Last Sunday, Bishop Kanouse was invited to assist and bring greetings in worship at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. Check our Facebook page for more photos of the 2014 visit to the Holy Land
Sunday, February 16 has been designated Seminary Sunday!
We invite all congregations to support the future leaders of our church by helping defray the cost of seminary education, as a way of expressing appreciation for their pastoral leadership.
Download the two-sided bulletin here.
The offering will be divided between LSTC (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago) and Wartburg Theological Seminary, who both support the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest.
Nidaros Cathedral Boys Choir Concerts
The Nidaros Cathedral Boys Choir, the oldest boys choir in Norway, comes to North Texas for free concerts on February 14-16.
Feb. 14, 7:00 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Clifton TX
Feb. 15, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., Central Lutheran Church, Dallas TX
Feb. 16, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., Advent Lutheran Church, Arlington TX
Recently, the Boys Choir has performed at the coronation of His Majesty King Harald the Fifth of Norway, for all of the European royal families, and on concert tours throughout the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Russia and Japan, and at the Vatican.
Watch “Father in Heaven, You Loved Us First” performed by the Nidaros Boys Choir.
Click here for more information, including concert dates.
Briarwood is looking for a few good workers!
In order to be ready for construction to begin March 3, 2014 on the new Welcome and Streng Center, we need volunteers to help clear out, clean out, and tear down the old maintenance building(s) on the property.
All help is welcome! Every Saturday in February Briarwood will have work days from 9:00-4:00, with free lunch provided for all workers!
Please RSVP to Jean at jean@briarwoodretreat.org if you want to help!
The John Tietjen Speaker Series
In addition to the public lecture on Saturday, Feb. 22, the Rev. Dr. Barreto will hold a Clergy Conversation on Sunday Feb. 23 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday’s event is intended to be a more informal conversation for clergy and rostered leaders dealing with issues specific to those who preach and lead in congregations.
For more information, visit the Facebook event.
Clergy Women’s Retreat: 24-Hour Sabbath
Come to Briarwood and Be Renewed in Fellowship & Collegiality
4:00 p.m. Friday, March 7th to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8th
Cost is $75 per person/double room which includes dinner, breakfast, & lunch
Bring your art materials, your knitting, your journals & poetry, your Bibles
Bring your favorite snack to share and your favorite Beverage (can you say wine?)
Space is limited so please RSVP to Pastor Deb Loudin-McCann ASAP at pastor_mccann@yahoo.com or text to 817-713-0130
University of ¡SAMARIA!
Please join us on Saturday, April 26 for University of ¡Samaria!
This day-long event is open to ALL—it is not limited to Assembly attendees! The cost is $35, which includes lunch.
We are pleased to present a variety of gifted speakers and panelists who will help lead us as we journey “into the margins,” learning about those who are marginalized in our society and how we can address these issues as disciples of Jesus.
(If you are attending the Assembly, you do not need to register for the University.)
Journey with us to ¡SAMARIA!
The 2014 NT-NL Mission Assembly will be April 25-27 at the Marriott Quorum Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
With this assembly, the congregations and leaders of the NT-NL Mission Area continue to journey with Jesus into the world, under our 6-year theme:
ReNewing DiscipleLife
Our whole life is a journey of discipleship (DiscipleLife); our call is to go with Jesus, into the world, to touch the lives of those on the margins of society, as well as those who do not yet know Christ, with the love and mercy that Jesus showed.
This year’s keynote speakers include:
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing
José Huerta
Joyce James
Former Congressman Charles W. Stenholm
The Rev. Susan Engh
ELCA Churchwide Representative
We will have a special concert Friday night with Christian duo Jason and deMarco
Please visit the Mission Assembly page for more information, including registration links and election details.