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SUMMARY:Portico Webinars on 2026 Annual Enrollment (including changes to Health Options)
DESCRIPTION:Portico Benefits is offering workshops to help plan members and sponsoring organizations prepare for annual enrollment in October: \n  \nAnnual enrollment for sponsoring organizations is October 1-14\, 2025. \nAnnual enrollment for plan members begins in waves on October 20\, 2025. \n  \nAll members and sponsoring organizations will be sent emails about their enrollment windows at the address that Portico has on file for them. \n______________________________________________________________ \nWebinar for Plan Members: Monday\, September 22nd at 2pm Eastern \nIf you are sponsored in the Portico Benefits plan\, this webinar will review the options you have for benefits in 2026\, explain Portico’s four new ELCA-Primary Health Plan options\, and provide helpful information for enrollment. \nRegister here if you plan to attend: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uFIgccOWTuCxSh9u8HqI3Q \n**After you register you will receive the ZOOM link. \nWebinar for Sponsoring Organizations: Monday\, September 22nd at 6:30pm Eastern \n If you sponsor members in the Portico Benefits plan\, this webinar is for you. They will discuss employer benefit selections\, health plan options for ELCA-Primary Health Plan members in 2026 and review the annual enrollment process. \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J_5OXZGNQHKHZfnzzqxO9g
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SUMMARY:ELCA Stewardship Conference: Stewardship Kaleidoscope
DESCRIPTION:ELCA Stewardship Conference: Stewardship Kaleidoscope — New Orleans!\nIn partnership with the Presbyterian Foundation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)\, the ELCA Stewardship and Generosity team is proud to present a three-day conference digging deeply into stewardship and generosity\, using workshops and plenaries that highlight diverse and authoritative voices from across the Presbyterian Church\, the ELCA and partner church bodies. This year we’ll be in New Orleans\, La.\, exploring how stewardship is a matter of “art and resilience” and hearing from voices that are engaged in both practical and cutting-edge aspects of fueling ministry. \nStewardship Kaleidoscope offers real tools for real ministry and is perfect for both rostered and lay leaders. The mission of the conference is to ignite generosity\, give practical tools for cultivating congregational generosity\, expand leadership capacity for stewardship leaders and cultivate adaptive approaches for funding Christ’s mission throughout the world. \nLimited partial scholarships are available! Contact the Rev. Tim Brown if interested. \nMonday\, Sept. 22–Wednesday\, Sept. 24\nNew Orleans \nFor more information\, visit stewardshipkaleidoscope.org.
URL:https://www.mittensynod.org/event/elca-stewardship-conference-stewardship-kaleidoscope/
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