October 27, 2020 Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA Enews

Synod office update The synod office will be closed on Election Day (November 3). Synod staff members will be exercising their right to vote (or not) and to work at polling places (or not).  Leading with Love Beyond Prison Walls According to many advocates, the criminal justice system in this country (which has led to the disproportionate mass incarceration of Black and Brown bodies) is steeped in white supremacy. But what happens when someone is labeled a “felon”? The answer: collateral sanctions. Join the Minneapolis Area Synod’s SOAR (Strategic Organizing Against Racism) team to learn more about civil rights violations facing the community’s most marginalized and what you can do to take action. Thursday, November 19 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register for Leading with Love ‘New paths forward’ “Where do you find hope? In the polarization leading up to the election, what hope sustains you? I shouldn’t be surprised that I find hope in the writings of Marilynne Robinson. In looking for hope as I prepare for the November 3 election, I keep returning to her New York Times editorial: ‘Don’t Give Up on America.’”  Bishop Ann's blog

Christ Christmas COVID Celebrating Christmas 2020 and the birth of Jesus will be full of all sorts of grief. We are grieving lost routines and lost traditions. We are grieving the loss of loved ones and the loss of civil discourse. Jesus was born in such a time as this and is born for such a time as this. Join this free event for ministry leaders and faithful people. Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., CST For more information

Where is the synod staff in upcoming weeks?

Brenda Blackhawk will be preching at Minnehaha Communion Lutheran, Minneapolis, on Sunday, November 8. Pastor Craig Pederson will be installing Pastor Adam Teske at West Union Lutheran, Cologne, on Sunday, November 15.

Upcoming Events

Virtual Luther Colloquy, October 28 Joint Fall Ministerium, October 29 Christ, Christmas, COVID, November 19 Leading with Love Beyond Prison Walls, November 19 Leading with Love by Getting Real about Debt, December 17

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