November 1, 2021
Weekly Update
announcements & events
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In case you missed it ... these are now available:
2022 NWWA Synod Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers
Thank you to our Synod Personnel Committee for their work on these 2022 guidelines.
The process this year for congregations in compensating their rostered ministers:
These and other resources are available on our synod website:
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Camp Lutherwood - Your input requested!
Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center would love to have your input on how the camp could best meet your needs. Please take a few minutes to complete the applicable survey(s) below. THANK YOU!
This survey is intended to collect feedback from Children, Youth, and Family program leaders to help us best understand how to continue to improve our programs.
This survey is to collect feedback from partner congregation members to help us continue to improve our programs. Please share this survey with any congregation members who would be interested in providing feedback with us.
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Annual Report Covers Available
Use these for your reports for your Annual Congregational Meetings
The 2021 annual report cover – available as a spread or as single pages, wraps your annual report with beautiful photos connected to stories made possible through Mission Support. Included in this resource is a message from Presiding Bishop Eaton, a litany that can be used during worship and two stories to show congregations how their generosity made an impact.
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The Spirit
Each month you will find an article or musing from both our Synod Vice President, Kay Edgerton and Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee. Congregations are encouraged to publish these in their monthly newsletters. This month read about Statement of Purpose and Engagement... Read the November edition here.
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Bring Christmas to a Seafarer!
Each year, our partners at the Seattle Seafarers’ Center provides about 1,000 ditty bags stuffed with basic personal necessities to merchant seafarers. These bags are one way we help seafarers celebrate Christmas while they are far from home during the holiday season. Seafarers help make Christmas possible by transporting lots of stuff to the US.
Help make a seafarer's Christmas by providing them with a ditty bag to say thank you! Here is how you can participate: Make drawstring bags or knit hats; purchase basic supplies (e.g., shaving cream, body soap, and toothpaste) & drop those off at the Center; make a financial gift that will be used to purchase more supplies for ditty bags.
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Synod Events this Week
Tues. Nov. 2, 10am-12noon - Synod Staff Meeting
Tues. Nov. 2, 1pm - Transition Ministers Meeting
Wed. Nov. 3, 3pm - Bishop's Convocation Planning Team
Fri-Sat, Nov. 5-6 - LWR Packing Days
Sun. Nov. 7, 11am - Rev. Gina Herman Installation
Sun. Nov. 7, 2pm - Memorial Service for Rev. Rick Pribbernow
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Pacific Lutheran University
The 16th Annual David & Marilyn Knutson Lecture
Bonhoeffer, the Church, and the Climate Question featuring Rev. Dr. James Martin-Schramm '81
Tuesday, November 2, at 7:00pm via Zoom
Where virulent anti-Semitism was the most important issue facing the church in Bonhoeffer’s day, Martin-Schramm argues Bonhoeffer would have grave concerns about the impacts of climate change on present and future generations. The lecture explores tensions between patriotism and resistance and considers how God is at work in the world today among all who are striving for climate justice. For more information and to register, visit plu.edu/religion/events/knutson-lecture.
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Fifty and Better (FAB) FABulous Fall Lecture Series
November 2-December 14
The FABulous Fall Lecture Series lectures meet for 2 hours per lecture - both in person AND online! Students attending virtually use the chat function in zoom to submit questions. All lectures are recorded and available to watch by request.
All lectures are $10 each OR Bundle all lectures for $60!
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Lutheran World Relief Seattle Fall Ingathering
Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6
at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Seattle
(Note: we are back at Our Redeemer's at 2400 NW 85th St, Seattle)
If your church/quilting/kit making group has not notified Rich Mathes that you are coming, please call Rich at 206-384-1183 or email to lwrmathes@aol.com. You may deliver your boxes on Friday Nov 5th between from 8am-2pm and Saturday Nov 6th between 8am - 11:30am. Please ask all drivers to wear masks for drop-off. If you would like to pick up fabric samples, please wear masks, and remain socially distanced in the Fellowship Hall. There will not be any food available on site this year. We still need a few more volunteers to help load the boxes; if you would be willing to help for two hours, please contact Rich at 206-384-1183.
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Installation Service for
Pastor Gina Herman
Sunday, November 7, 11am
We give thanks to God as Pastor Gina Herman is installed as Associate Pastor at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland.
God bless this ministry partnership!
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Memorial Service for Pr. Rick Pribbernow
Sunday, November 7, 2pm
Our partner in ministry and former director of Open Door Ministry, Rev. Rick Pribbernow, died August 14. We continue to hold his partner Bob Van Burkleo and all who grieve this loss in our prayers. A memorial service for Pr. Rick Pribbernow will be held on Sunday, November 7th, at 2:00 pm. Worshipers are asked to gather online and are encouraged to safely form watch parties around the synod.
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Are you a hidden evangelist?
Do you come home from a trip with a new best friend? Have you ever prayed with someone in line at the grocery store? Do you know the life stories of all of your Lyft drivers? Do you talk to your neighbors about Jesus? If these scenarios ring true for you, you might be a hidden evangelist!
Join our partners at ELCA Churchwide for a virtual gathering and a lively conversation with people who have a similar passion for sharing Christ’s love. Join Phil Hirsch, ELCA Executive Director for Christian Community and Leadership, and Louise Johnson, ELCA Executive for Administration, on Zoom Tuesday, November 9 at 5pm (Pacific time). As the ELCA seeks to engage new people, discern how you can share your gifts of interpersonal connection to help activate your community. Register here!
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Annual Auction for Lutherwood
Saturday, November 13, 4pm-5:30pm
Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center is having our Annual Auction on November 13th 4:00pm - 5:30pm Online. Please support our ministry by attending or donating. Items we've loved in the past include: Airbnb rentals, Quilts, Theme baskets, Giftcards, and Sports tickets.
We appreciate your consideration and support. For information to attend or donate please visit www.camplutherwood.org. If you wish to make a donation, please call our office at 360-734-7652, email office@camplutherwood.org to arrange pick up or drop off. Thank you for your support!
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Giving Thanks in the Holy Land for Land, Rain, and Food
Saturday, November 13 7:30am-8:30am PST via Zoom
Come hear from current students on how their cultural identities cultivate them to become Palestine’s next generation of peacebuilders. Register here for the Zoom webinar
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Doing Justice: Israel/Palestine
Event Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
Saturday, November 13, 9am-4pm
This is a hybrid event: in person at St. Mark’s Cathedral OR online
Grounded in our belief that peace in Israel/Palestine cannot exist without justice for all – Israelis and Palestinians: Jews, Muslims, and Christians – this seminar will examine why and how we, as American citizens, must seek effective ways to end U.S. complicity in the dispossession and human rights violations of a people living under Israeli military and civil control. We will look at present living conditions for Palestinians in the occupied territories, as well as the legalization of an apartheid system of discriminatory laws that deny basic political rights, including peaceful protest. Learn more and register here.
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Installation Service for
Pastor Jenna Bergeson
Sunday, November 14, 4pm
We give thanks to God as Pastor Jenna Bergeson is installed as Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood.
God bless this ministry partnership!
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From our partners at The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) and Other + Wise:
‘On Our Way to Truth and Healing’
theme for 2021 Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium
November 16 & 17 – Online
Register here for the online symposiums
It was a U.S. federal policy for nearly 100 years to enforce family separation by stealing away Native children and taking them to off-reservation Indian boarding schools for the purpose of eliminating identity through forced assimilation. Most of these schools were federally funded and operated. Many others were operated by the Catholic church and mainline Protestant denominations. This cruel attempt to decimate Indigenous children and families was made even more shameful by the very successful and shameful cover up by the Church and the federal government of their complicity and active participation in this practice. During the all-virtual 2021 Vine Deloria Jr Theological Symposium at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), presenters will talk about the intersection of Indian boarding schools and theological/Christian education as well as the work being done across the United States to bring truth and healing. Other+Wise is a co-sponsor of the symposium.
NOTE: the times listed are PACIFIC:
The first night of the symposium features a keynote address by the Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin (Osage), president of United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. The lecture takes place live Nov. 16, 3-4:30 p.m. on Zoom. In this lecture, Erwin will take a closer look at the intersection of Indian boarding schools and theological/Christian education.
New to this year’s symposium are Learning Lunches. At 10am PST on Nov. 16, Christine Diindiisi McCleave (Anishinaabe), CEO, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, leads ‘An Introduction to Indian Boarding Schools in the United States.’
On Nov. 17, the Learning Lunch with Kim Smith (Dine), Nia Ke Baa' and Indigenous Goddess Gang, is a discussion on ‘Creation and Climate Justice.’ The Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium is adding a climate justice session each year.
Rev. Manuel Retamoza (Cherokee), pastor of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, San Diego, Calif., will be the guest preacher for worship Nov. 17 at 9:15 a.m.
The 2021 Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium concludes Nov. 17 with a 5 p.m. panel presentation with Patsy Whitefoot (Yakama), elder, educator and consultant, and boarding school survivor; and Deborah Parker (Tulalip Tribes), director of policy and advocacy, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Learn more about the event and find full presenter biographies here. |
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One River, Ethics Matter Conference
November 17–18, 9am-12:30 each day – Online via Zoom
One River, Ethics Matter is an annual conference facilitated by the Ethics and Treaty Project. This year's conference will focus on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and the treaty review process now underway. The conference framework will emphasize social and environmental justice, collaboration towards the common good, and the need for truth and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, and healing the river.
Some sessions will be treaty-specific and include discussions on ethics and the human relationship to water, while others will focus on broader, related topics such as:
- Foundational ethical relationships and responsibilities between humans and water, within an Indigenous worldview and Judeo-Christian teachings and practice
- History of the dam-building era and impacts of pervasive systemic racism, including missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and residential schools
- Indigenous food sovereignty and restoring salmon to the Okanagan and Upper Columbia rivers
- Rivers as our responsibility; moving forward together into a sustainable future
Alternating between locations in the US and Canada each year, the 2021 conference is being co-hosted by the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Learn more & register here: https://riverethics.org/ethics-okanagan/
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Communal Spiritual Practices
The SECOND fall Community Retreat from the LiVE Project - open to all!
(did not attend the first retreat? no problem - you may still register for this one!)
Saturday, November 20, 9am-1pm
in person at Advent Lutheran Church in Mill Creek
The second of our Fall retreats introduce participants to spiritual practices as a central place from which to create responsible social action in our world. We will experience and reflect on how ‘the exam’ spiritual practices of Ignatius of Loyola, and lectio Divina offer communities of faith support and accountability to being present in Christ for the life of the world. If the central call of vocation, in Christ, is learning to discover our lives in and for our neighbors, and not merely in the individualizing peace that it creates for our own spirits, we must reframe spiritual practices as communal in order to engage peace and justice through the Spirit in our broader neighborhoods, and world.
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If you are part of the 2021-2022 cohort, the cost of this retreat is included in your fee! Simply RSVP to the event on the LiVE Network (mighty network site) OR email Dr. David Hahn and let him know that you will be attending: david@lutheransnw.org.
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If you are NOT part of the cohort, you are most welcome to attend! Please register and pay the $50 fee ONLINE HERE. (note - YAGMs, use your discount code and get 50% off!)
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Faith Action Network's Annual Celebration
Sunday, November 21, 5:30 online
Join us for a festive evening as we celebrate our 10th birthday and Paul Benz's years of service to justice across WA, while also looking towards our future together!
Tickets are by donation, and the YouTube event link will be sent out to those who register before November 21. Learn more at our event webpage and register at: bit.ly/FANDinner2021.
In the meantime, here are some opportunities to make it special:
- Host a Watch Party! Gather a small group of your family, housemates, and friends to watch the event together—we’ll be sending tips on how to safely do that and make it festive; let us know when you register.
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Sponsor the Celebration! Email degooyer@fanwa.org for sponsorship information. We are so grateful to those who have already pledged their sponsorship, posted weekly at our event webpage!
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Volunteer! Help support Watch Parties! Contact fan@fanwa.org to offer your services.
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Ministry Leadership Wellness Webinars
Tuesday, November 23, 1pm
(4th Tues. of the month through March 22)
These monthly webinars are open to ALL rostered and lay leaders in our synod for free - as part of a Synod Grant with Living Well! The interactive webinars will be designed to implement specific holistic wellness strategies within the ministry setting as a way to assist with stress management, maximize engagement, self-care, and self-compassion. Find more info and Zoom link here on our website. |
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2022 Ignite the Church Conference
Seismic Shifts:
Where do we go from here?
February 8-10 in Orlando and Virtual
Since February 2020 and before, the Church has been enduring unprecedented seismic shifts. In response, a new hybrid version of the conference will gather this February (in-person in Orlando AND online) yo reflect on the theme: SEISMIC SHIFTS: Where Do We Go From Here?
Four large group sessions will focus on the following shifts:
- Public Church with Robin Steinke and Winston Persaud
- Hybrid Church with Joe and Jess Liles
- Adaptive Church with Tod Bolsinger
- Thriving Church with Stephanie Spellers
Ten 90-minute workshops will dig deeper into these shifts to offer encouragement, inspiration, and challenge for church leaders. To register and learn more about the presenters, workshop options, and other details go to www.IgniteTheChurch.net. Register to attend by November 30 to access the lowest $99 In-Person rate.
The Online option will provide live and recorded access to each large group session.
The Online option is FREE with a suggested donation of $30 to the ELCA Fund for Leaders.
All proceeds continue to benefit the ELCA Fund for Leaders.
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ReconcilingWorks -
FOUR online trainings!
+ Building an Inclusive Church
+ Consent in Community Building
+ Bias and Its Impact on Welcome
+ Let’s Talk About SOIGIE (Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexual Orientation)
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Want an item included?
All items due by 2pm on the prior Thursday
Northwest Washington Synod / ELCA
5519 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-783-9292
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