SOMETHING NEW - Text NEW to each newsletter
FOR THIS WEEK - An event happening this week:
July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS
Rev. Art Patscheck, Emeritus, is back in ICU with fluid retention. Please continue to pray for healing.
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS
Gavin Ambrose – for continued healing
Gail Ann Cochran – for continued healing and relief from pain
Pastor Charles P. Collier - Faith Lutheran Church, Tujunga, Ca, for healing, strength and emotional health during his treatment for lung and respiratory malfunction, recuperation from surgery and losing two houses in the California wildfires
Sharon Ehrman – being treated for metastasized lung cancer. Pray for healing and peace as she undergoes radiation and chemo
Clyde Elliott – husband of Marie and vicar at Concordia, Cerritos, receiving treatment for a recurrence of cancer. Pray for healing, comfort and peace.
Ruth Geisler - teacher at Abiding Savior, Lake Forest, for healing and a quick recovery.
Kurt Harms - LCEF promotional coordinator for Southern Nevada, is battling leukemia. Pray for healing and patience.
Lucille Holstein, wife of Rev. Bob Holstein, Sun City, AZ, has been diagnosed with breast cancer
Deacon Charles Kotal - Pilgrim Lutheran Church for the Deaf, Los Angeles, for his health
Rev. Tim Muller - former pastor at Messiah, Buena Park, recuperating following heart surgery. Pray for healing and peace.
Rev. Daryl Robarge - Apostles, Peoria, AZ, recovering at home
Chris Roeder - whose cancer has returned to the lymph nodes in his chest and stomach
Rev. John Sauer - complications with the knee implant. Pray for recovery and healing.
Eunice Settgast - wife of Rev. Dr. Lee Settgast, for healing, comfort and peace
Rev. Phil Sipes – continued healing and recovery from surgery on his feet. Praise God for all the healing that has occurred so far with multiple conditions!
Please send updated condition information to karene.cargill@psd-lcms.org
Inviting Conversations – Empowering Words
Although the Equipping Conference and District Convention completed, your conversations and words will continue. To all those who attended this event, we thank you. The feedback from many of you tell us that the Equipping Conference was a time of learning and that you were fed by the Holy Spirit through the speakers and presenters. You will find links to the Newsletters with information about each day’s events and highlights of the Equipping Conference and the District Convention on the Pacific Southwest District’s website: www.psd-lcms.org.
The Board of Director Officers elected includes the following members of the Praesidium:
President: Rev. Dr. Larry Stoterau
1st Vice President Region 2 Rev. Roger Sonnenberg
2nd Vice President Region 3 Rev. Rich Dannenbring
3rd Vice President Region 1 Rev. Lowell Kindschy
4th Vice President Region 4 Rev. David Bolte
Secretary Rev. James Hallmann
For a listing of the complete Board of Directors and all Resolutions, please go to the PSD website. Information is available in the Convention Newsletters.
PSD NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Interim Ministry
2009-2010 Workshops
Training for Intentional Interim Ministry (IIM) is open to all church workers to gain insights, skills, resources and practical information for their congregational ministry. This course is a basic requirement for those seeking to serve in Intentional Interim Ministry in the PSD or CNH districts.
The course involves five workshops and includes reading assignments, field work and case studies. The cost is $345 to cover books, materials, the 200 page basic notebook, and lunches.
Southern California training sessions will meet at the District Office from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
AZ training sessions will be held in the Phoenix area.
Many who have taken the course but do not intend to pursue IIM have found the training very beneficial for their ministries.
SERIES |
IRVINE, CA DATES |
PHOENIX, AZ DATES |
SESSION 1 |
Tues. October 6, 2009 |
Fri. January 8, 2010 |
SESSION 2 |
Tues. November 17, 2009 |
Fri. February 12, 2010 |
SESSION 3 |
Tues, February 2, 2010 |
Fri. March 12, 2010 |
SESSION 4 |
Tues March 2, 2010 |
Fri. April 16, 2010 |
SESSION 5 |
Tues April 20, 2010 |
Fri May 7, 2010 |
Please register by September 10, 2009 for California training and December 1, 2009 for the Arizona training. (For planning purposes, the sooner the better.) For either series, please register with Barbara Farley at the district office: 949.854.3232, ext.201 or email Barbara.farley@psd-lcms.org. For more information contact Mike Brewer at 909.917.1259 or mike@mkbrewer.com. More information may also be found on the PSD website.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY TRAINED – again you are invited to audit the classes on a space available basis. Costs are: Meal and any new books that have been added.
ALSO FOR IIM’s – The annual IIM Retreat at Three Rivers is scheduled for Jan 25-27, 2010. Please mark your calendars now.
Outdoor Ministry in the PSD - For the first time in well over 50 years the Arrowhead Lutheran Camp will be unable to run a full summer camp program. A group of camp alumni and friends got together early in 2009 to see what could be done. The result was the formation of the Pacific Southwest District-LCMS Outdoor Ministry team. This team is dedicated to bringing the message of Jesus Christ to the youth and adults of Southern California and beyond through summer camp ministry and other activities that take place in God's wonderful creation. We hope to continue the legacy of Arrowhead Lutheran Camp and expand upon the ministry opportunities that have been open to us.
This year we will be sponsoring a week of summer camp from August 2nd-7th using the facilities at Concordia Arrowhead Lutheran Camp. Space is limited and registrations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Please visit the website for the Outdoor Ministry team for more info- www.outdoorministry.org. Questions can also be sent to info@outdoorministry.org.
LAY LEADERSHIP CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE for deacons and parish ministry assistants will be held on Monday, September 14, 2009 in Scottsdale, AZ. Detailed information on the Conference will be published later.
CALIFORNIA
NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Care-Giving
Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Time: 6 - 9 PM
Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 700 E. Bobier (In brown portable as seen from parking lot) Vista, CA 92084
Instructor: Victoria Waufle, PMA
Materials: Christian Caregiving, A way of Life, Kenneth Haugk
Speaking the Truth in Love, Ruth N. Koch and Kenneth C. Haugk
Covenants & Care boundaries in Life, Faith & Ministry
Caring for Those who Can't, Carol Dettoni
ORANGE COUNTY – Homiletics
Begins: Monday, September 14, 2009
Ends: Monday, November 23, 2009
Time: 7 - 9 PM
Location: Light of Christ Lutheran Church, 18182 Culver Dr., Irvine, CA 92612
Instructor: Rev. Jim Gwaltney
Texts: Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel - C.F.W. Walther
Liturgical Preaching - Paul J. Grime and Dean W. Nadasdy editors
NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Evangelism and Assimilation
Begins: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Time: 6 - 9 PM
Location: Faith Lutheran Church (Monterey House), 700 E. Bobier, Vista, CA
Instructor: Rev. Michael Abram
Materials: TBA
Coordinator: Victoria Waufle 760.724.7700
CELEBRATING HIS PEOPLE – rejoicing together for what the Lord is doing within our Pacific Southwest District family. If you would like to share a PRAISE-worthy announcement within the PSD, submit the info to PSDenews@psd-lcms.org
Timothy Samuel Duerr, son of Reverend Kerry and Cathy Duerr, will be ordained into the public ministry on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at 3:00 pm, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1421 West Ball Road, Anaheim, CA 92802. Everyone is invited to attend this special service! Members of the clergy are invited to participate in the service; the liturgical color will be red. There will be a reception following the service to honor Timothy’s ordination and his marriage to Becky Duerr.
Christ Lutheran Church and School, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: Please join us, Sunday, July 12, 2009, for a Service of Installation, as The Rev. Jake Sletten is installed as Assistant Pastor for Family Ministry. The Service of Installation and Holy Communion is at 9 a.m. A Santa Maria-Style BBQ will follow (tri-tip, ranch beans, corn-on-the-cob, garlic bread, homemade sausages, and peach cobbler). Christ Lutheran Church and School is located at 28850 S. Western Avenue, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. Please call the office for further information and to let us know you’re coming (we need a count for the BBQ.) 1.310.831.0848 or email us at office@clschool.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please make plans to join us in celebrating the Ordination and Installation of Pastor Michael Harnack at First Lutheran Church, 1001 S. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. We will gather at 4 pm on July 12 and a fellowship meal will follow the service. For more information or to RSVP for the meal (by July 7), please call Lynne at 818.848.7432.
PARTNERS IN MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISCERNMENT FOR INTERIM MINISTRY CONFERENCE SET FOR JULY 28-29—Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and The National Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors (NALIP) will co-sponsor a Discernment for Interim Ministry workshop, July 28-29, on the Seminary campus. This workshop is specifically designed to identify personal and pastoral gifts needed for this rewarding ministry, and to help participants become aware of the professional and lifestyle challenges that interim ministry brings. In the process, participants will work with Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod staff to discern if they have the gifts for Intentional Interim Ministry. The workshop is open to pastors, principals, deaconal ministers and associates in ministry. The registration fee is $200 plus additional costs for meals and lodging. To register or for more information, contact Continuing Education and Parish Services at 314.505.7486 or ce@csl.edu.
CONCORDIA SEMINARY TO HOST DAY OF EXEGETICAL REFLECTION —Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its Day of Exegetical Reflection on Monday, September 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Seminary’s Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium. The event is designed for pastors, students involved in exegetical education and others interested in the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world. The registration fee for the Day of Exegetical Reflection is $25. Dr. Tremper Longman III, professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif., will speak on “Show Them No Mercy!” (Deuteronomy 7:16): A New Testament Perspective on Old Testament Holy War.” The 20th Annual Theological Symposium, “Science and Theology: New Questions, New Conversations” will immediately follow the Day of Exegetical Reflection on September 22-23. For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education and Parish Services at 314.505.7486; ce@csl.edu; or visit the Seminary’s Web site at www.csl.edu.
LUTHERHOSTEL ’09 DEADLINE TO REGISTER APPROACHING SOON — LutherHostel 2009 will be held October 3-6 on the campus of Concordia Seminary. LutherHostel is an event designed to provide growth in biblical knowledge and understanding, fun and fellowship, and a chance to gain helpful insights for daily living. It is offered for adults age 55 and above. The deadline to register for this event is September 18, 2009.
The theme for the event will be “Finite and Infinite Games.” The main presenter will be Rev. John Nunes, president of Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, Md. Scheduled activities for LutherHostel 2009 will feature a reception and dinner with President and Mrs. Dale A. Meyer. Other activities include presentations, class visitation, student-led evening devotions, opportunities for informal interaction with faculty, a private demonstration of the organ in The Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, and a tour of selected St. Louis area sites. An optional tour of Lutheran historical sites in Perry County, Mo., also is available on Oct. 7, immediately following LutherHostel.
The LutherHostel fee is $325 per person, which includes all meals and refreshments for the event. Housing is available on campus (on a limited basis for an additional cost) or in nearby hotels. For more information about LutherHostel, contact the Seminary’s Office of Continuing Education and Parish Services at 314.505.7486 or ce@csl.edu.
REACHING OUT TOGETHER CONFERENCE SET FOR FEBRUARY 2010—The second annual “Reaching Out Together” evangelism conference will take place on February 13, 2010. It is designed to inspire, encourage, teach, and give opportunity for putting into practice principles for talking about Jesus to others, especially the uncommitted or unchurched. This event is presented by the Saturday Outreach School in partnership with Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, the Missouri District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and North American Missions Ablaze! “Reaching Out Together” is for pastors, evangelism boards, church leaders, and laypeople in the Missouri District and adjacent LCMS districts. Congregations are encouraged to “save the date” on their fiscal calendars. For more information contact Concordia Seminary Continuing Education at 314.505.7486 or email ce@csl.edu.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS & CONFERENCES
Attention!! Are you interested in attending the Women of Faith Conference at the Honda Center on Sept. 11 and 12, 2009? If so we have tickets available for a great price of $55.00. The seats are located in Section 439, rows C,D, and E. Please contact Nancy Durkovic or Debbie Keeney at Circle of Love Preschool at 310.545.5653 if you are interested. Last year we had a great bunch of women attend and we had a lot of fun together! Hope to hear from you!
Save the date for Concordia’s 20th Anniversary Eagle Golf Classic! This year’s tournament will be held on Friday, October 16th at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club. Excitement continues to build for this milestone event. Win $1,000 in our first ever helicopter ball drop – you don’t need to be present to win this prize. Golfers will have a chance to win $25,000 in our putting contest. Plus - we’re currently looking for those special golfers who will be Team Captains and lead their church team. All proceeds from this event will be used for the Concordia Student Scholarship Fund. For more information go to www.cui.edu/golf or call Wendy Leivan at 949.854.8002 ext 1850. Hope to see you there!
Phyllis Wallace comes to California November 7, 2009
http://www.womantowomanradio.com/
Please do mark your calendars now for the Southern California LLL District:
1. Gathering at 9:00 AM through lunch on 8/15/09 at Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 as we unveil plans for Phyllis Wallace's November visit.
2. Celebration on 11/7/09 all day with Phyllis Wallace at Grace Lutheran Church, 856 W Newgrove St, Lancaster, CA 93534.
For details, please contact: Steve Rice steverice.lhm@antelecom.net. Phone 661.305.0561
RESOURCES & REQUESTS
(PSD Enews is not responsible for the contents, opinions or accuracy of the following items)
Plan a Family Servant Event - Try a different approach for a summer family activity -- like a Family Servant Event. Check out the July issue of Home Base, an e-journal for the Christian Family, for some ideas and suggestions for family service ideas and opportunities: www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/DCS/0709HomeBase.pdf.
Road Trip: Insights from 24/7: A Newsletter for the Christian Home - Ready to hit the road this summer as a family? The idea of a road trip has been around for some time. See www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/DCS/24-7July09.pdf for an article about how Jesus was on the road with his disciples and how He is on the road with your family. It’s in the July 2009 issue of 24-7.
New Book: “Confirmation Basics” from CPH – Confirmation Basics, the latest addition to Concordia Publishing House’s Ministry Basics Series explores multiple models for confirmation instruction. Expert authors present the benefits and challenges of different approaches and provide coaching for implementation of each in the congregational setting. Orders can be placed online at www.cph.org/basics or by calling 1.800.325.3040.
2010 VBS—PLANET ZOOM —Concordia Publishing House announces its 2010 Vacation Bible School, Planet ZOOM: Where Bold Believers Zip, Zip & Zoom for Jesus. The program, “will encourage kids of all ages to be leaders, and to tell others about Jesus,” using lessons that emphasize Biblical accounts of youth and children included in the “Christ-centered work of God’s Kingdom.” More information about Planet ZOOM is available at www.cph.org/planetzoom.
Congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod are encouraged to use the CPH program, which supports the larger mission and ministry focus of LCMS. “The primary emphasis of Planet ZOOM is to help children understand that Jesus has redeemed them, and that they can share the Gospel message,” shares Joseph Snyder, Director of Marketing for Concordia Publishing House. “VBS is one of the best ways for a congregation to engage in outreach within its community, and this VBS helps ensure that when those children and families come to your congregation, they get to know their Savior.” Orders can be placed at www.cph.org or by calling Customer Service at 1.800.325.3040.
Oberammergau TOURS in 2010
Attention Churches – Is your congregation planning to sponsor a trip to Oberammergau in 2010 for the Passion Play? If so, please consider listing your information in the PSDenews. Please provide your church name and city, dates for travel, a contact person and phone number or email, and the deadline for signing up. Submit your information to PSDenews@psd-lcms.org in Arial font size 10 in paragraph form.
REV. TOM AND MIRIAM KRAUSE of Overland Park, KS are hosting an “Oberammergau Passion Play and Reformation Tour” September 4-13, 2010, and invite you to join them. Imagine Tours and Travel, a wonderful Christian principled tour company led by friends Rick and Amy Ricart, provides an itinerary and cost for this trip that is excellent! Check their website, www.ittworld.com. Note that the cost from Kansas City is $3995, plus tips and taxes. Please contact us with any questions. Addresses are: E-mail: tommirkrause@gmail.com or miriamk@kc.rr.com, or phone: 913.906.9976 (home) or 913.638.8271 (cell).
GLORIA DEI, ESCONDIDO is hosting a trip to the Passion Play of Oberammergau and an 11 day in the Steps of Martin Luther tour on September 2-12, 2010. If you have dreamt of seeing the Passion Play of Oberammergau, it is not too late to book. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to relive the last week in the life of Jesus. This is your special chance to experience the Passion Play in its majestic setting in the picturesque village of Oberammergau, nestled in the Bavarian Alps. The cost of the tour is $4069.00 from Los Angeles, CA and the deadline to sign up is August 1, 2009. Richard and Wanda DeGraffenreid will be your hosts. Our tour company of 59 years is Nawas International. For more information you may contact Wanda at 760.743.2478 or email office@gdlc.sdcoxmail.com.
GOOD SHEPHERD- Menifee is hosting a trip to Oberammergau including The Steps of Luther Tour. This 11 day trip with professional tour directors and first class accommodations at selected hotels begins August 5th. For more information contact Ruth at 951.672.6675 or email to ruth@goodshepherdmenifee.com.
OBERAMMERGAU AND LUTHERLANDS IN 2010 You are invited to join retired district president Loren Kramer and his wife Arlene on a 15 day tour leaving on September 15, 2010. This will be the fourth time that the Kramers will lead a tour to the world famous Passion Play held every 10 years to commemorate the escape of the little village during the time of Black Plague. They will be traveling with Educational Opportunities Tours, the largest organizers of Passion Play travel over the last 36 years. The September departure date is designed to avoid the larger crowds of mid-summer. Included in the Lutherland portion will be visits to Augsburg, Koburg, Erfurt, Eisleben, Wittenberg and much more. A Rhine cruise will also be featured. To request a brochure with more information and prices please contact the Kramers at lorenkramer@sbcglobal.net Or phone 949.240.9751.
LutherTours www.luthertours.com is pleased to announce our current list of tours including the performance of the Passion Play 2010. All tours include guaranteed seats to the performance of the Passion Play 2010 in Oberammergau, Germany. This marks the 5th decade LutherTours has provided outstanding group tours to view the Passion Play. We invite you to join one of our existing tours (new tours are added to our website regularly) or we will create a unique tour itinerary especially for you and your church or group. We extend our FREE TRAVEL offer to those with a group of at least 10 members! Call LutherTours Toll Free 866.777.1517 or email info@luthertours.com for the latest tours and information.
DISTRICT OFFICE CHAPEL PRAYERS FOR THIS WEEK: 7.6.09 – 7.10.09
Desert Foothills Church and Preschool, Scottsdale, AZ
Holy Cross Church, Scottsdale, AZ
Shepherd of the Desert Church, School and Early Childhood Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Centro Cristiano Fuente de Vida, San Jacinto, CA
Trinity Cristo Rey Church, Santa Ana, CA
Emanuel Church, Santa Barbara, CA
Bethlehem Church and Preschool, Santa Clarita, CA
Pilgrim Church and Preschool, Santa Monica, CA
Centro Cristiano Hispano Church, Santa Paula, CA
Christ Church and Little Lamb’s Ministry, Boulder City, NV
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