Don’t Forget to Register for 2011 Bishop’s Convocation
Register through the synod office or its website for the 2011 Bishop’s Convocation, “The Balancing Act of Pastoral Leadership,” to take place Jan. 25 and 26 at the Seabeck Conference Center. Participants will examine the many roles pastors are called to fill. The convocation will be preceded by a prayer retreat on Jan. 23 to 25 lead by the Rev. Jim Christianson. The theme will be “Tending to the Holy: Practicing the Presence of God in Ministry.”
PLU Sunday Coming Feb. 13
Congregations throughout Region 1 of the ELCA are invited to lift up Pacific Lutheran University and its effort to educate tomorrow’s leaders on Sunday, Feb. 13, for PLU Sunday. Congregations can contact the PLU Office of Congregations Relations at (253) 535-7424 or crel@plu.edu to request free materials.
Catechumenal Training Slated for February in Vancouver
The next “Come to the Water” ecumenical catechumenal-process training event will take place Feb. 18 and 19 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Vancouver. The event is appropriate for congregational teams that need resources to begin the catechumenal process, which is faith formation for newcomers and people who need refreshers in faith basics. Featured speakers include Bishop Robert D. Hofstad and catechumenal author Ann McElligott.
The cost is $30 per person. Further information can be found in a brochure at
http://catechumenate.org/uploads/file/Water2011.pdf or by contacting the Rev. Martha Maier,
maierm@comcast.net or (360) 892-7160.
Conference Focuses on Spiritual Formation of Congregations
The 2011 PLU Summer Conference on Pastoral Theology focuses on “The Spiritual Formation of the Congregation,” a follow-up to the 2010 theme of “The Spiritual Formation of the Pastoral Leader.”
Taking place June 20 through 22 at the Pacific Lutheran University campus in Tacoma, the event will feature the Rev. Melissa Skelton, director of congregational development for the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Capital Hill of Seattle.
Bishop Robert D. Hofstad of the Southwestern Washington Synod urged attendance.
“I encouraged congregations and rostered people of the Southwestern Washington Synod to consider participation in this event.” To sign up, contact the Rev. G. Lee Kluth, PLU director of congregational relations, at (253) 535-7423 or e-mail him at crel@plu.edu.
Register through the synod office or its website for the 2011 Bishop’s Convocation, “The Balancing Act of Pastoral Leadership,” to take place Jan. 25 and 26 at the Seabeck Conference Center. Participants will examine the many roles pastors are called to fill. The convocation will be preceded by a prayer retreat on Jan. 23 to 25 lead by the Rev. Jim Christianson. The theme will be “Tending to the Holy: Practicing the Presence of God in Ministry.”
PLU Sunday Coming Feb. 13
Congregations throughout Region 1 of the ELCA are invited to lift up Pacific Lutheran University and its effort to educate tomorrow’s leaders on Sunday, Feb. 13, for PLU Sunday. Congregations can contact the PLU Office of Congregations Relations at (253) 535-7424 or crel@plu.edu to request free materials.
Catechumenal Training Slated for February in Vancouver
The next “Come to the Water” ecumenical catechumenal-process training event will take place Feb. 18 and 19 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Vancouver. The event is appropriate for congregational teams that need resources to begin the catechumenal process, which is faith formation for newcomers and people who need refreshers in faith basics. Featured speakers include Bishop Robert D. Hofstad and catechumenal author Ann McElligott.
The cost is $30 per person. Further information can be found in a brochure at
http://catechumenate.org/uploads/file/Water2011.pdf or by contacting the Rev. Martha Maier,
maierm@comcast.net or (360) 892-7160.
Conference Focuses on Spiritual Formation of Congregations
The 2011 PLU Summer Conference on Pastoral Theology focuses on “The Spiritual Formation of the Congregation,” a follow-up to the 2010 theme of “The Spiritual Formation of the Pastoral Leader.”
Taking place June 20 through 22 at the Pacific Lutheran University campus in Tacoma, the event will feature the Rev. Melissa Skelton, director of congregational development for the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Capital Hill of Seattle.
Bishop Robert D. Hofstad of the Southwestern Washington Synod urged attendance.
“I encouraged congregations and rostered people of the Southwestern Washington Synod to consider participation in this event.” To sign up, contact the Rev. G. Lee Kluth, PLU director of congregational relations, at (253) 535-7423 or e-mail him at crel@plu.edu.
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