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June 27, 2017



 
New Webinar from Augsburg Fortress:

Click the link below to
of "By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther's Small Catechism"
via a free Augsburg Webinar.

"By Heart" is an in-depth exploration of the Small Catechism, designed to be used in groups, as an adult study, and for personal enrichment.
For more information about "By Heart" and to pre-order or see a sample, 
please click here: Sample and Pre-order





The latest resource for you for Reformation 500 comes from one of our congregations in the Sierra Pacific Synod!

****A member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Modesto, Mike Clarke, ****
 was featured in the Living Lutheran online. 
The event: an original play, 
You Were There: The Reformation, performed as a 1940s radio broadcast.

Send me an email if you would like to learn more about obtaining a copy of Michael Clarke's script(s) for personal, group, and/or congregational use: [email protected]

And yet another word from Traveling Luther..... 

Bobblehead Luther met up with Traveling Luther and said,
"A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing!"
Photo courtesy of Pastor Scott at Holy Cross Lutheran, Reno.

To order your own copies of Traveling Martin Luther for yourself or your congregation, click here. Let the fun begin!  (Let's give Flat Stanley a challenge!) Have members take Traveling Luther on vacation, take a picture and post it on Facebook page, their page, our Synod Facebook Page, or our Resource Center Facebook page: Resource Center for the Sierra Pacific Synod - ELCA.

  
Luther's Small Catechism pamphlets are still available for you.
                                                                                                                                          
We purchase these for y
ou and your congregations. 
With Reformation 500 just around the corner and ALMOST 4  MONTHS  AWAY,  this is a great time to have a class on  Luther's Small Catechism.  We'll supply you with Luther's words! 
Just ask, via email at [email protected]
  
To date  we have sent out over 3,000 Small Catechism pamphlets  to our Synod congregations!  Join the excitement, as our Presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, suggested by  "dusting off the catechism and taking another look at the basics of our faith." 

And, if you want to go beyond our free offering,  Augsburg Fortress now offers Luther's Small Catechism, Study Edition and an enlarged print edition.

A translation of Luther's explanation along with other study helps such as prayers, worship rites and Luther's introduction. This edition uses the NRSV and the  Evangelical Lutheran Worship texts for the wording of the Ten Commandments, Apostles' Creed, Lord's Prayer, and the included worship rItes. This anniversary study edition includes a letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, a revised introduction by Timothy Wengert and features new illustrations by artist Gertrud Mueller Nelson. 

***And don't forget***

 You can download the FREE "Luther's Small Catechism" App on your iphone and android devices. 
It comes in BOTH English and Spanish! Get this on your smart phone! 

 
We appreciate your calls and e-mails about resources!

The Resource Center is your lending library! You are helping us to do a better job when you recommend the specific resources you are looking for.  Keep telling us what you want, at [email protected]   This is how we know what to purchase.

  
Please note that the  Synod Resour ce Center of the Sierra Pacific Synod  is eligible to receive  your Choice Dollars from  Thrivent Financial. 
We are sincerely grateful to Thrivent Financial and those individuals who designate their Choice Dollars to us for the support of the Synod Resource Center.  THANK YOU! 
For more information  email Janet  or contact your Thrivent Representative.
  
  
Resource Center hours for June and July:

Please note the Synod Resource Center will be closed July 4th.

All Mondays - 3pm-5pm 
Most Tuesdays - 8:30am-10:30am (Closed July 4 and July 25)
Tuesday July 11: 8-9:30 and 2pm-3:30pm
All Fridays - 8:30am-10:30am
 
Other hours are available by appointment, please contact me. You can reach me by email: [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 559-345-2725.

To order materials through our website, 
please visit us at:   www.resourcecenterspselca.org. 
Click "Resources" and then click "Request Manager for the SPS Resource Center." You will then be on our online catalog page!
Let me know if you have any questions or problems. Blessings! 
 

J anet Lane, 
Synod Resource Center Director
Call 559-345-2725 (ext 120 if asked) and leave a message,  or send an email:  [email protected]

This is your Synod Resource Center; 
                              I am happy to serve you.