2010 Fall Theological Conference
The 2010 Theological Conference will be held on Monday and Tuesday, September 27 and 28 at the Green Lake Conference Center. There will also be a gathering for first call pastors on Sunday evening, September 26. Our speakers will be Dr. Thomas Long, Professor of Preaching at Emory University and the Rev. Richard Thieme, creater of ThiemeWorks and a former Episcopal priest. Registration information will be available soon.
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In Letter to Church Bishop Hanson Addresses Discernment, Repentance, Reconciliation
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), addressed a number of topics in an Aug. 24 pastoral letter to the church, including differing views on human sexuality, reconciliation, not bearing false witness against one another and ongoing dialogue about faith and life.
Lutheran College Tour, Oct. 28 - 30
Open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors
Our Synod's annual Lutheran College Tour will take place Thursday, October 28 through Saturday the 30th (with a possible extended trip through the 31st). The tour will visit 4-5 of our ELCA colleges in the midwest showing our future college students what our small, liberal arts schools have to offer. The trip is open to the first 30 Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who apply. For a registration form and permission slip, contact Pastor Paul Mittermaier, (St. John's LC, Jackson) at pastorstjohns@nconnect.net, 262-677-3176. The cost is $30 per student.
LOPPW Advocacy Training
Saturday, Sept. 25 - Calvary LC, Green Bay (view map)
With only five loaves of bread and two fish, Jesus and his disciples fed more than 5,000 people. Through advocacy, we bring daily bread to thousands in Wisconsin and millions around our country. Together with ELCA World Hunger and the East Central Synod of Wisconsin, the Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin invites you to participate in this unique advocacy training and learn how we live out our baptismal calling to strive for justice and peace.
The Loaves and Fishes Advocacy Day will take place on Saturday September 25 at Calvary Lutheran in Green Bay. The training will begin at 10:00 am and run through 3:00 pm. The cost is $25 and $10 for students; lunch will be provided. To RSVP, please call 608-270-0201, or email us at contact@loppw.org.