renick
Children, Youth and Faith Formation
Sherri Miller
Bookkeeper
Administrative Assistant
Robin Lujan
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Henderson
Communications
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 507-9591 Phone
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Synews, the weekly email newsletter of the Southwest California Synod, ELCA, brings you news and information from the synod office in an environmentally friendly format. Please share this information as you are able. You can sign up to receive the Synews and special emails from the synod office here.
News and information for
Synews should be emailed to
Samantha Henderson
(shenderson@socalsynod.org). To follow Bishop Guy Erwin's daily schedule, search #thebishopsday on Facebook.
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"Blessed to be a Blessing"
Report of the Eighteenth Convention of the Southwest California Synodical Women's Organization of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The weekend of October 14 - 16, the women of the Southwest California Synod met in convention at the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley. The Eighteenth Convention of the Southwest California Synodical Women's Organization of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America opened and closed with many activities occurring. The theme: "Blessed to Be a Blessing" centered around
Genesis 12:2 NRSV: "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing."
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Join us for a Bilingual Reformation Sunday Celebration at Pueblo de Dios Lutheran Church, 804 E. Rosecrans Ave. in Compton on Sunday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m!
Bishop Guy Erwin will be presiding and preaching, and the service will feature a joint worship band from the congregations that offer Spanish language worship. Diner will be served immediately following the service. All are invited!
Los invitamos a unirse a una celebración bilingüe por el día de la Reforma en la Iglesia Luterana Pueblo de Dios, 804 E. Rosecrans Ave. En Compton, el domingo 30 de octubre a las 5 p.m. Nuestro Obispo Guy Erwin presidirá el servicio y también predicará, el servicio contara con una banda unida de adoración de las diferentes iglesias que ofrecen servicios en español. Compartiremos una cena inmediatamente después del servicio. Todos están invitados.
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Synod Hunger Team
The first Sunday in Advent is November 27 -
just a blink away! ELCA World Hunger is offering a beautiful and FREE resource - their 2016 Advent Calendar ELCA World Hunger has a new Advent Calendar. This calendar will remind you each day of the reason for the season with hymns, prayers, Bible verses and stories of how ELCA Good Gifts animals make a difference in the world. Celebrate the excitement, anticipation and wonder of the birth of Christ with this Advent calendar. The calendars come in packages of 10 (so order 10 if you need 100). Order your calendars here , and do it soon so you can
share them with your congregation on November 27, the first Sunday in Advent.
#GivingTuesday
On Thursday, November 24 we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States. It is a day to think with gratitude about the blessings we have received. After Thanksgiving, the commercial holidays of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us, but so is #GivingTuesday! The ELCA has been observing this global day of giving for several years, and this year keep an eye on social media and get ready to encourage friends, family and congregation members to give toward a just world where all are fed.
With blessings from the Synod Hunger Team,
Sheri Groenveld
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Reformation Monday
October 31 at 6:15 a.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
Southwest California Synod Bishop Guy Erwin will be with us to introduce and comment on the Livestream.
This special event is a joint effort of the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church. It will consist of a Common Prayer in Lund Cathedral and a public event in Malmö Arena that will be open to wider participation. Stay after this special event for breakfast at Ascension!
RSVP by calling the church office at (805) 495-0406, or emailing Pastor Steve Herder at
[email protected]
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Is your church ready for changes in the Fair Labor Standards Acts in regards to overtime? Which churches are exempt from the new rules, and which must comply?
Make sure your church is in
compliance
at a free human resources workshop, held at the Lutheran Center in Glendale on Saturday, November 5 from 9:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. There is no charge, and lunch is included. Experts in both human resources and employment law and practices will be present, and your detailed questions will be answered. The SWCA Synod strongly recommends this workshop for congregation treasurers, administrators, and anyone responsible for human resources or payroll in your church office.
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First Lutheran Church and School
Justice Team &
SWCA Synod Green Faith Team
present
Movie, Dinner and Discussion
Sunday, November 6 at 5:00 p.m.
First Lutheran Church and School
2900 Carson St.
Torrance, CA 90503
In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow "everyman" Jeb Berrier, who is admittedly not a tree hugger, as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our own bodies.
For more information, contact Vicar Larsen
at (
310) 320-9920, ext. 156
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2016 Lutheran Middle School Youth Gathering!
November 18 - 20 at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim
Sponsored by Lutheran Retreats, Camps and Conferences and members of the Pacifica and Southwest California Synods of the ELCA.
An exciting weekend has been planned especially for your group!
Theme Verse: Isaiah 41:10
"Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand."
Registration includes: 3 large group sessions with our speakers and praise band. Friday night activities - extreme sports, games and much more!
Saturday workshops will focus on teen faith topics and an afternoon spent at Disneyland.
We will close Sunday morning with worship. Join over 300 Christian youth as we fearlessly explore and grow in relationship with our Lord and one another! Registration information here!
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Andy Taylor was installed as Bishop of the Pacifica Synod on Sunday, October 23 at Hope, Palm Desert.
Reverend Scott Peterson will be installed as Pastor at Lutheran Church of the Foothills, La Canada on Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 p.m.
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Positions Open in our Synod Territory
Congregations and other organizations in our synod are seeking people to partner in ministry. Check out these opportunities posted on our website. To share a job posting in the synod newsletter, website, and Facebook page, email the details to [email protected].
"This small Highland Park congregation with a great elementary school is hard at prayer for you. You? You're a keyboard, piano, organ artist comfortable with Bach, Blues, Latin jazz, and Sunday liturgy. Pastor Ernest King is eager to hear from you - please text or call him at: (323) 222-1508." Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd,
6338 N. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
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Southwest California Synod, ELCA
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale,
California
91205
(818) 507-9591
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