SLLC INFORMATIONAL POST (3/20/2020): CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
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Schedule
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SLLC will continue to NOT hold service events at the church through the month of April. There will be online live services at 10:30am on Sunday mornings.
Our Easter services will be online live services as well starting with Maundy Thursday Services at 7pm, Good Friday services at 7pm and Easter morning services at 10:30am. |
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Financial
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For those who have been unable to give due to no service events, below are different ways to give:
Thanks for your continued support through this difficult time.
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Update on LLC Activities
Statement on LLC Camps, April 8, 2020
We continue to monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic affects LLC activities. With the current situation, including schools in various regions closed to in-person learning for the duration of the school year, we have canceled all our camp activities at LLC facilities through the end of May. The situation will be monitored on an ongoing basis, and announcements of any further camp cancelations will be made going forward.
We continue to focus our efforts on 2020 Confirmation schools. While no changes have been made at this time, it is possible that the Confirmation school plans will be affected. We will make a decision by June 1 about how we will conduct LLC Confirmation Schools.
Language Camp (July 6-13) includes a group that travels from Finland each summer. Because of the international travel and the additional logistics it requires, Language Camp has been canceled for this year.
If you have already paid fees for activities that are canceled, they will be applied as credit toward other camp events. We can issue refunds also if that is desired.
Statement on Summer Services, April 8, 2020
We continue to monitor how the COVID-19 situation may affect our LLC Summer Services and Annual Meeting scheduled for July 2-5 this year in Marquette, Michigan. As the situation remains fluid, we are making contingency plans if physical services are indeed canceled and we move to holding Summer Services online. As previously stated, we will make this decision and announcement by May 1.
Update on Sunday school, April 8, 2020
Preparations are being made to post a Sunday School video Easter morning. You may view this video with your loved ones as part of your Easter celebration at home. Details about when and where this video will be posted will be available before Sunday on LLC social media and website. A notice with these details will also be sent to LLC congregations.
Work is also going forward on planning further Sunday School videos that will be published in coming weeks. We will send further information on these items as it becomes available.
Update on Evening Devotions, April 8, 2020
The evening devotions have been warmly received and will continue as an LLC effort. We thank the Phoenix and Menahga congregations for the work they have done. In the next few weeks, we will add additional ministers to this work and also consolidate the broadcasts under a single LLC-based feed. The LLC website listen page will reflect these changes as they happen.
For further information:
Eric Jurmu, LLC Executive Director, ejurmu@llchurch.org
Jim Frantti, LLC Board Chairman, jfrantti@llchurch.org
Laestadian Lutheran Church – www.llchurch.org
We continue to monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic affects LLC activities. With the current situation, including schools in various regions closed to in-person learning for the duration of the school year, we have canceled all our camp activities at LLC facilities through the end of May. The situation will be monitored on an ongoing basis, and announcements of any further camp cancelations will be made going forward.
We continue to focus our efforts on 2020 Confirmation schools. While no changes have been made at this time, it is possible that the Confirmation school plans will be affected. We will make a decision by June 1 about how we will conduct LLC Confirmation Schools.
Language Camp (July 6-13) includes a group that travels from Finland each summer. Because of the international travel and the additional logistics it requires, Language Camp has been canceled for this year.
If you have already paid fees for activities that are canceled, they will be applied as credit toward other camp events. We can issue refunds also if that is desired.
Statement on Summer Services, April 8, 2020
We continue to monitor how the COVID-19 situation may affect our LLC Summer Services and Annual Meeting scheduled for July 2-5 this year in Marquette, Michigan. As the situation remains fluid, we are making contingency plans if physical services are indeed canceled and we move to holding Summer Services online. As previously stated, we will make this decision and announcement by May 1.
Update on Sunday school, April 8, 2020
Preparations are being made to post a Sunday School video Easter morning. You may view this video with your loved ones as part of your Easter celebration at home. Details about when and where this video will be posted will be available before Sunday on LLC social media and website. A notice with these details will also be sent to LLC congregations.
Work is also going forward on planning further Sunday School videos that will be published in coming weeks. We will send further information on these items as it becomes available.
Update on Evening Devotions, April 8, 2020
The evening devotions have been warmly received and will continue as an LLC effort. We thank the Phoenix and Menahga congregations for the work they have done. In the next few weeks, we will add additional ministers to this work and also consolidate the broadcasts under a single LLC-based feed. The LLC website listen page will reflect these changes as they happen.
For further information:
Eric Jurmu, LLC Executive Director, ejurmu@llchurch.org
Jim Frantti, LLC Board Chairman, jfrantti@llchurch.org
Laestadian Lutheran Church – www.llchurch.org
2020 LLC Operating plan
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About the Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church
Who we are can be answered in two ways. On an individual basis we are young and old. We have a variety of everyday callings in life. Some are teachers, engineers, doctors, stay-at-home moms, students, tradesmen and of course some are now enjoying the retirement years. Most importantly we are individuals who have been called by the grace of God to be partakers of the hope of eternal life. We individually have been given grace to believe the forgiveness of our own sins in Jesus' name and blood. This grace has opened the door of heaven to us.
As a church, we are part of the Laestadian Lutheran Church. The Laestadian Lutheran Church (LLC) was organized on June 9, 1973, under the name "Association of American Laestadian Congregations" (AALC). The association changed its name in 1994 in order to better convey its spiritual heritage and the nature of its organization. The teachings of Laestadianism are based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. Centermost among these teachings is the sermon of Jesus' suffering, death, and victorious resurrection. The work of Jesus Christ continues in this world as the work of the Holy Spirit in Christ's congregation. Thus, the Laestadian Lutheran Church teaches of God's kingdom and preaches repentance and the forgiveness of sins. We hold, in accord with the Lutheran Confessions, that the Bible is the highest guide and authority for Christian faith, doctrine and life.
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As a church, we are part of the Laestadian Lutheran Church. The Laestadian Lutheran Church (LLC) was organized on June 9, 1973, under the name "Association of American Laestadian Congregations" (AALC). The association changed its name in 1994 in order to better convey its spiritual heritage and the nature of its organization. The teachings of Laestadianism are based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. Centermost among these teachings is the sermon of Jesus' suffering, death, and victorious resurrection. The work of Jesus Christ continues in this world as the work of the Holy Spirit in Christ's congregation. Thus, the Laestadian Lutheran Church teaches of God's kingdom and preaches repentance and the forgiveness of sins. We hold, in accord with the Lutheran Confessions, that the Bible is the highest guide and authority for Christian faith, doctrine and life.
Learn more >