We are very
pleased to announce the people who will be serving on the
Transition Team for the Sierra Pacific Synod. All of the
applicants were clearly gifted people who were moved to
volunteer for a big job. Keeping the groups a manageable
size, balancing the various "skill sets", availability for our
kick-off on February 28th and keeping a good mix of lay/clergy
and male/female all came into play as groups were formed.
We thank you all for your time and attention to this
process and look forward to making progress reports
regularly.
Ministry Configuration Group:
Bob
Carlson (Clayton, CA), Carlton Holte (Davis,
CA), Linda Jeffers (Lodi, CA), The Rev. Matt
Smuts (Palo Alto, CA), The Rev. Ginny Wagener (Mountain
View, CA)
Facilities, Location and Communications/
Technology Group:
Art Fabsits (Roseville, CA), Cyndy Cross (Turlock,
CA), Jack Pease (Moraga,
CA),
The Rev. D. Todd Bertani (Fairfield,
CA), The Rev. Megan Rohrer (San
Francisco, CA), Robert Schwab (Orinda, CA)
Transition and Implementation
Group: Bob Wohlsen (Berkeley,
CA), Denyse Curtright (Sacramento,
CA), Jessica Kelley (Danville,
CA), Linda Headrick (Union City,
CA), The Rev. Jo Ann Neal (Modesto, CA)
God's peace, Bishop Mark
Holmerud Nancy Feniuk Nelson, Bishop's Associate Pat
Cash, Sierra Pacific Synod Secretary Jeff Thiemann,
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We remember in prayer . . .
Pastor Nick Droge, Bethany, Kerman, grieving the
death of his father.
Pastors, congregational leaders and congregations,
as we receive, discuss and pray about the recently
released Draft Statement on Human Sexuality.
To see the Statement, go to: Draft
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MARK YACONELLI SPEAKING ON YOUTH AND
SPIRITUALITY
The Belfry (Lutheran
Episcopal Campus Ministry at UC Davis) is offering two
opportunities to hear from Mark Yaconelli, who holds an MA in
Christian Spirituality from the GTU and is author of several
books on youth and spirituality. The events are free to
the public, with no need to pre-register.
Date: Thursday,
March 5, 2009
-- From 10 a.m to noon -
Clergy and youth ministers
are invited to a special workshop on Youth and
Spirituality. Location: St. Martin's
Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorne Ln., Davis,
CA
-- From 7 to 9 p.m. -
All are invited to the 2009 St. Augustine Lecture on
spirituality and contemplative practices. Location: UC Davis,
Young Hall 198, 216 A Street, Davis, CA
For more info, e-mail Rev. Jocelynn
Hughes at pastor@thebelfry.org or call 530-756-1550.
Link
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HEIN-FRY LECTURE AT PLTS
Hearing
the Word:
Lutheran
Perspectives on
Biblical
Interpretation
Wednesday, April
22
10:00 am - 2:30
pm
"Interpreting the Bible Lutheranly:
Between
the Undertow
and a
Tsunami"
The interpretation
of the
Bible has always been and continues to be a contest among
rival interpretations.
The church is called to confess Jesus Christ as the living
Word
of God in every generation. This lecture contributes to a
constructive approach
to interpreting the Bible as the book of faith in our
time.
Presenter: Rev. Dr. Craig
Nessan, Professor of Contextual Theology, Wartburg
Seminary
Respondent: Rev. Dr. Moses
Penumaka, Director, Theological Education for Emerging
Ministries (TEEM), PLTS
PACIFIC LUTHERAN
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
2770 Marin
Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708
Link
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BOARD OF PENSIONS
HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
Thank you to all those who have taken the Board of
Pensions 2009 Health Assessment, and for your many ideas of
what do do when we get our
$39,000 savings.
If you haven't yet taken your
assessment, please take the time to do so now. Go
to the following link for more information. Board of
Pensions
Link
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CLU
CONCERT CHOIR
IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Concert Choir of California Lutheran
University will be appearing in two concerts:
Tuesday, March 10 - 7:00
pm
Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverley
St.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 494-1212
[Free will
offering]
Link for posters and bulletin inserts:
http://www.gracepa.org/events/CalLu/
(CLU
alumni reception follows the concert)
Wednesday, March 11 - 7:00
pm
Faith Lutheran Church
667 E. 1st
Avenue
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 895-3754
[Free will
offering]
http://www.flchico,org/
Link
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SYNOD ASSEMBLY
INFORMATION
Registration materials
for the upcoming Synod Assembly will be coming
out in March. The Assembly is at the end of
May, so this should give plenty of time to
register.
Meanwhile, please be sure that your
congregation's Parochial Report has been submitted, so
that we have an accurate basis on which to determine the
number of voting delegates for your congregation.
All leaders under call will have
the opportunity to have their picture taken
for a new Synod pictorial directory. We
strongly encourage your
participation.
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SYNOD RESOURCE CENTER QUARTERLY
NEWSLETTER
Cindi Eckert, Director of our Synod
Resource Center, publishes a quarterly newsletter with helpful
ideas and resources for congregations. Check it out
at: Resource Center
Newsletter
Link
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Upcoming Events
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February 23 (Noon) Clergy
AA Meeting - Lutheran
Church of the Cross
Berkeley, CA
February 24
Lecture on
Women's Leadership
in
the Church - Catholic
Diocese
of Sacramento
February 26 Interim Pastors
Gathering - Epiphany
Lutheran Church, San
Leandro
March 2-3 Retired Pastors,
Spouses, AIMs Retreat -
San Damiano Retreat
Center, Danville, CA
March 3 Racial & Ethnic
Ministries Task Force
March 5-10 Conference of
Bishops, Chicago
March 6-8 SPS Youth
Committee Elementary
Retreat - Mt. Cross
March 19-22 ELCA Bishops'
Assistants Gathering in
SF
March 24 Racial & Ethnic
Ministries Task Force -
Synod Office
March 27-28 Racial & Ethnic
Ministries Task Force
Gathering - LSS Offices
Concord, CA
March 27-29 SPS Youth
Committee Elementary
Retreat - Sly Park,
Sacramento
April 6 Chrism Mass,
Rohnert Park
April 7 Chrism Mass,
Modesto
April 16-18 Gathering for
Women of Color in
Ministry
Eaglewood Resort &
Spa, Itasca (Chicago) IL
April 21 - 22 Mobility
Conference
April 22 -
Hein-Fry Lecture -
Pacific Lutheran
Theological
Seminary
May 27-28 Synod Council
May 28-30 Synod Assembly
Fresno, CA
June 1 - Synod Office Closed
August 17 - 23
Churchwide
Assembly, Minneapolis,
MN
September 22 LSS Garrison
Keillor - Live in Concert
Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento
October
20-22 Professional
Leaders
Conference,
Asilomar Conference
Center
2010
May 6-8 Synod Assembly
Reno,
NV
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LECTURE ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE
CHURCH
North State
Ecumenical Conference sponsors the Paul Wattson / Marie Kidder
Lecture:
"Women's
Leadership in the Church"
Guest
Speaker:
Elsa Tamez
Costa Rica's United Methodist
Church
Tuesday, February
24
Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, Pastoral
Center
2110
Broadway
Sacramento
7:00 pm Wine and cheese
reception
7:30
pm Lecture and Seminar
Offering
appreciated.
Checks payable to:
NSEC
RSVP to Rev.
Bruce Lundberg at bglundberg@yahoo.com
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China Service
Opportunities
China Service Ventures (CSV), a
501(c)3 non-profit organization and an affirmed partner with
the ELCA, offers the following service opportunities in
2009:
1) Teaching ESL
in China
Who: Adults and mature college
students (you don't need to be a certified
teacher)
What:
Teaching oral English to Chinese English
teachers
When:
July 5 - August 3, 2009
Where: Xinyang City and
surrounding countryside, Henan Province
How: Via China Service
Ventures and the Education Department of Xinyang
City
Cost:
Approximatey $900
2) Youth Service
Project in Henan Province
Every year CSV brings Lutheran Youth
Groups to China to serve the people of rural Henan
Province. We do this through the painting of schools not
able to afford it. Other projects include cleaning
nursing homes, repairing roads, and city
beautification.
Join us as we bring American youth
and Chinese youth together to serve the poor of Henan
Province. Youth will learn about the rich Lutheran
Church mission history in China and what the Chinese Church is
doing today.
Dates for the 2009 Youth Service Project are
July 15-30, 2009. Estimated cost is $800, not including
airfare.
For
information and a teaching application, contact Rev. Steven
Ray, Developer, DXV Relation at 253-851-7643 or 877-408-7056,
or e-mail at Steven Ray.
Website: China Service
Ventures
Link
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