Fall Gatherings

Jun
29
Thu
Women’s Week 2017 @ LutherCrest Bible Camp
Jun 29 all-day
There is still time left to register for the bible camp experience of the year! Come for the entire week or for just a day trip. Click here for pricing information and to register 2017 Women’s Week Itinerary
Jun
30
Fri
Women’s Week 2017 @ LutherCrest Bible Camp
Jun 30 all-day

There is still time left to register for the bible camp experience of the year! Come for the entire week or for just a day trip.

Click here for pricing information and to register

2017 Women’s Week Itinerary

Jul
12
Wed
Better Together Willmar 2017 @ Willmar Middle School
Jul 12 @ 9:00 am – 8:00 pm

The Better Together Food Packing event was such a success in 2016 that the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the ELCA has created two more food packing opportunities this summer! The Southwest Minnesota Women of the ELCA worked very hard to raise funds last year for the event, and we are called to do so again. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with our friends and neighbors to fight hunger right in our local towns.

July 12 – Willmar Middle School, Willmar, MN

Click here for more information

How to Donate:
SW MN Synod, ELCA
Attn: Better Together Willmar
PO Box 499
Redwood Falls, Mn 56283-0499

Please Make Check out to: SW MN Synod. In “memo” line please write: Better Together Willmar 2017.

How to VolunteerClick here to sign up for a shift

Jul
25
Tue
Better Together Worthington 2017 @ American Reformed Church
Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The Better Together Food Packing event was such a success in 2016 that the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the ELCA has created two more food packing opportunities this summer! The Southwest Minnesota Women of the ELCA worked very hard to raise funds last year for the event, and we are called to do so again. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with our friends and neighbors to fight hunger right in our local towns.

July 25 – American Reformed Church, Worthington, MN

Click here for more information

How to Donate:
SW MN Synod, ELCA
Attn: Better Together Worthington
PO Box 499
Redwood Falls, Mn 56283-0499

Please Make Check out to: SW MN Synod. In “memo” line please write: Better Together Worthington 2017.

How to Volunteer: Click here to sign up for a shift

Aug
9
Wed
WELCA Summer Retreat @ Bethany Lutheran Church
Aug 9 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Save the Date!!!

Summer is here!  It’s time to think about the

WELCA Summer Retreat

Where:  Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco

When:  Wednesday, August 9th

Time 8:30 – 1:00

Theme:  Angels Around Us

Speaker:  Deb Kanergieter will present the program

entitled Angel Gowns.  She’s found a creative use

for repurposed wedding gowns.

Pot Luck Noon Meal

No Registration fee…Donation Box available

We hope you’ll join us!

 

Mar
10
Sat
Live Generously. Be Happy. @ SMSU Marshall Campus
Mar 10 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Click here for registration information

Presentation 1 in the Series: “Blessed to Be a Blessing”

“Do you want to know who the happiest people on the planet are?” asked ELCA New Testament professor, Dr Mark Allan Powell to the full sanctuary. “They are people who live generously.”

Generosity pours God’s abundant grace into the world!  Happiness flows from this generous living.

Your learning group (six or more) is invited to a day of inspiration and learning, one that provides a “toolbox” so you can help cultivate a generosity culture to be lived in your setting.

Participants in “Live generously. Be happy.” will be equipped. Your group will act as a guide to help transform a congregation–or groups within it (WELCA, Youth and Family ministry, Educational ministries) as well as God’s world. You’ll be equipped to connect generations, equip households, and create faith practices that grow a spirit of generosity in all ages.

Be prepared! This is a day packed with multi-sensory activities, conversations, scripture stories, fun facts, prayers and blessing!  This type of learning means that a minimum of six people participate from a congregation—either in person at Marshall SMSU or via Livestream.  Bring families or create groups. Multi-generations—from elementary to retired—are invited to attend together!

Proven tools for intergenerational gratitude and thanksgiving will come from “The Generosity Project: A way to Grow in God’s Grace – Generation to Generation.”  Karen*, our guide, says, “We’ll explore how all ages are stewards of God’s abundant grace and broaden our understanding of sharing, saving, and spending with a spirit of generosity throughout our homes, congregations, and communities.”

As you leave, we’ll send you with a toolkit of resources and experiences to Live Out Generosity.  You’ll be empowered to take these back into your congregations to use as an all-ages-welcome bible study, part of an intergenerational learning hour, as ideas for connecting all ages together in faith practice and mentoring, or even the foundation for a congregational retreat.

Come!  Join in a Day of Joy to Hear, Connect, and Live out God’s Abundance!

Presenter Information

*Our presenter(s) will be Karen Johnson Kretschmann, the ELCA Delaware-Maryland Synod Associate for Generosity.  In this role she talks about gratitude, talents, abundance, blessings, gifts as well as how money makes mission and stewardship a faith practice. Karen’s heart is in the mid-west as she spent most of her life in Wisconsin and her two children, twins, live in the Twin Cities.  We are hopeful her daughter, Sarah, a student at Luther Seminary, will join us as a co-presenter for the day.

 

 

 

Sep
8
Sat
2018 Leadership Training Workshop @ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Sep 8 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Where: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, MN

When: Saturday, September 8, 2018

Time: Check in at 8:30am

Drink in the Gifts of the Spirit

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” Psalm 23:5 NRSV

All conference officers and board members are invited to a morning of inspiration and training for leadership in the Women of the ELCA. Please contact your conference president for registration information.

 

Sep
13
Thu
Terebinth Refuge RISE Fundraising Breakfast @ Calvary Community Church
Sep 13 @ 7:30 am – 9:00 am

Terebinth Refuge Fundraising Breakfast

The Terebinth Refuge is a shelter and transitional home for women recovering from sex trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation. At our Synod Convention this year, we were honored to learn about this service in the St. Cloud area. They had an informational display as well as a quilt auction at our event.

Now, they are inviting one and all to their RISE Fundraising Breakfast event on September 13. The event is free to attend, but a free-will donation will provide support for the women being served at Terebinth Refuge.

Click here for more information and to find the registration link.

Click here to register directly.

Jan
26
Sat
Raising Healthy Boys and Young Men: Ending Exploitation @ Lutheran Social Services
Jan 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
May
3
Fri
32nd SW MN SWO Convention @ First Lutheran Church
May 3 @ 1:30 pm – May 4 @ 4:00 pm

Registration is open! Please click here to download a copy of our publicity packet. Inside you will find detailed information about the event and how to register! See you in May!