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Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, you anointed Jesus at his baptism with the Holy Spirit and revealed him as your beloved Son. Keep all who are born of water and the Spirit faithful in your service, that we may rejoice to be called children of God, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Upcoming Events
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The 2025 Synod Compensation Guidelines are now available. You can view and download the document HERE:
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Please note that the 2025 IRS mileage reimbursement rate is $0.70!
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Attention Rostered Leaders: Annual Minister Reports are due!
Rostered Leaders –
Please make time to submit your Annual Minister Reports to the Bishop. This report allows us to learn about your year and enables us to offer you the best support possible.
Here are the links to the reports:
Minister of Word and Sacrament
Minister of Word and Service
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Synod Friends,
Do you wish your congregation was more diverse?
Have you encountered conflicts because of cultural or racial differences and didn’t know how you got there or what to do next?
Then this event is for you!
The Northwest Washington and Southwestern Washington Synods of the ELCA invite all congregations to join us for a special joint event sponsored by our anti-racism teams.
We will spend a day studying “Called to Allyship,” a book written by ELCA rostered leaders of color from across the country. One of the authors, Rev. Priscilla Paris-Austin (pastor at Immanuel Lutheran in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood), will be helping to lead our discussion. Other discussion leaders are pastors and lay leaders from congregations who have read this book together.
The book can be purchased from major booksellers, preferably directly from Augsburg Fortress: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506497761/Call-to-Allyship
Says one local congregation member: “This is an important anti-racism book for any congregation to read. Any congregation will benefit from it!”
Saturday, March 1, 10am-2pm | Cost is $40 | Lunch is included.
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eliseo (formerly known as Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community) has an immediate opening for a second part-time Associate Chaplain position (15-20 hours).
eliseo is Hebrew for “God is my salvation” and while rebranded a few years ago, it still holds strong to its Lutheran roots and values.
If you have any interest or want to know more about this position, please contact Pastor Anna Bonaro (Senior Pastor/Chaplain) at abonaro@eliseo.org. This position can also be found via our website www.eliseo.org under “careers” and you can inquire from there as well.
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Counseling and Consulting
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Nominate Young Musicians for Lutheran Summer Music
Enrollment is filling fast for the LSM 2025! Students come together in an immersive musical community that connects the pursuit of musical growth with the joy of Lutheran church music traditions. LSM welcomes musicians of all kinds: brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, piano, organ, voice, harp, guitar, handbells, and more. Know a young person (grades 8-12) who would benefit from this life-giving and joyful musical community? Nominate them for LSM today at LSMacademy.org/nominate. LSM 2025 takes place at Valparaiso University from June 22-July 20 (Half Session through July 6). Standard Enrollment is open now through March 1.
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Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time, for a free, online event to observe the 2025 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Presented by the ELCA in partnership with Augsburg Fortress Publishers, this educational event will feature worship, workshops, music and guided reflection while centering the voices of ELCA leaders of color.
Our exceptional lineup of workshops and speakers was designed to raise awareness of the need for racial healing and to inspire collective action toward building common ground for a more just and equitable world.
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The event is open to all ELCA rostered ministers, lay leaders and members. We welcome all ELCA synods, congregations, colleges, universities, seminaries, separately incorporated ministries and anti-racism teams, as well as the church’s affiliate organizations and ecumenical and interreligious partners.
Hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and following just after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NDORH was created with and builds on the work of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, described as “a comprehensive, multiyear national and community-based process to bring about transformational and sustainable change.”
We look forward to your joining us on Jan. 21. Learn more at ELCA.org/NDORH and register today!
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A Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Rev. Richard E. Jaech, Bishop
Synod Office Hours
9am – 4pm
Tuesday – Friday
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