Upcoming Events

Join us for the second annual Addiction and Faith Conference to be held in Bloomington MN on Sept. 20-22, 2019.  Addiction in every form, including opioid addiction, is ravaging our world. The conference seeks to help answer the question, “How can we as people of faith respond to this crisis?”  We believe faith communities can play a vital role - to better recognize and respond to addiction in all its forms and could do much to help save lives. The…

Clergy and their spouses are invited to a Theological Retreat this fall at Mackinac Island. Centered on the theme "Engaging Deitrich Bonhoeffer: Discipleship, Life Together, and His Theology of the Cross", the keynote speaker will be Rev. Matthew L. Becker, Ph.D., Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University. The event will be held Sunday - Tuesday, October 6-8, 2019 at the Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island. All registrations must be postmarked by August 31, 2019. Registration forms and payment must…

We invite those thinking about seminary to attend the Region 6 (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio) Discernment Retreat on October 11-12, 2019. The retreat will be held at St. John Lutheran, 460 Riley St. Dundee, MI 48131. Registration forms must be mailed to the Southeast Michigan Synod by September 5, 2019. Additional questions about this retreat should be directed to Rev. Barry Osterbur, Director of Candidacy at the Southeast Michigan Synod at 586-215-4891 or b.osterbur@semisynod.com Learn More and Register.

Portico will be hosting a Pre-Retirement Seminar in Dundee, MI on Thursday, October 17. There will be a morning session from 9:00am-12:30pm, which will cover the basics of creating a budget, determining how much to save for retirement, and ways to invest your savings. The afternoon session from 1:15pm to 6:00pm will focus on things to consider as you prepare for retirement, such as creating an income plan, paying taxes in retirement, and navigating Social Security and Medicare. Lunch will be provided. Learn more and Register.

LARC: Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics Going Out Yet Not Knowing: Ministry in the Paradox of a Connected/Disconnected Culture We live in the paradox of a culture that is more connected than ever before and yet more dis-connected. The planners of the LARC Retreat discern the Spirit is disrupting our ways of working to challenge and invite us to claim new opportunities. We seek a better understanding of the “Nones”, “Dones” and “Spiritual But Not Religious”, who are nonetheless hungry…