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(6 May 2024)
Synod
Website Updates
The synod website updates frequently (as in often) and
irregularly (as in not on a particular schedule). Click here (or on the picture at
right) to find out what has been recently updated.
When Are You Extinguishing Your Paschal Candle
As Easter season draws to a close, it's time to think
through when you are going to extinguish the Paschal
candle. Some will do it on Ascension Thursday. Others will
do it on Exaudi. Still others on Pentecost. Read
up on the various practices and learn why it should not
burn after Pentecost (except for baptisms and funerals) on
our new Paschal
Candle page.
LARCUM 2024
The Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic-United Methodist Conference of West Virginia will meet 20-22 May 2024 in Charleston,WV, under the theme "Holy Communion" Contemporary Questions." It has been the custom at WV LARCUM to give each "team" three hours to address the topic, each team bringing its own speaker(s). To learn about the speakers for 2023 visit the LARCUM page.
Registration closes May 11. To learn more about the conference and how to register, visit LARCUM 2024. All are welcome regardless of geography, judicatory, or clerical standing.
Did Your Congregation Receive a Congregation Pulse Survey?
Roughly a dozen congregations in the synod received the
first round of the new Congregation Pulse Surveys. Learn
more about this replacement for Form C of the parochial
report at our Research
& Evaluation page. If your congregation has
received one, please complete it (or nudge the person who
should). Note well, only 25% of congregations were
included in this first round. If your congregation did not
get one this time, be on the lookout this coming quarter.
Your odds of getting one will be 33.33%.
Synod Council Synopsis
A digest of the 26 April 2024 adjourned meeting of the
Synod Council is posted on our Synod Council Synopsis page.
Camp
Luther
2024 Camper Registration
Registration is open for Camp Luther 2024. Click here for details.
Camp Luther Appeal
Camp Luther has been authorized by Synod for a synod-wide
appeal. Click here
for the full story and information on how you can support
Camp Luther by making a donation today.
Synod Assembly 2024: Registration Open
Registration is now open for
Synod Assembly 2024. Click here to register
online, review deadlines, and learn more about Synod
Assembly 2024.
Survey: Experiences with Past Floods
A research team from West
Virginia University and SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry is seeking
insights from West Virginians on their experiences
with past floods and preparation for future floods.
The team is conducting an online survey on the topic
and any WV resident 18-years or older is encouraged
to participate. The survey should take 20-30 minutes
to complete, and insights will help the research
team create an online resource to help increase
flood resiliency for West Virginia communities.
Anyone who takes the survey can choose to be entered
into a raffle for one of eight $250 gift cards. For
more information, visit our Social Ministry page.
Survey closes 1 May 2024.
Go
Tell It in the Mountains: Director Sought
A search has been announced for the position of Director
of the Go Tell It in the Mountains Initiative, a
grant funded initiative of the Allegheny, Northwest
Pennsylvania, and upper Susquehanna Synods. This is a
full-time position open to both clergy and laity. For more
information, click here. The
initiative has three main goals:
- equip ordained and lay preachers to utilize traditional and non-traditional preaching techniques to develop skills and practices that will communicate the gospel message in a compelling way;
- recruit and engage aspiring preachers through a variety of compelling preaching strategies that educate, empower, and support competency in their ministry; and
- invite existing members of congregations and new community audiences within our three Lutheran partner synods (Allegheny, NW Penn, and USS) to respond to compelling preaching opportunities and content by integrating the gospel message into their attitudes, actions and ministries in daily life.
Lutheran Summer Music Academy
Do you know a high school musician who would benefit from
four-week, faith-based music academy? Check out the Lutheran
Summer Music Academy.
Draft of a Social Statement on Civic Life and Faith
The Draft of a Social Statement on Civic Life and Faith is now available for review and feedback. Visit our Civic Life & Faith page for details.Call Openings
We have one active MSP at the moment and a couple in drafting. We also have some settings in which a call could be considered without an active MSP. On top of that, there is potential for contract appointments. With several clergy vacancies across the territory, there are opportunities for clergy interested in serving in the WV-WMD Synod. Visit the clergy page to find out whats available (or will be available once the MSP is completed).
Mutual Ministry Committee and the Driesen Manual
In partial fulfillment of an order from Synod Assembly 2021, information about the Driesen Manual has been uploaded to the website on a new page, Mutual Ministry Committee and the Driesen Manual. You will find there an explanation an a link to the manual.
If you haven't checked out the members portal...
Don't forget to take a peek of the members portal (click the button at right near the top of this page). It's not password protected. We only call it the "members portal" because it's mostly stuff that deals with the internal workings of the synod. Visitors looking for more general information about the synod, will probably find the "guest portal" more interesting.304-363-4030 + Porter@WV-WMD.org