POSTPONED until Aug. 20: Celebrating and Renewing our Companion Synod relationship
Join with others interested in companion congregation/synod relations to celebrate and renew our companion synod relationship with Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT)
Saturday, August 20
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (lunch provided)
Bethesda Lutheran Church - Ames
Please RSVP by Monday, August 15
We will celebrate and renew our Companion Synod Relationship with the Pare Diocese and congregations in the Mwanga Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and plan for our shared mission together with our partners in the ELCA and ELCT
Anyone in the Southeastern Iowa Synod who are either passionate about or curious about our companion synod relationships with the Pare Diocese and congregations in the Mwanga Diocese is welcome to attend. Congregations with relationships with congregations in Tanzania or projects underway in partnership with ministries in the dioceses are encouraged to send participants if possible.
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"Growing Young" Book Club
Join members of congregations across the Southeastern Iowa Synod for a book study on Growing Young. Together you will discover the 6 essential strategies used to engage youth and young adults in meaningful ways.
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM until August 2
via Zoom
Questions? Email Pastor Dan Kuckuck, kuckuck@seiasynod.org
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Bishop Eaton to Participate in Emmanuel Nine Study
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton will join faith and government leaders on Friday, June 17 to mark the seventh anniversary of the racially motivated shootings at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The leaders will participate in a commemorative Bible study event that will kick off a yearlong Bible study across the country.
You can watch this first session live on Friday, June 17 at 6:00 PM The theme for the livestream event, “What Kind of Soil Are We?,” is taken from Mark 4:1-20, the Bible passage the Emanuel Nine were studying on the night they were murdered by Dylann Roof (who was raised in an ELCA congregation). Christian leaders across the nation will use the commemorative event to study the parable and lead discussions critical to this time as race, history and politics intersect.
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Peace Not Walls Advocacy for Augusta Victoria Hospital
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Job Postings and Classifieds
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Iowa Juneteenth Events and Resources
Iowa Interfaith Alliance has many resources at Faithful Voices for Racial Justice. Additionally, faith leaders who are part of Faithful Voices for Racial Justice wrote a Unity Prayer for Juneteenth.
There are many celebrations planned across Iowa. Check out the list, find something close to you, and join the celebration!
Iowa Juneteenth in Des Moines – Events ongoing through June 19
Cedar Rapids – Saturday, June 18, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, NewBo City Market (1100 3rd St SE)
Iowa City – Events ongoing through June 19
Waterloo – Saturday, June 18, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, Gates Park (820 E Donald St)
Quad Cities – Saturday, June 18, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Lincoln Center (TMBC located at 318 E. 7th St, Davenport)
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Des Moines Area Text Study
Des Moines area clergy are invited to join a Revised Common Lectionary text study on Tuesday mornings at 10 am at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 914 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny. We'll pray, discuss the texts for the upcoming Sunday, and enjoy fellowship. Contact Beth Wartick, pastor@resurrectionlutheran.org, with any questions.
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Emanuel Nine, martyrs Today we remember the members of Emanuel
African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, N.C., who were killed by a self-professed white supremacist while gathered for Bible study. Pray that we— as individuals, a church and a society — will reaffirm our commitment to repent from the sins of racism and white supremacy, and that the Spirit will change our hearts and lead us to value, love and welcome all people as the wonderful handiwork of God.
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