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The
Sierra Pacific Synod
Weekly
E-Newsletter
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Sierra Pacific Synod
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June 23,
2011
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Positions
Available:
Office
of the Bishop - Sierra Pacific Synod
(Deadline
to submit application: Fri. June 24th!)
Following actions of our recent
Synod Assembly which reflect decisions made by previous assemblies and
the synod council over the past three years to utilize a deployed staff
model to serve our synod's ministry, and in keeping with the vision of
the Office of the Bishop for the ministry and witness of the Sierra
Pacific Synod, qualified rostered leaders are invited to apply for the
following two positions:
- Assistant to the Bishop, Sacramento Office. Please
click here for a position description, and
on the following link for an application.
- Assistant to the Bishop, Bay Area
Office. Please click here for a position description, and
on the following link for an application.
It is
our hope to call individuals who will help fulfill a shared vision for
supporting the congregations of our synod as "centers for
mission." We value a diverse and collaborative work
environment and are seeking individuals with strong communication and
adaptive learning skills who also model a commitment to spiritual
disciplines and faithful stewardship.
Please
keep this process in your prayers as we journey forward in our commitment
to serve the congregations of the Sierra Pacific Synod.
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Dear Juli ,
It has already been one month
since we gathered for the 24th Assembly of the Sierra Pacific Synod in
Burlingame under the theme, "Lord, when did we?" I
have good memories of the presentations we heard from Dr. Carol Jacobson,
Bishop Medardo Gomez, Dr. Mark Allan Powell and Pr. Ruben Duran. I
am grateful for the spirit in which we gathered to consider the work of
being synod - budgets and resolutions and reports and hearings and
motions. Most importantly, it was good to be together to worship,
to pray, to hear the Word and receive the Sacrament of the Altar -- to be
blessed and encouraged and challenged in our calling to be the presence
of Christ in the world today. Thank you to all those who
contributed to helping this Assembly be the positive, faith building
experience we have heard from many that it was for them.
That's not to say that everything
that happened at the Assembly was what people had hoped for. I know
from listening to the discussion and debate on the budget for 2012-13,
that there were mixed feelings about the actions we took, especially with
regard to moving forward in our mission through the utilization of funds
from our cash reserves. Other people were disappointed that we did
not have the opportunity to vote on all of the resolutions that were
submitted. And some were disappointed with the outcome of the votes
on the resolutions we did consider.
My hope and prayer, as I offered
in my sermon during our opening worship service at our Assembly, was that
we would be known as much for what we decided during our gathering as we
would be known for how we did this work together - by our care and
regard for all voices, by our ability to listen respectfully and
carefully to those with whom we disagree, by our ability and willingness
to see Christ in one another. I believe we did that, and I believe
this work continues still. The Synod Council, Council of Deans and
the Synod's Discipling Teams will be among the many resources that are
drawn upon to continue these conversations and the implementation of the
vision for mission represented in the budget that was
approved.
As you may have seen on the
synod's website and our e-newsletter, we have posted two positions for
Assistants to the Bishop; one each in the Burlingame and Sacramento
Offices of the Bishop. We have done so in confidence that by passing
the 2012-13 budget, we can reasonably ask people to consider leaving
their present calls to accept a call that will last at least until the
completion of my current term of service as bishop. As we move
forward in this call process, we know there is much work to be done to
build capacity for the work of our synod's ministry through proportionate
share giving and other means of ongoing mission support. These soon
to be called staff persons will only add to the process of strengthening
the relationships and work we have been called to do.
Conversations have already begun
with a number of rostered leaders in our synod and will continue through
the rest of this year with congregations and leaders throughout the
synod. The work that synod staff members have already done to
strengthen ties between the Office of the Bishop and the congregations
and ministries of our synod has begun to bear "good
fruit." It is our intent to build on these relationships and
to learn more about how we can support each other in our shared
ministry's call to answer the question, "Lord, when did we see
you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to
drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you,
or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you
sick or in prison and visited you?"
We will "keep you
posted" on the progress of the call process for the Assistant to the
Bishop positions, and especially invite your prayers for this process,
for the persons who will make application, and for those two persons who
will receive the call to work and walk with us in ministry.
God's Peace,
Bp. Mark
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We remember in prayer:
Pastor Mark Price and his family
on the death of his mother, former synod staff member (SW CA Synod)
Barbara L. Price
Pastor Mike Murphy (Ascension,
Citrus Heights), in hospital again for medical complications and tests.
Pr. Doug Zike (Faith, Meadow
Vista) -- continuing his recovery at home from a recent hospitalization.
The Rev. Bob Mattheis (Retired
and former Bishop of our Synod), undergoing radiation treatments for bone
cancer
Jan Mattheis (wife of The Rev.
Bob Mattheis) recovering from emergency surgery
The Rev. Doug Merritt, Faith,
Murphy and Mountain Ranch, continued recovery from illness.
Please
hold the following Synods and Bishops in your prayers as they gather for
assemblies in the next few days:
Caribbean
Synod
Bishop
Felipe Lozada-Montanez
Slovak
Zion Synod
Bishop
Wilma Kucharek
Greater
Milwaukee Synod
Bishop
Jeff Barrow
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SYNOD
CALENDAR
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July 1-5 Western States Youth
Gathering, California Lutheran
University, Thousand Oaks
July 14-17 Women of the ELCA
Triennial Gathering, Spokane, WA
July 22-24 ELCA Men in Mission
Triennial Gathering, Denver,
CO
August 1-3 North American
Catechumenate Gathering, SF
August 14-20
Churchwide
Assembly, Orlando, FL
August 26-27 Candidacy Committee
September 23-24 Synod Council
September 29 - October 4
Conference of Bishops,
Lutheran Center, Chicago
October 1 District A Assembly,
Elim, Petaluma
October 1 District B Assembly,
St. John's, Sacramento
October 16 District C Assembly,
Trinity,
Pleasanton
October 22 District D Assembly
October 29 Central Valley Conf.
Assembly, Emanuel, Modesto
October 11-13 Professional
Leaders' Conference, Asilomar
October 21-22 Candidacy Committee
Meeting, PLTS Berkeley
October 28-30
SPS-WELCA
Convention, Santa Nella, CA
November
4-6 Hunger Education
Retreat, Mt.
Cross
November 17-19 Anti-Racism
Workshop, San Damiano
Retreat Center
2012
January 5-9 Bishops' Academy
January 6-7, Candidacy Committee
Meeting, PLTS Berkeley
January 18-19 Council of Deans
Retreat, Christ
the King Retreat
Center, Citrus Heights
February 24-26 Elementary Retreat
Mt. Cross
February 27-28 Retired Clergy/Aims/
Spouses/Widows/Widowers
Retreat, San Damiano Retreat
Center, Danville, CA
March 1-6 Conference of Bishops
March 10 Rwanda
Connections
Committee
Annual Meeting,
Sacramento
May 18-20 Synod Assembly,
San Jose Marriott Hotel, San Jose
July 18-22 ELCA Youth Gathering,
New Orleans, LA
October 4-9 Conference of
Bishops, Lutheran Center,
Chicago
2013
January 16-17 Council of Deans
Retreat, Christ the King
Retreat
Center, Citrus Heights
February 28 - March 5 Conference
of Bishops
October 3-8 Conference of
Bishops, Lutheran Center,
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