met again so we really don’t have new details to unfold. But we are
meeting in April so keep looking and listening for more to come.
And of course place it on your calendar for November 7-9 and really
plan to come and enjoy and bring many more women with you! It
won’t hurt at all to go back to the last issue of Pacifica Partners and
reread the first nuggets of information.
Meanwhile our clusters have Saturday morning events planned.
Clusters are simply groupings of units in a smaller geographical area
within each synod. Their purpose is to
a. provide experience for learning and leadership development;
b. build community;
c. provide opportunities for joint ministry and action;
d. provide opportunities for stewardship education and offerings; and
e. establish networks for communication.
Raincross, Mariposa, and Big Bear Clusters’ event is April 19th at
Eden Lutheran in Riverside. Also meeting on the 19th are Son and
Surf, Saddleback, and Rejoice Clusters at Bethlehem Lutheran in
Los Alamitos. Harvest Cluster meets April 26th at King of Kings in
Oceanside. And then May 3rd will be Sunshine/West Cluster meeting
at Christ Lutheran in Pacific Beach. We often refer to the geographic
areas as the Inland Empire, Orange County, and North San
Diego and South San Diego. As of this moment three of the events
have flyers on our web site, www.pacificawomen.org. Go to News
and Events and then Calendar and then click on the underlined
words beginning with “Cluster Event” under each date. There are
also links to directions etc. Get a copy of the flyer or flyers into as
many of your women’s hands as possible. You don’t need a special
invitation to attend one or more the events outside of your own geographical
area – simply call or email the contact person named on
the flyers. Each planned event has a different focus and program so
attend as many as you are able!
And of course don’t forget about “Come to the Waters” in Salt Lake
City in July. There is still room for many more women to come and
experience a churchwide triennial gathering. Our Lord has promised
to be with us even when only two or three are gathered. That two or
three may happen in your units. But then it grows to a larger group
at cluster events, to a hundred or more for our Pacifica convention.
Then can you imagine what it is like to have a couple thousand or
more women gathered in His name?!! It is always pretty awesome
and you will cherish the time of learning, worship, fellowship, fun
and even the travel part and possibly sight seeing in the area. You
can find a wealth of information at www.womenoftheelca.org but be
sure to contact Melissa Anderson, our triennial gathering promoter
. She can be reached at custernut@aol.com via email or by phone at
909-864-5607. Even if you have all the info you need she would
like to know you are going and she can get you all the info you need
if you are still looking.
Did your unit send a 20th Anniversary offering to our Women of the
ELCA? Our churchwide executive board met recently and the results
were reported there. I’ve sent that report to our editor so read
the results of that offering – we as women together acting boldly on
our faith in Jesus Christ, can do some amazing things!
ACTING BOLDLY IN CHRIST!
Eunice
