Tutors Needed!

Fe y Esperanza (Faith and Hope) Remote Tutoring Program was a ministry of our former mission start, Iglesia Luterana Fe y Esperanza in Everett, and is now "housed" at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lynnwood. 

Adults are needed to assist with tutoring or homework for students in all grade levels who need extra help in the areas of math, reading, and writing. Current students come from families whose first language is Spanish but all tutoring is conducted in English and over Zoom. 

The time commitment is 90 minutes on Monday afternoons during the school year (Sept. - May). No experience is necessary. If you are interested in serving on an ongoing or occasional basis, or for more information, please contact Karen Curtis at curtkd1@gmail.com   

Paddle Pilgrim Mekong Adventure

In March NWWA Synod Paddle Pilgrim Dave Ellingson embarked on a kayak adventure down the Mekong River. He was joined by Tom Glasoe, an ELCA pastor hoping to return to the Vietnamese orphanages where he lived as a child and to reconnect with the land of his birth.

Glasoe and Ellingson each tell their stories in the July/August issue of Living Lutheran. Ellingson explains how the river encouraged him to slow down, and shares stories of the angels the group met along their way. Glasoe reflects on memories of his childhood and how Christ was there, even when Glasoe wasn’t expecting him. 

Dave Ellingson is scheduling presentations in congregations and community groups for the fall. The presentation will weave together his observations about the cultures, spirituality, environment, politics, and peoples of this increasingly important region of the world. For more information about his books, films, and podcast, check out his website paddle-pilgrim.com. Contact Dave at paddlepilgrim@gmail.com

Truth and Healing Movement Events

Find opportunities to learn the true history and current realities of our Indigenous neighbors. It is these truths, truths that have been ignored by most for hundreds of years, that will bring healing for both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people.

Find webinars, book lists, and more HERE!

NWWA Synod Trip to the Holy Land

January 14-25, 2024

You are invited to join with others in the NWWA Synod for a life-changing trip to the Holy Land. Not only will we visit holy sites, we will also meet with, talk with, and listen to those who live, work, laugh, worship, and struggle in this land. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is one of our partners in the Lutheran World Federation. They are excited to share their stories with us. There is also an additional post-trip to Egypt that you are invited to sign up for, as well.

We want this to be a time for people to interact with and learn with the people of this land. Therefore, we are only taking twenty-four people. We hope that you will come and be a part of this important trip. Please click the link below to find out more information or reach out to me for any questions you might have.

https://www.eliastours.com/tours/northwest-washington-synod-holy-land-trip-with-bishop-shelley-bryan-wee-dr-rod-schofield

Community Sing:

Songs in Your Body, on this Land.

7400 Woodlawn (Greenlake/Seattle) welcomes you to join us for song in Greenlake Park! Conie Borchardt and Liz Digitale Anderson, leaders/musicians from Music That Makes Community, will lead us!

Thursday, July 27 – 5pm Bring-Your-Own-Picnic

6pm-7:30pm Singing

Registration fee is $5-20, but no one will be turned away... Register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/112937045155351?ref=newsfeed, and use the COMMUNITY SING REGISTRATION in the drop down menu. In case of inclement weather, check back at our website www.7400woodlawn.org/events for location update. If you have questions, contact Harriet Platts at info@7400Woodlawn.org.

Refugees NW – Foster Care Info Session

Tuesday, August 15 at 5:30pm



Register HERE

For over 40 years, the Refugees Northwest Foster Care program of Lutheran Community Services Northwest has partnered with a dedicated community of caregivers to welcome and support refugee and immigrant youth. These youth cannot return to their home countries, have no available adults to care for them, and are in need of stable, loving, long-term caregivers here in the U.S. Until a caregiver is available, youth remain in refugee camps overseas, or in facilities within the U.S., waiting. You can end their wait by becoming a foster parent or host home.

At these online sessions, Refugees Northwest Foster Care staff will share an overview of the youth we serve, the supports we offer foster families, and the basics of the licensing process and host home approval process. There will be time for your questions, too.

Refugees Northwest Foster Care actively seeks individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds to join our program as foster parents or host homes. We welcome adults of all sexual orientations, gender identities, marital statuses, and faiths, and we value the strengths a diverse foster parent community brings to help meet the diverse needs of our youth. Our program currently licenses households and approves host homes in King County and some south Snohomish County areas only. Due to the sensitive nature of the material shared, we ask that children do not attend this event. Teens are welcome.

Save the dates for these

Events for Rostered Ministers & SALMS:

Cluster Deans Dinner

Thursday, August 17, 4pm-8pm

Save the date - more info coming soon!

(Spouses/partners/families are invited, too)



New-to-the-Synod Dinner - NOTE the DATE CHANGE!

Now scheduled for WEDNESDAY, October 4, 4pm-7:30pm

Rostered ministers and their spouses/partners who are new to the synod since Summer 2022, are invited to attend this dinner - look for more information mid summer!

Holden Village Retreat - register now!

September 10-15

A partnership with Music That Makes a Difference!

Learn more HERE.



The planning team will be posting regularly on this substack

It is a collaboration gathering for all people who are working toward wholeness, justice, and all those good things.

RECLAIM - register now!

September 14-17 in Minneapolis

RECLAIM is a gathering for people of African descent, brought to you by African Descent Ministries. Participants will build a tool kit for ministry as we move through a pandemic, climate change and an era of preserving healers' spiritual and emotional wellness.

The church needs healthy and whole preachers, teachers, professionals and young adults, all well-equipped with culturally relevant approaches to the word. Grounded in Scripture, RECLAIM will help participants feel embodied, emboldened and liberated in their identities.

Learn more HERE!