The mountains of Southern California have been hit with record amounts of snow. Our friends at Shepherd of the Pines in Big Bear and Mount Calvary in Lake Arrowhead are in need of assistance. Many congregants are “snowed-in”, and food is being delivered via helicopter as the roads are still being cleared. Please consider collecting a special offering this week for their benefit. Donations can be made here or by check made to the PSD with “disaster relief” in the memo. The Pacific Southwest District thanks you for caring for our brothers and sisters in need. 

The deadline for YOUR congregation to register to vote for the Synodical President and Vice Presidents positions is Sunday, March 19! Those congregations who have not yet registered should have received a "last call" reminder next week, to the congregation, pastor, and lay leader emails that were provided.

The PSD is currently missing 145 pastoral registrations and

198 congregational registrations.

There is no grace period for registering and

YOUR VOTES ARE IMPORTANT!



If you have questions regarding the voting registration, please contact Maddie Gong at Maddie.gong@psd-lcms.org or Kelly DeJongh at Kelly.dejongh@psd-lcms.org for assistance. 

Our Savior Lutheran Church of Arcadia, CA (OSLC) continues celebrating a growing outreach ministry. OSLC’s new slogan “Sharing Our Savior” carries a three-fold meaning: Through Gospel proclamation, learning to logistically Share Our Savior within our walls via a full slate of ministry activities and new faces, and Sharing Our Savior specifically with our local Chinese Neighborhood. 

This year OSLC is uniting its English and Chinese Sunday School times together, linking our active legacy English worshipers with our new seeker Chinese worshipers. As a result, ministry is happening and relationships are being built. On Reformation, OSLC rejoiced in seven baptisms celebrated between our English and Chinese services. OSLC’s youth and music ministry programs are growing as well. 

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Save the dates for the 2023 PSD Pastors’ Conference to be held at the Double Tree by Hilton Golf Resort in Palm Springs (Cathedral City), CA. Early check-in/arrival and exhibitor setup will start late afternoon on Sunday, September 24 with the conference running Monday, September 25 – Wednesday, September 27. Stay tuned for more information to come on registration, programming and schedule.

You are invited to attending "Working With Refugees and the Nations Among Us" presented by Rev. Nadar Hanna on Sunday, March 19 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at First Lutheran Church, El Cajon, CA.

You will learn what to expect - the do's and don'ts when starting a relationship with new neighbors, and how to conduct home visits. Please RSVP by text to Carol at 619-335-0263.

Pastor Heath Curtis and Pastor Nathan Meador of LCMS Stewardship Ministry will come and present Philippians Workshop to your Circuit. This is a great opportunity to look at stewardship as whole-life.

The conference usually runs from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on a Saturday. The first session covers the basic theology of stewardship, looking at creation, redemption, and living stewardship as the sanctified life. The second session deals with stewardship culture, examining what a culture is, how it is assessed, and how it can be aligned with Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. The final session breaks the congregations out. Pastor and people alike assess their congregational stewardship culture working to lay out one or two action items that they can take back and implement in their congregation.

The cost to the host congregation is minimal. For more information, contact Pastor Curtis at Heath.Curtis@lcms.org.

Pastors, have you ever thought about serving as a full-time or part-time Navy Chaplain? If this has ever crossed your mind, join Chaplain Paul Smith at Marine Corps Air Station - Miramar on Thursday, April 13, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Helpful information can be found here. To register for this event or for more information, please me paul.l.smith2@usmc.mil or call 858-307-4433.

Join Concordia University Irvine on Saturday, April 29 at 5:00 pm for their 21st Annual Gala of Stars. The evening will include outstanding entertainment provided by the talented Concordia students, gourmet dining, and fellowship to support Concordia University Irvine's scholarship fund and programs.

Early Bird tickets are available through April 5.

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Christ Lutheran Church, Brea, CA has two gold-finished candelabras with adjustable arms available for free. Each candelabra holds seven candles.

Interested parties should contact Jan Amrein at 562-743-1651.

Redeemer Lutheran Church, Huntington Beach, CA is hosting a Breakfast Bible Study on Saturday, March 11 at 9:00 am on the topic of evangelism, led by Pastor Erick Sorensen. 

Erick is on staff at 1517 where he serves as a Representative of Relations and Development. He has served as a pastor and church planter in New York City, Southern California and New Jersey. In addition to his pastoral ministry and relations and development work, Erick is an author, conference speaker, co-host of the 30 Minutes in the New Testament podcast, and is co-author with Daniel Emery Price of “Scandalous Stories: A Sort of Commentary on Parables”. Erick and Daniel are currently working on their second collaboration, “Spit and Dirt: A Sort Of Commentary on Miracles”. 

Breakfast starts at 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall followed by the presentation at 9:00 am. RSVP to churchoffice@redeemer-lutheran.net or call the church office at 714-846-6330. For those who prefer Zoom, a link will be posted on our website under Events, Upcoming Events.

Do your small groups feel more like a social hangout rather than a place where disciples of Jesus are made?

When people visit your church, do they have a clear next step on how to get connected?



Can you pinpoint the place in your church where life change is happening?

If you desire better answers to these questions, join us Wednesday, March 22, 9:30-10:30 am PST for our free What is Rooted? webinar.

Learn how to connect your congregation with God, your church, and their purpose in a fresh way, as you learn how to implement Rooted in your context with one clear pathway.  Register Today!

Everyone is welcome on Saturday, March 25 at noon to attend the annual Friends of the Ministry Celebration of Shepherd’s Canyon Ministry near Wickenburg, Arizona. The program will include testimonials from past retreat clients, the humor & music from Dave Anderson, Roger Walck, Kevin & Tawn Bueltmann, plus a few “surprise guests” having to do with the 30th anniversary of The Rescue (from the Bering Sea). Shepherd’s Canyon is a LCMS RSO that hosts week-long counseling retreats for ministry workers & spouses in the midst of various stages of burnout, stress, conflict, & other issues. 

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You are invited to attend Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry's Annual Meeting and Fiesta Dinner Celebration on Saturday, March 25, 3:00-6:00 pm. The celebration will be held at 3060 54th Street, San Diego, CA.

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