Two opportunities to learn more about the ELCA Hunger Program's new resource Taking Root, a complete curriculum for your congregation, with programming for children and youth, easily adapted for adults and multi generational groups.
On Saturday, November 17th Mary Delasin,Hunger Activist
ist from Florida will be the trainer for this event at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett. It will occur as one of 3 hunger education opportunities between 2:30 and 5 prior to Jesus,Justice, and Jazz concert. See details of the Concert and dinner below and in the indicated link.
Christopher Carpenter, Associate Director of the ELCA World Hunger Program, will introduce and train participants in using this material on Saturday November 21st at St. Johns United after lunch following the Dr. Samuel Torvend presentation. Details on this event below.
Both of these training events have been paired with complementary hunger related events. Come and See !!!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Luther and Hungry Poor.. Dr. Torvend
Eucharistic Sharing in a World of Need
with
Dr. Samuel Torvend
Professor of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University
author of Daily Bread, Holy Meal: Opening the Gifts of Holy Communion and Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments*
Saturday, November 21,
8:45 AM - 1 PM
With additional training event from 1-2:30 PM
at
St. John United Lutheran Church,
5515 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle
Following lunch - another great opportunity: Christopher Carpenter, Associate Director of the ELCA World Hunger Program, will introduce and train participants in using the ELCA Hunger Program's new resource Taking Root, a complete curriculum for your congregation, with programming for children and youth, easily adapted for adults and multi generational groups. Early registrants: first 20 to register for the Taking Root program
Come for the morning, the afternoon, or both events!
These events are FREE but please bring several non-perishable food items and/or cash for local food banks. Our offering will go to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal.
For more information or to register for one or both events, email revcjensen@gmail.com
Co-sponsored by St. John United, NW Washington Synod World Hunger Committee,
Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington State, and Lutheran Peace Fellowship
* available for purchase at the event
- two presentations by Dr. Torvend:
Jesus and the Hungry Poor and
Luther, the Eucharist and Our Current Need
- small group sharing about our congregations’ ministries on behalf of the hungry
- hunger advocacy update
- eucharist and a simple lunch
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Hearts for Justice Conference January 2010
Transformational World Opportunities
Hearts that Yearn for Justice Conference
c/o 6422 Caminito Listo
Confirmed speakers for the conference include: Renita Weems, Lauran Bethel, Elizabeth Tapia, bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Matthew Fox. We will use the same format as 2008, with the presentations on the first day being in
Workshops and local excursions are planned, as in the past; consult our website www.hearts4justice.org where there is also a registration form. There is only room for about 125 participants at the Casa del Migrante so be sure to get your reservation in early.
Let Justice Roll October 3-5
Let Justice Roll: This annual hunger/justice training event at Holden will feature George Johnson as speaker and Eric Thompson as musician. This is geared for high school youth . The date is October 3-5.
November 14th Concert and Workshops Benefit Hunger
Concert and Workshops
Benefit World Hunger
On Saturday, November 14, at 7 pm there will be a concert at the Historic Everett Theatre to benefit World Hunger featuring Christian artists, David Scherer and Rachel Kurtz. Scherer, also known as Agape, shares a message of hope, service, and love in a hip-hop style while Kurtz brings her versatile and soulful voice via pop, folk, gospel, and blues styling. The concert is part of a national Jesus, Justice, Jazz Tour sponsored by colleges across the country. The local concert is being organized by Trinity Lutheran College with support from local churches and community groups.
The concert will be a powerful evening of music and storytelling designed to inspire young people to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities and beyond. Students will be challenged to identify how they can live out their baptismal call as a beloved child of God and how they can live a life of Jesus-centered justice.
The program’s objectives are to:
- Educate young people about the scandal of poverty and hunger around the world
- Inspire participants to live a live of Jesus-centered justice
- Challenge each participant to identify one organization that they can get involved in to make a difference in their community and beyond
- Raise $72,000 for the ELCA Global World Hunger appeal and 20,000 canned goods for local food shelves
The cost of the concert is FREE because of the generous gifts of Trinity Lutheran College and local congregations and organizations. Youth are invited to each raise $20 for World Hunger and collect canned food for their local food banks. The group gathering the most pounds of food will have special seating at the concert!
In the afternoon before the concert from 2-5 pm at Trinity Lutheran College, there will be
two special workshops related to the themes of hunger, justice, and service.
- Mission/Service Experiences That Matter: Service Learning with Youth/Adults will be led by Professor’s Dave Ellingson and Mark Jackson from Trinity Lutheran College. Each has been a leader in the SALLT Project which does research and trains young people and adult for meaningful service. The workshop will share the P.A.R.C. process and provide practical resources for enriching service missions trips/experiences. www.sallt.org
- Taking Root: Hunger Causes and Hunger Hopes led by _____________________ explores a new Hunger Education Curriculum for Children and Youth by exploring biblical texts, sharing new ideas from children’s literature, creating amazing art, and encouraging critical thinking with children.
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