10/29/2014

Southern Ohio Synod E-bulletin for the Week of October 29, 2014

Missed last week's e-bulletin? Click HERE to view our archived weekly e-bulletins and get caught up on what's happening in our synod.

 

Vision For the Southern Ohio Synod Survey--Members of the Synod Encouraged to Take the Survey

Click on title to read more and take the survey.

 

Synod News

UPDATE! New Date Added in Marietta for Regional Listening Posts for SOS Visioning Process--Please Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Attend

New location and date: Thursday, November 20, 7 pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Marietta (401 Scammel St) 

2015 Nominations Form-Please Complete the Form for Nominees from Your Conference for Synod Council, Trinity Seminary & Churchwide Assembly

At the 2015 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly, being held at Capital University on June 5 & 6, voting members of the assembly will elect clergy and lay members for the following positions. . .

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!  

 

ELCA News

Reminder! Registration Deadline for Region 6 Immigration & Refugee Consultation is Nov 14--Register Now!

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.

Learn, Engage and Take Action this Domestic Violence Awareness Month

This October, as we observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are called as a church “into a mission of love and compassion toward all peoples … to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” (ELCA social policy resolution: “Violence Against Women,” 1995). Violence against women is a widespread problem both here in the U.S. and abroad. Around the world, one in three women experience physical, sexual or psychological abuse in their lifetime (UNIFEM report, 2003). 

Presiding Bishop Eaton's November 2014 Article for The Lutheran 'Spruce Up Our Spiritual House'

In her November column for The Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton urges us to “spruce up our spiritual house.” We’ve become religious, not spiritual. But we can be both—our rich tradition as Lutherans says so. 

Letter from Presiding Bishop Eaton Sent to the President re the Annexation of Palestinian Land by the State of Israel

As the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a church which calls for a cessation of all settlement activities and withdrawal from settlements on Palestinian territory to the 1967 boundaries, I commend your Administration for urging the Israeli Government to reverse its recent declaration as “state land” the estimated 988 acres in the Gush Etzion Jewish settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank. We hope your Administration will continue to pursue this reversal. 

ELCA Synod Responds to Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod has raised more than $85,000 in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. The funds have provided humanitarian assistance for the synod’s companion church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone.

ELCA Members Raise Awareness of Suicide Prevention

Since they lost their daughter, Terri Ann, to suicide in 1987, Jerry and Elsie Weyrauch, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), have been motivated to help make a difference in the lives of those who are affected by suicide. They have spent the past 27 years working to raise awareness of suicide prevention and the issues that lead to suicidal behavior. 

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. 

 

Partners and Affiliates 

Trinity's Midweek Blast for October 29, 2014

Lessons from Nepal

Jacob's Porch College Ministry Insider Newsletter--Read up on what's going on at the OSU Campus Ministry

Jacob's Porch publishes a wonderful electronic newsletter, which the Southern Ohio Synod will share as it is released. 

Kristallnacht Commemoration at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, November 9 at 4 pm

At 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, Trinity Lutheran Seminary will host our annual Kristallnacht Commemoration in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Columbus. This year's program will feature the world premiere of "Butterfly," a new musical setting by Tony-nominated, Obie-award winning composer Gary William Friedman. 

Faith Mission Radio-thon Volunteer Opportunity, Nov 19 in Gahanna, Ohio

Faith Mission’s annual 'Feed the Hungry Radio-Thon' will air on November 19th on 104.9 The River. Funds raised during this one day event will help Faith Mission feed and care for the hungry and homeless in our community this summer. 

Trinity Seminary Choir to perform Haydn Mass in Time of War, Oct 31

Trinity Lutheran Seminary Choir, soloists, and chamber orchestra will perform Haydn’s Mass in Time of War at 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 31, in the Gloria Dei Worship Center on the campus of Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 East Main Street, Bexley. The event is free and open to the public 

 

Prayers    

• Pr. Gerhard Kraus regarding health concerns
• Pr. Logan Dysart on the death of his father
• Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and Rev. T. Conrad Selnick regarding the death of Rev. Selnick's father

 

Employment Opportunities 

Parish Nurse 
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio

Director of Communications
South Carolina Synod, ELCA

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 31, 2014 8:00PM
Haydn Mass in Time of War Performed by Trinity Lutheran Seminary Choir
2199 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio

November 1, 2014 10:00AM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
Trinity Lutheran Church, 311 E. Sixth St., Marysville, Ohio

November 3-5, 2014
Youth Director Renew Retreat
Lutheran Memorial Camp Fulton, Ohio

November 3, 2014 7:00-8:30PM
Paul Amlin Speaking
ELCA Director of Youth & Family Ministry
Lutheran Memorial Camp

November 6, 2014 9:45-11:30AM
Northwest Columbus Clergy Cluster Gathering--Pr. Steve Wachtman, host
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Upper Arlington

November 7-9, 2014
Creation Celebration Retreat Grades 4th-6th
Lutheran Memorial Camp Fulton, Ohio

November 13, 2014 10:00AM-12:00PM
Cincinnati Conference Rostered Leaders Event
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kenwood

November 13, 2014 7:00PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
St. John's Lutheran Church, 116 N. 7th St., Zanesville, Ohio

November 15, 2014 10:00AM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
Calvary Lutheran Church, 74 W. Main St., Chillicothe, Ohio

November 17-19, 2014
Repair Ye the Way Rostered Leaders' Retreat
Camp Mowana Mansfield, Ohio

November 18, 2014 10:00AM
5.5 Columbus Cluster Meeting
Hope Lutheran Church, Columbus, Ohio

November 18, 2014 6:30PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
Bethel Lutheran Church, 4501 Hoover Rd., Grove City, Ohio

November 18, 2014 7:00PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
101 S. Lebanon Rd., Loveland, Ohio

November 19, 2014 11:30AM-1:00PM
Springfield Cluster Meeting 
Shouvlin Hall, Wittenberg University

November 20-21, 2014
Ohio Lutheran Campus Ministers Retreat

November 20, 2014 9:45-11:30AM
Northwest Columbus Clergy Cluster Gathering--Pr. Steve Wachtman, host 
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Upper Arlington

November 21-22, 2014
Region 6 Immigration and Refugee Consultation
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 E. Main St., Columbus, OH

November 22, 2014 2:00PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Ave, Centerville, Ohio

November 27-28, 2014
Synod Office Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving Holiday

To see all events on the synod website calendar click HERE.