Sacramento Conference, ELCA News

Get Social!

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:23:10 -0700

Posted: Friday, August 8, 2008
By: Roger Linder, Sacramento Conference Communicator

Web 2.0, Social Networking, Blogs, Podcasts, News Feeds, RSS, XML, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube. The list goes on. A lot has changed since the Sacramento Conference and area Lutheran congregations first went online with web sites in the mid-1990s. There are now a plethora of tools and services that make communicating so multifaceted and it's hard to know which is the right trend to follow, and which flash-in-the-pan services will still be popular a few months from now. But it's all about community, and community is you, your congregations and those whom we serve and partner with.

The embrace of the World Wide Web (a term that seems archaic now) by local congregations has been very successful. Most congregations maintain a web site, and all are connected via e-mail. Now, the Sacramento Conference is moving ahead and exploring a number of the latest technologies in the social networking space. We will be featuring a workshop at the November 2nd Fall Assembly to report to and assist those that wish to join this new information revolution. However, it's not too early to start exploring and get familiar with these new tools and how they can benefit you in information retrieval and improved communication.

These are just a few of the services now offered through the Sacramento Conference web site at http:/SacramentoConferenceELCA.org

Calendar of local Lutheran Events
Twitter Feed
Facebook group invitations
RSS feed of Conference news items
Access to important church year dates, festivals and commemorations
The latest lectionary readings

And of course, links to local Lutheran resources.

Check out the web site and associated resources. Participate in the social networking elements. Be active!

Sacramento Conference, ELCA

LWR Ingathering Event in Morgan Hill

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:25:45 -0700

Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Dear Friend in Christ,

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) will be hosting an �Ingathering� which is a local, Northern California event for churches to drop off their donated quilts, kits, and soap. This Ingathering will be October 3rd and 4th at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill, California. Morgan Hill is 15 miles south of San Jose.

At the Ingathering, a truck or trailer will be parked at Advent. Representatives from all ELCA and LCMS churches in the surrounding area, including yours, are invited to bring your sewn items and soap to the truck. These items will then be shipped to the LWR warehouse, for packing and shipping to their partners around the world.

The purpose of this letter is to encourage you to share this information with your woman�s group, sewing group, or any interested members of your church. I realize that as the recipient of this letter, you yourself may or may not know about LWR and its mission, or may not know if there are people in your congregation that may be interested in this program. Because of this, I ask that you please do not discard this e-mail, but pass it on to several of your members for their discussion and interest. LWR will be announcing this event very soon through their publications and in district/synod newsletters.

I am a member of Advent Lutheran and have been in discussion with Brenda Meier who is the LWR Director for Parish and Community Engagement. I will be serving as a local contact for LWR and the Ingathering at Advent. I am very excited about how God is opening doors for us Lutherans in the �Bay Area and Beyond� to be able to have a drop off site locally. Previously, the closest Ingathering was in the Los Angeles area or Portland, Oregon.

More information about the LWR quilts, kits, and soap can be found at this website:

http://www.lwr.org/parish/index.asp

(On the link, look on the column on the right hand side, under �Material Resource Projects� for quilts, layettes, health kits, school kits, sewing kits, sewing fabric, and soap for more information. There is additional valuable information on the website.)

What you can do:

1) Today, pass this information on to interested parties at your church.

2) Have your contact person connect with me so I know your level of interest; I can also answer questions you may have. I would enjoy hearing back by early August. It is very important that I hear back from your congregation! (I will then pass on more information to your contact person.)

3) Quilt, and gather materials and soap! October is very soon, but the need is extreme, and the support of churches in this area will show LWR that we can support an Ingathering in our location. Even if we start out with a small amount from your church and other churches, it is the start of something big! This event will be the first of regularly scheduled Ingatherings.

Thank you for your interest. I am looking forward to hearing from you. If you need to ensure validity of this letter, you may contact my church, Advent Lutheran, in Morgan Hill. Pastor Anita Warner and her staff are well aware, and very supportive, of this upcoming Ingathering!

God�s blessings!

Marge Johanson
Advent Lutheran Church
Morgan Hill, CA
margejohanson@charter.net (preferred method of communication)
408-778-6888 (home)

Sacramento Conference, ELCA

[Lutheran Church of the Master, Sacramento] 90th Anniversary Celebration

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:01:04 -0700

Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
By: Diane Lowe

News Release 7-22-08 Sacramento
Contact: Diane Lowe 916-391-2230
Lutheran Church of the Master
1900 Potrero Way, Sacramento 95822
916- 452-5536

A grand 90th Anniversary celebration will take place at Lutheran Church of the Master (LCM), Sacramento, on Sunday, September 7, 2008, with the theme From a Rich Heritage Into a Bright Future. The 9:30 AM jazz mass with the ever-popular Black Tuesday Dixieland Jazz Band will open the special day. Former LCM pastors and members will greet everyone at a 10:45 Reception. A casual, fun-filled barbecue buffet dinner at 5:00 PM will round-out the celebration day. "All are welcome!" announced LCM pastor The Reverend Patricia Higgins.

LCM�s distinguished and rich history dates back to four Swedish immigrant families coming together to worship in Sacramento in the Swedish language. Today LCM�s church chancel area offers a reminder of earlier days through its traditional Swedish colors of blue and yellow. LCM�s cherished grand piano came to Sacramento during the Great Depression via ship traveling around South America�s Cape Horn. At age 90, the all-embracing South Sacramento congregation is a welcoming and diverse multi-ethic church family.

Everyone is invited to join in each of the 90th anniversary celebration events.
No fees. Free-will offering only. Parking lot behind church.

Location:

1900 Potrero Way in South Sacramento
Located one block off Freeport Blvd. behind Raley�s Market and Hollywood Video.
Exit I-5 on Sutterville or Fruitridge Roads.
Drive east to Freeport Blvd.
Potrero Way is off Freeport Blvd., south of Sutterville Road and north of Fruitridge Road.

Lutheran Church of the Master, Sacramento, is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

ELCA is in full-communion partnership with The Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church USA, Reformed Church in American, United Church of Christ, and the Moravian Church. ELCA is in the process of moving into a full-communion relationship with the United Methodist Church.

Sacramento Conference, ELCA