Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest

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Thought for the week: Tomorrow is All Saints Sunday. The All Saints Altar and the importance it makes for the remembrance of our departed loved ones. We cannot make altars this year at churches, but we can make our own altar in our homes. We can display photos of our departed loved ones and other items of recollection. This year as a spiritual practice I will be writing letters to my departed relatives and friends thanking them for the difference they made in my life. I will recall and write down things I remember about them and how they influenced my faith and the direction of my life. Many by their wisdom helped me to make decisions that shaped the course of my life. Looking back I can see the value of their words and how they contributed to my sphere of influence today. I will also write notes to the living saints thanking them for the influence they continue to make in my life. You may have your own spiritual practices to remember your loved ones. I encourage you to take time to pause daily this week to remember and give thanks for lives well lived in the faith. Remember, some day your photo will be on that altar and someone will be giving thanks for the difference you made in their life! ¡A Diosito sea toda la Gloria! Jay Alanis, PhD, JD, www. jayalanis.com

We celebrate today that Joel Hicks is a called and ordained minister in Christ! We rejoice at another ordination of an NT-NL Synod, ELCA leader to serve the people of God. Congratulations! Pastor Joel Hicks.

Our lay leadership formation, partnered with strong congregational support, continues to lift up leaders for our communities. Particularly those who traditional leadership pathways would be challenging. The Parish Lay Ministry Academy and Secondary School of Theological Education, housed at Briarwood Leadership Center, are critical components to this work often leading to TEEM candidacy and often partnership with Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest and other ELCA institutions of higher ed.

We also rejoice as Bishop Virginia Aebischer was installed in our South Carolina Synod today.

And yes. We wore masks. One quick picture with our breath held for posterity. And one with masks to remind us of 2020.