Calendar

Feb. 2: Synod Nominating Committee’s Listening Post for bishop election, Gloria Dei of Tacoma and St. Andrew of Vancouver
Feb. 9: Synod Nominating Committee’s Listening Post for bishop election, Gloria Dei of Olympia
Feb. 9: Empowering Life celebration and fundraiser, St. Mark's, Tacoma
Feb. 20: Inter-Faith Advocacy Day, Olympia
Feb. 23: Synod Nominating Committee's Listening Post for bishop election, Poulsbo First
March 10: Lutheran Community Services NW annual fundraiser, Tacoma, www.lcsnw.org and ltennebee@lcsnw.org
Feb. 28 to March 5: Conference of Bishops
March 16: Synod Council meeting, 10 a.m. to 3. p.m., Redeemer of Fircrest
March 16: Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA Olympic Cluster spring celebration, Silverdale Lutheran, carolfossum@comcast.net
March 31: Easter
April: Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA Fort Vancouver Cluster, Highland Lutheran, La Center, date to be determined
April 4: Boundaries training for clergy
April 5: Boundary training for lay leaders, youth directors
April 19 to 21: Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA spiritual retreat, “Fully Rely on God” with the Rev. Mary Sanders, Dumas Bay Centre, Federal Way, carolfossum@comcast.net
June 7 to 8: Assembly of the Southwestern Washington Synod, Hotel Murano Tacoma
June 17 to 19: PLU Conference on Pastoral Theology
June 21 to 23: Region 1 gathering including Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA, featuring author Jane Kirkpatrick and Bishop Kay Ward, Heathman Lodge, Vancouver, Wash., carolfossum@comcast.net
July 24 to 27, 2014: Ninth Triennial Gathering of the Women of the ELCA, Charlotte, N.C.