Dear ones, On Sunday morning, November 20, 2022, many of us woke to the news of another shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub. The Q Club in Colorado Springs was violently attacked the night before, with a single gunman killing five people and injuring over two dozen. I was honored to
Continue readingSt Mark’s Lutheran Church 2323 Las Lomitas Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Phone : 626-961-2486 Email: pastorjim@stmarkshh.com Website: https://stmarkshh.com St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, CA is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are a family-sized, multi-generational congregation with a Pre-8th grade school and approximately
Continue readingLutheran Retreats, Camps and Conferences is looking for Outdoor School Instructors for our Spring 2023 season! Our season starts with a comprehensive training in March and ends in June (with the opportunity to work year-round if interested). Outdoor School is a fun way to teach elementary and middle school students
Continue readingSaturday, October 29 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom Romans 14:8 For rostered leaders, seminarians, interns, and congregational leadership in general. The event is a purposeful and critical conversation on grief, death and life as we experienced it as pastors both in our personal lives and as part of our
Continue readingLearn how to be an effective advocate for climate justice in your community. Join this online, one-semester training in the art of faith-rooted community organizing to build skills, knowledge, spiritual grounding, and a community of support. After a three-day training with your cohort, you will be mentored by a
Continue readingPastor Hitoshi Adachi and his wife, Satoko, are currently serving as missionaries with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kumamoto, Japan. The ELCA sends over 200 missionaries to over 40 countries to serve as pastors, teachers, advisers and doctors. It costs an average of $80,000 annually to support an ELCA
Continue readingRegistration Information Here Women from across the Southwest California Synod are invited to join together and attend SoCal SWO’s 2022 Autumn Renewal. Enjoy an inspiring program, music, fellowship and more–either online or at the beautiful Episcopal Retreat Center at St. Paul’s Commons in the Echo Park District of Los Angeles.
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