2019 Synod Assembly

Registration for our next Synod Assembly is now open! Please note the hotel deadline is a full month prior to our Assembly!

2019 Synod Assembly (full details can be found here)
April 26-27
Calvary Lutheran, Richland Hills

THEME | TEMA
What happens in the church doesn’t stay in the church | Lo que pasa en la iglesia no se queda en la iglesia

SCRIPTURE | SAGRADA ESCRITURA
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your God in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 | “De la misma manera, deja que tu luz brille ante los demás, para que puedan ver tus buenas obras y dar gloria a tu Dios en el cielo.” Mateo 5:16

REGISTER HERE.

Displayers / Vendors Register Here. (Limited to the first 12.)

HOTELS being used – rate of $99 per night (plus taxes & fees)
Cut-off date for guaranteed hotel rate is March 28, 2019

Headquarters Hotel – LaQuinta and Suites*
653 NE Loop 820, Richland Hills, TX 76118
817-595-4442

Comfort Suites*
643 NE Loop 820 Richland Hills, TX
817-595-3332

* shares a parking lot and are 1.5 miles from Calvary Lutheran, Richland Hills, just down the service road.

Hilton Garden Inn
1615 Campus Dr., Hurst, TX 76054
817-287-5800
3.5 miles from Calvary Lutheran, Richland Hills

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Cries From the Cross (Roads)

TOMORROW | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Brite Divinity School presents

Cries From the Cross (Roads): The Intersection of Poverty, Inequality and Race in the Context of South Africa

Dr. Nadine Bowers Du Toit

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Briarwood Hiring

Hiring Facility Manager Position – The Facilities Manager oversees all facility maintenance and repair operations. This includes all buildings, grounds, equipment, and their related subsystems. The Facilities Manager will strive to ensure that the buildings, grounds, and equipment are in order for individuals and groups to have a productive, healthy, safe, and enjoyable time at Briarwood.
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Click here for the Facility Manager complete description.
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Submit applications and any questions to Matt Baumhardt at matt@briarwoodretreat.org.

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International Women’s Day

March 8 #BalanceForBetter

Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women’s achievements on Friday, March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world?

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first​ ​IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. Click here for more information, links to planned events, resources, and more!

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Save the Dates

This “Perspectives on the Border” webinar series on immigration is a partnership project with Rev. Dr. Jay Alanis, the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS), and the following ELCA synods: Grand Canyon, Gulf Coast, Pacifica, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern Texas.

There are three different sessions, usually at a minimum cost of $25 each per participant. We are offering all three for only $60 per person! Your synods are helping subsidize the cost of this invaluable training (valued at a significantly higher rate)!

Session I: Living in Third Spaces (March 7, 3pm Central)

Session II: Borderland Perspectives on Diverse Worldviews (March 21, 3pm Central)

Session III: Theological Perspectives from the U.S. – Mexico Borderlands (March 28, 3pm Central)

Click here for Session Descriptions.

Register here.

The sessions will likely run over an hour, based on our prior experience, where much dialogue ensued, especially when talking about culture as a paradigm.

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Where in the world is?

Bishop Gronberg:

• Feb. 19-20: Luther Seminary Faithful Innovation Meeting at Briarwood w/ NT-NL Participants
• Feb. 23: ALOA Senior Fest 2019 Keynote speaker, Plano

Pastor Totzke:

• Feb. 18: Interim pastors meeting, Briarwood (and Zoom)
• Feb. 19-20: Luther Seminary Faithful Innovation meeting at Briarwood
• Feb. 23: Meeting with Bosque County leaders, Our Saviors, Clifton
• Feb. 24: Faith, Meridian

Pastora Bañales:

• Feb. 21: NT-NL Stewardship Team meeting, Synod office
• Feb. 23: Meeting with Rev. Ruben Duran, ELCA Director for Congregational Vitality, Synod office
• Feb. 24: Joint Worship Service with Oromo and St. Luke’s, Richardson