Message from Pastora Bañales
NTNL Synod Online Spanish Liturgy; ! BIENVENIDOS A LA MESA DE GRACIA!
We will learn & have Fun together by practicing Spanish language, praying, group practice, and assignments to put your learnings into action.
Theme: !Welcome all to the Table of Grace! Bienvenidos a la Mesa de gracia
Target Audience: Adults (Non-Spanish Speakers) Pastors, Deacons, SAWL and Lay members
Focus: Spanish Language Skills, Liturgy Vocabulary, Hispanic Culture awareness; Religious Traditions.
Objectives:
- Introduce key liturgical vocabulary in Spanish
- Explore some of the Hispanic Religious tradition during the liturgical year.
- Practice Spanish grammar and Vocabulary
- Familiarize students with the ELCA Spanish-language liturgies.
Click here to learn more about the Spanish Liturgy program and to register.
Cross Trails Hiring Summer Staff
Cross Trails Ministry is a year-round camp and retreat ministry operated by the congregations of the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA. Two sites are at the heart of this ministry: Lutheran Camp Chrysalis in Kerrville and Ebert Ranch Camp in Harper. They are looking for graduating high school seniors and older to apply to be a part of the upcoming summer season. Candidates must commit to 2 weeks of staff training and at least 4 weeks of programming between June 8th and August 3rd – if you have availability questions, just ask!
Find more information and open positions at https://crosstrails.org/
Happy Easter from Lutheran Summer Music!
Happy Easter from your friends at Lutheran Summer Music! Please enjoy this musical offering of Michael Boo’s Alleluia Tapestry, performed by the LSM 2024 Festival Band, conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler.
Learn more about LSM at LSMacademy.org
Featured Resources for April
The ELCA Church Council adopted a social message about climate care entitled “Earth’s Climate Crisis.” on April 20, 2023. You can access the official message here. Drawing from existing social teaching, social messages provide theological rationale and social analysis to foster discernment and engagement on a relatively narrow social issue. This project was authorized in light of the grim contemporary situation affecting our global home and the need for fresh action on the part of this church. It draws its framing themes from several social statements, particularly Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice.
The ELCA has collaborated with ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow program, a faith community initiative that empowers climate action and advocacy. This is a program by people of faith, for people of faith, offering ideas, tools, and language that are familiar, compelling and effective in addressing climate change. It provides resources that put us on a path to a positive future while maintaining the distinct voice of the ELCA.
Blessed Tomorrow offers a campaign to help you answer the call to strengthen your congregation and care for creation in ways that are inspiring, fulfilling, and accessible. Join One Home One Future, a multi-faith campaign to strengthen vitality, relevance, and community connection across generations in local congregations nationwide. Be part of a visible effort to invite creation care and climate action, no matter if you are just getting started or already engaging.
Where in the world is?
NT-NL synod staff are excited to engage in-person on Sundays for worship. As good stewards of time and travel dollars, we will be utilizing online meeting formats in our new hybrid reality when possible. If you would like to schedule a meeting with the bishop or Synod staff please contact them directly.
Bishop Gronberg:
April 24-25: NT-NL Synod Assembly, Lubbock
May 4: Emanuel, Dallas
May 18: Messiah, Weatherford
May 18: Trinity, Sherman
Pastora Bañales:
April 25-26: NT-NL Synod Assembly, Lubbock
April 29: Latinx Couples Retreat Planning Team Meeting
Pastor Fitting-Snyder:
April 24-26: NT-NL Synod Assembly, Lubbock
April 27: Rejoice, Coppell
May 3: COW Conference, Miles
May 4: Bethel, Acova
May 5-9: Vacation
May 11: Emmanuel, Dallas
May 18: First Lutheran, Waco
May 18: Installation of Pastor Adam Stockton, Trinity, Sherman
May 25: Emmanuel, Dallas
Upcoming Events
With the ever-changing guidelines and recommendations in our world right now, as we maintain physical distance in social solidarity, please keep in mind these events may be moved online, postponed, or cancelled:
- April 25-26: Synod Assembly, Lubbock
- May 1: AI Summit, Good Shepherd, Irving
- May 7: Spanish Liturgy Course, Zoom
- May 10: Parish Lay Ministry Academy
- May 10: Public Witness Team Meeting
- May 14: Spanish Liturgy Course, Zoom
- May 21: Spanish Liturgy Course, Zoom
- May 27: First Call Pastors Check-In, Zoom
- May 28: Spanish Liturgy Course, Zoom
Access our full online Calendar here. Updates made regularly.
Do you have news or announcements to share? Please submit to office@ntnl.org for consideration for upcoming editions of our weekly news.