ELCA Coaching Network - Weekly Sessions

Every Wednesday at 11am (Pacific)

All lay leaders and rostered ministers are invited to join this weekly opportunity to hear from various leaders across the Church - and share in small group conversation - on the theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP.

This week, join others for a bit of holiday fun!

Learn more about this week's topic and get the registration link here:  https://www.elcacoaching.org/

Refugees Northwest Foster Care

Virtual Info Session Registration

Tuesday, January 3, 5:30pm-7pm

At these orientations, 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. 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. 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 in or near King County. We are in urgent need of more individuals and couples in King County to become licensed foster parents, and we have several youth in need of affordable rental options (aka host homes) in the area as well. Youth are from countries around the world, with large majorities from Guatemala and Honduras.

If your community would like to stay up to date with our program, including seeing posts about specific youth in need of host homes, follow us on Facebook at  www.facebook.com/refugeesNWfostercare or send us an email at fostercare@refugeesnw.org

Service of Remembrance

Friday, January 6 at 4pm

Live Streamed and In Person @ Immanuel Lutheran Church

(1215 Thomas St. in Seattle - limited parking)

A time to remember, honor, and pray for those who have died on the streets or as a result of being homeless.  

Joining on-line? If you join at 4 p.m. for the service, you will have the opportunity to e-chat during the service. The service will be available any time after 4 but you will not be able to chat with the larger community.



Livestream will be on Immanuel's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/immanuellutheranchurchseattle

Contact PastorKristy@compasshousingalliance.org or (206) 474-1007 for more information OR to add names to the list.

Interrogating Privilege

A LiVE Project Course

Class meets Wednesdays Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8

then Thursdays during Lent: Feb. 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16

6:30pm - 8pm on Zoom

Presenters:

Rev. Priscilla Paris-Austin & Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace

This 8-week course is designed specifically for lay leaders to open up transparent, and honest conversations around the ways privilege shapes and impacts our lives and communities of faith. If you’ve read anti-racist books, and are looking for the next, best steps as an individual, family or congregation, this course offers additional ways to move forward. Participants will also have an option to explore their own bias through the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

Read about our presenters and get registered HERE!

Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle University presents:



Winter Workshop Series:

The Art of Spiritual Direction

January 19, February 16, and March 16

Learn more https://www.seattleu.edu/thecenter/certificate-programs/webinars-and-more/workshops/art-of-spiritual-direction/

Music that Makes Community Workshop

At The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd in Olympia



Saturday, January 21 from 9:30am-3pm

Join this event for a renewing day of building community through congregational singing, learning, and fellowship on We'll be led by Paul Vasile and Elizabeth Schroeder of Music that Makes Community, a non-profit organization working to empower and liberate communities through singing. For over 15 years, they have developed and shared transformative leadership practices with musicians, clergy, educators, and lay leaders throughout the United States and Canada. During our time together we will:

- Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership

- Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds

- Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating varied spiritual traditions 

Choir directors, clergy, cantors, educators, and those who love to sing are warmly welcomed. Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context.

Registration fees are $30 per person, including workshop materials and refreshments throughout the day. You can bring your own lunch or purchase a sandwich for $15. Scholarship support is available, and we do not want cost to prevent anyone’s participation. Please pay at the door: cash, checks and credit/debit cards accepted.

Register here: http://www.gsolympia.org/music-workshop

Contact conference@gsolympia.org if you have any questions.

Please note the COVID protocols: We will follow the guidelines at The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd in place at the time of the event and will take precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants. The rooms will be well-ventilated, we’ll take regular breaks, and follow the CDC's best practices for in-person gathering.