Featured in the
December 15, 2016 issue:
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December 18,
8 & 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Cantata
Ascension, Thousand Oaks
December 21, 11:30 a.m.
Midweek Eucharist
Lutheran Center, Glendale
December 26 - January 1
Synod Office Closed
December 28, 11:30 a.m.
No Midweek Eucharist
January 9 - 13, 2017
Carefree, AZ
January 15, 2017
Joint Worship Service Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Westchester Lutheran Church
January 21, 2017
Hill Avenue Grace, Pasadena
February 24 - 26, 2017
Farstrup-Mortensen Lecture Series
Bethania, Solvang
March 25, 2017
Emmanuel, North Hollywood
May 13, 2017
Ascension, Thousand Oaks
June 2 - 3, 2017
Southwest California Synod Assembly
CLU, Thousand Oaks
June 19 - 30, 2017
June 28 - July 2, 2017
CLU, Thousand Oaks
July 15, 2017
Mt. Carmel, San Luis Obispo
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Reformation 500
Visit the SWCA Synod's "
Reformation 500" page for
resources and notifications about events and news stories throughout the Southwest California Synod!
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Synod Office Closed
The synod office will be closed the week of December 26 in observance of the Christmas Holidays.
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Mission Support Deadline
The deadline for the synod to receive 2016 Mission Support from congregations is Tuesday, January 17
. All Mission Support received after this date will be recorded as 2017 giving.
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Messiah Lutheran Church
in Vancouver, Washington is offering two internships for full-time college students this summer. These will be 10 - 12 week full-immersion experiences into the life of a healthy and growing congregation, and are part of Messiah's ministry as a teaching congregation of the Church. This is the 7th year of this internship program, and those selected will be Messiah's 13th and 14th summer interns. Housing is provided along with a $4,000-$4,800 summer stipend.
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Please pray for the following:
- Pastor Craig Beeker, on the passing of his mother
- Pastor Ed McGee, deliberating heart transplant protocol
- Joyce Brown, wife of Pastor Wendell Brown, as she enters hospice care for stage 4 cancer.
- The family of Pastor Carlos Paiva upon his passing.
- Pastor Nimrod Flores, who has pulmonary fibrosis.
- The family and friends of Ten Jensen, on his passing.
- Pastor Ray Kibler's Cancer is now in remission! Please pray that ongoing chemotherapy will keep this so.
- Pastor Sam and Ellen Platts. Pastor Platts has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
Your prayer requests are important to us and will continue for two months in Synews.
If you would like to be added to the prayer list or if we should continue your request, please
contact us
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Southwest California
Synod Staff
The Rev. R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D.
Bishop
The Rev. Reg Schultz-Akerson
Rostered Leadership
The Rev. Marj Funk-Pihl
Congregational Mission
/ Director for Evangelical Mission
The Rev. Reginald Hansome
Coordinator of African Descent Ministries
Andreas Hirsch
Finance & Administration
Maria Paiva
Latino Ministries
Janet Renick
Children, Youth and Faith Formation
Sherri Miller
Bookkeeper
Administrative Assistant
Robin Lujan
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Henderson
Communications
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 507-9591 Phone
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Synews, the weekly email newsletter of the Southwest California Synod, ELCA, brings you news and information from the synod office in an environmentally friendly format. Please share this information as you are able. You can sign up to receive the Synews and special emails from the synod office here.
News and information for
Synews should be emailed to
Samantha Henderson
(shenderson@socalsynod.org). To follow Bishop Guy Erwin's daily schedule, search #thebishopsday on Facebook.
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Presiding Bishop Eaton's Christmas Message
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The New City Parish Urban Training Center is once again delighted to collaborate with CETLALIC Language School, Cuernavaca, Mexico, in offering Spanish language classes in the Los Angeles area. This is a great opportunity to either begin or to review and add to your Spanish fluency - with language teachers who focus on teaching you to speak and understand Spanish!
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2 weeks of study, 3 hours per day, Tuesday through Saturday
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Three 1½ half hour afternoon "practice" sessions per week included
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Small classes (5-10 persons) at your level
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$120 per student per week
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For those participating for the first time, there is a one-time enrollment fee of $80 and a book fee of $53 for the two study books
January 10-14: Beginner or intermediate class, 9 am - 12 pm
Optional 2pm - 3:30 Practice Session, M, W, F
January 17-21: beginner or intermediate class, 9 am - 12 pm
Optional 2pm - 3:30 Practice Session, M, W, F
A $50 deposit due by December 20th will hold your spot!
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California Lutheran Executive Skills Workshop
for Clergy/Church Workers
January 9 - 13, 2017
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center
Carefree, Arizona
Gain valuable and needed skills for pastors, leaders, administrators in congregational settings!
Led by California Lutheran School of Management Faculty.
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy
of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton of the ELCA will preside and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael B. Curry will be keynote speaker when members of the Southwest California Synod and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
come together on Sunday, January 15 at 3:00 p.m. for a joint worship service celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The service will be held at
Westchester Lutheran Church, located at 7831 South Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The theme for the gathering is "Living the Dream of God Now." All are welcome, and clergy are invited to vest (white albs and red stoles) and process.
For further information, contact Carolyn Foster at
ccfrsf@sbcglobal.net.
Please spread the news and download the flyer for this event!
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February 24 - 26, 2017
Bethania Lutheran Church, Solvang
The Reformation and its Consequences
The focus of the 32nd Annual Farstrup-Mortensen Lecture Series will be the Reformation itself and its impact, not only on Christianity, but on society at large, with
Bishop Dr. Guy Erwin
and
Professor Kirsi Stjerna
(California Lutheran University).
The authority of the church was challenged by Martin Luther 500 years ago with the publication of his 95 theses on October 31, 1517. This radical act encouraged and emboldened others to begin to question the common wisdom in various fields of life. This in turn gave impetus to an entire era called The Age of Enlightenment. Join us and participate as we explore our roots.
The lectures take place at Bethania Lutheran Church in the charming village of Solvang - also known as the Danish Capital of America-located in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley of California's temperate central coast region. The weekend also includes entertainment, folk dancing, and a nature walk. Find out more and sign up here!
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Positions Open in our Synod Territory
Congregations and other organizations in our synod are seeking people to partner in ministry. Check out these opportunities posted on our website. To share a job posting in the synod newsletter, website, and Facebook page, email the details to shenderson@socalsynod.org.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church and School, Hacienda Heights California, invites applications for the position of a part-time Youth Ministries Worker beginning January 2017.
More information here.
Ascension Lutheran Church is seeking a Church Finance Analyst. This is a part-time (15-20 hours per week) regular non-exempt position.
More information here.
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Southwest California Synod, ELCA
1300 E. Colorado Street
Glendale,
California
91205
(818) 507-9591
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