September 26, 2008
District Disaster Response
What is a disaster?  What happens in a disaster?  What happens after a disaster?  In order to be better prepared to respond to the needs of our congregations and communities, the District has joined with LCMS World Relief and Human Care to provide training to teams comprised of volunteers from each state.  Once trained, these teams will provide congregations with preparedness training in areas such as family disaster planning and congregational disaster training.  This training will take place on Friday, September 26, 2008, in Portland. 

We are still looking for more volunteers from each of our states - Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska - if you have a special gift in this area or have a heart for this type of ministry, please give Martha Conboy a call at (503) 288-8383 or e-mail at  MarthaC@nowlcms.org for more information. 


September 22 - 28, 2008
Food in the Wilderness: A Week of Rich Fare at Holden Village
We are setting the table for conversation, song and feasts of every kind. ~~~~~~ All are welcome!

Prepare for the Year of Mark as Fred Niedner explores lectionary texts that invite us to "Dine and Die
with Christ.

" Worship as part of the Holden Community, enlivened by the music of Mary Preus and Tom Witt.
Feast on fine food, great conversation, good company and the autumnal beauty of Railroad Creek Valley.

Ponder our way of life with Dorothy Bass in sessions on "Practicing our Faith in the Wilderness."

Find your place at a Trinity of Tables-Creation, Eucharist and Daily Bread-as Susan Briehl opens
the Practice of Breaking Bread.

Dig into a congregation's place in the world through a case study presented by Martin Wells.

Let Paul Hinderlie introduce you to Five Pasta Sauces you will meet in Heaven.

Attend the Hungry Feast Film Festival - Movies about Food and Faith.

Register Early at www.holdenvillage.org.

Can't join us for the whole week? Register as a guest for as many days as you can.


September 26 and 27
Passing on the Faith Conference
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portland
Gathering with fellow Christians for these two days will offer other blessings as well.  Learn keys to sharing faith and values with your loved ones and others around you.  Realize that living a vibrant faith produces authentic, available, and affirming adults.  Find out how to equip families to partner home and congregation so that home is church too.  Integrate your faith talk and faith walk into all facets of life. 
 
Participants will be equipped - whether as a team or individual - to plan immediate application in your congregation and personal life.  Both individual and group registrations are available.  Registering at one of the three group levels allows for one participant at a reduced fee or at no cost. 

To register, or detailed conference information, registration form, and promotional material can be found via a link on the Lutheran Church Northwest District website: http://www.nowlcms.org/educational_services/conferences.aspx. 

For questions, please contact planning team co-chairs, Robin Fossum (503-475-2830,  rgfossum@hotmail.com) or Phyllis Bockelmann (503-307-7281,  pjbockel@yahoo.com )

Hosted by the Educational Services Department of the LCMS Northwest District, the Youth and Family Institute is bringing the Passing On Faith Conference to Portland this September.  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portland will be our conference site for this all-day Friday and Saturday event.

Center for Prayer Renewal (CPR) is not a place, but an attitude of prayer and learning.  If you desire to integrate prayer more fully and deepen your prayer life, consider participating in the CPR Retreats at Cannon Beach, Oregon.

February 2-4, 2009
Retreat 1: "Spiritual Formation Through Prayer" is for first-time attendees, February 2-4, 2009

Retreat 2: "Prayer in Action With Self and Others" is for alumni, February 4-6, 2009. (must have attended Retreat 1)

This retreat will assist you with in-depth resources; applications; with group and personal discovery that will allow you to return home with a plan for your daily spiritual growth through prayer and meditation. Pre-reading is required - through resources and the book "Whole Prayer" by Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Each retreat begins at 1:00 PM and ends at noon. Fee is $150 per person including some meals. SPACE IS LIMITED TO 12 each retreat.

All are invited. Register now - space is limited to 12 per retreat! Contact Susan Olson (CPR registrar) susano@nowlcms.org.  Note: If financial difficulties are the reason you would not attend, a limited number of partial scholarships may be available. Please contact Susan to discuss.

February 12, 2009 and February 13, 2009
Consultation to Clergy 40th Anniversary Celebration - The Future of Ministry:Adaptation or Extinction
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington
A symposium sponsored By Consultation to Clergy And Pacific Lutheran University
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