Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of January 23, 2022 Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery and Land Acknowledgements Brought to you by the Conversations Around Race group at Peace Lutheran, Tacoma Tuesday, January 25 – FREE of charge 6:30 – 8:30pm PT Examines the church documents in Christian Europe in the mid-1400s that justified the domination and oppression by its monarchies as they invaded the Western hemisphere and how this affects Native Americans today. Speaker:Rev. Irvin Porter (Pima, T’hono O’odham, Nez Perce) of Church of the Indian Fellowship Also examines our use of Land Acknowledgments. Acknowledging the legacies of brokenness can […]

URGENT NEED FOR CONGREGATIONAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEESAt the end of August, we watched with anguish the fall of Afghanistan’s government and the evacuation of thousands of Afghan refugees to U.S. military bases called safe havens. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminded us of the critical need for Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) engagement:“Afghan families coming to the United States will need support for months, not just for days. And we need to call on our congregations to be sponsoring entities for the months to come. Join us in supporting the ‘long welcome’ for these families.”   Not since World War […]

What’s happening in the Living Stones community (please feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested) View this email in your browser Monthly Living Stones Zoom check-in TODAY (Jan. 10) at 3 p.m. Join Pastor Chris for an update about what is happening in the Living Stones ministry. He will share how our men are doing at Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, talk about progress towards bringing Living Stones to the Monroe Correctional Complex, and give info about a workshop he will co-lead at Holden Village this summer. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81253276927?pwd=U21yenB6Y0ZlYkVaVXhiVmdXYUdQUT09 See you later today! For […]

Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of December 19, 2021 PRESIDING BISHOP ELIZABETH EATON’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2021 ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares her 2021 Christmas message. “This is our second pandemic Christmas. … There’s so much that’s broken in this world, so much that tells us, ‘Why have hope? Just give up.’ But we have a hope that’s stronger than any of this, stronger even than death. The hope of God comes in the form of a tiny baby, a helpless child.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNji__fiYl8 Blessings for a very Merry Christmas from your Synod Staff, Bishop Rick Jaech, Pastor Rebecca Shjerven, Joey […]

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Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of November 28, 2021 We give Thanks for all of you! Blessed Advent!, -Your Synod Staff: Bishop Rick Jaech, Pastor Rebecca Shjerven, Joey Ager, Allison Kies SEASONAL WORSHIP RESOURCES A long list of Thanksgiving, Advent/Christmas/Epiphany resources for congregational use are posted on the synod website at https://swwasynod.org/congregational-resources/seasonal-church-resources/ PUYALLUP TRIBAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGNS AND VIDEO The Puyallup Tribe has some information on a land acknowledgement http://puyallup-tribe.com/ourtribe/Land Acknowledgement.php The Puyallup Tribe has written a land acknowledgement statement for those occupying the land stolen from the Puyallup Tribe and the Coast Salish tribes, or other tribes you acknowledge […]