For What Shall We Pray? 3/7/2023
  • For peace and an end to violence in our world, especially between Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine…

  • For refugees and all migrants, especially those facing threat of violence…

  • For recovery efforts following landslides in Indonesia…

  • For open access to education for women and girls across the globe…

  • For equitable outcomes from labor strikes in Paris, France, and for all workers seeking just working conditions and fair compensation…

  • For transgender siblings, especially transgender youth, in the midst of political battles, threats of violence, and diminished access to healthcare…

  • For those called to challenge religious, political, or institutional authority for the sake of justice…

  • For those suffering and dying from COVID-19 in our nation and in our world, and for loved ones fearing risk of contagion…

  • That the love of God so fill our deeds and words that our whole life is joyful noise…

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[re]imagine Lent: 3/4/2023

For the most part, living as we do in a wealthy country with virtually anything we could want within a click, it is easy to get lulled into a sense of self-reliance. In fact, self-reliance has become a value in our culture, as we hear of people living the American dream wherein they start with nothing and become anything they want to be through hard work and persistence.

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Lutheran World Federation newsletter: 3/3/2023

This lent, the LWF invites Lutheran churches worldwide to pray for peace in seven countries and regions worldwide. The hashtag #7weeksforpeace will highlight current emergencies and protracted conflicts and how the LWF responds and supports.

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Develop an ‘I can do this’ mindset

Deep breaths, time with loved ones, a good night’s sleep … what are your best practices for keeping yourself centered and healthy?

If you’re looking to expand your toolbox, and you have ELCA-Primary health benefits, check out Learn to Live’s new course focusing on building resilience. Take the initial assessment and then enroll in the self-guided program at no out-of-pocket cost to you: learntolive.com.

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Event: Living with Hunger in Nevada

Saturday, March 4, 1– 2:30pm PST, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2 S Pecos Rd, Henderson, NV 89074. Please email office@cslconline.org or call 702-263-0802 if you will be attending.

Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada present “Living with Hunger in Nevada.” We will share in activities to consider our attitudes about food and what it might be like to not have easy access to healthy options. Martin Malmberg from Lutheran Social Services of Nevada will be with us to share about how LSSN is making a difference.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day video

In this message to congregations, current International Women Leaders (IWL) scholarship recipients share what their scholarships mean to them and their communities. International Women’s Day is March 8. The ELCA celebrates this day by uplifting the IWL program, which provides scholarships for emerging women leaders from our companion churches around the world to study at ELCA colleges and universities, ELCA seminaries and other institutions. The following Sunday, congregations are encouraged to take a special offering for IWL. Give to IWL at: http://ELCA.org/SupportIWL

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Faith Lens: Survivors

When a building collapses, there’s an estimated 48-hour window during which trapped victims might be rescued. More generous estimates expand that to five or six days, maximum. Beyond that, the odds of survival decrease significantly. But after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on February 6th, rescue teams were still pulling survivors from the rubble nearly 10 days later!

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For What Shall We Pray? 3/1/2023
  • For survivors, victims, and loved ones of those involved in the train crash in Greece…

  • For victims of school gas poisonings in Iran…

  • For all affected by tornados, blizzards, and other significant weather events across the United States…

  • For safety and protection for all migrants…

  • In lament over the significant death toll and casualties on both sides of the Russia/Ukraine conflict…

  • For all those forced into war, conflict, and violence; and in fervent hope that all war should cease…

  • For all affected by the COVID-19 virus in the United States and around the world, and for continued mitigation and treatment efforts…

  • For those facing food insecurity, and for compassionate policies to address hunger…

  • In thanksgiving for the contributions of women to politics, the arts, science, education, advocacy, technology, medicine, administration, and the church; especially for women serving as bishops, pastors, chaplains, and deacons…

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