New England Synod - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

2007 Fall Bishop's Convocation:

October 22-24, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza, Worcester, MA
Keynote speaker: Diane Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament
History, Luther Seminary
Topic: "Living in the Chaos of Creation"

Offering at closing worship: $1,109 for flood relief in our partner synod, Southeastern Minnesota.

Features (click on feature to access text):

Presentation #1, Dr. Diane Jacobson, Ten Biblical Portraits of Creation and Our Human Roles (10/23/2007), 17 pages
Presentation #2, Dr. Diane Jacobson, Job’s Alternative View of Creation (10/24/2007), 12 pages
Audio version of Presentation #1, Dr. Jacobson
Audio version of Presentation #2, Dr. Jacobson
Sermon, Bishop Margaret G. Payne (10/23/07)
Closing Sermon, Pastor Sara J. Anderson (10/24/2007)

Click HERE for Resources for Year One: Called to Listen, Called to Learn (seven pages)

Extra opportunity:
An Asset Mapping Training Workshop was offered by the synod’s
Youth, Young Adult and Family Ministry Team. Another will be offered Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Vernon, Conn. Click for more>

Click HERE for Bishop's Convocation Brochure