February 2010
4-Step Job Hunt Workshop Series
February 4, 11, and 18, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake
You're invited to this new Career Connections group! The Thrivent Community - Keystone Group of Thrivent Financial for Lutheran invites you to a 4-step job Hunt Workshop Series to kick off a new Career Connections group at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church. Register online at www.sollc.org/register. Catherine Byers Breet, 12-year recruiting veteran and creator of the Job Hunt Coaching System, will inspire and empower you to take you all the way from "I need a new job" to "Wow! I love what I do for a living!" Change Your Stripes - Do what you love for a living! Cost: $20 for one, plus a one-time fee of $16 for workbook. This price made possible by the generous support of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Community Board, Shakopee Group.
Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend
February 12-14, Brooklyn Center
Spend two nights in a comfortable hotel and enjoy five delicious meals from Friday at 7:00 p.m. to Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Four presenting couples, including a Lutheran clergy couple, give a series of presentations followed by questions the couples discuss in the privacy of their hotel room. There is no counseling and no group sharing. No one is turned away for financial reasons. For more information, contact Dick and Judy Dehnel at 952-432-3105, Pete and Phyllis McMahon at 763-561-1575 or visit www.godlovesmarriage.org.
Worship Dialogue
February 16, 11:30 a.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4842 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
Dr. Karoline Lewis, Assistant Professor of Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, will speak at a Worship Dialogue Gathering on “Word of Life: Preaching at Funerals.” Bring bag lunch if desired. 612-827-4406.
The Bread for the World workshops
February 20, 8:45 a.m.,Colonial Church of Edina
Our focus is Bridging the Gap: Making Work Pay with Nancy Maeker speaking and a panel of tax break recipients. More details at 612-871-9084 or breadmn@bread.org.
Understanding How Systems Function Workshop
February 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Luther Seminary
A series of three workshops have been scheduled to help us understand how we can function better in the systems of which we are a part. Each workshop will look at a major concept in systems theory through presentation and discussion. Workshop 1 will focus on Emotional Triangles. We will spend time looking at triangles, the reason they are so pervasive, the ways to de-triangle, as well as to use triangles more constructively. More information>>
Statewide Movement to End Poverty by 2020
February 27, 6-9 p.m., Olson Campus Center, Luther Seminary, 1490 Fulham St, St. Paul
A Minnesota Without Poverty believes that together we can create inventive solutions to reverse the cycle of poverty, and put an end to it for good. It’s not an easy task, but by building bridges with business, education, faith communities, government, communities of color, the voices of poverty, foundations and other non-profits, we believe the promise of ending poverty can become a reality. Keynot speaker will be Don Samuels, activist, business leader, pastor, and city councilmember. More information at www.mnwithoutpoverty.org.
