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$99 includes two nights at Menucha, meals, leadership resources, program and adult supervision. This training is limited to 30 students.
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August 17
“Atonement Variety Show”
--Participants Needed
--No Talent Required
--Exceptions Welcome
Fellowship Hall (Adult Forum), Newport
9:30 am
There’s one aspect of being a Lutheran that I’m ever grateful for, our acceptance that our ever-changing understanding of the Bible is normal and ought to be encouraged. For example, there’s a verse in the Old Testament that says something like, “Make a joyful noise for our Lord.” I initially thought this was there to cover for kids and the noise accompanying their very existence but now I believe it was put there specifically to cover church variety shows – often referred to as “Untalent Shows.”
Here is an example of a creative and humorous announcement to inspire your own event notices ...provided by
Paul Amundson, Atonement, Newport
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September 22 - 25
A Week of Rich Fare at Holden: Food in the Wilderness
We are setting the table for conversation, song and feasts of every kind. All are welcome!
Presenters include: Fred Niedner: Dining and Dying with Christ: Meal Stories for the Year of Mark; Dorothy Bass: Practicing Our Faith in the Wilderness; Martin Wells: Water and Rock: A case study in a congregation's place in the world; Susan Briehl: A Trinity of Tables: Breaking Bread as a Christian Practice; Paul Hinderlie: Five Pasta Sauces you will meet in Heaven, and some fine meals from Holden's kitchen; Mary Preus and Tom Witt: Music. This program is cosponsored with the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith.
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June 15-18, 2009
“Being the Church in the Pacific Northwest:
Fostering a Public Voice on Critical Issues ”
Campus of Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
While media may divide Christian communities into "liberal" and "conservative" camps, many Christians hold another view: virtue of their baptism, Christians are called to be public vocation that is a bit more complex than any neat category. At this conference, participants will explore and discuss the Christian sources of public witness, the theological foundations of social engagement, and the pastoral means to nourish a congregation focused on service in the world.
Keynote Speakers: Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Seattle University, Assistant Professor, Theology and Religious Studies, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies;
Kevin O'Brien, Pacific Lutheran University, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics.
For more information and to sign-up for future direct mail and e-mail updates and registrtation material, call Rev. G. Lee Kluth, Director of Congregation Relations at 253-535-7423 or e-mail crel@plu.edu.
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(06.18) When Luther described his work nearly five hundred years ago, he declared his thinking to be “evangelical." At the root of this theology is our confession that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, proclaimed through word-of-mouth and heard by the gathered people, brings about a new creation in the life of the hearer. Our goal with this workshop is the sharpening of our skill in dividing God’s Word in scripture and applying it to the Church today. Jones received his PhD in Reformation Studies from Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN. He now teaches in the religion and philosophy department at Grand View College, Des Moines Iowa. Dr. Jones has worked with several groups of pastors especially on the topic of preaching. He has also worked with synod assemblies within the ELCA and led a similar workshop on preaching in Michigan in October of 2007. He has been part of the writing team for “The Lutheran Handbook I and II,” and “The Lutheran Handbook for Pastors.” (06.18) |
