SW Washington Synod April newsletter
The April Synod newsletter, Moments for Mission is attached. It may also be found on our synod website at https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Moments-for-Mission_April-2022-.pdf
News
Living Sones Prison Congregation Monthly News – April 5, 2022
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Holy Week & Easter Schedule
Palm Sunday (Sunday, April 10th)Procession of Palms @ 10:30 Service Maundy Thursday (Thursday, April 14th) Maundy Thursday Service – 7:00 PM (In-person & Online). Good Friday (Friday, April 15th) Stations of the Cross 12:00 PM This will be held outdoors, please dress accordingly. Good Friday Service – 7:00 pm (In-person & Online) Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 17th)8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Services Reservations will be required for each service. You will be able to reserve your seats beginning Wednesday, March 2nd in CCB or by clicking the links below: April 17th – 8:00 AM Service *in-person April 17th – 10:30 AM Service *in-person & online
Lutheran response to Crisis in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
Even with the lingering threat and Russian military movements in recent weeks, the escalation of violence within Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to many. The weight of grief is palpable as the people of Central and Eastern Europe shape their humanitarian response to the crisis in Ukraine. The attached document from the ELCA and the Conference of Bishops outlines the Lutheran Churches that are working together to help those in the Ukraine, especially refugees from the Ukraine in Central Europe. Please keep our companions and partners in Central and Eastern Europe in your prayers during these turbulent […]
Bishop’s News – Special Edition: The Crisis in Ukraine and Ways to Help
The Crisis in Ukraine and Ways to Help March 5, 2022 Dear Ones, As the situation in Ukraine continues to unfold, the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of a sovereign nation becomes more dire by the day. It is so easy to feel helpless in the face of such monumental, potentially world-altering events. But we are a people who pray, who are united in our common prayer, who believe that prayer does change things. So I ask you to continue to join me in praying for the people of Ukraine, for their protection and safety in the midst […]
Bishop’s News – Special Edition: Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine
Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine February 25, 2022 Dear Ones, Like many of you, I have been watching the news these past weeks with sickening dread as Russian forces have moved inexorably toward war and the invasion of Ukraine. There has been no justification for this act of brutal violence, hostility, and naked aggression. Already, innocent lives have been lost in this needless bloodshed. Throughout Europe, around the world, and indeed, within Russia itself, anti-war demonstrations are rising up to protest this assault on a sovereign, democratic nation. I ask you to join me in prayer for […]
Bishop’s News – Executive Order 9066, 80 years Later
Executive Order 9066 80 years later February 19, 2022 On this day, February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed this order and by so doing authorized the evacuation of all persons of Japanese descent, alien or non-alien, which were deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland. In the next 6 months, over 100,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were moved to assembly centers. They were then evacuated to and confined in isolated, fenced, and guarded relocation centers, euphemously known as internment camps but much better described as concentration camps, or […]
2022 Thurston Hunger Walk
The 2022 Thurston Hunger Walk will occur at 3 pm sharp on Sunday May 1st at the track at Saint Martin’s University (Please note the new location.) Participants will be encouraged to walk as much or as little as they like. Besides enjoying relatively Covid- safe outdoor camaraderie and some fun live music, the Walk will be raising much needed funds to help The Thurston County Food Bank and The Community Kitchen keep our hungry neighbors fed. (Aside:This year South Sound Senior Services decided to hold their own fund raiser separate from the walk.) Last year the THW overall goal was $60,000; which was met. This year […]
Synod E-News: ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response, Afghan Resettlement Webinar, Our Jewish Siblings
Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of February 6, 2022 Synod Newsletter, Moments for Mission, February 2022 hereLutheran Disaster Response Update: As 2021 drew to a close several counties in the state of Washington were hit by atmospheric rivers. Clallam, Skagit, and Whatcom counties were hit the hardest. Roads, bridges, public water systems, and public transportation were all affected. In Whatcom County more than 100 structures were destroyed and 500 homes damaged. Many people found themselves displaced to shelters. Governments, local nonprofits, and civic groups waited patiently for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up shop and start writing checks to assist […]
SOGIE workshop announcement
What does LGBTQ mean? · Have you ever wondered about the difference between sexual orientation andgender identity?· Are you curious about vocabulary that may be new to you. . . gender expression,cis-gender?· Are you seeking to expand the holy work of welcome, inclusion, and celebration of LGBTQIA+ people in church and society?If so, then this workshop is for you!On Thursday, March 17th , from 3:30-5pm the SWWA Synod will join an online training provided by our ELCA partner, ReconcilingWorks. During this 90 minute workshop wewill learn helpful vocabulary, skills and tools to support us in our ministry of welcome. This workshop […]
Bishop’s News – Special Edition: Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the HBCU Bomb Threats
Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the HBCU Bomb Threats February 2, 2022 Dear Ones, As many of you are well aware by now, yesterday, on the first of February and the first day of Black History Month, several of our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were terrorized with bomb threats. Sadly, this incarnates the reality that we still have a long collective way to go to reach Beloved Community and that any notion that we can now stop talking, working, and struggling toward it is an illusion. I want to say first how sorry I am to our African-American and Black […]