Sending from Synod Assembly Closing Worship
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Get on out of here,
for you and we and all the people of the world are God's children.
Get on your way,
because of Jesus who names and claims us all as his beloved siblings.
Get yourself out of this sacred place,
pushed by the spirit who blows when and where she will, making all places sacred.
Go and do some more singing and talking,
laughing and crying, hugging and holding,
by which you are strengthened to be tellers of truth,
bearers of justice, offerers of resistance,
so becoming part of the great cloud of witnesses.
Go also to do some sleeping and resting, anticipating tomorrow,
which will be another Easter day of God's wonderful surprises and God's true successes.
Go now, people of faith.
Amen! Thanks be to God.
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Reflecting on a Successful Global Mission Sunday Campaign
submitted by Pr. Jay Bergstresser, Space Coast Conference Dean, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Cocoa Beach
The Space Coast Conference Global Missions Sunday 2018 drive for our sister church in Haiti raised almost twice the amount of money requested! I think there are two main reasons for this. First, we received detailed information on where and how the donations would be used. We were told what each window, door, and railing would cost in U.S. dollars. Congregations were encouraged to donate one or more of these “concrete” items. However, the most important reason that our drive was successful was that we received pictures, not only of the work that needed to be done, but of the brothers and sisters in Christ we would be helping. Through shared pictures and videos, we got to see and hear them worship. That personal touch made all the difference!
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Assembly Service Project Impact
Thanks to everyone's generosity and contribution to the Synod Assembly service project, we were able to make a huge impact on behalf of Community Hope Center! Here's the impact in numbers:
$2,700 - gift cards
$1,898 bills/checks
$1784.56 coins
$6382.56 total cash and cards
793 kids bags assembled
66 congregations participated
60 brought items
38 brought cash/coinage/checks
19 brought gifts cards
7 Utilized a Thrivent Action Team
The video below shows a little bit more about the organization.
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Click on the calendar to go to the synod calendar to learn more about these events
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Please share the event below with Spanish-speakers in your community, regarding an upcoming gathering for ELCA Latino Ministries.
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YA TE PUEDES REGISTRAR!
YA ESTAMOS EN ASAMBLEA!
Septiembre 19-21 Tampa, Florida.
XIII ASAMBLEA DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DE MINISTERIOS LATINOS DE LA ELCA.
El periodo de registro termina el 9 de agosto de 2019. Después de esta fecha aun podrá hacerlo pero no se garantiza alojamiento ni costos de hotel.
El costo por inscripción es de $75. Esto cubrirá su membresía, registro, comidas y transporte del hotel al evento.
BECAS
1) Las primeras 20 personas que se registren recibirán: Dos noches de hotel gratis.
2) Las siguientes 16 personas en registrarse recibirán: Una noche de hotel gratis.
3) Para las siguientes 16 el costo de la inscripción será de $60 por persona.
Los ganadores de las becas recibirán una notificación por correo o teléfono, a más tardar dos días después de su registro.
Para que la beca sea válida deberá cubrirse el costo de inscripción antes del 9 de agosto de 2019.
Si tiene dudas o comentarios, se puede comunicar a:
amlatinos.elca@gmail.com
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Transition Training
July 29-31, 2019
Luther Springs
Transitions - There are many factors that come into play when a congregation is in transition. Whether that congregation has just received an interim pastor, or has just received a newly called pastor, or is seeking new direction into God's future, it is a time of transition from something that was to something that is yet to be. The Transition Training Event will help attendees to focus on what it is that properly motivates ministry so that the "yet to be" is fully in the hands of God, and God's people are themselves renewed and ready for that ministry.
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June 23 -
Installation of Pr. Doug Kings, Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach (9:30 a.m.)*
June 29 -
Ordination and Installation of Randy Kennedy, St. Andrew, Pt. St. Lucie (1:00 pm)*
June 30 -
Installation of Pr. Richard Dow, Memorial Lutheran, St. Augustine (3:00 pm)*
July 4 - SYNOD OFFICE CLOSED
July 25-28 -
Order of St. Luke International Conference, Orlando
July 29-31 -
Transition Ministry Training Retreat, Luther Springs
Aug. 5-10 -
ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 8 -
ELCA God's Work. Our Hands Sunday
Sept. 19-21 -
Assembly of Association of Latino Ministries, ELCA
Sept. 21 -
Gathering of Treasurers/financial assistants, Hope, The Villages (8:30-11:30)
Sept. 27-30 -
Practice Discipleship Retreat, Luther Springs
Sept. 28 -
Gathering of Treasurers/financial assistants, St. Paul, Sarasota (8:30-11:30)
*Rostered ministers are invited to vest and process at installation and ordination services. Red is worn for ordination, color of the day is worn for installations.
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Overcome Volunteer Burnout by Building Capacity
The following article is from the June, 2019
Parish Paper
. The Parish Paper is available for congregations to print and distribute (with credit given). The Parish Paper can be used for personal reading and reflection, as opening discussion starters for council or committee meetings, for leadership team training, and for personal devotion.
What about individuals? Here, capacity has to do with the amount of time, energy, or ability to get the job done. We know why volunteers burn out. Running a program that offers food or clothing assistance can feel unrelenting. How can program leaders build capacity when the needs are so overwhelming? Remember the adage: take time to sharpen the saw. As the saw becomes dull, the woodcutter or home builder may
find the project imperceptibly slowing down. When this dulling happens to individuals, we call it burnout.
To build capacity, congregations can provide a context for program activity that encourages Sabbath rest. Volunteers can be encouraged to stop the rush of activities to talk, think, study, and pray about their lives. Pastors can match the content of adult education courses to outreach programs that are currently underway in order to nourish its basis in theology. Program leaders can encourage volunteers to deepen their friendship by sharing a meal together outside of the work environment and to strengthen family life by reflecting on their ministry around a family meal.
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ATTENTION Treasurers/Financial Assistants!!!
Treasurers from all over the Synod will gather on Saturdays in September and October at 6 locations around the Synod.
- September 21st – Hope, The Villages
- September 28th – St Paul – Sarasota
- October 5th – The Synod House – Tampa
- October 12th – Mision Luterana Sagrado Corazon – Miami
- October 19th – Spirit of Joy – Orlando
- October 26th – Messiah – Panama City
This gathering will take place from 8:30-12:30 to network, review current Best Practices, learn, share and connect. Please contact Michele Hilton at micheleh@fbsynod.org if you plan to attend.
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"God's work. Our hands." Sunday
"God's work. Our hands." Sunday 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.
Read more
www.elca.org
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AugsburgFortress.org Coupon
If you are ordering materials from
Augsburgfortress.org
over the next few months, be sure to use the promo code
summer2019
to receive $25 off an order of $100 or more. This coupon will work for any 1517 Media order.
New resources from Augusburg Fortress include:
A Place for You
: a curriculum of resources on holy communion and baptism based on the work of Dan Erlander
New
Worship Matters
Resources, including handbooks for funeral planning, marriage planning, and preaching.
Good Grief
supplemental resources, including a journal and a devotional.
Living with Hope
series of resources on comfort, companionship, wisdom and hope for individuals dealing with life's struggles (pastoral care for those living with dementia, chronic and serious illness, the unemployed, etc).
t.b.d.
and
Colaborate
Confirmation curriculum.
Children's books from Beaming Books (including a children's version of
Gritty and Graceful
).
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- Synod Office
- Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach
- St. Andrew, Pt. St. Lucie
- Memorial, St. Augustine
- Atlanta, GA (Region 9)
- Vacation
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