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Circles of Prayer ...
We continue to keep in our prayers ... Peg Sheeler, Mary Catherine Gordon, Paula Thistle, Chris VanVliet, Jerry Knoche, Yerley Fuller, Henry Schaefer, the Norgard family, Clover Fearer, Myron Lane, Athena Huff, Janet Kaplan, David Michel, Jackie Hamel, Bill Kurz, Dick Michael, Mandy Kent, Jim Slingluff Jr., Thelma Tanner, Andrea Hagen-Arndt, George Mocko, Paul Mocko, ... and we pray for our bishops, Wolfgang Herz-Lane and Mark Hanson.
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Your presence and prayers
are requested
at
A Service of Holy Communion
and
the Installation of
The Rev. Vicki L. Hamel
as
Pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Eastpoint
Sunday, March 11th, 3:45 pm
St. Peter Lutheran Church
7834 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-288-0537
Voice mailbox #2 for Pastor Hamel
vlhpeacebewithyou@gmail.com
All rostered leaders are encouraged to attend and are invited to vest and process.
The color of the day is purple. You are also invited to dinner afterwards.
Please RSVP for the dinner by Sunday, March 4th,
by e-mailing Pastor Vicki or leaving a message in her voice mail at the number above.
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More great "Souper" Bowl news ...
The Senior Youth of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Frederick had a very successful "Souper" Bowl Sunday! Donations of money and cans of soup far exceeded expectations. The final count was 165 cans of soup and $500. Of the funds collected, half will go to the ELCA World Hunger project and the other half, along with the cans of soup, will be given to the Religious Coalition in Frederick for Emergency Human Needs for use in local shelters.
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Synod Supplement needs your input ...
It's time to submit articles and ideas for the next Synod Supplement for The Lutheran magazine! Please send articles and ideas to Jennifer Arnold at jennifer.arnold6@verizon.net.
Questions? Email Jennifer or call her at 410-499-6949. Deadline is March 16th.
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Don't let time slip away!
2012 Synod Assembly Deadlines Are Fast Approaching!
March 1, 2012 Deadline: Requests for display, exhibit and vendor space due
to Andrea Fuller, ek77ivy@aol.com. Display space is free for
synod mission teams and mission forces. Fee for exhibits is
$50.00 and fee for vendors is $100.00. Request guidelines in
advance from Andrea Fuller.
April 1, 2012 Deadline: Resolutions and memorials due to Pat Walton at
PWalton@DeMdSynod.org.
April 15, 2012 Deadlines:
* Reports for Bulletin of Reports (synod staff; conference
deans; synod officers; mission teams; agencies;
institutions and organizations; Nominating Report;
Constitution/Bylaws Report) due to Michelle Miller at
splcoc@verizon.net.
* Voting member and visitor registration; meal registration;
child care registration
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ELCA MALARIA CAMPAIGN
A child dies in our world every 45 seconds of Malaria. At the 2011 Churchwide Assembly, we committed ourselves to raising $15 million over four years to provide mosquito nets (cost $10), medicine, education and health education for 11 of our Lutheran Church partners in Africa. This is part of a global anti-malaria movement that seeks to make malaria history! Visit the ELCA website ... www.elca.org ... and find out about the Malaria Campaign.
Lutheran World Relief is also part of a separate anti-malaria effort - the LutheranMalaria Initiative. Great resources are available on their web site www.lwr.org.
DID YOU KNOW: 80% of maternal deaths could be prevented if women had access to basic maternal and health services.
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An Evening with Richard Elliott
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter
5513 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
Invites you to join them in welcoming
Richard Elliott
Principal organist at the Mormon Tabernacle
In recital
Sunday, March 18, 2012
4 p.m.
Reception to follow
Tickets $20
For tickets call 410/433-1801 prior to concert
Limited number of tickets available at the door
Visit www.comforterbalt.com for more information
Handicap accessible
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Spirituality of Children
We know that as a child grows and develops into a young adult, their spirituality and relationship with God develops as well. How does Sunday school and our Christian education programs support these children as they live out their baptism and grow in faith?
For this workshop, we are excited to welcome Dr. Pat Fosarelli from the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary to present about the Spirituality of Children, and how their spiritual development connects with their overall development.
The afternoon of this workshop will then be spent thinking about how we do Christian education and Sunday school, hear about some different models and curricula, and discuss some best practices for living this out in the church.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Salem Lutheran Church
905 Frederick Road
Catonsville, MD
Cost = $10/person includes Dr. Fosarelli's book and lunch!
Click here to register
This workshop is part of the 2012 Workshops & Trainings being offered by the DE-MD Synod Children's Ministry Team. |
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SOJOURNERS CONNECT RETREAT
The monthly retreats continue on the second Tuesday of each month, through to May 8th, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Potomac Lodge at the Mar-Lu-Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Jefferson, Maryland.
For your calendar:
March 13, 2012
The Lord's Supper and Prayer
Presenter - Dr. Eric W. Gritsch
Registration is now open ... cost is $30, which includes lunch. You can call to register at Mar-Lu-Ridge at 1-800-238-9974; by e-mailing at MLR@mar-lu-ridge.org; or you can find out more about the series on their website ... www.mar-lu-ridge.org |
A Mar-Lu-Ridge Lenten Retreat
Becoming Who You Were Created to Be:
Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit
You are more than you know. You are God's beloved. God loves you just as you are with all your strengths and talents and all your faults and flaws. God formed you and the Spirit grows you. The fruit of this growing in Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23)
This one-day retreat will center on the themes of growing in the fruit of the Spirit. The world sorely needs this gift. The retreat will include two brief lectures, worship, quiet time, and group time. Devotional booklets centered around the theme of the fruits of the Spirit will be distributed.
The Potomac Lodge at Mar-Lu-Ridge Camp and Retreat Center
3200 Mar-Lu-Ridge Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
Saturday March 10, 2012
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
$30 includes lunch and materials
Leaders:
The Rev. Dr. Thomas P. Williamsen
and
Susan M. Coale LCSW-C
Tom is the Pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Arnold, MD and author of Attending Parishoners' Spiritual Growth and Signs of Healthy Religion/Signs of Unhealthy Religion. He has published dozens of songs including the musical narrative Alive on the Vine. He has been a retreat leader and speaker in The USA, Great Britain and Ireland.
Susan is a clinical social worker with 30 years of experience in a variety of settings. They include Protective Services, Private Practice, and Bereavement Counseling in The Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake. Her special interests are traumatic Loss and the role of faith in grief. For ten years she served as Parish Counselor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. In 2009 she completed The Spiritual Direction Program at Shalem Institute. She has a practice in Spiritual Direction and is a frequent retreat leader. She is a presenter of continuing education for mental health professionals.
To Register: Email MLR@Mar-Lu-Ridge.org or call 1 800 238 9974
Directions to MLR are on the website: www.Mar-Lu-Ridge.org
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Baltimore Lutheran Campus Ministry presents
The Morgan State University Choir
In concert
Proceeds to benefit
Lutheran Campus Ministry at Morgan State University
March 3, 2012
3 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
701 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Tickets: $25 per person
$50 per person preferred seating
(a portion of the ticket price is tax deductible)
To order tickets, see your LCM congregational representative or call
The Rev. Laura Sinche at 410/321-4484
Make checks payable to: "Baltimore Lutheran Campus Ministry"
To pay by credit card, visit our website:
www.BaltimoreLutheranCampusMinistry.org
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LTSG ... Getting Greener Faithfully in April Spring Convocation for Church Leaders
Gettysburg Seminary will look at stewardship of the environment, green movements in theology and explore the state of eco-theology in its annual Spring Convocation held on campus April 17-18, 2012.
In this two day event in which lectures and workshops are free and open to the public, Gettysburg Seminary partners with GreenFaith, Interfaith Partners for the Environment, to present lectures by renowned scholar/practitioners in the field of eco-theology. Nationally known presenters include GreenFaith's Fletcher Harper, New Testament scholar David Rhoads of Lutherans Restoring Creation (www.lutheransrestoringcreation.org), theologian Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, and Gettysburg Seminary's Gilson Waldkoenig. An array of workshops offered on Wednesday April 18th will supply practical applications for ministries that serve the care of creation.
The two day event is geared toward church leaders, ordained and lay, interested in examining faithful stewardship of the environment through the lenses of scripture, theology, ethics, justice, worship and congregational practice. The seminary will also feature its most recent greening projects.
The setting for Wednesday Eucharist will be the "Of Land and Seasons Liturgy" in a newly updated version by Stephen and Beth Folkemer. For details about all presenters, visit the Seminary website: www.ltsg.edu/springconvo
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Lutheran Summer Music Benefits Musicians and Congregations
For 31 years, Lutheran Music Program has produced the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM), a four-week residential training and performance program for gifted high school students. The 2012 academy will be on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA, where more than 150 students in grades 8-12 will live together in a supportive community focused on musical excellence, faith formation, and personal growth.
Both the youth who attend LSM and the congregations from which these students come benefit from investment and participation, as evidenced by recently-released results of a comprehensive national research study and the rapid growth of partnerships with Lutheran colleges nationwide.
Short-Term Benefits
Students who attend LSM improve their technical proficiency as musicians and strengthen their faith. These outcomes positively benefit congregations across the country. In July 2011, Lutheran Music Program released the results of its first-ever survey of the 2,200+ alumni who have attended LSM during the program's first 30 years. The results indicate that LSM has consistently provided an overwhelmingly positive experience for young musicians, as measured in three distinct areas: musical development, faith formation, and community building.
Mid-Term Benefits
Because of its focus on Lutheran music traditions, including the a capella choral tradition developed in American Lutheran colleges, LSM is excellent pre-college preparation for students who will go on to attend those institutions. LSM students are particularly drawn to attend colleges of the Lutheran church.
In recognition of the valuable role LSM plays in preparing youth for college, 14 Lutheran colleges now offer exclusive scholarships to LSM alumni to encourage their attendance. Called the Lutheran Collegiate Partnership, these scholarships range from $500 to $6,000 annually. Member institutions include:
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Concordia University, Irvine, CA
Concordia University, Seward, NE
Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Concordia University, Portland, OR
Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
Luther College, Decorah, IA
Newberry College, Newberry, SC
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Waldorf College, Forest City, IA
Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
Long-Term Benefits
LSM's dual purposes of musical training and faith formation have a long-term impact on alumni as well as the churches they attend. Today, the percentage of LSM alumni who attend church regularly is 35% higher than the national average. And, LSM alumni are not passive members of their congregations.
Get Involved
Lutheran Music Program seeks congregational partners to help identify talented young musicians for admission to the 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM) by joining in the Young Musicians Partnership. The Young Musicians Partnership is a growing network of congregations who establish a local scholarship of at least $500 for students to attend LSM. In doing so, the congregation receives these benefits of partnership:
10% tuition discount for all member youth.
33% match (up to $500 from LSM) to the church's scholarship.
Partner resources and a network of congregations committed to building the next generation of church musicians.
Applications for LSM 2012 are currently being accepted in all instrument and vocal areas. For more information on Lutheran Music Program and the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival, visit www.lutheransummermusic.org, email lsm@lutheransummermusic.org or call the organization's national offices in Minneapolis toll free at 888-635-6583.
The 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival will take place June 24 to July 22 on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA.
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Roster Updates
The Rev. Gerry F. Rickel
Community of St. Dysmas
905 Frederick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205
443-326-1115
Ric7277@verizon.net
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Bishop Wolfgang's schedule this week
February 21 Staff development day
February 22 Ash Wednesday services and legislative day with ecumenical leaders
at St. Anne Episcopal Church, Annapolis
February 23 Office appointments, then travel to Bedford, PA for regional bishops'
meeting
February 24 Region 8 bishops, assignments in Bedford, PA
February 25 Morning off, sermon prep
February 26 Preach at St. John Lutheran Church, Linthicum ... 8, 9:15 & 11 a.m.
7-9 p.m. Bishops' Reception to benefit Mar-Lu-Ridge capital campaign
at Bishop Wolfgang's home, 5318 Catalphia Road, Baltimore, MD.
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