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01/04/2012

E-bulletin for the Week of January 4, 2012

Welcome to 2012!
May this year find you well and resting in God's care.

 

Synod News

Congregational Lay Leaders Invited to Join Bishop Holloway for the 2012 Lay Leaders' Day Event--Feb 25
All Congregational Lay Leaders are invited to join Bishop Holloway, the synod staff and guests Karen and Roger Southward for a day of learning, sharing and fellowship.

Register Today for the 2012 Lay School of Theology Course "Understanding the Psalms"
This winter and spring the Lay School of Theology course will be exploring the treasure-trove we know as the Book of Psalms.

 

ELCA News

Employers! Your Chance for a 2% ELCA Health Contribution Discount Starts With You!
The 2012 Mayo Clinic Health Assessment opened to ELCA health plan members January 1. For sponsoring employers (congregations) to receive a 2% discount on ELCA health contributions for all of 2012, your synod (all congregations and organizations in the synod), seminary or churchwide ministry needs 65% of its eligible ELCA-primary plan members to take the assessment by April 30.

Check Out the New LSA Advocacy E-bulletin and Find Out What Lutheran Services in America is Doing on Your Behalf in Washington DC

 

Affiliate/Partner News

Reminder! Register Today for the Ohio Ministries Convocation January 23-24, 2012 in Columbus
The Ohio Council of Churches presents the annual Ohio Ministries Convocation to be held at the Crowne Plaza Columbus North Hotel on January 23-24, 2012. This year's theme is "The American Dream or God's Dream?"

Please Pass Along These Tips for Putting the "Freeze" on Fires in the Home
Each winter, an estimated 108,400 home fires occur in the United States, resulting in approximately 945 deaths and $1.7 billion in property loss. Cooking is the leading cause of winter home fires, and holiday decorations and winter storms can cause people to turn to alternative heating sources, such as space heaters, which account for about one third of home heating fires and approximately 80 percent of home heating fire deaths.

Sign Up to be Part of the National Pandemic Formidable Footprint Exercise on Jan 28 2012
On January 28 neighborhood, community and faith based organizations across the country will have the opportunity to assess their capabilities in preparing for and responding to an Influenza Pandemic by participating in the Formidable Footprint Pandemic Exercise.

 

Prayers

Pr. Gerhard Kraus as he waits for a kidney transplant

  

Upcoming Activities

January 5, 2012 8:15AM
Central Ohio Northwest Clergy Cluster Meeting-Host Pr. Chris Adams
North Community Lutheran Church

January 8, 2012
ELCA Youth Ministry Training Webinar

January 8, 2012 5:00PM
Epiphany Festival of Lessons and Carols
Presented by ALCM Columbus: Cantor Connection
Zion Lutheran Church, 766 S. High St., Columbus 43206

January 14-15, 2012
Southern Ohio Synod Leadership Institute
Leadership Traits
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5901 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati OH

January 15-16, 2012
Annual High School Overnight at Jacob's Porch
Ohio State University

January 19, 2012 8:15-10:00AM
Central Ohio Northwest Clergy Cluster Meeting-Host Pr. Chris Adams
North Community Lutheran Church

January 20-21, 2012
Synod Council Meeting
Synod Office

January 20-21, 2012
Lutheran Youth Organization Retreat
Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio

January 22, 2012
ELCA Youth Ministry Training Webinar

January 23-24, 2012
Ohio Ministries Convocation
The American Dream or God's Dream?
Crowne Plaza Columbus North, 6500 Doubletree Ave, Columbus 43229 

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