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A Message from Our Presiding Bishop: We are Woven Together

“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his” (Romans 6:3-5).
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Highlights from the 2022 ELCA "Becoming Conference"

From August 21 to August 28, the ELCA Service and Justice Home Area, celebrated the Becoming Conference, an event aiming to strategize and prioritize their work around five core justice foci: Migration Justice, Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Gender Justice, and Environmental Justice.
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2022 Churchwide Assembly Highlights and Elections

This year's triennial gathering of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly hosted more than 900 voting members serving on behalf of the 3.3 million members of the ELCA, representing each of our 65 synods. Representatives – lay and clergy alike – met under the theme “Embody the Word,” participating in worship and plenary discussions to do the work and fulfill God's plan for this Church. Here's what you need to know:
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2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly | EMBODY THE WORD
Jul 19, 2022
Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will gather for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly on August 8-12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Meeting under the theme “Embody the Word,” the assembly will participate in plenary discussions to make decisions about the work of this church.
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ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton

BISHOP EATON ISSUES PASTORAL MESSAGE ON SCOTUS RULING REGARDING ROE V. WADE/ OBISPA PRESIDENTA ELIZABETH EATON EMITE UN MENSAJE PASTORAL SOBRE EL FALLO DE SCOTUS CON RESPECTO A ROE V. WADE

Whatever personal perspective one might take on the June 24 abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, it is the legal framework in which we now minister, and I wish to speak a pastoral word at this time./ Sin importar la perspectiva personal que uno desee tomar sobre la decisión del acceso al aborto del 24 de junio de la Corte Suprema, esta es la estructura legal en la que ahora ministramos, por lo cual deseo expresar una palabra pastoral en este momento.
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Presiding Bishop Eaton

Bishop Eaton participates in Emanuel Nine commemoration event
Jun 17, 2022
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joined faith and government leaders on June 17 to mark the seventh anniversary of the racially motivated shootings at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The leaders will participate in a commemorative Bible study event that will kick off a yearlong Bible study across the country.
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Centro Teológio Luterano Multicultural

Wartburg Theological Seminary Announces Launch of Centro Teologio Luterano Multicultural

Wartburg Theological Seminary Announces Launch of Centro Teológio Luterano Multicultural
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2023 ELCA World Hunger Committee | Domestic Hunger Grant Cycle

The 2023 ELCA World Hunger Domestic Hunger Grant Cycle has opened! Ministries within our Synod that address the root causes of hunger are encouraged to apply for these grants which are awarded as much as $10,000 per year, for 3 years. Applicants need to register with "ELCA GrantMaker" by May 6th before they can access the application (it takes about 3 days to receive registration approval). The application period runs from April 11 through May 20, 2022.
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2022 EASTER MESSAGE FROM BISHOP EGENSTEINER

"I am grateful for you and for the opportunity to work and walk with you as your bishop. I know we have a blessed opportunity to make a difference for one another and the world God so loves and we are called to serve and transform. In Resurrection light! In defiance of all those forces opposed to God who have already been defeated, we proclaim (Let me hear you!), 'God is good!' And even at the grave, we make our song, 'Alleluia!'"
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ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton

A TIME FOR A RESET

A monthly message from the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This column originally appeared in Living Lutheran’s March 2022 issue. Reprinted with permission © ELCA.
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