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We are in this journey of faith together! The Sask Synod News is sent out periodically to inform the synod community of future opportunities to gather as people of faith and to inform the synod community of news happening around the synod. Please 1. Print and post on your church bulletin board 2. Copy and paste relevant material to your bulletins and newsletters 3. Forward by email to church council members, other congrega-tional leaders and anyone who might be interested in the Sask Synod News.
www.sasksynod.ca
Summer 2016
Fall Regional Synod Gatherings
North: Saturday October 1, 2016 at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon 10am to 5pm
South: Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Regina 10 am to 5 pm
All congregational leaders are encouraged to attend.
Schedule and cost will be released in August.
Sask Synod Summer Office Hours: The Sask Synod office will be adjusting its hours for July and August.
We will be open:
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Have a story you would like to share?
Please email Anno Bell at :
Next issue: August 2016
Find us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/sasksynod/
Convention Wrap-up
Please view convention News letter and
minutes on our website at http://sasksynod.ca
Thank you to all those who helped
make the convention a success!
Fall Leadership Conference September 20 - 22, 2016 Guest Speaker: David Goa Registration available July 2016
David Goa was born in
Camrose, Alberta, to
Solveig and Finn Goa who
had immigrated from
Norway to Canada. He
studied history, philosophy
and the history of religions
in Chicago. He counts the
eminent philosophical
theologian Paul Tillich, the
scholar of religion Mircea
Eliade, the historian Zenos
Hawkinson, the political
philosopher Hannah
Arendt, and Jaroslav
Pelikan, Sterling Professor
of History, Yale University, among the scholars who have most
influenced his work. David has been involved in various research
and documentation and communications projects both in Canada
and abroad. He built the program for the study of culture through
his field research work over thirty years at the Royal Alberta
Museum. He lectures widely and is the author of numerous books
and scholarly articles and is a regular contributor to the media. His
work focuses on religious tradition and modern culture, culture and
the civil life, and on public institutions in service to cultural
communities and modern civil society.
Please add [email protected] to your newsletter email
lists; we would love to hear what your congregations
are doing!
Evangelical Lutheran Broadcast
www.lutheranbroadcast.ca Tune in each Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
to:
CKBI 900 AM MAX TV 824
Mailing Address:
Box 1717, Prince Albert, SK S6V 5T3
All donations, large and small, are most
gratefully and prayerfully received and
acknowledged with receipt at Year End.
“Thy Word is a lamp to my feet and a
light to may path.” Psalm 119:105 NSRV
Upcoming Broadcasts:
July 3 - Pastor Colette Baker
July 10 &17 - Pastor Daryl Olson
July 24 & 31 - Pastor Mark Hedlin
August 7 - Tom Brook, CLWR
August 14 - Pastor Rick Johnson
August 21 - Tom Brook, CLWR
August 28 - Pastor Rick Johnson
SAVE THE DATE: September 26, 2016 Luther Lecture 2016 featuring Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian Pastor and co-recipient of the 2015 Olof Palme Prize, will be the 2016 Luther Lecturer. As a Pastor in the Lutheran church, Raheb sends a clear message to the young generation of Palestinians: “We want you to live, not die, for Palestine.” He is also the founder of the Dar al-Kalima University of College of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem, Palestine. For more information, please visit www.luthercollege.edu/luther-lecture. The 2016 Luther Lecture is provided in part through a generous grant from the members of Faith Life Financial, the James Kurtz Memorial Trust Fund, and Canadian Lutheran World Relief.
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Upcoming Meetings
Future with Hope Task Force - September 12
CTEL - September 23-25
Mission in Ministry - September 30
Synod Council - October 27-28
Request for
Photos
We want to feature
your church on our
website!
Please send photos of
your church building to
Lindsay at the Sask
Synod office.
Please email at
Reformation 500 Sourcebook is now
available!
Visit: http://tinyurl.com/j6dkkdo
To learn more!
Sask Synod office: 114 Seminary Cres, Saskatoon, SK, S7H 2V2 Phone: 306-244-2474 Email: sksynod@elcic.
W h a t W h e r e t o f i n d i t
National Convention Form
http://sasksynod.ca/wp-content/uploads/National-Convention-
Delegate-Process-Form.pdf
Calls, Positions and Transitions http://sasksynod.ca/publications/calls
-positions-and-transitions/
Youth page http://sasksynod.ca/category/synod-
youth/
N O T E : R E S O U R C E S O N W W W . S A S K S Y N O D . C A
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To contribute to Sask Synod News please email Lindsay at
ATTN: Women’s Groups/Bible Study Groups
Opportunity for Women's Gatherings
If your congregational women’s group is interested in participating in a women’s area/synodical gathering please contact Lorraine Harilstad at
Ph: 306-652-2497
Email: [email protected]
St. Mary’s Anglican Church , Regina is seeking a part time director of music to start September 1. 2016 . The person we are seeking will accompany the Sunday liturgy on Organ and Piano and work toward revitalizing our parish’s music ministry. To see a full description of the position, please contact Yvonne Schmidt-Sobek at [email protected]
Attention students: Are you attending the University of
Saskatchewan or Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon in the fall?
Are you interested in living close to the university and being
connected to a welcoming and comfortable Christian community?
The Lutheran Campus Centre is now accepting housing applications
for the 2016-17 academic year, and we’d be glad to have you be a
part of our life together here. If you’re interested in applying or
simply finding some more information, contact Paul Sartison,
Chaplain at the Centre, at 306-653-2509 or at [email protected].
Mark your calendars! Well in advance!...
Sunday, October 29th, 2017.
Approx. 2-5 pm.
Zion Lutheran Church, Saskatoon is planning to host a celebration concert/worship service to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Plans are in the initial stages. We anticipate and hope that many congregations in our city and the northern half of our Synod will participate. But for now… mark the date and keep your eyes and ears open for future developments.
It will be a wonderful celebration of our heritage. We hope you can join us!
Nominations to National Convention
Nominations to be a delegate to the 2017 National Convention are still being accepted until September 30, 2016. Please fill out the form at our website (link on right) and mail to:
Messiah Lutheran Church, Prince Albert is hiring a Part-Time Coordinator for its Children’s Ministry (Sunday School) and Youth programs. We are looking for candidates that are well-organized, good communicators, sure of themselves and their faith, and enthusiastic about encouraging youth and children to be a part of the Messiah family. This person will coordinate and oversee the Sunday school and youth programs offered at Messiah.
This is an 18-hour per week position that involves flexible work time in order to meet the needs of the church’s youth and the Sunday school programs. The term is for 10 or 11 months per year. The position will start in mid-August and runs to mid June.
Contact Pastor Íris for further information about this position.
Email: [email protected], Tel: 306-763-7374
Sask Synod ELCIC 114 Seminary Cres Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X3
