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Synod Events this Week
Mon, June 22, 1pm - Full Synod Staff Meeting
Tues, June 23 - SYNOD OFFICE CLOSED - we will be offsite for the day
Tues, June 23, 11:30am-1:30pm - Retired Rostered Minister Luncheon at Advent, Mill Creek
Wed, June 24, 10:30am - Transition Facilitators Meeting
Wed, June 24 2pm - Synod Properties Team
Wed, June 24, 5pm - New to the Synod Dinner
Wed, June 24, 7pm - Seattle Pride Marchers Meeting (check with your church point person for link)
Thurs, June 25 - Candidacy Committee
Sat, June 27, 11am - LMF Lunch & Celebration
Sun, June 28 - Seattle Pride Parade - point people will share time/location with their church folks
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SUMMER Weekly Update Schedule:
Weekly Updates will go out every other week in July/August.
Items for inclusion are due the prior Thursday at noon
Editions will be emailed on these days:
July 6, July 20
August 4 (Tuesday)
August 17
August 31 - returning to weekly thereafter
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The NW Washington Synod has PRIDE!
We are proud to be a Reconciling in Christ synod and there are many opportunities for you and your church to join in and celebrate during the 2026 Pride Season.
Seattle PRIDE Parade
We will be marching in the Seattle PRIDE parade again on Sunday, June 28. We are limited to 200 persons. There are a few spots left - RSVPby EMAILING our registrar JILL ASAP!
Additional PRIDE Events Around the Synod
There are many different PRIDE events happening throughout this summer across our Synod. As in previous years, our hope is to show up to as many events as possible! We are adding Lutheran Point People for these events on our synod website as we are informed of them.
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Columbia City Church of Hope
What a joy to celebrate the progress and anticipated completion of our synod's newest church building - Columbia City Church of Hope in Southeast Seattle!
This last Saturday folks gathered for an open house to tour the space, learn about the their values of community, sustainability and wide welcome, AND discover ways to help support the completion of the worship space.
Watch the architect rendering tour here - https://vimeo.com/1203508469
Support the completion of the church space here - (use QR code from the image to the left - or click here - or mail a check to the Synod Office with Church of Hope in the memo line)
Learn more about Church of Hope here -
https://www.columbiacityhope.org
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The Church Still Has Fire
ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry
"Here is the good news: the Spirit isn’t wrong. This church still has fire. Lay leaders still have fire. Rostered ministers still have fire. Congregations still have fire. Synods still have fire. And the churchwide organization still has fire."
Not all memories come flooding back because of photographs. Sometimes they can be a song, a word or phrase, or even a smell. For me, it’s barbecue. One whiff and, in an instant, I’m transported back to my youthful summers with barbecues across the street in the park, with sights of fellowship, family reunions and church gatherings. That smell has a way of lingering. It settles into your clothes, into your skin. Even after the fire has died down, it stays with you. Fire does that often. It marks you, sticking with you longer than you expect. Read on here.
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NEW! A Study Resource for Groups
The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly invited the whole church into a reconsideration of a section of the social statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust—specifically the section often referred to as “bound conscience.” The task force called to lead this work is happy to share a new study leaders can use to open conversation. We hope that you are able to use it in your setting - soon!
The study, “Conscience and Conversation: A Study during the Reconsideration of the Social Statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” offers activities, discussion questions, and a survey link for participants to submit feedback to the task force by September 30. This feedback will help inform the draft phase of the reconsideration process.
For more information on the Reconsiderations process, go to elca.org/reconsiderations.
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Congregations with Schools, Preschools, Learning Centers and Childcare Centers
In concert with the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA), we are planning a half-day gathering for congregation and school leaders across the synod — a time for networking, peer learning, and connection. Either later this summer - or in the early fall. We hope to have as many of our schools/congregations represented as possible.
Your school does NOT have to be a member of ELEA - or even ELCA affiliated - for this event.
Complete this questionnaire by TODAY, 6/22!
Your input will shape when, where, and how we gather.
Learn more about the ELEA here.
https://elcaschools.org/
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UPCOMING EVENTS
to share with your communities
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Live Concerts this Summer
with Lutheran Summer Music
Beginning this week, join us online through Live from LSM and enjoy more than 30 free concerts, recitals, and worship services streamed live from Lutheran Summer Music at St. Olaf College. Highlights include a special guest performance by Cantus, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, the Bach Cantata Eucharist, the Festival of Hymns, and joyful performances by the Festival Band, Choir, and Orchestra.
View the full schedule and watch live at LSMacademy.org/calendar
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ELCA Evangelism Network Gatherings
YOU are invited to participate in these upcoming online gatherings – for inspiration, encouragement, time for connecting and prayer - Join us at this Zoom link each 4th Monday of the month at 12noon.
June 22 – Sharing Jesus’ Good News in Mult-Ethnic Contexts with Mult-Ethnic Leadership - coordinated by Rev. Dr. Moses Barrios, Program Manager for Multiethnic and Intersectional Ministries and Senior Pastor of Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church Honolulu, Hawai’i and Rev. Dr. Surekha Nelavala, Pastor, Multicultural Mission and Ministries, DE-MD Synod, ELCA. Adjunct Faculty, PLTS.
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Rostered Retirees Lunch
Tuesday, June 23, 11:30am – 1:30pm
at Advent Lutheran Church in Mill Creek
(4306 132nd St SE, Mill Creek)
All retirees, their partners, widows/widowers of the Northwest Washington Synod are welcome to attend! Didn't get registered by 6/10 - email Susan@lutheransnw.org to confirm we have additional space at the table!
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Tending the Inner Garden: How Faith, Awareness and Practice Create Real Change
June 24, 10am on Zoom
Hosted by the Center of Addiction & Faith -
with author Karen Rubinstein
Join us for this one-hour free webinar as Karen Rubinstein joins us to explore how lasting change happens in recovery, not just sobriety, but deeper emotional and spiritual growth. Learn why our reactions often stem from old fears, not the present moment, how emotional patterns shape our decisions, relationships, and recovery, and how truth, faith and practice help create lasting change.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yKHRqJj_Qxy-XGsF8k2MIg?mc_cid=a43522cb3f&mc_eid=UNIQID#/registration
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NEW to the Synod Dinner
A dinner to welcome those rostered ministers who are new and new-ish to the synod!
Join us for conversation and dinner on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm in Edmonds. All rostered ministers and SALMs (and their partners & families) are encouraged to attend! Registration has closed - but please email Susan@lutheransnw.org to see if there is additional space!
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Installation of Rev. Nat Johnson
Church of the Apostles, Seattle
Sunday June 28, 4:30pm
Church of the Apostles/Seattle has selected Rev. Nat Johnson (Episcopal) to serve as their next pastor. They began serving at COTA on March 25. Join us as at the installation & celebration! God bless this new ministry partnership!
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Renewables and Lutheran Ethics
Tuesday, 6/30 @ 5pm via Zoom
Hosted by Lutherans Restoring Creation, we welcome Chad Crowley, a renewables developer, to talk about of intersection of energy and Lutheran ethics. Chad shares his experiences coming into communities considering change and collaborating with fellow developers, all through a persistent lens of his faith and seminary training.
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Summer Evening Worship
Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church in Bellevue has planned something new to try this summer. YOU are invited to join them:
On Sundays July 5, August 2, and September 6, the worship service will be at 5:00pm, instead of at 10:00am.
We are offering this during a season when many are away on Sunday mornings and might welcome an evening opportunity for worship. Because of the long summer daylight hours in this part of the world, this will still be a safe driving time to and from church for you. If this is a time that might work for your summer schedule, we invite you to attend. The order of worship will remain the same, with hymns, liturgy, sermon, and Holy Communion.
Saint Andrew's is located at 2650 148th Ave SE in Bellevue
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Camping Outing with Grace Chinese of South King County
Schafer State Park - July 24-26
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Want an item included?
Email Susan Berg, Dir. Communications & Events
All items due the prior Thursday by 12:00 noon
Office Hours - Mon-Thurs, 10am - 4pm
Northwest Washington Synod / ELCA
5519 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-783-9292
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