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WHAT MATTERS ...October 20, 2020 WHAT MATTERS . October 20, 2020 News from Your Synod and Ministry Partners South-Central Synod of Wisconsin,ELCA/6401 Odana Rd./Suite 20/Madison, WI 53719/(608)270-0201/www.scsw-elca.org Preparing our Hearts to Vote As Christians and leaders in our congregations, we have a responsibility to faithfully prepare our hearts and help others do the same in the final weeks before our election. Synod staff recommend the following resources: ELCA Votes – Civic Engagement and Voter Guide Message from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton As we prepare for the upcoming election season, I commend this guide to you and your congregation. This church understands government as a means through which God works to preserve creation and build a more peaceful and just social order in a broken world. WE ARE CHURCH. Centered on the cross, nourished by word and sacraments, we find our life and strength. The ELCA social statement The Church in Society: A Lutheran Perspective guides our public speech and ethical actions as the church in the world. In it we commit to “work with and on behalf of the poor, the powerless, and those who suffer, using [this church’s] power and influence with political and economic decision-making bodies to develop and advocate policies that seek to advance justice, peace, and the care of creation.” WE ARE LUTHERAN. As Lutherans, we affirm God’s presence in all realms of life, including political life. When we pray to God to give us our daily bread, Luther reminds us, this includes “everything that pertains to the regulation of our domestic and our civil or political affairs.” We understand that Christians are called to be stewards of our common life through serving as faithful and active citizens. WE ARE CHURCH TOGETHER. As church together the ELCAvotes initiative serves to educate, equip and encourage discipleship through participating together in the electoral process. Casting our ballots is one way in which we live out our affirmation of baptism to “serve all people, following the example of our Lord Jesus.” We strive for justice and peace in all the earth and serve our neighbor by securing and expanding voting rights to ensure that all voices are valued, and every voice is heard. WE ARE CHURCH FOR THE SAKE OF THE WORLD. The ELCA is a church called by Jesus Christ to be a public witness to the love of God poured out for all. In 2013, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted a social policy resolution titled “Voting Rights to All Citizens.” This resolution calls on members, congregations and synods of the church to “promote public life worthy of the name” by speaking out as advocates, engaging in local efforts such as voter registration and supporting legislation to “guarantee the right to vote to all citizens.” We live out our mutual responsibility for one another by guaranteeing our neighbor’s right to vote and participate freely and fully in society. This guide will be a useful tool for you and your ministries as you wrestle with faithful responses to difficult issues in this election cycle and those to come. Remember that voting is only one action toward faithful civic participation; many more opportunities to use your voice on behalf of those in need are available at www.elca. org/advocacy. May the Holy Spirit guide you as you consider how to use the voice given to you by God and the vote given to you by this country. God’s peace, Elizabeth A. Eaton Presiding Bishop Evangelical Lutheran Church in America http://bit.ly/ELCACivicEngagementGuide Wisconsin Council of Churches Webinar: “An Evening With Diana Butler Bass 2 and Brian McLaren” Long-time friends Diana Butler Bass & Brian McLaren engage in an hour of conversation, touching on religion and politics, the upcoming election, and their hopes for the future. This conversation will encourage and invite you to think about the simple thing in front of you that can create a better world. It ends with a benediction for voting for our nation written by Brian and faith leaders from many different faith traditions. We invite you to view it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHyjCoSnhI&feature=youtu.be JUST LOVE FREE BIBLE STUDY FROM GATHER MAGAZINE 3 Session 1: “Just Love” in the Family: What’s Love Got to do with it? (John 11:1-6, 17-37) Session 1 focuses on what “just love” might look like in a family system. Using the story of Mary’s and Martha’s confrontations with Jesus in the aftermath of their brother Lazarus’ death, this session explores the role of anger in the pursuit of justice, including anger directed at God. Session 2: “Just Love” in the Community: From Tree to We (Luke 19:1-10) Session 2 views the story of Zacchaeus through the lens of restorative justice. What does it mean to make amends for the harm we have caused? How does Je sus invite us into healing relationships that reconnect us to the communities from which we have been alienated? Session 3: “Just Love” in the Nation: Giving Birth to Justice (Exodus 1:8-22) Session 3 challenges readers to examine what “just love” requires when injustice occurs at the highest levels of government. In the book of Exodus the midwives Shiphrah and Puah defy Pharaoh to save the lives of Hebrew babies. This session draws on understandings of formal and informal power and how we can use the power God has given us to effect change. To obtain this bible study: https://www.gathermagazine.org/summer-2020just-love-by-gladys- moore-and-christa-compton/ 4 “Lutheran World Federation Webinar “Truth-Telling and Resisting Disinfodemic: Promoting Media Literacy in Faith Communities” Tuesday, October 27 / 8:30 am CT To register: https://lutheranworld- org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OQPgqApCSYuUcg5jDq8W9Q Rostered Women’s Gathering Zoom Thursday, October 22 9:00 am Contact Julie Krahn for the link: Julie Krahn [email protected] Worship Offering for Synod Assembly Thank you for your generosity to the synod assembly offering. This year, the offering was designated to be shared between the synod’s Latino ministries and our partner, the ELCA Caribbean synod. Many of you heard a word of greeting and thanks from Bishop Idalia Negrón Caamano for our ongoing partnership as she joined us virtually from Dorado, Puerto Rico during the bishop’s installation. In a conversation with her earlier in the week, she was excited to hear that a gift of over $800 would be sent their way. They were going to hold a reformation service that would celebrate the ordination of women and the service would be televised. Bishop Idalia shared, “It cost $700 to do this so your support will help with this evangelical event. God’s timing is perfect!” That conversation took place last week, so she will be ever more surprised to receive a check for $1,170.50 which is half of the offering that was given for these ministries. The other half will be gratefully received by Parroquia Santa Maria in Fitchburg and Parroquia San José in Beloit to support pastoral leadership and raise up lay leaders in these developing worship communities. Thank you! ELCA CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS Holds Virtual Meeting – Ever Wonder What Bishops Talk About? Click on the link below to learn what is top of mind with our 65 bishops! The Conference of Bishops gathered virtually Oct. 1-2 for their bi-annual meeting, the first time ever held online. “In her report to the conference, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton emphasized the generosity witnessed throughout the church, as evidenced by the COVID-19 appeal, which raised $1.6 million to support ELCA ministries best positioned to help those in need during the pandemic. In addition, 200 congregations raised more than $313,000, including $100,000 granted through ELCA World Hunger Daily Bread Matching Grants.” “In key business, the conference approved the implementation of a revised first-call process for rostered ministry.” Click link above for more key business of the meeting. 300+ ELCA World Hunger Daily Bread Matching Grants Available – Apply Now! Thanks to the generous response to the COVID-19 Appeal, ELCA World Hunger will be offering 300+ additional Daily Bread Matching Grants this fall. This article is to make sure that all of our congregations with a feeding ministry know about this opportunity and read on for more details: Timeline: Details for applying via ELCA GrantMaker can be found on elca.org/dailybread and ELCA World Hunger’s social media. Approved participants will be notified shortly before the two-week fundraising period, which will take place November 8-22. Until then, interested congregations should email [email protected] and follow ELCA World Hunger on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates. What’s A Synod?” Part 1 By Deacon Vicki Hanrahan Assistant to the Bishop for Synodical Life Thirty six years ago when my husband and I were married and joined the Lutheran Church, someone with Lutheran roots asked me, “What synod are you in?” I remember thinking…Huh? What’s a synod? In my Lutheran infancy, I answered, “Well, I think the church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, so I know it’s not in the Missouri synod.” I still laugh when I remember that, and at the same time, I am and will always be in awe of the journey that God created for me, especially as a woman. Since 2016, after years of discovery, continuing education and on the job training, I became an ordained Minister of Word and Service to the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the ELCA.
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