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Grants for Vibrant Faith MasterClass Season Pass

December 8, 2020 by SW MN Synod

Vibrant Faith is offering a Winter-Spring Pass for their MasterClasses!  Cost is $299.           The SW MN Synod would like to support your congregation in participating in these classes that cover cross generational faith formation by paying ½ of your registration fee.  That means your congregation only needs to pay $149 for $899 worth of classes!                                       […]

Filed Under: Synod News, Youth / Young Adults

Growing Young Book Study

December 8, 2020 by SW MN Synod

Do you have a love of Jesus and a heart for young people? Interested in creating pathways for increased empathy and leadership roles for younger people in our your church? Join in a book study of “Growing Young: 6 Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church” by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder […]

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Event Canceled – Senior High Youth Gathering

March 13, 2020 by SW MN Synod

Dear Sr. High Gathering Participants, The LYO board has decided that the best way to follow Christ’s call to love our neighbor amid COVID-19 is to cancel the Sr. High Youth Gathering. We are very disappointed, but we trust that God will show us ways to share God’s message that Faith Can Move Mountains. We […]

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Springtime in Rwanda!

April 30, 2018 by SW MN Synod

YAGM – Hannah Sackett from Celebration Lutheran in Sartell. Forewarning that this will be a hefty newsletter –  since I last wrote in March, life has really zipped away from me, as it is wont to do when everything is finally falling into place. Sometimes I felt like I was in control, although usually life […]

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Prone to Wander

January 3, 2018 by SW MN Synod

Greetings from the United Kingdom! YAGM – Rosina Halverson-Studer is from Granite Falls Lutheran. Hiya! Happy 2018! Attached is my third newsletter, which talks a bit about my holiday experience here in the UK. If you are interested in reading more about my journey, you can follow my blog by clicking here: pronetowanderyagm.wordpress.com. If you are interested […]

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Prone to Wander

November 16, 2017 by SW MN Synod

Greetings from the United Kingdom! YAGM – Rosina Halverson-Studer is from Granite Falls Lutheran. Hiya! It’s that time again! below is my second newsletter, which goes into a bit more detail about what I’m doing this year! If you are interested in reading more about my journey, you can follow my blog by clicking here: pronetowanderyagm.wordpress.com […]

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Time, Theater and Terror

November 13, 2017 by SW MN Synod

Greetings from Mexico! YAGM – Megan McClure is from Celebration Lutheran in Sartell (We apologize for the late post, this is Megan’s latest newsletter – October 2017) My new soccer team, Hormiga! I have now been in my new home in Tepoztlan for a little under two months and every day is still a new adventure. I am either […]

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Phnom Penh Pals!

November 10, 2017 by SW MN Synod

The Adventures, mishaps and lessons learned in Chelsey’s YAGM year.  YAGM – Chelsey Johnson from Christ Lutheran in Cottonwood. Stillness. It’s something I was expecting in my YAGM year. Time to reflect, slow down from hectic schedules, and just “be”. However, it’s not a word I would use to describe my last two months in […]

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Prone to Wander

September 15, 2017 by SW MN Synod

This blog post is from Rosina Halverson-Studer. A Young Adult in Global Mission. Rosina is a member of Granite Falls Lutheran. Hello! I am so excited to share this first newsletter with you! If you are interested in reading more about my journey, you can follow my blog by clicking this link: https://pronetowanderyagm.wordpress.com/ Be on the […]

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Phnom Penh Pals

September 15, 2017 by SW MN Synod

This blog post is from Chelsey Johnson. A Young Adult in Global Mission. Chelsey is a member from Christ Lutheran in Cottonwood. The adventures, mishaps, and lessons learned in Chelsey’s YAGM year. September 2017 Suess Day! Hello! Family, Friends, Supporters and Companions in Prayer, It is so good to be sending my first newsletter your […]

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