March 1, 2021
Weekly Update
announcements & events
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Nominating Committee Update
At our May 15 Synod Assembly, we will be holding elections for synod council, consultation committee, committee on discipline, and voting members for the churchwide assembly.
Forms need to be completed by March 31.
This week, we would like to highlight the Synod Committee on Discipline
We will be electing a total of 4 persons to serve on this committee: two rostered ministers (deacon or pastor); 1 lay female; and 1 lay male – with terms ending in 2027.
The Consultation Committee consists of a total of 12 persons - 6 rostered ministers and 6 laypersons. This committee does NOT meet regularly. Instead, this committee is called upon "to participate in a hearing when charges are brought against governing officers, rostered ministers, congregations, and/or members of a congregation."
(Full description of functions of the Committee on Discipline of this synod are set forth in Chapter 20 of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Continuing Resolutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.)
We are seeking persons who are excellent listeners and thoughtful discerners.
Perhaps that is YOU - or a person you know who is a member in the synod.
THANK YOU for prayerfully considering potential nominees for this role.
Please have the nominee complete an online nomination form HERE by March 31.
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Helping our Neighbors in Texas |
Lutheran Disaster Response is communicating with the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, the Southwestern Texas Synod, the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, and Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response. Congregations are already conducting relief efforts such as supplying water, food and generators to those in need and opening their doors to serve as shelters. Long-term recovery may include repairing water-damaged homes, disaster case management, and supporting vulnerable populations.
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Transition Minister Gathering |
Monday, March 1, 1pm via Zoom
Transition Ministers, please check you inbox for the Zoom link!
We give thanks for these deacons and pastors walking with congregations through a time of pastoral transition!
You will find a list of these ministries here.
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The LiVE Project Planning Team |
Tuesday, March 2, 2pm via Zoom
Team - check your inbox for materials and meeting link.
Learn more about The LiVE Project here:
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Tuesday, March 2, 3:30pm via Zoom
Team - find the meeting link and materials in your inbox!
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WELCA Racial Justice Advocacy Group - Join and participate |
Join Women of the ELCA’s Racial Justice Advocacy Network for a conversation series celebrating Black History Month. We’ll hear from four leaders in our church representing diverse specialties. They will share how being an African American woman in the United States influences their work and faith. Watch via Facebook live on Tuesdays at 4:40 (pacific time) after joining our Racial Justice Advocacy group. on Facebook.
Final Week: March 2: The Rev. Nicolette Marie Peñaranda, MBA, M.Div., pastor at First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Bridgeport, Ill., and candidate for alderman, Berwyn, Ill.
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Weekly ELCA Coaching Event |
Next Session is Wednesday, March 3 at 11am
Topic: The Sacred Work of Grief, Part 7:
Jesus' Death and Metabolizing Ancestral Grief - Rev. Solveig Nilsen-Goodin
All are invited to join this weekly online gathering designed to provide encouragement and support for ELCA leaders across the church. Participants will hear topical presentations related to how we are called to be Church, as well as have an opportunity to be in small group discussions with an ELCA group coach facilitating the conversation. This is where the magic happens. All of this is designed to help us process our emotions and thus create a space where we can each name our next most faithful step forward in our unique context.
Meeting ID: 180 439 412 - Password: 648160
We understand a number of folks are unable to make this day and time each week. We record the main session and debrief time. We share each recording with supporting documents here, typically by the following day: https://www.elcacoaching.org/podcasts/media.
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Fifty and Better (FAB) at California Lutheran University |
March Lectures
The two-hour lectures are $8 each and are open to everyone.
Learn more and register HERE (registration open now!)
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Jewish (Mostly) Sacred Music Survey with Daniel Newman-Lessler on Saturday, March 6th at 10am
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Mysteries of the Sistine Chapel - The Hidden Messages of Michelangelo with Christine Maasdam on Thursday, March 11th at 10am
- Politics on Broadway with Cary Ginell on Wednesday, March 17th at 10am (PST)
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The World of Neuroscience: From Single Neurons to Human Behaviors with Wesley Tierney on Tuesday, March 23 at 10am
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Can the Golden State Be Made to Shine Again? with Herb Gooch on Monday, March 29 at 10am
Fifty and Better Spring Session
Spring Session is April 5-May 20
Registration will open on March 2nd at 9am (PST).
- Art of the Belle Époque with Katherine Zoraster, Mondays 10am-12pm
- Architecture and Design in the Reign of the 16th-19th Century European Rulers with Eleanor Schrader, Tuesdays 10am-12pm
- The Beach Boys in the Studio, 1962-72 with Cary Ginell, Wednesdays 10am-12pm
- Accompanying Seminar, Thursdays 1-2pm
- The World of Jewish Art and Artists with Christine Maasdam, Thursdays 10am-12pm
- Authorship and Cinema: Four Directors with David Parsons, Fridays 10am-12pm
- Something's Fishy: An Introduction to the Study of Fishes with Steve Norris, Fridays 1pm-3pm
- The American Civil War: History and Meaning with Cliff Wilcox, Saturdays 10am-12pm
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Tuesday, March 9, 7pm via Zoom
All are welcome to join this renewed ministry team.
The team meets at 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month.
Meeting ID: 883 5123 8652 Passcode: Abundance!
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Strategic Team for Authentic Diversity
Thursday, March 11, 2pm via Zoom
Rostered Ministers. Mission Developers and Interns are encouraged to attend. Find more details in your Tuesday ministers-only email.
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Synod Executive Committee |
Thursday, March 11, 4pm via Zoom
Committee members: please find materials and link to meeting in your inbox and/or on Teams.
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One Year Changed: Faith in Pandemic |
Thursday, March 11, 5pm online
Church Anew Presents this free ready-made Lent retreat - open to all... We have been leading, parenting, learning, working, neighboring, and simply existing within a global health crisis for over a year. It has changed the way we live our lives, the ways we connect meaningfully with one another, and perhaps it has also changed our faith. In this evening virtual retreat format, gather with other people of faith to ponder how we might be moved into a different sort of spirituality this year.
What have we let fall that we will never pick up again? What practices have emerged that may be meaningful far into the future? If this is truly a humanity-defining moment, what have we learned about our species? About ourselves? About our spirits?
With seven-minute talks from faith leaders, activists, artists, and more, we will memorialize the way this moment has shaped us and will continue to influence us. We will spend time in prayer and reflection, considering how the Spirit might be moving all of humanity in this moment.
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World Mission Institute 2021 Conference - Thursday, March 11 at 5pm
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All are welcome to join this conference on the connection between migration, mission, and spirituality. Peter C. Phan’s keynote, “Is the Christian God a Migrant?” argues that the great tragedy of today's migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers must be at the center of the mission of the church.
The event is free, but registration is required.
Learn more and get registered HERE.
Sponsors: Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), Catholic Theological Union, McCormick Theological Seminary, and A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice at LSTC.
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Sunday, March 14
PI DAY IS "PIE DAY!"
Run or walk the 3.14 mile course on the Cedar River Trail or use any 3.14 mile course of your choice.
All local participants will receive a personal pie at the end of the event.
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National Lutheran Choir Virtual Hymn Festival: Hope Lives! |
Sunday, March 14 - premiering at 2pm
Join singers of the National Lutheran Choir and guest artists, the Keith Hampton Singers & Friends, in a virtual hymn festival.
Sing well-known hymns that highlight the joy of an ever-growing hope, and new hymns that speak to our time, inviting all people to sing in joy together “…as all the world in wonder echoes shalom”.
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Listening Circle Toward Inclusion & Diversity in the NW WA Synod |
Sunday March 21, 6:30pm-8pm on Zoom
We become more fully a community when we hear one another’s stories. This Listening Circle Toward Inclusion and Diversity will offer us an opportunity to listen and respond to the stories of people color about their experiences in our Lutheran Christian community. As we listen and speak, we trust that God is gathering us more fully into God’s story of healing, reconciliation, and mutual respect.
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Elizabeth Gregory Home Virtual Gala: Building Hope Together
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Sunday March 21 at 6pm
In this special virtual 45-minute program, women who have experienced homelessness will share their journeys to healing, hope, and home. We are also excited that our program will feature former Governor Christine Gregoire, who will share her perspective on homelessness in our community and how Elizabeth Gregory Home plays a key role in addressing it.
You can simply register for the event (no cost) and learn more through their website here.
Your participation will ensure that vulnerable women will have access to lifesaving services.
We look forward to sharing this experience with you and we thank you for your support!
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Bishop's Spring Convocation
Living into Authentic Diversity: Sharing Our Stories
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Monday-Wednesday, April 26-28, Online
Monday, 1-4pm | Tuesday, 9:30am-3:30pm | Wednesday: 9am-12noon
Rostered ministers, mission developers, and interns of the synod are invited to gather online over these days to explore diversity in the Church from the perspective of listening deeply to the uniqueness of our diverse journeys of faith. How do our familial/cultural/ denominational/personal identities and histories shape our experience of being Church Together? Following an introductory session with the Strategic Team For Authentic Diversity (STAD), we will be joined by keynote speaker the Rev. Lenny Duncan. We will also invite four local church leaders to share their diverse stories. We will have time to reflect together on both the gifts and the challenges these stories bring to us.
Look for registration link in the Rostered Minister email from last week - or in tomorrow's email...
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Synod Assembly - Saturday May 15, 9am-4pm ONLINE
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IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Registration for Voting Members is now open. A "get registered" email invite was sent to the emails of all Rostered Ministers and Congregations last week. Please review that email and get your crew registered by March 31.
Nominations for various positions are now being accepted. Read about the roles and how to nominate yourself or another synod member HERE.
Submit nominations by March 31.
Resolutions you wish to have considered by the assembly are now being accepted. Learn how to write and submit a resolution HERE. Submit resolutions by March 31.
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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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