January 14, 2020
Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA Enews
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Power Up
Your
Environmental Efforts!
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Exciting Update
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Ruth Ivory-Moore
, the ELCA’s Director of Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility, will be joining us as the keynote speaker for the Power Up. She will share how the ELCA is working in partnership to create a more sustainable world.
Saturday, February 8
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
1701 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington
Join the EcoFaith Network as leaders gather for a few powerful hours to discuss and dream about how the Minneapolis Area Synod can impact wider systems change for environmental sustainability and justice as we care for God's creation.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 2020
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January 20 9:00-11:30 a.m.
3312, Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a family! This event is for families, with kids' activities particularly geared for those in elementary school and middle school.
There will be music, crafts, speakers, and service projects around the theme "Focus on Freedom." There's no cost to attend and no registration is required; just show up!
This event is hosted by Nativity Lutheran Church with support from the synod's Advocates for Racial Equity work group and area congregations.
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Telling the (old) New Story
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Monday, January 27-Tuesday, January 28
13600 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie
Story is at the center of our world, from the relational stories told on social media to the carefully crafted advertisement narratives and immersive stories on television, streaming services, and on the big screen. The church has a rich story to tell, but we don’t always do the best job sharing this story in media that are constantly changing. For two days you will be immersed in story work, with keynotes that will inspire you to develop your own story and learn the stories of others, workshops that will help you build skills for storytelling in a digital age, and time to connect with other storytellers to hone your craft.
Keynote Speakers:
- Marlon Hall – visual anthropologist, filmmaker, artist
- David Hansen – digital pastor, ministry coach, church redeveloper
- Nora McInerny – author, TED speaker, host of "Terrible Thanks for Asking"
- Natalia Terfa – pastor, author of "Daily Uplift," cohost of Cafeteria Christian
Cost: $199, with group rates for three or more also available.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
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The celebration and commemoration of the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is Monday, January 20. Four Bloomington congregations are sponsoring two events on either side of the MLK holiday.
Sunday, January 19; 11:15 a.m.
Pastor Danny Givens: "Collective Liberation"
11000 France Avenue South, Bloomington
Tuesday, January 21; 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Discussion of Pastor Lenny Duncan
Dear Church
601 East 98th Street, Bloomington
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Empowering Youth:
Safe and Healthy Relationships
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Cherish All Children, a service of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, will host an event designed to equip community members to support youth in making safe and healthy choices in relationships to prevent potentially-exploitative situations.
Empowering Youth: Safe & Healthy Relationships
will address topics such as online safety, red flags in relationships, vulnerabilities, and disability-focused curriculum. Cherish All Children is a service that educates, equips, and engages churches and communities to prevent child sexual exploitation and trafficking.
10:00 a.m.-Noon
Saturday, January 25
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul
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Resolution Writing for the Synod Assembly
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The Reference and Counsel Committee of the Minneapolis Area Synod provides oversight of business activities for each assembly. Its responsibilities include working with authors on proposed resolutions that will go before the assembly on April 25.
Committee members are offering to meet with resolution authors prior to the February 22 conference assemblies, where resolutions can be considered by voting members to the synod assembly. Authors of resolutions can receive immediate feedback from committee members during this time. Please RSVP.
4:00-6:00 p.m.;
Thursday, February 6
Minneapolis Area Synod office
122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis
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Where is the synod staff in upcoming weeks?
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- Bishop Ann Svennungsen will be installing Pastor Jeni Grangaard in the Chapel of the Incarnation at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, on Wednesday, January 15.
- Bishop Thomas Aiken, Northeastern Minnesota Synod, will be ordaining Meagan McLaughlin at Holy Trinity Lutheran, Minneapolis, on Saturday, January 18. Meagan has been called as solo pastor to Christ Lutheran, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Bishop Ann Svennungsen will be facilitating a Ministry Site Profile at All Saints Lutheran, Norwood Young America, on Sunday, January 19.
- Ms. Brenda Blackhawk will be preaching and leading an adult forum at St. James Lutheran, Crystal, on Sunday, January 19.
- Pastor Deb Stehlin is preaching at the First Call Theological Education Retreat at Dunroven Retreat Center, Marine on St. Croix, on January 28.
- Ms. Brenda Blackhawk will be presenting an adult forum at Nokomis Heights Lutheran, on Sunday, February 2.
- Bishop Ann Svennungsen will be offering a greeting at the Eco-Faith Network Power-Up gathering at St. Luke's Lutheran, Bloomington, on Saturday, February 8.
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- 'White Privilege in the ELCA" -- January Racial Justice Liaison Gathering, January 14
- Discussions on Historic and Systemic Racism in the Church, January 19
- Book discussion on "Dear Church," January 21
- Church Anew: Telling the (old) Story in New Ways, January 27-28
- Cafeteria Christian Live Podcast, January 27
- EcoFaith Network Power-Up: Determining Our Collective Path Forward, February 8
- Tool Kit and Conference Assemblies, February 22
- Allies and Friends, February 29
- Spring Ministerium, March 26
- Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly, April 24-25
- Bishop's Theological Conference, September 27-29
- Joint Fall Ministerium, October 29
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