Expectation. Preparation. Anticipation. Hope. Longing. And then, Good News!
We have all gone through the process of waiting for something yearned for. It is no different now than it was in days past.
Today, as is then, there is the hunger for good news. And finally it arrives - Christ is Coming!
Advent – the season where the we prepare not just for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, but also for Christ’s second coming, as we remember how our Lord comes to us in our daily lives.
The Lay Academy presents
CONNECTING CONVERSATIONS: THE ARRIVAL
“Our Bishops on Advent”
Join Bishop Sid Haugen of the SK Synod, Bishop Larry Kochendorfer of the AB & Territories Synod, Bishop Elaine Sauer of the MNO Synod, and Bishop Greg Mohr of the BC Synod, as they discuss the Advent texts and help us to ‘get ready and remember’. Our four Bishops of the Western Synod will be conversing together with us and one another on the Readings of Advent.
Mark your calendars for November 18th and 25th and save the dates!
It will be a time of illuminating insights, learnings, dialogue and more. Bring your Bible and rediscover “The Arrival” again. The sessions will run from: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration fees are $27 per session or $52 for the 2 dates.
Nov. 18 - Advent 1: Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:25-37 “Pain Seeking Understanding”
Nov. 18 - Advent 2: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-18 (& more) “Comfort My People”
Nov. 25 - Advent 3: Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11; John 1:6-8,19-28 “Do You Get The Point?”
Nov. 25 - Advent 4: Luke 1:26-38, 46b-55 “Immaculate Perception?”
Further information on Registration and Sites of attendance can be found on the Lay Academy website.
The Lay Academy is a program of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in connection with the Western Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), that seeks to provide continuing education opportunities for lay people in the church and for those being prepared for the ELCIC’s National Authorized Lay Ministry program. Our current 'LA' sessions are provided through a unique online format that allows multiple sites from across the four Western provinces and Territories to listen and interact with the presenter at the same time, while also enjoying discussion led by a facilitator within a local church setting.