For other events, please refer to the online Calendar.
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September 10:
LFS
Partners in Hope Educational Event
flyer
September 11:
LFS
Partners in Hope Educational Event
flyer
Do you have a
person in your congregation who is going through a career
crisis? Many people are unhappy in their vocations and don't
know how to find the work that fits their gifts and mission in
life. Career Crossroads is a spiritual retreat which will help
such people.
(Click here for the flyer.) For
more information, please contact Sandra Holland, Associate
Director for Ministry, Region 9 at 803-461-3263 or
sandrah@ltss.edu.
SEPTEMBER 25: Open forum on draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality. Everyone is invited to this forum, which will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC on Thursday, September 25, from 1:30 – 4:00 pm. At this forum we will listen to one another and listen for the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit in addressing as ELCA Lutherans, how we understand God’s gift of human sexuality. Click here for details and a link to download the draft statement.
September 25:
LFS
Partners in Hope Educational Event
flyer
SC Via de Cristo Co-ed Weekend # 9 is scheduled for September 25-28 at the D. Moody Gunter Camp and Retreat Center in Batesburg, South Carolina (more information can be found at www.scviadecristo.org). SEPTEMBER 29: GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT SC LUTHERAN RETREAT CENTERS Golfers, get ready and join in the fun at the Fifth Annual Benefit Tournament will be held Monday September 29, 2008 in support of the ministries of SC Lutheran Retreat Centers. The Tournament will be held at the Indian River Golf Course in West Columbia, SC. There will be prizes and dinner catered by Shealy's Barbecue! There are multiple opportunities to sponsor of this event, so please consider supporting us with a sponsorship (some sponsorships include golf entry)! If you need addition information about the event feel free to call SCLRC at 803-532-3183. Watch in the mail for your invitation or download our registration and sponsorship form from our website at http://www.sclrc.com .
On May 18, 2008, The Rev. Dr. Herman R.
Yoos, III was elected to serve a six-year term as Bishop of the
SC Synod, ELCA, and Mr. Michael S. Kohn was elected to serve as
Vice President of the synod. Since that time, we have learned
that the Assistants to the Bishop will be The Rev. Virginia
"Ginny" Aebischer, who currently serves as pastor of Mt. Tabor
Lutheran Church in West Columbia, SC, and The Rev. Melvin E .
"Mel" Amundson, who currently serves as Assistant to the Bishop
in the SC Synod.
Join us for the installation service for these four servants of
the Church on October 11 in Newberry, SC.
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NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2008: DR. THOMAS G. LONG: “THEOLOGIAN IN RESIDENCE”
AT EBENEZER LUTHERAN CHURCH
Thomas G. Long is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at
Candler School of Theology at
Emory University. A Presbyterian minister, Tom has served churches in
Georgia and
New Jersey. He has taught preaching for over thirty years--at Erskine
Theological Seminary,
Columbia Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and,
since 2000, at Candler.
Tom is the author of textbooks on preaching and worship, collections of
sermons, and biblical
commentaries on Matthew and Hebrews. His most recent books are
Testimony: Talking
Ourselves into Being Christian and The Witness of Preaching,
Second Edition. His book,
Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship, is an
Alban Institute
bestseller. He is married to Kimberly Long, who serves as an associate
with the PCUSA
Office of Theology and Worship and is the editor of Call to Worship.
See brochure and
registration information at
www.ebenezerlutheran.org
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JANUARY 7-25, 2009: WANT TO GO TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE ON A STUDY TOUR? HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!Encounter Israel & Palestine: The geography, customs, politics, and languages, amidst the religious and cultural diversity. LEADER: Dr. Monte Luker, Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. In January 2009 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary offers a cross-cultural immersion in Israel and Palestine. In addition to the biblical sites all the way from Mount Hermon in the north to the Red Sea in the south, we shall meet with Dr. Mitri Raheb of the Lutheran church in Bethlehem, staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital, the pastors of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Abuna Elias Chacour in the Galilee, as well as Druze villagers in the Golan Heights, Jewish settlers, and kibbutzniks. Seminarians who take the course for cross-cultural credit apply to the Contextual Education department to receive their $600 scholarship which they mail to the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies. Three hours academic credit is also possible at the M.A.R., M.Div., S.T.M., and D.Min. levels. Contact Dr. Luker for details, LLuker@mac.com or (803) 787-0864. Pastors and lay professionals are encouraged to join us for continuing education credit, and lay persons from all walks of life always enrich the dialog that takes place on these study tours. DETAILS and REGISTRATION: http://www.ltss.edu/faculty_studytours.php |