12/12/2018

Southern Ohio Synod e-bulletin for the Week of December 12, 2018

Stronger and better together:
Joining Jesus in the restoration of the world! 

Synod News  

Join us for 'The Addiction Crisis: A Catholic and Lutheran Response' special training session Feb 19 2019 Guest Speakers: Sis Wenger, NACoA & Fr. Mark Hushen, Ashley Addiction Treatment. Registration fee is $20 per person and includes materials and lunch (provided by Fresh Box). Deadline for registration January 19, 2019.

Synod office holiday schedule The Southern Ohio Synod office will be closed from Friday, December 21, through Tuesday, January 1, as synod staff enjoy vacation days and holidays for Christmas and New Year's Day. Use the main phone number for emergencies during that time: 614.464.3532. Pr. Bob Abrams and Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt will be monitoring email and voicemail during the closure. The synod's e-bulletins will not publish during the break--not that anyone will notice! (We hope you're focusing on your family, church and community, not our e-bulletins. LOL).  Merry Christmas and a blessed new year to you and yours.

ELCA News

Christmas message from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares her 2018 Christmas message.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's December 2018 column from 'Living Lutheran' From cradle to grave.

Seeds for the Parish to be discontinued in January 2019 'As we continue to develop content and plan for a sustainable way to share the stories and resources of our church into the future, we have determined that it is time to say goodbye to Seeds for the Parish.' --Christina Jackson-Skelton

Employment Opportunities 

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

Director of Development
Oesterlen Services for Youth
Springfield, Ohio

Nursery Attendant (Sunday Mornings)
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Columbus
1555 South James Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

ELCA Global Mission Openings
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Varied

Part-Time Youth Director
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Dublin
5475 Brand Road Dublin, 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. 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

• Rev. Dr. Robert Jones regarding diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer

• Sisters and brothers of the Alaska Synod affected by the recent earthquake

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