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Category Archives: Events
Snippets – April 2013
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Campus Ministry: Students Travel & Learn Lutheran Campus Center students in Winona look forward to upcoming travel and learning opportunities. Six students will go to New City Parish in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Love Your Neighbor Day: A Day to Unite for the Common Good
By Rev. Jason Bryan-Wegner Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minn. On May 4, young and old will unite in a day of service to love our neighbors in Rochester. The event, sponsored by Rochester ELCA congregations, aims to bring people together … Continue reading
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Synod News – March 2013
News and information from around the synod. Thank You for Your Support in 2012 The numbers are in and you have exceeded your pledge to support the ministries of the synodical expression of the ELCA in 2012. Because you kept … Continue reading
Bullying in Our Midst Flyer
Join us for an afternoon of conversations designed to inform, equip, and empower you as families, individuals, congregations, and communities around the topic of bullying. Bullying in Our Midst, a synod-sponsored workshop, will be held April 15 at St. John’s Lutheran … Continue reading
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Exposing Hidden Hunger Here Flyer
The free “Exposing Hidden Hunger Here” hunger workshop will be held Saturday, March 16, at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island, Minn. Click here for more information.
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Creating a Safe Church Culture
By Karen Gieseke Synod Children, Youth, & Family Ministry Coordinator So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5 The synod office offers support to explore, educate, and create safe … Continue reading
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Exposing Hidden Hunger Here – Hunger Workshop
By Rev. Clark Cary Synod Hunger Task Force “Exposing Hidden Hunger Here” is the theme for an important workshop scheduled for Saturday, March 16, at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island. The Synod Hunger Task Force was the recipient … Continue reading
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Tagged February 2013 River Crossings, Hunger News, mission, poverty, resources
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Snippets – February 2013
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Campus Ministry: Thank You to Our Boards Lutheran Campus Ministries have seen many changes in funding and structure in the last few years including the shifting role of the Board … Continue reading
2013 Councils as Leaders in the Church
A synod event for rostered leaders and congregational councils featuring ten different workshops to create a “toolkit” for leadership in your congregation. Sunday, February 14, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church 609 Lincoln Ave. Owatonna, MN Registration … Continue reading
Snippets – January 2013
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Campus Ministry: We Can Come for Worship At the 2012 Synod Assembly congregations were asked to lift up the Lutheran Campus Ministries in our Synod. Resources were sent to all … Continue reading
Tanzania 2013: Youth Servant Leadership International
If you are a Southeastern Minnesota young adult in or of high school or college age, please consider joining in the first Southeastern Minnesota Youth Servant Leadership International (YSLInternational) trip to the Central Diocese of Tanzania. We are looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged global mission, Good Earth Village, mission, service, Tanzania, youth
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Bishop’s Open
Southeastern Minnesota Synod and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans present the Bishop’s Open on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Maple Valley Country Club in Rochester. Pastors and Associates in Ministry (AIMs), and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will participate in this best … Continue reading
Synod News – September 2012
News and information from around the synod. Excelling in Mission: Leadership Serving Mission Congregation mission planning is the process of discovering how each community of faith is called to live as the body of Christ. Leadership is key to the … Continue reading
Reframing Possibilities – 2012 Theological Conference
Information and registration are available at semnsynod.org/theological-conference
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Snippets – August 2012
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners New Ministries: Latino Ministry Road-Trip On Sunday, August 19th a group from the Southeastern Minnesota Synod will travel to St. Paul Lutheran Church (2742 15th Ave S, Minneapolis) to hear … Continue reading
Synod News – July 2012
News and information from around the synod. Rev. Carol Howard Merritt to speak at 2012 Theological Conference The 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod’s Fall Theological Conference will meet under the theme “Reframing Possibilities.” This year’s keynote speaker will be Rev. Carol Howard Merritt. The … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, health care, July 2012 River Crossings, prayer, theological conference
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Preparing for the ELCA Youth Gathering
By Kris Oppegaard, AIM Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester Our Southeastern Minnesota Synod has 1,390+ registrants for the July 2012 Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Some congregations have been fund-raising for the past three years for this trip, but every minute … Continue reading
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Synod News – March 2012
News and information from around the synod. Assembly Reminders Workshops – There will be lots of exciting workshops open to ALL on Saturday, May 5. What’s even more exciting? They’re FREE. You do need to register, though. Registration must be postmarked … Continue reading
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Tagged children, CYF, CYF News, events, family, March 2012 River Crossings, ministry, mission interpreters, mission support, multicultural, outreach, prayers, resources, stewardship, Synod Assembly, youth
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Snippets – March 2012
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Global Mission: Global Mission Sunday, Oct. 28 All congregations are invited to set aside Reformation Sunday, October 28, 2012, as a “Global Mission Sunday.” On this day we remember our … Continue reading
Synod News – February 2012
News and information from around the synod. New Children, Youth, & Family E-newsletter In January the Southeastern Minnesota Synod rolled out a new Children, Youth, and Family e-newsletter. If you did not receive the first issue and would like to, email … Continue reading
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Synod Assembly Updates
God’s work. Our hands. God’s family. 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly May 4-5, 2012 | Mayo Civic Center | Rochester, MN Theme Ministry with families in the 21st century invites us to connect, be partners, and join our hands through new … Continue reading
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Snippets – January 2012
News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Women of the ELCA: Spring Event Dates Women, it is time to mark your calendars for the Conference Spring Events. Your convener needs to know the contact person at your church … Continue reading
Synod News – August 2011
News and information from around the synod. Excelling in Mission…A Generous Undertaking Dates for the synod’s annual fall conversations with clergy and lay leaders have been set: Thursday, September 22 Thursday, October 6 Thursday, October 20 Tuesday, November 1 Pastors … Continue reading