Bishop’s Report from Synod Assembly
ELCA June Mission Support Memo
ELCA Mission Support is excited to share their June Mission Support Memo. What a joy it is to know Mission Support is at work across our church: serving folks on the margins, growing leaders, supporting ministry, and engaging us all in our local communities, national church and global work.
These stories are a reminder of what is possible through the generosity towards Mission Support.
Featured Resources for July
Produced by the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission and the National Council of Churches. This documentary explores the role of the Lutheran church in the American Indian civil rights movement of the 1970s and 1980s. Learn more here: https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/6321
For the latest information regarding the ELCA’s Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations, visit this webpage. To learn specifically about the Truth & Healing Movement visit this webpage.
Save the Date
Peer Ministry Leadership Training
January 5-8, 2024
Where in the world is?
Across a context as wide and different as NT-NL, the reality of Covid-19 is very different. As such, NT-NL synod staff are doing more in-person Sunday visits for worship and occasional meetings. However, as good stewards of time and travel dollars, we will be utilizing online meeting formats into our new hybrid future. Given the rise of breakthrough infections and in order to protect those gathered, the synod staff will choose to wear masks as is deemed appropriate unless preaching or presiding and sufficient social distancing can be provided.
Bishop Gronberg:
July 19-30: Out of Office
Pastor Totzke:
Jul. 25: First call pastors check-in, ZoomAug. 3: Transitional/Interim pastors check-in, Zoom
Aug. 4-5: Candidacy committee and retreat
Aug. 22: First call pastors check-in, Zoom
Pastora Bañales:
Jun. 1-Aug. 31: On Sabbatical
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:
- Jul 25: First Call Pastors Check-in, Zoom
- Jul 27: Cultivating Compassion Session 7: The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Online
- Aug 3: Transitional Pastors Meeting, Zoom
- Aug 12: Public Witness Team, Shepherd of Life, Arlington & Zoom
- Aug 22: First Call Pastors Check-in, Zoom
- Aug 24: Cultivating Compassion Session 8: See No Stranger, Online
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.