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March
18: Healthy Leadership in Challenging Times, a Continuing
Education Opportunity, Sponsored by the Office of Bishop, SC
Synod, ELCA
This day-long event,
"Healthy Leadership in Challenging Times," will be led by Amy
Montanez and Mark Tidsworth. It is designed for all rostered
leaders as we all face challenges from personal issues, a
changing church, and societal or global shifts.
Click here for brochure.
LOCATION: Zion Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
March
27: Club 456
Click here for
registration form.
CLUB 456, a synod event for 4th,
5th, and 6th graders, will be held
Sat., March 27, 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.
at Pisgah Lutheran Church,
Lexington.
March 30-April 1: The Living Last
Supper, presented by St. Paul's, Columbia
St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Corner of Bull and Blanding
Streets) will be performing a dramatic presentation of The
Living Last Supper, inspired by the Leonardo da Vinci painting,
on March 30, 31 and April 1, 2010 at 7 PM. All FREE. Come
experience what the disciples may have been saying at that very
time portrayed by the painting. Pastor Tony Metze assumes the
role of Jesus and the Men of St. Paul's, as his disciples.
Special guest actor Scott Stepp assumes the role of Judas. The
performance will conclude with the serving of Holy Communion to
the audience members who wish to participate. For further
information go to
http://www.stpaulsplayers.webs.com.
April 24: Operation
Inasmuch Synodwide Service Blitz
Click here to connect with the
information/planning page!
April 15 and May 6: "Healthy
Congregations" facilitator training
Would you like to be trained to be a "Healthy Congregations"
facilitator? "Healthy Congregations" offers a set of six
workshops for leaders and members to increase the healthy
functioning of your congregation. Written by Peter Steinke and
utilized by many congregations the series has much to offer and
is rooted in family systems. Training to be a facilitator will
take place on April 15 and May 6 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at a
location in Columbia. The cost is $350 and includes all
materials. Contact Pastor Bob Holley
(robertfholley@msn.com
) if you are interested. Further information is available online
at
www.hcongregations.net .
April 30-May 2: Career Crossroads at
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Are you, or is someone you know, going though a career
crisis? Many people are unhappy in their vocation and
aren't sure which steps to take to find work that fits their
gifts and mission in life. Career Crossroads is a spiritual
retreat that can help with these difficult decisions.
April
30-May 2: Lutheran Men's "One Year
to Live" retreat at Camp Kinard
You can’t experience a reaction to
Jesus if you don’t open your heart
and put yourself on the line. Are
you “man enough” to be a part of One
Year to Live? The retreat is only
the beginning. “One Year to Live is
not about trying to fill parish
halls with men,” says Doug Haugen,
ELCA Director of LMM. “It’s about
creating places and events where men
encounter Christ and where
discipleship can take place. It’s
about men who know their lives are a
train wreck without Jesus and who
are willing to walk with other guys,
not only in the good times, but also
in life’s dumpsters. Those kinds of
places and events often do not
happen within the walls of a church
building.”
Click here for
the brochure.
Click
here to download a bulletin insert
about the retreat.
April
16-18: SC WELCA retreat
June 13-18:
Pipe Organ Encounter in Columbia
The Association of
Lutheran Musicians invites you: Pipe Organ Encounter is
an exciting week-long summer program for teens to learn and
discover The King of Instruments. It is designed for aspiring
keyboard players ages 13-18, who have achieved an early
intermediate level of keyboard proficiency. Previous organ study
is not required. Students will be housed on the campus of the
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. For more information go
to
www.columbiaago.org
.
Early registration deadline
for Students is February 15.
June 20-26: Bishop’s School at
Southern Seminary
brochure
Please take a
minute to think of that one special youth in your
congregation. You the know one... he or she is always asking you
the hard questions, excelled in Confirmation class, and just
seems to have a yearning to deepen his or her faith. If that
youth is a current 11th or 12th grader, please nominate him or
her for the 2010 Bishop's School. The 2010 Bishop's School will
be held the week of June 20-26 on the campus of Southern
Seminary in Columbia, SC. Youth from all over the southeast
will come together to study with seminary professors, worship in
Christ Chapel and witness the way God is working in the world
and in their own lives. They'll learn what it means to think
theologically!
Please note, nominations are due by March 1, 2010. (Feel free to nominate more than
one youth from your congregation.) Should you have any
questions, please contact Ms. Sandra Holland, AIM at
sandrah@ltss.edu
or call 803-461-3263, or Ms.
Jenny Tomalka at
jtomalka@ltss.edu
or call 803-461-3297.
July 14-23: Mission Trip to Guyana
(sign up by April 1)
This trip to Guyana being planned by Mt.
Horeb, Chapin’s Global Missions Team will include working with
other Lutheran churches to make general repairs and paint at the
Lutheran Retreat Center in Skeldon; conduct a Vacation Bible
School program; craft workshops; read with the children; and
visit with families. Accommodations will be in the dormitory
housing located onsite at the Retreat Center. Cost of the trip
will include airfare (approx. $1,100), as well as in-land
expenses to cover the cost of travel, meals, etc. (approx.
$300). Additional expenses to include immunizations and
passport may apply. Contact Pastor Henri Bishop ( jhbccb@aol.com)
if you are interested in traveling to Guyana as part of the
Mission Team. Deadline to sign up is April 1, 2010
December
20, 2010 to January 2, 2011 :
Senior High Holy Land Experience!
Walking Holy: A Region 9 Youth Holy Land
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, and the Dead Sea.
December 20, 2010 to January 2, 2011, for youth ages 16 and
older at time of trip, preference will be made for high school
juniors and seniors (current 10th and 11th graders). Estimated
cost is $3500. Application deadline is July 1, 2010.
Click here for more information and the
application form.
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