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Training to Work With People in Crisis

On June 12th and 13th, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church and The Welcome Church (ELCA) are hosting training for outreach volunteers and others interested in working with people in crisis. Whether you’re a volunteer with the Saturday Soup Bowl, the Food Cupboard, a Welcome Church Leader, or anyone else who is looking for insight or understanding […]

Book Signing: Parsonage: A Memoir of Shelter and Sharing by Shannon Almquist

Chadwick's Restaurant and Bar 2750 Egypt Road, Audubon, PA, United States

Who lives in the Parsonage? An immigrant family? A runaway teen? An abused mom? A homesick Ethiopian? A kindergarten foster child? They all do! This is the story of sheltering and sharing life in a church parsonage. Sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious, always meaningful, the author describes life with her pastor husband and two children, as […]

Ordination: Ms. Kathleen A. Kerin

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Olney 5900 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Ordination and Installation of Kathleen A. Kerin to the Office of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA To be held on Saturday, July 17 at 10 am at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church 5900 N 5th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 Light refreshments will follow worship Street Parking The service will be recorded and posted afterwards […]

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Helping Victims/Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Online

For Rostered Ministers: Barbara Keller, the ELCA’s consultant for prevention of sexual misconduct, will host an hour-long Zoom workshop engaging best practices for helping victims/survivors of sexual abuse in our congregations. The sessions will be Thursday, July 29 and Tuesday, August 3, at 11 am Eastern (10 am Central). She writes: "I will answer questions about […]