PSD School Ministries
Connections
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Please join us in praying and thanking God for the following schools this week:
St. Mark Lutheran Preschool, Encinitas, CA
Concordia Lutheran School and Preschool, Granada Hills, CA
Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool, Hacienda Heights, CA
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Below are photos from Concordia Lutheran School and Preschool, Granada Hills, CA:
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PSD DCE’s and Concordia Irvine’s DCE students met last Thursday at their monthly meeting to discuss Generation Z. Some of the things we discussed were the following:
How is Gen Z’s skeptical view of the institutional Church a serious concern, especially with issues like racism and for developing disciples of Christ? Where does the church need to change in the light of these realities? How does the Church remain relevant to Gen Z? How might COVID and the quarantine change the way Gen Z views relationships? What changes do we need to make to adjust to this new reality?
Please join us on Thursday, November 19, at 10 a.m. for our next engaging meeting! For more information and to be included, please contact [email protected].
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PSD All Workers Conference 2020! |
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Thank you to the 400+ church workers who are already registered for the All Workers Conference (AWC) on Monday-Tuesday, November 23-24!
We are thrilled to be able to bring you a wide variety of sessions for the various ministry positions in which you are serving. Many of the session descriptions and presenters are ready to view, but almost daily for the next few weeks we will be adding more sessions, so please check the AWC website periodically!
One of the benefits of our online conference this year is that you, as a registered attendee, will have access to the conference “hub” (website) through February 2021. AWC may look different this year, but we are excited about all that is in store for you! The excellence and commitment to supporting and equipping you for ministry while also resourcing our congregations and schools for making the Great Commission REAL remains our highest priority!
**The winner of the drawing for a copy of Tim Elmore’s newest book, The Pandemic Population, is Everett Wilson from Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas, NV. Congratulations, Everett, and thank you to everyone who has registered for AWC!**
AWC Registration
Just a friendly reminder that all staff members registering from the same congregation/school should be registered by one person. Please identify a single person to input all of the attending teachers, pastors, administrators, DCEs, DPMs, etc. from your staff. That single person’s email address should be entered as the first email address for every registration on the staff. You will be able to input individual email addresses on the second email address field on each person’s individual registration. This is a critical piece for keeping all staff together as one organization for processing of payment and other correspondence. Thank you so much for paying careful attention to this request!
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Ramona Lutheran Makes Successful Contact with the International Space Station! |
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Praise the Lord for successful contact for Ramona Lutheran Christian School last Wednesday! This was the first direct ARISS contact in the USA since Covid-19 began. Mrs. Kelly Cammarano's students talked directly to Astronaut, US Navy Captain and SEAL, Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR, Commander of Expedition 63, aboard the International Space Station! What an amazing educational opportunity!
Click on the video below to watch the event!
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Synod Statistics - Have You Submitted? |
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THANK YOU to the 76 schools who have already reported their statistics!
A message from LCMS Office of Rosters and Statistics:
It is now time to report your school statistics for the 2020-21 school year. You will be doing this updating and reporting on the new LISN system that was introduced to you last year. If you need helping logging in, please contact the LCMS Church Information Center at 888-843-5267 or you can email [email protected].
The reporting period closes on November 2, so PLEASE make time to gather your statistics and enter them into the system in a timely manner.
We appreciate your attention to this important matter – we are looking for 100% reporting from our PSD schools! We will begin making phone calls this week. Please know that these calls are intended to be helpful. Synod is asking us to contact all of our schools to request this important information. Thank you so much for your understanding of the importance of reporting.
Reporting from Synod*:
76 schools submitted – 39 schools to go!
ECE - 40 submitted/25 to go
Elementary - 31 submitted/13 to go
HS - 5 submitted/1 to go
66% Reported
*This is the Synodical counting of schools
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Hearts for Jesus - LeadaChild |
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Did you know that LeadaChild is an independent Lutheran Mission Agency, dedicated to sharing the Good News of Jesus’ love to children through Christian education in third world countries? Did you know that LeadaChild serves children and prepares teachers in five world regions and 18 countries at 70 different education sites? Please check out our Hearts for Jesus webpage and get involved in assisting to lead children to know Jesus! |
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A Free Lutheran Middle School Gathering |
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The Florida/Georgia District is hosting a free virtual Middle School Gathering on Saturday, November 7, from 6-9 p.m. Eastern Time. The event will be about three hours total, including a live meet ‘n greet with the band, Bread of Stone. The Florida/Georgia District has worked with Bread of Stone for about five years, and have found them to be just about perfect for their youth events. The speaker is Dr. Jacob Youmans, along with his daughters Maile and Leilani. Jake served in the PSD and is currently serving at Concordia University Texas. We are excited that the FL/GA District has invited our participation in the PSD! Click here for more information, including an awesome promo video about the event. Invite your Middle Schoolers to be a part of this! |
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Joining Jesus as a Family: Discipling Your Family by Living Your Faith |
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"Joining Jesus as a Family"
A webinar with Greg & Susan Finke
Tuesday, November 10, noon-1:00 p.m. CST
Register now for Greg and Susan Finke’s webinar where they will unpack:
-What discipleship really is
-Why it is already happening in your family
-And how fun it can be to intentionally disciple your kids to be life-long followers of Jesus by joining Him on His mission every day.
For only $19, you will receive invaluable insights into how discipleship works, a simple outline for how to disciple your family, a recording of the webinar so you can review it on demand, and the first chapter of the Finke’s upcoming book, “Joining Jesus as a Family.”
Can’t make it on November 10? No worries! Register anyway and receive the webinar recording immediately after November 10.
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Reminder: Complete California Sexual Harassment & Abuse Prevention Training |
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California SB 1343 amended the Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations to require California employers (including churches and schools) with five or more employees to provide sexual-harassment-prevention training to all workers by January 1, 2021 (as amended by SB 778), and every two years thereafter. Employees are required to complete one hour of training every two years while supervisors are required to complete two hours every two years or within 6 months of taking on a supervisory position. There are many online, in-house and other options available. One option for churches to consider is CongregationU, who offers online training with sensitivity to a church’s unique setting. For schools, an option is the law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore who offers online, in-house, and train the trainer resources. An additional resource to check is your insurance company who may have their own trainings, or can refer you to third-party resources.
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- For the Kelso family. The mother of Danielle Kelso (teacher at Orange Lutheran HS) went to be with Jesus last week. We pray for peace and comfort for Danielle and husband Darren (also a teacher at Orange Lutheran) as well as their children, Corey Kelso (teacher at Salem, Orange) and Taylor Holland (teacher at Christ, Costa Mesa) and spouses, grandchildren, friends, and family.
Our Gracious Heavenly Father,
We cry out to you for mercy during these challenging days. Lord, please heal our land, bring peace to our neighborhoods and cities, and tear down the walls of hate and injustice that divide us. Raise up your church to be a life-giving force and ambassadors of reconciliation. Empower us for action that we may model for our world the oneness in Christ, who alone is the hope of the world. Give wisdom to our civil authorities and faith leaders to make decisions and lead in directions that will result in repentance, healing, forgiveness, new directions, and peace. Father in heaven, we pray for our police officers and fire fighters. We ask for your protection, provision and encouragement for our first responders who serve our communities faithfully and sacrificially, facing risks every day on our behalf in order to preserve the peace, our lives and property. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Schools we are praying for the week of October 25:
Child of Faith Early Learning Center, Huntington Beach, CA
Redeemer Lutheran Preschool, Huntington Beach, CA
Christ the King Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten, Newbury Park, CA
Each week, prayers of thanksgiving and prayers for teachers, administrators, support staff, pastors, students, and families of the Lutheran schools, early childhood centers, and churches of the Pacific Southwest District are listed. To include names on the list, please send information to [email protected] by noon on Tuesday of each week.
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School Ministries, Pacific Southwest District-LCMS
1540 Concordia Drive East, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone 949-854-3232 | Fax 949-854-8140
Rachel Klitzing, Executive Director of School Ministries
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