Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church sings Advent Season Arrives in Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Churches as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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LWF World Service’s Tigray Program sings A Child was Born in Bethlehem as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania sings Once in Royal David's City as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Attend a 1-hour online briefing on the Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program on Thursday, 12/8/2022, 2pm MST, 1pm PST, to learn how to prepare to apply for Department of Energy grants of up to $200,000 for your congregation’s energy efficiency work. Register here.
As people of faith and conscience, reducing the climate impact of our houses of worship is an opportunity to care for one another and for our common home.
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The Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Uruguay) sings Leonard Cohen’s Aleluya as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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During each day of Advent, beginning with "DAY 1" on November 27, you are invited to reflect on a word of the day for Advent and watch a video reflection from across the Rocky Mountain Synod. Visit the calendar each day of Advent here.
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Women of the ELCA’s Blue Christmas Service offers a safe place to bring your grief, fear, and loss. Brief readings. Quiet and reflective music. Prayers. All are welcome. Spanish translation provided. Register now to attend. The service takes place on Wednesday, 12/21/2022, 6pm MST, 5pm PST.
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Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas continues with our very own ELCA’s version of O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright!
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In recent weeks, our country has been rocked once again by gun violence targeting the LGBTQIA+ community. On the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a lone gunman walked into Club Q—an LGBTQ friendly nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO—and opened fire, killing 5 people and wounding 17 more.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone sings O Come Let Us Adore Him as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine is a four-week virtual pilgrimage from the ELCA’s Peace Not Walls, Young Adult Ministry, Arab and Middle Eastern ministry, and ALAMEH featuring young adult voices from the ELCA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark sings Beautiful is the Earth! as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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The Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church sings Princess Zion as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
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Are you looking for stewardship resources to fuel your ministries and your imagination? Here are three places to find guidance and support:
Public figures, from social media influencers to celebrities to politicians, talk about how “woke” they are. The term has developed more layers of meaning in the past few years.
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ELCA Worship shares their news for November, 2022, featuring: Prompts for Prayers of Intercession, Readings for the Assembly (Emended) is available for provisional use; All Creation Sings; Resources for multi-religious ministry; Common prayer at the World Council of Churches, 11thAssembly; Lutheran Summer Music Program; Music that Makes Community, and worship resources from Augsburg Fortress.
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Taking Faith Home (TFH) is an annual resource that provides a weekly guide for faith-filled conversations during the church year. Here are some of its key features:
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary used by many congregations
Gives examples of each of the Four Key faith practices (caring conversations, devotions, service, and rituals and traditions)
Includes a weekly prayer, Bible verse, mealtime prayer, and blessing
Offers suggested daily Bible readings and Hymn for the week
Executive certificate in religious fundraising from the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Wednesdays from Jan. 4 through March 8 (except for Ash Wednesday), with a smaller cohort meeting an additional day each week. The course is offered at a steep discount for parish deacons and ministers, at only $550. Contact Rev. Larry Strenge or Rev. Timothy Brown with questions. Learn more here.
“Learning Donor Motivations” stewardship webinar, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, 6 p.m. Central time.
According to Wikipedia, politics, from the Greek politika (“affairs of the city”), is the set of activities associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. It’s jarring to see such a definition because politics is currently far from what it was intended to be.
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We’ve updated our Congregations in Transition page with an updated manual (PDF, Word) created by a joint effort of the Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain Synods.
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