Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of September 25, 2022 |
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Upcoming Synod Dates:
Open House to Honor the Pastors to our Pastors- Saturday, Sept 24th 11am-1pm at Baker Building at Point Ruston
PSALM Retreat- September 31-October 1, 2022
Pastor and Deacon Appreciation Sunday- October 9, 2022
Pastor and Deacon Appreciation Month- October
World Food Day Livestream- October 16th 2pm PT
First Call Theological Education- November 14 (3pm)-November 17 (12:30pm)
Bishop's Eucharists for our rostered ministers will be in December 2022. Final dates for conferences will be available soon.
Under 45 Rostered Retreat- January15-17, 2023 at Seabeck Conf Center (tentative dates)
Bishop's Convocation- January 17-18, 2023 at Seabeck Conf Center
Synod Assembly- May 5-6, 2023 at Messiah Lutheran, Auburn (will be 1 or 1-1/2 days only)
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PLU's 12TH ANNUAL LUTHERAN STUDIES CONFERENCE
Resisting an Ancient Hatred: Antisemitism in Church and Society
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Sessions begin at 1:00pm Pacific
This year’s conference, Resisting an Ancient Hatred: Antisemitism in Church and Society, will be held in-person and will also be live-streamed on PLU's YouTube channel. The conference will include a variety of speakers and topics offered by PLU Faculty, review the full schedule of events here.
Questions about the conference can contact Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies Emeritus, at torvensa@plu.edu.
Registration is required for all events. Please join us!
The conference is free and open to the public, and is made possible by the generosity of the anonymous donors who endowed the University Chair in Lutheran Studies.
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National Day of Remembrance- Sept 30th
In honor of the National Day of Remembrance for US Indian Boarding Schools on September 30th we are pleased to share a selection of new orange t-shirts featuring designs meant to inspire and educate. The National Day of Remembrance and the use of orange t-shirts to show support for this movement are inspired by Orange Shirt Day in Canada, which originated from the experiences of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad. You can read more about Phyllis's story here: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html
NABS has a practice of selling our merchandise as close to the cost of production as they can, any small profit they make goes back into their programming, research, and advocacy.
If you are interested in receiving a discount please become a member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, membership applications can be found here: www.boardingschoolhealing.org/membership
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Synod Assembly May 5th-6th |
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Synod Assembly registration will be available in January. Get your voting members elected this fall. The event is May 5 (evening only)-May 6 (all day), 2023 at Messiah Lutheran in Auburn. All rostered ministers serving a congregation and at least 2 voting members from each congregation are allowed. Retired and OLFC rostered ministers' pre-notification requirements will be sent out soon.
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Join this in-person event to hear from the founder of Dar al-Kalima University and co-founder of Bright Stars of Bethlehem, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, and Travel Expert, Rick Steves!
Bright Stars of Bethlehem is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the health, education, and cultural and spiritual development of the people in the Middle East in order to promote peace and harmony in the region. Bright Stars impacts the lives of over 60,000 men, women, and children in Palestine. Born out of the vision of Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb and his outreach ministry in Bethlehem, Bright Stars is now more than fifteen years old. The staff and volunteer leadership work together to provide support to the Palestinian people to help grow hope in the midst of occupation.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED for this special evening of updates and stories!
This event is FREE to attend, your generosity in giving to Bright Stars of Bethlehem is encouraged!
R E G I S T E R H E R E !
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Celebrate World Food Day with Rick Steves- Oct 16th |
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Our synod pastors from Light of Grace, Federal Way, Pastors Sang Soo Kim and Jenny Kim, will be interviewed by Rick Steves and featured on this online World Food Day event on October 16th at 2pm PT! They will be highlighting the cooperative ministry of Light of Grace and Dasom Bicultural School helping their community build a sustainable program. Sustainable enterprises are owned and run by their membership, and are built on values that encourage cooperation, empowerment incl job skills, and solidarity, rather than just profits.
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Celebrate World Food Day with Rick Steves
Join ELCA World Hunger for a celebration of World Food Day with Rick Steves and special guest Mark Jansen, CEO of Blue Diamond Almonds. This event will be streamed online, so you can celebrate with ELCA World Hunger wherever you are! Join the celebration on Oct. 16th at 4pm Central Time *. Registration is not required; simply visit the ELCA's Facebook or YouTube page to attend. Can't stream it live? The recording will be available on Facebook and YouTube after the event is over.
Leave No One Behind
Better production, better nutrition,
a better environment and a better life.
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2023 Bishop's Convocation for Rostered Ministers |
January 17-18, 2023
In-person at Seabeck Conference Center
Theme: Intersections between Native American religious traditions and Christian traditions
Keynote: Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD, PLU Professor of Religion and Culture; Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies
Registration available in October.
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Free Piano
Nativity Lutheran and Cross & Crown Lutheran (10940 SE 168th St, Renton, WA, 98055) are giving away an upright piano, perfect for anyone starting to learn! Free for the taking – all we ask is that you arrange your own pickup & transport. Contact Evan in the church office for details: 425-228-5464 / nativitylcoffice@gmail.com
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Western States Youth Gathering 2023
The Western States Youth Gathering (WSYG) and Western States Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (WYLE) is back! Coming to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA from July 4-9, 2023, the Western States Youth Gathering is open to high school aged youth in Regions 1-4 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
WSYG and WYLE will gather around the theme, “Revive, Reunite, Rejoice”, grounded in Acts 2:1 “When the day [of WSYG] came, they were all together in one place.”
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Current Job Openings
Updated 08/24/2022
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Director of Finance & Operations, St Mark's Lutheran Church by the Narrows, Tacoma
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Youth Director, Joint Youth Group of Gig Harbor
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Director of Administration, Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood
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Preschool Assistant Teacher, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakewood
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Organist/Musician, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakewood
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Director of Children's and Family Ministry, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakewood
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Latchkey Director, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakewood
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Coordinator for Faith Formation for Youth and Young Adults, Beautiful Savior, Vancouver WA
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Treasurer (part-time), Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Bremerton
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Worship Musician, Mount Cross Lutheran Church, University Place
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Treasurer (PT), Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Tacoma
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Church Musician- Elim Lutheran Church, Port Orchard
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Accompanist, Galilean Lutheran Church, Ocean Shores
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Organist/Musician, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakewood
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Piano Accompanist, First Lutheran Community Church, Port Orchard
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Children, Youth, and Family Ministry and Outreach Coordinator, The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd, Olympia
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Nursery Attendant (hourly), The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd, Olympia
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Communication Coordinator (15 hrs/week) - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Olympia
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