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10/15/2014

Southern Ohio Synod E-bulletin for the Week of October 15, 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 identifying your voting members now and plan to attend.

 

Synod News

UPDATE! New Date Added for 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. Your part in the visioning process of the Southern Ohio Synod is crucial. Please note that these listening posts are geared toward lay people, but rostered leaders are also welcome to attend. 

Reminder! Congregations Invited to Send New Mission Interpreters to Information/Training Session on Sat Oct 25 at Synod Office

We invite you to send one person from your congregation to our Mission Interpreter Training Session on Saturday, October 25th at the synod office. This is the second year we have invited congregations that do not yet have a Mission Interpreter to send an interested person to this training. It is our goal in the Southern Ohio Synod to have at least one Mission Interpreter in every congregation. 

November and December 2014 Issues of The Parish Paper Address Closing a Church and the Consulting Process

The November 2014 issue is titled 'Should We Consider Closing Our Church?' and the December 2014 issue is titled 'How to Make the Most of a Consulting Process.'

Save the Date! Congregational Hunger Leaders' Day at Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Feb 28 2015

In 2015, hunger leaders will gather at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank's warehouse and distribution facility in Grove City where we'll hear from our own Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt, as well as have an opportunity to tour the Mid-Ohio Food Bank facility, meet other like-minded Lutherans, learn how to: effectively promote and maintain a hunger ministry, successfully apply for an ELCA World Hunger Grant, where and how to advocate for hunger issues, and how to get a hunger ministry off the ground if you're just starting out. There's somehthing to learn and apply for everyone! 

New Malaria Videos to Keep Your Fundraising Efforts Going Until We Meet & Surpass Our Goal!

We are thrilled to announce some new ELCA Malaria Campaign materials—three short videos that help to demonstrate the impact of your gifts in Uganda and Burundi. We encourage you to share these videos widely—with your family, congregation and friends. 

 

ELCA News

ELCA Presiding Bishop Offers Prayer for Africans Impacted by Ebola

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), offered prayers and a continued commitment to stand alongside people impacted by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In a Sept. 29 letter to Lutheran leaders there, Eaton expressed her concern for them and the communities in which they serve.

Give now at  http://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Relief-and-Development/Lutheran-Disaster-Response/Our-Impact/Ebola.

Update! Registration for Region 6 Immigration & Refugee Consultation, Nov 21-22 at Trinity Seminary is now open

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. 

New Life for Children in Tanzania-Impact of Missionary Doctors and Your Mission Support

For a colorful Microsoft Word document to display on a bulletin board or use in a newsletter or PowerPoint presentation, visit www.elca.org/resources/globalchurch. 

Doing More Sowin--Walter Brueggemann on Evangelism

For starters, why would anyone even want to begin a life of faith and what does the church have to offer as an invitation? 

'Audition to be our next MC' Invitation to Youth to Going to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit

Young people, are you ready to live your faith out-loud? Can you be a witness for Jesus? Imagine welcoming 40,000 high school students, just like you, to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit’s amazing Ford Field! 

 

Partners and Affiliates 

Congregational Employers Must Make Their Portico Benefits Selection by Oct 17--Act Now!

During Employer Selection Sept. 15 – Oct. 17, your organization needs to select an ELCA-Primary health benefit option to offer your sponsored plan members for 2015. 

Invitation to Attend a Faith Summit on Faith, Community, Health & Wellness Oct 29

Members of the Southern Ohio Synod are invited to attend a Faith Summit co-sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Lincoln Theatre, 769 East Long Street, Columbus. 

Invitation to Rostered Leaders to Attend 'Duty & Delight: The Joy of Generous Giving' at TLS Oct 29

Trinity Lutheran Seminary, through the Generosity Series, invites rostered leaders from the Southern Ohio Synod to enjoy a free dinner and special presentation by Dr. Mark Allen Powell on October 29, 2014 in the Koinonia Center. Spouses and significant others are also invited to attend. 

New Preaching Resource from Augsburg Publishing

Sundays and Seasons is the indispensable companion for worship planning that follows the church year and three-year Revised Common Lectionary. Easy to use and rich in content, Sundays and Seasons will enrich every aspect of worship preparation. 

Trinity's Mid-week Blast for October 15, 2014

Making All Things New in Theological Education (Part 2) 

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. 

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

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

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 21, 2014 10:00AM
5.5 Columbus Cluster Meeting
David Lutheran Church, Canal Winchester, Ohio

October 21, 2014 7:30PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
St. Jacob Lutheran Church, 101 W. Main St., Anna, 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.

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