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September 6, 2010 – September 12, 2010

PRAY FOR THE MISSION

The mission of the Pacific Southwest District is to effectively resource congregations and schools to fulfill the Great Commission.

Covenant Congregations– the planting of new missions through Covenant Congregations and Circuit Mission Committees: The goal will be 5 new church starts in 2010. These will be primarily Non-English speaking.

U Matthew 9:37b-38, ^37b “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. ³⁸Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

· Pray for the Holy Spirit to raise up 2 church planters who, with their spouses, will go through church planter assessment.

· Pray for 2 planters to attend Church Planter Training.

· Pray for 5 congregations to be trained in Planting Churches Across Cultures.

· Pray for your involvement in church planting and how your congregation can be involved in reaching your community for Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS & PRAISE REPORTS

The Crane family - who were involved in a private plane crash in San Diego a few weeks ago. The Crane’s are a family from Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran School, Scottsdale, AZ.  Lori, the mother, was killed, and Austin, the son, also passed away.  Gregg, the father who piloted the plane, was injured as well, but less severely, as were the two daughters.  The family has returned to the Scottsdale area and we pray for full recoveries for them.  Please keep the family and the school community in your prayers during this very difficult time.

Michael Doyle – District Archivist. Prayer of thanksgiving that his blood cancer is in remission.

Sharon Ehrman – Wife of Deacon Steve Ehrman at Christ’s Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ. Pray for healing as Sharon is undergoing more testing as she fights cancer.

Pastor Robert Faga – Emeritus from Historic First, Pasadena Tests indicate he had 2 strokes in the area which controls equilibrium, coordination, & vision.  No paralysis, just has dizziness, blurred & sometimes double vision.  Pray for no more complications & complete healing.

Pastor Gerald Gettis – Alleluia/Student Ministry ASU, Tempe, AZ – Pray for God’s speedy recuperation and healing.

Pastor Ray Kibler – Now on disability after serving Grace, Ventura as intentional interim pastor.  He is undergoing further testing while experiencing adverse effects from chemotherapy for Multiple Myeloma. Pray for strength and healing.

Rev. Keith Lonsberry – Emeritus. For complete and rapid healing after having surgery on his vocal cords. He is presently undergoing radiation treatments.

Marion Waech – The wife of the late Rev. Dr. Oswald Waech. Pray for healing as she had hip replacement surgery and is recuperating at the Kindred Hospital, Ontario.

Please send updated condition information to karene.cargill@psd-lcms.org

PSD NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

LAY LEADERSHIP TRAINING 2010 – Now available on the PSD website click here.

INTENTIONAL INTERIM MINISTRY TRAINING – THREE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES! This is a special ministry for uniquely equipped and motivated pastors. Have you prayerfully considered this ministry? There are three special opportunities to participate in the training. This is an ideal time to get this important training. The training will be an ideal way to determine if this ministry is for you. The training will help all pastors in all ministry situations. A big statement – but ask anyone who has undergone the training!

Opportunity 1 Opportunity 2

IRVINE, CA DATES                                                       PHOENIX, AZ DATES

SESSION 1 Tuesday, September 21, 2010                    Thursday, January 13, 2011

SESSION 2 Tuesday, November 9, 2010                      Thursday, February 24, 2011

SESSION 3 Tuesday, January 11, 2011                          Thursday, March 17, 2011

SESSION 4 Tuesday, February 22, 2011                         Thursday, April 7, 2011

SESSION 5 Tuesday, April 5, 2011                                  Thursday, May 5, 2011

For more information go to:   www.psd-lcms.org  and scroll down the first page to Interim Ministry.

Opportunity 3

California Nevada Hawaii District Office in Livermore, CA   October 18-22, 2010 and May 9-13, 2011*

*Sponsored By NALIP –National Association Lutheran Interim Ministry (Nalip.net)

FALL PASTOR’S CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 4-8, 2010

You should have already received information announcing this year’s conference which will be October 4-8 AT SEA! We will be cruising aboard a Carnival ship setting sail from Long Beach at 5:30 pm on Monday, with ports of call at Catalina on Tuesday and Ensenada on Wednesday. Thursday will be at sea.  The ship returns to Long Beach at 8:00 am Friday.  Conference sessions will be each morning, plus afternoon sessions on Thursday.  The conference theme is — Drawn in Changing Tides.  We are pleased to have as our speakers:  Dr. Robert Newton, Dr. Mike Gibson and  Dr.Scott Rische.  More information will be sent to each church soon, along with registration materials. If you have not yet contacted Mary Kolb to make cabin reservations for our Conference Cruise, please do so quickly.  Over 100 cabins are already confirmed. There are two cabin categories already sold out, 4B and 6D, so please cross those off the flyer.  We have some additional cabins in 6E at $349 which is not listed on the flyer.  If you are a single clergy, or your wife cannot join you, please try to find a fellow pastor to share the cabin, if not the price is 200%.  Some congregations have gotten members to make reservations which helps the planning committee control conference costs.  The ship holds several thousand so encourage all your members and friends to call Mary and make reservations (they do not have to participate in the conference sessions).  Reservations can be made with Mary over the phone 727.733.3498.   She can answer any concerns you have concerning the cruise ship, ports, passports, etc. We hope all pastors and their spouses (active or retired) can join us on this inspirational conference cruise.  If you have conference questions please contact Lowell Kindschy at:  lowell.kindschy@gmail.com or 805.688.8938.

THE ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE for Deacons, Deaconesses and Parish Ministry Assistants is scheduled at two different locations in 2010. The first one will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 760 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, CA on Saturday, October 16. The second one will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 820 East Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park, AZ on Saturday October 23. Presenters will be Rev. Dr. Mike Gibson at Costa Mesa and Rev. David Bolte at Litchfield Park. These two sites have been chosen in order to make travel more convenient for those attending the conferences this fall. Information will be sent this next week and will also be available on the District Web Site. Make plans now to join as we come together for fellowship, study and learn from two great presenters.

NEW WEBSITE COMING—YOUR PICTURES ARE NEEDED!

The District Office is in the process of developing a new website.  We are very excited about our new site, and want to include photos of our partners in ministry – pastors and other church workers, in action.  Examples would be photos of baptisms, ordinations, installations, commissionings, dedications, service projects, special events and programs, etc.  Email any pictures you would like to share, labeled with your church name and city, the occasion at which the pictures were taken, and names of persons in the photos.  Be sure that you have obtained permission from anyone in the photos to share them.  Pictures should be in jpg format using the highest resolution possible.  Please email your pictures to karene.cargill@psd-lcms.org.  We will use as many of the photos as we can.  Thank you for your help!

CELEBRATING HIS PEOPLE – rejoicing together for what the Lord is doing within our Pacific Southwest District family. If you would like to share a PRAISE-worthy announcement within the PSD, submit the info to PSDenews@psd-lcms.org

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CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOLS

ASCENSION LUTHERAN SCHOOLS INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF LUTHERAN EDUCATION on Sunday, September 12^th on the school campus at 17910 S. Prairie Ave., Torrance. Teacher installation will be at the 11:00 service, with a picnic immediately following.  We will be BBQing chicken, links, and pulled pork, plus all the fixings.  Game booths, bounce houses, face painting, and craft booths for the kids.  Bingo and lots of games for everyone!  We invite all past staff, alumni, and friends of Ascension to join us!  Please RSVP at 310.371.3531 or woods@ascensiontorrance.org. If you would like to leave a message on our facebook page, please visit our school website at www.ascensiontorrance.org.  Click on school, then on news and events.  Then click on announcements. There is a posting with our facebook link on it.  Leave a message, letting us know what you have been doing, or check out postings from former students and staff. If you don’t have a facebook page, you may leave a comment on our announcement page.

CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL’S MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM in Costa Mesa is in need of band instruments to borrow or have donated. They are looking for saxophones, flutes, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, percussion, and any other traditional band instruments that are in good shape. Anyone with instruments or information can contact Kris Huston at 1khuston@christcm.com or 714.788.9539.

PARTNERS IN MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE LUTHERAN HOUR® You can help proclaim Christ on the radio! Share this broadcast information: Times and stations can be found here: http://www.lhm.org/broadcastinformation.asp.

WHEAT RIDGE MINISTRIES' UPCOMING WEBINAR, HOW TO PROMOTE BRAIN GAIN, NOT BRAIN DRAIN, is on September 23, 2010. The hour-long session will be jam-packed with information on how to stimulate learning in your classroom, home and in the pew! To learn more and register click here.

DR. WALDO WERNING, a leader in stewardship within the LCMS, will be presenting two identical stewardship workshops Turning Donors Into Disciples in Southern California. The Friday, October 1, 2010 workshop will be held at Redeemer by the Sea Lutheran Church, 6600 Black Rail Road, Carlsbad; another workshop on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1250 East Heim Ave., Orange. The cost is $25 or $100 for groups of five. You may register online by emailing customerservice@churchsmart.com. More information – call David Wetzler 800.253.4276 or at www.churchsmart.com, clicking the training button on “seminars” or email the Discipling/Stewardship Center at wjwern1@aol.com.

CTS OFFERS CONFERENCE ON VIABILITY OF CLASSIC LANGUAGES Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, offers Lutheranism & the Classics, October 1-2, 2010.  To view a special video concerning the event, go to www.ctsfw.edu, click on the YouTube icon in the middle of the right-hand side of the page, then choose Lutheranism & the Classics Promotion. For a full list of presenters and to register online, visit www.ctsfw.edu/classics. For additional information, contact Dr. Nordling at 260.452.3217 or e-mail John.Nordling@ctsfw.edu.

Grace Place Lutheran Retreats invites you to its SEVENTH ANNUAL FALL GALA BENEFIT to Support Lutheran Seminarians & Their Wives featuring music by St. Louis Musician Erin Bode and honoring Rev. Dr. Jerry & Terry Kieschnick with the 2010 Charis Award on Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:00 PM. Dinner and Auction to follow. Cost: $175 per person. Missouri History Museum, Lindell and DeBaliviere, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO  63112. RSVP to: awoehlke@graceplaceretreats.org by September 10.

ON THE EDGE CONFERENCE is for high school students who are thinking about or wondering about a professional career in church work. This very exciting day-long conference will be held at Concordia University, Irvine, on Saturday, October 2, 2010. For those that may wish to stay overnight, please contact School Ministries at the District Office for arrangements.

Click here for the Schedule

Click here for the Registration Form
Click here for the Medical Release Form
Click here for the On The Edge poster
Click here for the Pastors and DCE email information

The Concordia University Foundation invites you to Concordia University campus from 11 am to 1 pm on October 13, 2010 for our FALL ESTATE PLANNING WORKSHOP. Lunch will be provided. Terry Gerdts, LCMS Foundation Sr. Vice President – Gift Planning Services will present, “Discovering Your Lifetime Plan for Giving For Family and Ministry - Today, Tomorrow and Forever.” God has placed a ‘Lifetime Plan for Giving’ in each Christian’s heart. Terry will help you learn how to bring that plan to the surface and make it a reality. RSVP to Grace Saldana at 949.214.3185 or grace.saldana@cui.edu by Tuesday, October 5^th.

An exciting program is on the docket for the 4^TH ANNUAL SENIOR FEST at Concordia University, Irvine on January 11, 2011.  The featured presenter will be Rev. Dick Hardel.  He served as a Lutheran pastor before he retired after 40 years of full-time ministry.  Dr. Hardel continues to work through FaithWellMT in which he connects our faith with living well in Christ. In addition to the main presentation, several workshops on pertinent subjects for active Lutheran adults will be offered.  The program will be repeated at California Lutheran University on January 12, 2011.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS & CONFERENCES

FUNDRAISER LUAU AT FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH CAPISTRANO BEACH - SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 at 5 pm. The Luau Fundraiser will feature a Luau Feast, Hawaiian music and dancers, raffles galore, and a Grand prize - IPAD!  This event will help to raise funds and awareness of a new outreach to the Saddleback Valley and to support those who serve in the Armed Forces by donating to the U.S.O at L.A. International Airport. Advance tickets: Adults $25, Kids 12 and under $15  - $30 and $20 at the door. Come and join us for a time of food, fun and fellowship.  For tickets and info go to www.LutheranSV.org

On Sunday, September 12^th Faith Lutheran Church in Vista will salute the U.S. Armed Forces with an ALL AMERICAN BBQ AND PROGRAM AT THEIR 9TH ANNUAL 9/11 COMMEMORATION & PATRIOT DAY OBSERVANCE. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the campus of the church and school located at 700 East Bobier Drive. Guest speaker is Erik Erkkinen retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and Chaplain who was at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.  Keynote speaker is retired Marine Colonel Stephen Ferrando. Colonel Ferrando has had a long and distinguished military career in service to our country and the war on terrorism. Representatives and displays from the Vista & Oceanside Fire Departments, Vista Sheriff’s Dept., Oceanside P.D., California Highway Patrol, and K-9 demonstrations from S.D.P.D. Children’ activities will include patriotic face painting, bouncies, balloon creations, mini horse carriage rides, a petting zoo and more. Suggested donations are $10.00 per family.

The church will also be remembering the sacrifices made by police, fire and EMT personnel by providing a 24-Hour Remembrance Vigil in and around the church flagpole. This remembrance will be open to the public from 8:46 a.m. on Saturday, September 11^th through 8:46 a.m. on Sunday, September 12^th.  The public, as well as law enforcement and fire personnel, are encouraged to visit this site during this 24 hour period to remember the sacrifices by so many and render our thoughts and prayers to those who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their own lives in order to save others. For more information please contact Richard Dinse, program coordinator at 760.583.3087or richarddinse@cox.net.

PERRY SPRINGMAN AND RYAN MCALLISTER LIVE IN CONCERT- September 26^th at 6:00 PM at Bethany Lutheran Church in Long Beach (4644 Clark Ave. Long Beach, CA 90808).  Perry Springman (from Perry and the Poorboys) and Ryan McAllister have been playing music and leading worship for many years.  They have each toured nationally and internationally with different Christian bands and have brought their music and the message of Jesus to young and old alike.  Snacks and refreshments will be provided.  A freewill offering will be taken at the door.   

HEPHATHA LUTHERAN CHURCH hosts A Night of Champions on Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm at 5900 Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim. Former professional and collegiate athletes will share their success stories on the field at Hephatha: NFL New England Patriots Pete Shorts, Princeton University Wide Receiver Brendan Circle, Orange Lutheran Lancers Coach Jim Kunau and All CIF Safety David Heim. The community will be invited to play sports competitions, and view martial arts and skating demonstrations and see free running performances.  The Christian rock band BannerHill will be performing.  In-N-Out meals will be available for $5.  For additional information contact us at 714.637.0887 ext. 156.

Concordia University Irvine announces its 21^ST ANNUAL EAGLE GOLF CLASSIC. This year’s tournament will be held on Friday, October 1^st at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club. Will Abiding Savior Lake Forest be able to hold on to their title from last year’s victory? Sign up your Church Teams today! To find out more visit our website for tournament and registration information.

CELEBRATE THE FALL OF THE WALL The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 as a result of a peaceful revolution; in the following year Germany was peacefully reunified and the Iron Curtain vanished. It is time to celebrate this gift from God.  In October The League of Faithful Masks (LFM) and Concordia University Irvine (CUI) are hosting a special celebration of freedom and democracy that will fascinate Lutherans, Germans, and all Americans alike. GERMAN DAY AT CONCORDIA will commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the peaceful re-unification of East and West Germany including a German Film Week, October 2-7, a German Day symposium on Oct. 6, and an exhibition of Cold War artifacts, all of October. This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to hear inspiring stories about re-unification from historical witnesses to this stirring occasion, and see movies and exhibits about this event.  For further information visit www.germanday.org or contact the Office of the Provost, Concordia University Irvine at 949.854.8002, ext. 1347.

RESOURCES & REQUESTS
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SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, and Lutheran Disaster Response is challenging Lutherans everywhere to become a part of the “ReadyChurch” Initiative.  As Lutherans, we are “called to love and serve the neighbor” and being disaster prepared is a great way to do just that.  We want all Lutherans to think about how they can be ready for natural disasters.  Plus, being the “ReadyChurch” is quick and easy…

PLACES TO FIND INFORMATION ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS:

FEMA / Citizen Corps Disaster Preparedness Information: http://www.ready.gov/

LCMS Disaster News: http://www.lcms.org/ca/worldrelief/dnews/default.asp

Your LCMS District Disaster Coordinator: http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=13986

LCMS-Amateur Radio Support Network: http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=15296

Community Emergency Response Team: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications: http://www.arrl.org/public-service

National VOAD: http://www.nvoad.org/

Southern Arizona VOAD: http://soazvoad.webs.com/

Charles Campbell, k4afn@q.com, ccampbell_sv@q.com

GRACE PLACE LUTHERAN RETREATS AND GRACE PLACE LIFE-LONG LEARNING offer preventative wellness skills, attitudes and resources to our Lutheran professional church workers and leaders and their families, so they can carry forth the Gospel message of salvation in Christ, and live and serve His people abundantly in body, mind and spirit.  Grace Place is a wellness program, keeping healthy church workers healthy.  Visit to learn more about this wonderful ministry.

SHEPHERD’S CANYON RETREAT is an experience for Lutheran church workers—clergy, teachers, Directors of Christian Education, missionaries, and others—who need a renewal of the power and strength the Lord designed for their calling; who need a recovery of their spiritual and emotional vitality in an atmosphere that is safe, confidential, and restorative.  Visit to learn more about this restorative ministry.

LITTLE KNOWN BENEFIT FOR MILITARY VETS!  Many veterans are not aware that when they are in need of assistance for themselves or their spouse, in either assisted living or in their own homes, substantial financial help is available from the Veterans’ Administration – even when the medically necessary assistance is not war related! If a veteran has served for 90 days with at least one day of service during wartime, he/she may be eligible for assistance. It depends on their financial standing. Up to $1,900.00 per month may be available. In the care of my own parents, click here which helps with preparation of V.A. paperwork and initial financial evaluation at no cost. If other legal or financial planning is needed, they will provide these services at reasonable rates, and in some cases no fee at all. I have found them to be highly ethical and not at all aggressive in marketing products. Their website is extremely accurate and valuable. Please let your parishioners know about this valuable service. Pr. Brian Hooper

NEW BLOG ADDRESSES NEEDS OF PASTORS' WIVES - JenniferAlLee, author and former PSD eNews editor, has launched a new blog: The Pastor's Wife Speaks. It's a place for wives and daughters of pastors to share their challenges and joys, to ask questions and get answers, and to support each other. It's a safe haven for women who live their lives on the front lines of ministry. To celebrate the launch, there are surprise giveaways every Saturday in August. To be eligible to win, you only need to comment on a post or sign up as a blog follower. Please stop by and say hi. It would also be great if you'd share the blog address with any women you think it would bless:  http://thepastorswifespeaks.blogspot.com/

Oberammergau TOURS in 2010

REV. TOM AND MIRIAM KRAUSE of Overland Park, KS are hosting an “Oberammergau Passion Play and Reformation Tour” September 4-13, 2010, and invite you to join them. E-mail: tommirkrause@gmail.com or miriamk@kc.rr.com, or phone: 913.906.9976 (home) or 913.638.8271 (cell).

GLORIA DEI, ESCONDIDO is hosting a trip to the Passion Play of Oberammergau and an 11 day in the Steps of Martin Luther tour on September 2-12, 2010. The cost of the tour is $4069.00 from Los Angeles, CA and the deadline to sign up is August 1, 2009. Richard and Wanda DeGraffenreid will be your hosts. Contact Wanda at 760.743.2478 or email office@gdlc.sdcoxmail.com.

OBERAMMERGAU AND LUTHERLANDS IN 2010 You are invited to join retired district president Loren Kramer and his wife Arlene on a 15 day tour leaving on September 15, 2010. To request a brochure with more information and prices please contact the Kramers at lorenkramer@sbcglobal.net or phone 949.240.9751.

LutherTours is pleased to announce our current list of tours including the performance of the Passion Play 2010, click here for information. We extend our FREE TRAVEL offer to those with a group of at least 10 members! Call LutherTours Toll Free 866.777.1517 or email info@luthertours.com for the latest tours and information. SAVE $550 OFF TOUR PRICE when you CONFIRM BY NOV. 15^TH.

ISRAEL & GERMANY- September 8-19, 2010 A pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the Passion Play, Oberammergau, Germany.  Click here to view the itinerary.

Other tours

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE a little off the beaten path – December 2-11, 2010.  Hosted by Pastor Matt Richardt.  Cost is around $2500 or less, depending on number of people.  For itinerary and other information contact Wanda at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Escondido.  760.743.2478, office@gdlc.sdcoxmail.com. You may also visit our website at: www.oyeoflittlefaith.org under the events page and view the itinerary.

TOUR THE HOLY LAND IN ISRAEL December 27, 2010 to January 5, 2011. Join Carl and Tina Simmons from Faith Lutheran Church in Hesperia, California as your hosts during this most festive time of the year. Visit for more information on their tour. You may also call 760.843.1110

DISTRICT OFFICE CHAPEL PRAYERS FOR THIS WEEK: 9.6.10 – 9.12.10

Atonement Church, Early Childhood Center & School, Glendale, AZ

Good Shepherd Church, Kingman, AZ

Lamb of God Church, Lake Havasu City, AZ

Crean Lutheran South High School, Irvine, CA

Light of Christ Church & Preschool, Irvine, CA

One Faith Korean Church, Irvine, CA

Gethsemane Church, La Crescenta, CA

University Church UCSD, La Jolla, CA

Christ Evangelical Church, Early Childhood Center & School, La Mesa, CA

Hope Church, La Mirada, CA

First Good Shepherd Church, Preschool & School, Las Vegas, NV

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