Tag: December
December Updates: U.N. and State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Full list and map of sppos available. U.N. | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | NEW MEXICO | OHIO | PENNSYLVANIA | WASHINGTON | WISCONSIN | Lutheran Office for World Community (LOWC), United Nations, New York, N.Y. – ELCA.org/lowc Christine Mangale, Director World AIDS Day 2022 This year, World AIDS Day 2022 was marked under the theme Equalize, a call on global leaders and all peoples of goodwill to recognize and address inequalities holding…
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession – December 18, 2022
These prompts are provided for worship leaders as they prepare the prayers of intercession for weekly worship. The prompts are prepared by several leaders in the ELCA and reflect current world and national events. You are encouraged to adapt and add other concerns for your local context, including staying informed of events and concerns in your synod. Intercession prompts: For all experiencing storms and extreme weather conditions… For peace among the nations of the world… For those in the retail and service industries this season… For our Jewish siblings celebrating Hanukkah… For the homecoming of Brittney Griner, and for health…
December 11, 2022–Like Me, Like Christ
Colleen Montgomery, Salem,VA Warm-up Questions Did you ever have toy like was like you? If so, how was it like you? What toy would you be excited to buy a younger sibling, cousin, or neighbor for Christmas? Like Me, Like Christ Shoppers across the country are buying toys for Christmas presents for the children in their lives. While many toy manufacturers have increased the racial diversity of their dolls and action figures, there is a segment of children who still don’t see themselves in the toys they find under the tree on Christmas day. Children with disabilities and medical conditions. …
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession – December 4, 2022
These prompts are provided for worship leaders as they prepare the prayers of intercession for weekly worship. The prompts are prepared by several leaders in the ELCA and reflect current world and national events. You are encouraged to adapt and add other concerns for your local context, including staying informed of events and concerns in your synod. Intercession prompts: For rebuilding and recovery work following tornadoes in the southern United States… For families grieving children killed in a school bombing in northern Afghanistan… For an end to continued war in Ukraine… For an end to gun violence in our nation……