03/12/2018

Southern Ohio Synod e-bulletin for the Week of March 14, 2018

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2018 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly

Registration is now open for the 2018 SOS Assembly. Deadline for registration is May 18!

'Blast Off for Books' collection at SOS Assembly--Don't miss out on this great way to serve the youth of Houston!

The books you donate will be distributed at community book fairs, camps and other events around the city as part of the Gathering's Service Learning experience. By putting books in the hands of Houston's economically disadvantaged students, you can help change lives.

Opportunity to support Jacob's Porch, OSU Campus Ministry

Jacob's Porch to purchase rights to current building and expand ministry opportunities: short-term and long-term support needed!

March 2018 Parish Paper available for download and reading

'Finding Significance as a Small Congregation'

Save the Date - Hunger Leader's Day April 21

Mark your calendar now for a Congregational Hunger Leaders' Day to be held Saturday, April 21, 2018, at All Shepherds Lutheran Church, Lewis Center, Ohio. Guest speaker, Mr. Ryan Cumming, ELCA World Hunger Program Director.

   

SOS Stewardship Events     

 

 

SOS Youth and Family Ministry

God's Call Changes Everything #ELCAYG2018

For the next two months, the ELCA Youth Gathering team will be asking for your youth's reflections and stories to share on the big screen at the Gathering. Every two weeks they'll have a new prompt to reflect on. Submit your videos on Instagram by using the assigned # or DMing the Gathering (@ELCAGathering). Please save the videos! If yours is chosen, we will DM you with instructions on how and where to send your video.

Guidelines:

• Youth featured must be in 8th-12th grade.
• Videos should be 3-10 seconds long.
• Post in the identified timeline
• Use listed #s.

March 10-24, we're focusing on our sub theme for June 27 based on Exodus 3:1-16, Moses and the burning bush – God's Call Changes Everything: "In our identity, God's call changes everything." Share with us about your identity and use #ELCAYG2018 #CallChangesEverything.

This Changes Everything--2018 ELCA Youth Gathering

Attention all groups taking buses to Houston...We have a group looking for 10 seats for the Youth Gathering AND we are looking for some cargo space for 'Blast Off' books that will be collected at synod assembly this year. Please contact Gary Pecuch at gpecuch@southernohiosynod.org or Diane Schwiger-Alexander at dsaministry1@gmail.com.

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ELCA News

ELCA presiding bishop, other church leaders support Jerusalem churches

Addressing recent efforts in Jerusalem to confiscate church lands and tax church properties, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), along with leaders from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Armenian Church of America and The Episcopal Church, have sent a letter of support to the heads of churches at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

ELCA Conference of Bishops focuses on congregational vitality and leadership

Meeting under the theme “To Claim and Test Our Heritage,” the Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) engaged in discussions around two key priorities for this church: congregational vitality and leadership.

ELCA Conference of Bishops issues statement of support

The ELCA Conference of Bishops has approved the following statement of support for the March for Our Lives on March 24.

God is calling

Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's March column in 'Living Lutheran' is ready for download and sharing!

2018 Rostered Ministers Spring Mini-Retreat

The Inner Gifts of Discipleship
Too often the professional tasks of ministry drive our lives. We neglect our prayer life and the hearing of God’s Word. This mini-retreat provides time and space to reflect on God’s still voice.

Tithe.ly offers new online giving option for ELCA congregations

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has reached a preferred vendor agreement with Tithe.ly, a company that offers mobile and online tools to enhance financial giving to ELCA congregations and ministries.

 

Partners and Affiliates

Volunteer at LMC or Mowana this summer and make a difference in a young person's life!

We especially need health care supervisors and discovery bible study leaders.

Register for summer camp before March 31 or miss out on this super cool t-shirt!

Register and pay in full by March 31, 2018 and you will receive the shirt.

Lutheran Men in Mission to hold a Bold Streaming Event on April 14 2018

Watch it in central Ohio at All Saints in Worthington.

Nelson W. Trout Lectures April 26-27

The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and African American religion at Yale University Divinity School, will be the featured speaker for the annual Nelson W. Trout Lectures on April 26 and 27. 2018.

SOS WELCA Spring Breeze 2018 available for download

SOS WELCA newsletter shares news on newly elected officers, resolutions and upcoming gatherings.

 

Employment Opportunities 

This link is now located on the lower left-hand side of the synod home page in the quick links box.

Youth Minister, Part-Time
Trinity Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio
311 E. 6th St. Marysville, Ohio

Youth Director Part-Time
Bethel Lutheran Church
4501 Hoover Road, Grove City, Ohio

Worship Curator - Part Time
First Lutheran Church, Cincinnati
1208 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

Vice President for Administration
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

 

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. You may also access our online form by clicking here.

 

Prayer Requests

Below are prayer requests for people in our synod or people connected with our synod. Please remember these brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers.

Click HERE to read the full prayer requests.

• Family and friends of Fr. John Brandenburg, interim at St. John's, Martins Ferry

• Pr. Bill Schmidt as he recovers from a stroke

• Pr. Fred Cook as he recovers from surgery

• Pr. Peter Ray as he undergoes surgery

• Pr. Ron Murdock and family as they mourn the death of his daughter

 

Congregational Vacancies

(Click on link above to see current congregational vacancies in the Southern Ohio Synod and celebrate with those who have received calls to our congregations. Updated February 21, 2018)

  

Upcoming Events in and Around Our Synod         

March 15, 2018
6:30-8:30PM
Youth Gathering Informational Meeting
Good Shepherd, Cincinnati

March 17, 2018
9:00AM
SOS WELCA Spring Gathering-Scioto Conference
Calvary Lutheran Church, 74 W. Main Street, Chillicothe, Ohio

March 17, 2018
10:00AM-3:00PM
Something More High School Equipping Event Session III
Good Shepherd, Cincinnati

March 18, 2018
3:30-6:00PM
Bishop's Youth Ambassador Program Session
Open To All

March 20, 2018
10:00AM-12:00PM
Central Ohio East Side Cluster Meeting
St. John's Lutheran Church, Lithopolis

March 20, 2018
6:30-8:30PM
Youth Gathering Informational Meeting
All Saints, Worthington

 

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

 

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