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SUMMARY:Synod Disability Learning Day
DESCRIPTION:Our synod’s Disability Ministry Task Force is sponsoring another Disability Learning Day event for both rostered ministers and laity. The event will be held on Saturday\, October 5th from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at Peace Lutheran Church in Gaylord. \nThe Keynote Address will be given by Victoria White who serves as Program Director at With Ministries. Her experience and passion in education and ministry converge in her writing\, speaking\, consulting and training for congregations\, equipping them to build belonging with people of all abilities. The Keynote Address will share ways of including people with varying disabilities in worship\, and best practices for building belonging. \nParticipants may also choose two workshops from three offerings: \nBiblical Perspective on Disability led by Bishop Craig Satterlee \nMinistry with People with Dementia\, led by Pastor Clay Bates \nNormalizing Neurodiversity (autism\, etc.) in Your Context\, led by Victoria White \nThere will be group discussion time to share struggles and challenges; or\, ideas and strategies that have worked in your context. \nRegistration is $20 and includes lunch and a free book or fidget toy.  There will also be books and other resources for sale. \nRegistration closes Friday\, September 27th. Register Now. \nFor more information\, contact Pastor Clay Bates at clayhbates@gmail.com. \n\nThis event has been generously supported by a member of our synod who shares our passion for ministry with people with disabilities.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/synod-disability-learning-day/
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SUMMARY:World Food Day: Celebrating 50 Years of ELCA World Hunger
DESCRIPTION:Join ELCA World Hunger for a celebration of World Food Day and the 50th anniversary of ELCA World Hunger! \nThis special online event will be hosted by the Rev. Amy Current\, bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod\, and Imran Siddiqui\, vice president of the ELCA. \nTune in on October 15 to hear firsthand stories from partners at ELCA World Hunger projects — including Educación Popular en Salud (EPES)\, a community health organization in Chile that was founded over 40 years ago\, and more recent starts such as Tapestry Farms\, a Midwestern urban-farm system in the “Quad Cities” of Iowa and Illinois. You’ll see the impact of 50 years of ELCA World Hunger work and get excited and equipped to be part of the next 50 years! \nRegister at the link here to receive reminders\, event information\, World Food Day resources and the event recording.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/world-food-day-celebrating-50-years-of-elca-world-hunger/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Solar Faithful Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Synod’s Environmental Stewardship Task Force and Solar Faithful will be hosting an hour long webinar focused on implementing solar energy. Congregations interested in learning more about solar energy and installation of solar panels at modest or no cost are invited to attend. \nThe webinar will be held on October 17 at 7:00pm ET via Zoom. \nRegistration for October 17\, 7:00pm ET.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/solar-faithful-webinar-3/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241018
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SUMMARY:2024 Trinity Days
DESCRIPTION:Trinity Lutheran Seminary will be hosting Trinity Day on October 17\, 2024. \nThe Keynote Speaker will be The Rev. Amy E. Reumann\, ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society in Washington\, D.C.. \nThe Rev. Dr. Cheryl M. Peterson\, Academic Dean and Professor of Ecumenical Theological Seminary will present on her new book\, The Holy Spirit in Christian Life. \nAll sessions will be held in the Gloria Dei Worship Center of Trinity Lutheran Seminary\, 2199 E. Main Street\, Columbus\, Ohio. Reception will take place in the Koinonia Center on the ground floor of the building. \nLearn more and Register. \n\n 
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/trinity-days/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241019
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SUMMARY:Hearing on Civic Life & Faith Social Statement
DESCRIPTION:The Authentic Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Justice Team of the Southern Ohio Synod will be sponsoring a hearing on the Draft Social Statement on Civic Life and Faith on Friday\, October 18 from 9:30 – 11:15 AM at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus\, Ohio. \nThis event will provide an opportunity to respond to the Draft of the Social Statement and engage with differing viewpoints. Rev. Amy Reumann\, ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society\, will lead the discussion. \nIf you would like to attend this event\, please read the entirety of the Draft Social statement prior to attending. It is available here. \nLearn more.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/hearing-on-civic-life-faith-social-statement/
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SUMMARY:Preaching Jesus as Savior Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Robert Krieg and Bishop Craig Alan Satterlee for Preaching Jesus as Savior! At this retreat\, we will explore and reflect upon preaching God’s once and for all saving mystery in Jesus Christ using the church’s understandings of God’s self-disclosure in Christ\, which unfolded over the centuries. Our goal is to move from the theological to the practical and relevant\, including identifying strategies for preaching\, so that participants go away with a set of “preaching tools” they can use to proclaim Jesus as Savior. In addition to presentation and conversation\, the retreat will include time for worship\, fellowship\, prayer\, and reflection. Bishop Katherine A. Finegan of the Northern Great Lakes Synod will serve as our chaplain. \nThis retreat will be held in-person on October 21-23 at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt\, MI. Registration is $180 and covers food and lodging. Learn more and Register.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/preaching-jesus-as-savior-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Climate Change as of 2024 with Chris Edwards
DESCRIPTION:Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lansing\, MI will be hosting an event titled\, “Climate Change as of 2024” with Chris Edwards. The event will be held from 7:00-8:00pm ET on October 24\, 2024 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (549 E Mount Hope Ave\, Lansing\, MI 48910). \n“Climate Change as of 2024” is a fact-based\, easy-to-understand presentation by meteorologist Chris Edwards that looks at the scientific issues and impacts involved in climate change\, localized in many ways to Michigan. It explores a range of ideas to address the significant challenges we face and what each of us can do. \nYou’ll learn:​ \n\nWhich Michigan season has warmed the most\nWhy there are more flooding rains\nWhere the climate is changing the fastest\n10 things you can do to help combat climate change\nWhen science first predicted climate change\nWhat climate change means for hurricanes\n\nChris Edwards began his career as a forecaster in the U.S. Air Force. Edwards began carefully studying and reporting on global warming in 1987. As a retired TV meteorologist\, he now enjoys part-time work teaching communications at the University of Michigan\, where he collaborated with Professor Richard Rood to produce a video on climate change. Edwards is also Climate Change Specialist for the city of Detroit\, and regularly gives climate change presentations to a variety of organizations. More information about Chris Edwards can be found at weatherchris.com.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/climate-change-as-of-2024-with-chris-edwards/
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SUMMARY:Leadership Development Through Family Systems
DESCRIPTION:St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids will host a three session cohort-style training between October 2024-May 2025 offered by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center entitled: “Leadership Development Through Family Systems.” \nLeaders today face many challenges. In this time of increased anxiety and stress\, we need leaders who focus on their own integrity\, functioning\, and the nature of their presence rather than look for quick-fix solutions or fancy techniques. Participants in this program will be challenged to invest in their own emotional maturity and functioning as a way to enhance their sense of calm and differentiation of self. Participants will have the opportunity to build a cohort of like-minded leaders facing similar journeys and challenges. Registration is open! \nLearn More.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/leadership-development-through-family-systems/
LOCATION:MI
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241030
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SUMMARY:God's Love Made Real: Conversation with Bishop Eaton
DESCRIPTION:The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met Sept. 24-28\, 2024 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. At the meeting\, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton described the work of the churchwide organization framed by God’s Love Made Real. Eaton emphasized the vision guiding this work — a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation — and its two distinct strategies\, the church that is and the church that is becoming \n“Some people might think that the wave of the future is no more buildings\, no more congregations\, but I don’t think that’s true\,” said Eaton. “We’re going to work with our congregations\, but at the same time — and we found this out during COVID — there are some people who will not set foot in one of our buildings or anything that is recognizable as church. Those people need to hear the liberating good news of the gospel.” \nGod’s Love Made Real is a movement that encourages the ELCA to create a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation. Eaton asked the assembled bishops\, “How can we here at the churchwide expression walk alongside you as people start to realize that they are never out of God’s sight and that God is at work with them\, through them and in them?” \nTo help ELCA members learn more about this work\, Presiding Bishop Eaton will join congregations in the Southeast Michigan\, North/West Lower Michigan\, Indiana-Kentucky\, Northwestern Ohio\, Northeastern Ohio and Southern Ohio synods on Tuesday\, October 29 at 12:00pm ET for a regional conversation on God’s Love Made Real. Bishop Don Kreiss of the Southeast Michigan Synod\, will host this online conversation. \nDuring this discussion\, the presiding bishop will share why God’s Love Made Real is meaningful to her and the future of the church. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and ask questions. “The Spirit is calling us to move together as one church to share the grace and love we experience every day\,” said Eaton. \nELCA members in the Southeast Michigan\, North/West Lower Michigan\, Indiana-Kentucky\, Northwestern Ohio\, Northeastern Ohio and Southern Ohio synods are invited to attend! \nJoin the event at: https://elcafoundation.zoom.us/j/89930584648#success \nLearn more about God’s Love Made Real at lovemadereal.elca.org.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/gods-love-made-real-conversation-with-bishop-eaton/
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