Welcome to Pastor Girma to the SED

 On Sunday evening, November 5, 2017 

Pastor Girma Allemu was installed as pastor of 

Ethiopian Evangelical Mekane Yesus Lutheran Church

in Cary, North Carolina.

 Pastor Girma with SED President John Denninger

 and congregation host- 

Rev. Mark Drengler

 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 

Cary, North Carolina.

This was also the chartering service 

for  Ethiopian Evangelical Mekane 

Yesus Lutheran Church.

May the Lord bless Pastor Girma 

and his family and his ministry

 in Cary, North Carolina.

Reformation 500- Change the World

A Circuit of Churches and their Pastors

 worked for 2 years to bring about

 the Reformation 500 celebration

 at Dorton Arena

 in Raleigh, North Carolina 

on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Rev. Dr.  Gregory Selz

 was the proclaimer 

for the celebration.

It was a beautiful celebration with choir, 

handbell choir, organ and brass ensemble.

These 6 churches had participants

 as part of the Reformation 

Visual Faith display.

The Art Show Display

 included adults.

Exhibitors shared their mission and vision.

The Touched by God's Love Clinic 

were busy with heart screenings, 

blood donations, 

dental screenings and a prayer station.

A beautiful celebration

honoring the Reformation 500

and reminding us ALL-

It's Still All About 

JESUS.

Welcome to the SED- Pastor Cizek and Family

 The installation service for Rev. Curt Cizek

 as Pastor of Risen Christ Lutheran Church

 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 

was on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

 Neighboring pastors both active 

and retired joined the service celebration.

 Rev. Dr. John R. Denninger- 

Southeastern District President,

 served as officiant for the Rite of Installation.

 We welcome Pastor Curt and his wife, Linda, 

and their son, Andrew, to ministry in the SED!

May the Lord bless them in all ways

 in their ministry in the SED.

Lord, Build Your KINGDOM HERE!

Visual Faith- St. John's- York, PA

On October 7, 2017 a group of women 

gathered for the first ever 

Visual Faith Event
 at St. John, York, Pennsylvania. 

We called it “Prayers From My Heart” 

and invited women to

come and make prayer flip calendars 

to use when praying over their loved ones.

We spent some time 

in the beginning remembering 

that God has created us in His image 

and because of that we are creative women.

 It was also important for us to learn what 

Visual Faith is all about. 

We had some healthy 

and some not-so healthy snacks. 

There were lots of supplies 

for people to use.
What a clever way to store washi tape!

 We had worship music playing. 

It was a great time for people 

to get to know each other 

and even make some new friends.

 There was joy in the room. 

 An amazing peace and calmness covered 

the room as women worked on their flip calendars. 

Some were singing along 
with the worship music 

and some were quietly sharing as they worked. 

All seemed more relaxed 

than they had been when they first came in. 

The comment heard most often was,

 “I hope we’re going to do this again!”

Some grown-up coloring skills.

 A special thank you to Visual Faith Coach- 
Denise Wright
 for planning and organizing this event,
 as well as sharing the story and photos.