We invite pastors/worship planners to create a worship bulletin using their familiar Service of the Word format in local context along with Bishop Jon’s sermon, suggested hymns (others if desired) and prayer of the day. Synod Assembly Worship Service for Lay Leaders -Service of the Word -Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s Sermon (PDF) -Bishop Jon V. […]
Assembly Guidebook App
How to download the App. Go to your App Store and search Guidebook. Download the Guidebook App Find by search, type “2018 Southwestern Minnesota Synod Assembly” Get and download Guide. Guidebook is an app used for events. Guidebook will host all of your documents, send real-time updates and interact with social feeds and share photos! […]
Facebook Book of the Month
+Rev. Erik Karlson, Facebook Group Facilitator- Good afternoon, my friends. I would like to introduce to you the new book we will begin studying as a group on Monday, May 14th. We will be reading Bishop Jon Anderson’s recommended Shepherd of Souls: Faith Formation Through Trusted Relationships by David. W. Anderson. The author offers five […]
Springtime in Rwanda!
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 […]
Synod Assembly Workshops and Service Projects
NEW THIS YEAR! This year’s assembly will kick off with learning opportunities and workshops. We are asking all participates to sign-up for the activities you wish to attend. These workshops are open to the community! Therefore, if you invite others to attend, please sign-up online by clicking here. This is to give us a general […]
ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral statement on humanitarian situation in Syria
4/14/2018 2:10:00PM ELCA NEWS “Give God no rest” (Isaiah 62:6-7) until that day when “the wolf and the lamb shall feed together. … They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord” (Isaiah 65:25) (ELCA social statement, “For Peace in God’s World”). In recent days we have witnessed, with additional horror, […]
Retirement Challenge Grant Extended
Don’t put it off any longer! The Retirement Challenge Grant is extended to May 31, 2018. “The most pervasive issue for clergy across our nation is adequate retirement savings and planning.” That’s one of the conclusions researchers pulled from the applications to the current Lilly Endowment initiative that we call the Lilly Project. For a second […]
Synod E-Newsletter – April 12, 2018
Save the date: Sept. 9, 2018! “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate and proclaim who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. +Seeds for the Parish Since 2013, ELCA members nationwide have gathered together for “God’s work. […]
Stewardship ‘Toolkit’ for May 2018
Good, thoughtful, consistent communication, education and action will help develop a healthy culture of stewardship and generosity in your congregation. This kit is designed to help get you there! Pr. Larry Strenge, Director for Evangelical Mission, wants to share this great resource by Rev. Rob Blezard, Assistant to the Bishop in the Lower Susquehanna Synod. […]
Welcome Angela LaMoore
The SW MN Synod received three new candidates for call during the churchwide assignment process. We are grateful for Angela LaMoore, Matt Seegert and Roger Fears who will come to serve in your synod. Meet Angela LaMoore Hi, I’m Angela! I’m a recent graduate of Luther Seminary, finally earning my MDiv last December. My husband […]
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