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The Southern Ohio Synod Council received and approved the financial summary at its meeting on November 1, 2014. The report may also be accessed in the Financials sections of this website under 'Congregations.'
New location and date: Thursday, November 20, 7 pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Marietta (401 Scammel St)
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. . .
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.'
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!
In this video on what Christianity is all about, Marcus Borg suggests that our disposition to focus on beliefs can sometimes make Christianity much more complicated than it needs to be.
As of Oct. 29, 2014, Sierra Leone has had 5,235 documented cases of Ebola and 1,500 documented deaths. However, the World Health Organization says these numbers could be severely underestimated. Ebola transmission continues to be persistent in Sierra Leone, and all districts in the country have reported at least one confirmed or suspected case of Ebola since this outbreak began.
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.
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).
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.
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.
In the 2015 Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal Program and the 2015 Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations, eligible congregations will be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 each to support a renewal program for their pastor. Up to $15,000 of the grant may be used for congregational expenses associated with the renewal program. Activities funded by a grant in the 2015 programs may begin anytime in 2016.
"How Lovely For You!"
Jacob's Porch publishes a wonderful electronic newsletter, which the Southern Ohio Synod will share as it is released.
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’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.
Parish Nurse
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
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.
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, 2014 7:00PM
SOS Visioning Process Listening Post
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 401 Scammel St, Marietta, Ohio
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.