Upcoming Events:
2019 Synod Assembly: May 3-4
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2019 Eco Faith SummitCreation, Church, and You: Earthkeeping Practically Speaking
March 30, 2019 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Brainerd, Minnesota Sponsored by the EcoFaith Network, NE Synod/ELCA Hosted by the Creation Care Team of Bethlehem Lutheran Church Caring for creation is important to everything we do as church. We don’t need to tell you that our earth is in a growing crisis that is already endangering human beings, as well as plant and animal life, and the soil and water that sustains life itself. Climate change and ecosystem degradation is accelerating. We know that we are called to be stewards of God’s wondrous, intricately interdependent creation. The question is not whether to be those stewards, but how? How do we integrate what is actually integral to the very Gospel for the healing of God’s world? The one-day EcoFaith Summit will provide individual insight and equip congregations to integrate care of creation throughout all congregational activities, including worship, education, congregational life, building and grounds, and community engagement. |
Important Forms
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4 Congregational Forms Due by February 15!
Thank you for turning in these helpful forms for our ministry together! 1. 2019 Mission Intent Form (Due January 31st!) 2. 2019 Congregation Report Form 3. 2019 Congregational Information Form 4. 2019 Rostered Leader's Annual Report to the Bishop |
Pastoral Message from the Bishop
Dear Christian: Your life is not your own, you belong to Christ, your brother and Lord. His courageous love stands up to injustice.He lived a life that countered fear, divisions, racism, violence and revenge, and worked for the good of the neighbor - whoever that neighbor happens to be. Tonight, and in the days to come, our "neighbor" is the Muslim community, senselessly brutalized and violently killed in New Zealand as you know. But these acts go on here in our Country as well. Jesus always crossed over the lines people drew to exclude and degrade people. You are joined to Jesus, dear Christian, in your baptism, in your hearing of the gospel, in your partaking of Holy Communion. I urge you to pray tonight for the victims of racism and White Supremacy / White Nationalism around the world. Wherever you gather with your fellow Christians, ask to include moments of silence and intercessions for the victims of bloodshed and violence. And then, when you hear rhetoric that inflames hate and champions White Supremacy, find a way to speak out against it. Take courage: Our Lord who commands us to do these things, also gives us the courage to do them.
Resources from Bishop Aitken
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Bishop Aitken always has an abundance of good information to be shared. Now, instead of finding it at the bottom of the home page, he has an entire page dedicated to sharing these resources. it will be found under the home drop down list or by clicking here.
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+Bishop’s Visitation to Confirmation Students
Bishop’s Visitation to Confirmation Students and their parents
Bishop Aitken invites you to request him for a Bishop’s Visitation to your Confirmation Class. What works best for his schedule is to schedule so these visitations are to clusters of congregations. He encourages parents to come that night as well so he can meet them and include them in the teaching time. He will teach the gospel, talk about Christian Vocation, the role of the Christian in our world, our call in Christ and end with Communion and Commissioning for service with Anointing oil from Palestine.
Bishop’s Visitation to Confirmation Students and their parents
Bishop Aitken invites you to request him for a Bishop’s Visitation to your Confirmation Class. What works best for his schedule is to schedule so these visitations are to clusters of congregations. He encourages parents to come that night as well so he can meet them and include them in the teaching time. He will teach the gospel, talk about Christian Vocation, the role of the Christian in our world, our call in Christ and end with Communion and Commissioning for service with Anointing oil from Palestine.
One of Bishop Aitken's greatest joys as a Bishop, is the Bishop Visitations to Confirmation Students and parents in our Synod. He takes the Teaching Office of Bishop both seriously and joyfully and loves to be part of youth faith formation in this way and has been able to personally connect with so many across our Synod. If you would like, you may supply the names of those being Confirmed to the Synod Office and he will send a pastoral letter to each one, reminding them that they are joined to Christ forever, and encouraging them in their continued journey into the gift of faith.
You may send names and addresses to info@nemnsynod.org
You may send names and addresses to info@nemnsynod.org
Believing and Having Faith
Bishop Aitken is open to leading a Bible and Faith Study for men’s, women’s or mixed men and women’s Retreats around the theme Belief and Faith. He uses the Gospels as well as other Biblical texts around the meanings of trust, fidelity, faith and believing. You could arrange with one of our Camps (where he has done these already) or at a location of your choosing. He presents a Biblical understanding of what faith and belief really are, and in particular, as a Lutheran Christian.
You may contact the synod office to make arrangements with him.
Bishop Aitken is open to leading a Bible and Faith Study for men’s, women’s or mixed men and women’s Retreats around the theme Belief and Faith. He uses the Gospels as well as other Biblical texts around the meanings of trust, fidelity, faith and believing. You could arrange with one of our Camps (where he has done these already) or at a location of your choosing. He presents a Biblical understanding of what faith and belief really are, and in particular, as a Lutheran Christian.
You may contact the synod office to make arrangements with him.
Mission Support
Ever wonder where your gifts to the church go?
See the following video.....and think about how you would like to give to mission support.
Get your intent form by clicking HERE.
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About the ELCA
ELCA Vision
Claimed by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we are a new creation through God’s living word by the power of the Holy Spirit;
Gathered by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we will live among God’s faithful people, hear God’s word and share Christ’s supper;
Sent by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we will proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, serve all people following the example of our Lord Jesus, and strive for justice and peace in all the world.
ELCA Mission
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world. This is the mission statement of the ELCA. As members of the ELCA, we believe that we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
ELCA Advocacy
Website: ELCA.org/advocacy
Email: washingtonoffice@elca.org
Social Media: /ELCAAdvocacy
ELCA Racial Justice Ministries
Website: www.ELCA.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Racial-Justice-Ministries
ELCA Young Adult Ministry
Website: www.ELCA.org/Our-Work/Congregations-and-Synods/Young-Adult-Ministry
Social Media: /ELCAYoungAdults
How one Lutheran congregation moved out of “building mentality”
https://youtu.be/trgt28JGPes
New Life Lutheran Church, Texas
Claimed by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we are a new creation through God’s living word by the power of the Holy Spirit;
Gathered by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we will live among God’s faithful people, hear God’s word and share Christ’s supper;
Sent by God’s grace for the sake of the world, we will proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, serve all people following the example of our Lord Jesus, and strive for justice and peace in all the world.
ELCA Mission
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world. This is the mission statement of the ELCA. As members of the ELCA, we believe that we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
ELCA Advocacy
Website: ELCA.org/advocacy
Email: washingtonoffice@elca.org
Social Media: /ELCAAdvocacy
ELCA Racial Justice Ministries
Website: www.ELCA.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Racial-Justice-Ministries
ELCA Young Adult Ministry
Website: www.ELCA.org/Our-Work/Congregations-and-Synods/Young-Adult-Ministry
Social Media: /ELCAYoungAdults
How one Lutheran congregation moved out of “building mentality”
https://youtu.be/trgt28JGPes
New Life Lutheran Church, Texas
Contact Us:
Northeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
1105 E. Superior St., Upper Suite Duluth, MN 55802 Office Hours: M-F: 8:30am-4:30 pm Telephone: 218.724.4424 Email: info@nemnsynod.org Fax: 218.724.4393 |
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