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09/24/2014
Southern Ohio Synod E-bulletin for the Week of September 24, 2014
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SAVE THE DATE! 2015 SOS Assembly
June 5-6, 2015 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly at Capital University in Columbus. Assembly plenary sessions will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 5 & 6. Most congregations may send two voting members, plus their rostered leaders. Please begin planning now to attend.
Synod News
Regional Listening Posts for SOS Visioning Process Dates Set--Please Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Attend
All lay people of the Southern Ohio Synod are invited to attend one of the Visioning Process Listening Posts in your area during October and November 2014. Please spread the word in your congregation and gather as many people as possible to attend.
SOS Constitution Task Force Timeline for Revisions--Preparing for Presentation at Assembly
The following letter was submitted to Bishop Dillahunt by the Southern Ohio Synod Constitution Task Force. The letter includes a timeline for revisions, which was presented to and approved by the Southern Ohio Synod Council on September 20, 2014. Bishop Dillahunt and the Synod Council feel the content of the letter and the timeline are important for every member of our synod to know so everyone understands the process that has and is taking place prior to the Synod Assembly voting on the adoption of the revised constitution in 2015. Please share this with your congregation.
Pulpit Supply Coordinator Unavailable for a Short Time Period in September and October to Fill Vacancies
The Southern Ohio Synod's Pulpit Supply Coordinator, Sr. Sally Burk, will be unavailable during the following time periods to fill last minute pulpit supply requests.
September 25 - October 1 & October 20 - November 1
Reflections on Congregational Life--'Spirituality Corporate Style' Ready for Download and Sharing
The September 2014 issue of Reflections on Congregational Life addresses the role of a leader in a congregation as it relates to creating and maintaining a particular culture and climate within the congregation.
Last Chance to Register for 4G Networking's Word/Witness/Application Stewardship Intensive on Oct 10-11
4G Networking is sponsoring the second of two intensives on year-round stewardship at
St. Johns-Zanesville Oct 10 & 11. You may commute or register for an overnight stay. Registration fee $50 per congregation.
'The comfort of hearing Swahili' Article from Living Lutheran re SOS Congregation, Ibada ya Kiswahili
Check out the article on our Swahili-speaking congregation in Columbus, Ibada ya Kiswahili. This congregation and their pastor, Ipanya Mwakabonga, were welcomed into the Southern Ohio Synod, officially, by Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt at the 2014 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly.
ELCA Malaria Campaign Update: Find Out Where SOS Stands & What Progress is Being Made Against Malaria
The Southern Ohio Synod has given over $180,000 to the ELCA Malaria Campaign as of September 1, 2014.
Don't Miss Out! Mental Illness Awareness Week Activities Scheduled by SOS Mental Wellness and Recovery Task Force for Oct 7 & 8
The Southern Ohio Synod Mental Wellness and Recovery Task Force has teamed up with The Castle, a ‘safe haven for adults with mental disorders,’ located in Centerville, Ohio, to offer two programs featuring Amy Simpson, award-winning author of Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission and Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry.
Many Volunteer Opps for 2015 Youth Gathering in Detroit--Check Out What's Available and How to Apply
There are three volunteer opportunities. Read on to learn more about each category of service. The application fee is $75.
ELCA News
Mark Your Calendars Now to Attend the Region 6 Immigration & Refugee Consultation, Nov 21-22 at Trinity Seminary
You are invited to attend a special ELCA Region 6 event on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. The event is titled 'Immigration and Refugee Consultation' and features representatives from U.S. State Department, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, ELCA, and Lutheran Social Services.
ELCA Members Advocate for Action on Climate Change
Hundreds of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were among the more than 400,000 participants in the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sept. 21. The Lutheran delegation joined the People’s Climate Interfaith Contingent, one of the largest groups in the march.
Lutheran, Anglican, Episcopal Leaders Offer Pastoral Message on Climate Change
The national leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal Church offered on Sept. 19 a pastoral message on climate change. A PDF version of the letter is available on the ELCA website at http://www.elca.org/Resources/Presiding-Bishop-Messages.
Mission of the Month in Zambia: ‘Sometimes a church just needs bricks and mortar!’
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia is growing fast – so fast it needs more church buildings!
Invitation from Bishop Elizabeth Eaton to Hold Conversations About 'The Use of the Means of Grace'
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I’m writing about an important conversation that I need your help to facilitate across our church. The question we have been invited to consider is: Who is welcome and invited to receive Holy Communion in ELCA congregations?
ELCA Young Adults Begin Year-long Journey of Global Service
Sixty-three young adults from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have begun a year-long journey in which they will “live and learn and serve” with ELCA companion churches and partner organizations around the world. The young adults are participants in the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program – an international mission opportunity for young people from the ages of 21 to 29.
Reminder! Sign Up Now for the 2014 ELCA Ohio Women Clergy Retreat, Oct 23-24
Sign up today to attend the 2014 ELCA Ohio Women Clergy Retreat at Camp Mowana, Fleming Falls Retreat Center, October 23-24.
Global Mission of the Month--Abby Henderson, Young Adult in Global Mission
As a Young Adult in Global Mission, Abby Henderson mentored teen girls and encouraged them to stay in school. Inspire your congregation with her story!
Partners and Affiliates
Webinar Announcement: Rural Clergy and Confidentiality: An Ethics Review, Sept 30 2 pm
This interactive webinar will explore commonly occurring ethical issues surrounding confidentiality and privacy for rural clergy. The training will highlight several rural characteristics that impact ethical issues for today's clergy, including over-lapping professional-personal relationships, shared community culture, and the role of churches in small communities in an environment where everyone knows one another.
From the LWR Blog: Video on One Family's Need for Food and How LWR and You Helped
This man experienced all-consuming hunger. Here’s how we’re ensuring he doesn’t have to again.
Help the LSS Food Pantries Win $10,000--Vote Today!
Our partner Mid-Ohio Foodbank has the opportunity to receive a grant from Walmart, and if they win the LSS Food Pantries will receive $10,000!
Trinity's Midweek Blast for September 24, 2014
We celebrate Trinity Days on our campus this week as we welcome our alumni, alumnae, and friends.
LOMO Bulletin Insert for October 2014--Professional Leaders Retreats and Holiday Meals
Please share the bulletin insert in your newsletter, bulletin or on a bulletin board so your congregational members know what's happening at our Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio (LOMO) camps this fall.
Katharine Hayhoe: Climate Change Evangelist to Speak at Ohio's Earthkeeping Summit 2014 in October
Don't miss this opportunity! Register for Ohio's Earthkeeping Summit 2014 on October 12 and 13th.
Northwest Ohio Synod Invites SOS Members to Two Upcoming Events in October
Sustaining Disciples in Worship
Saturday, 18 October 2014
Emanuel Lutheran Church Marion, OH
Can this Church Live?: The Miracle of Life in Forming New Christians
Monday, 20 October 2014 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
St. John Lutheran (Windfall) Cardington, OH
Coming This Fall to Wittenberg University--Kenneth H. Sauer Luther Symposium & Festival Choral Eucharist for Reformation
Please mark your calendars and gather up your family and friends to attend the Wittenberg Series events on October 14 and 26. Guest presenters/preachers are The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Meese Peterson and Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt.
Prayers
Employment Opportunities
Director of Communications
South Carolina Synod, ELCA
Registrar
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio
Praise Worship Director Part-Time
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Dayton
Case Manager
OPEN M, Cleveland
Organist
Zion Lutheran Church, West Jefferson
If your ELCA-affiliated organization or congregation has an open position you'd like to advertise, please send the position description, contact person information and a deadline for submitting applications to sbarton-nonno@southernohiosynod.org.
Upcoming Events in Our Synod
September 25-26, 2014
Trinity Days
Global Pentecostalism
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 East Main St, Columbus
September 27, 2014 9:00AM-12:00PM
SOS Hunger Task Force Meeting
Synod Office, 300 S. 2nd St., Columbus, OH
September 27, 2014 1:00PM
SOS Public Policy Task Force Meeting
Synod Office, 300 S. 2nd Street, Columbus
October 2, 2014 9:45-11:30AM
Northwest Columbus Clergy Cluster Gathering--Pr. June Wilkins, host
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Columbus
October 3-5, 2014
Camp Boo-ther Fall Family Retreat
Camp Luther Conneaut, Ohio
October 5, 2014
Global Church Sunday
Your home congregation
October 5, 2014
World Communion Day
October 9-11, 2014
ELCA Region 6 Networks for Mission Event
Zoar Lutheran Church, Perrysburg, Ohio
October 9, 2014 10:00AM-12:00PM
Cincinnati Conference Rostered Leaders Event
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kenwood
October 10-11, 2014
Confirmation Discipleship Refined
Camp Mowana Mansfield, Ohio
October 12, 2014 11:00AM-4:00PM
Apple Butter Festival and Silent Auction
Lutheran Memorial Camp Fulton, Ohio
October 14, 2014 10:00-11:30AM
Rostered Leaders New to Synod Meeting
Synod Office, 300 S. 2nd St., Columbus
October 14, 2014 6:00PM
SOS Global Mission Task Force Meeting
Synod Office, 300 S. 2nd Street, Columbus, OH
October 14, 2014 7:30PM
Wittenberg Series: Kenneth H. Sauer Luther Symposium
Bayley Auditorium, Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center, Wittenberg University
October 15, 2014
2015 Youth Gathering Hard Registration Opens
October 15, 2014 11:30AM-1:00PM
Springfield Cluster Meeting
Shouvlin Hall, Wittenberg University
October 16, 2014 9:45-11:30AM
Northwest Columbus Clergy Cluster Gathering--Pr. Ralph Wolfe, host
Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, Columbus
October 17-19, 2014
Creation Celebration Retreat Grades 4th-6th
Camp Mowana Mansfield, Ohio
October 23-24, 2014
2014 ELCA Ohio Women Clergy Retreat
Camp Mowana, Fleming Falls Retreat Center, 2276 Fleming Falls Rd, Mansfield, Ohio
October 26, 2014
Lutheran World Federation Sunday
October 26, 2014 7:30PM
Wittenberg Series: Festival Choral Eucharist for Reformation
Weaver Chapel, Wittenberg University
To see all events on the synod website calendar click HERE.
