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The Beacon Online
November 14, 2020 Volume 1, No. 7
The Beacon Online is the co=
mmunication source for the SELC District.
If you are a firs=
t time visitor to the Beacon Online, we invite you to subscribe by emailing=
the District Office at selc.lcms@gmail.com. Please feel free to share the =
Beacon Online and encourage others to subscribe. Please send your articles,=
announcements, news, and pictures to
selc.lcms@gmail.com. Please submit your articles in Word format =
and by Thursdays for inclusion in the next Beacon Online. We look forward t=
o sharing your submissions!
Reminder from District Secretary Rev. John Tel=
loni
2021 Convention Delegate Submission Informati=
on
The official 2021 SELC District Convention Packet, containing delegate=
credential forms and information about resolutions and nominations, includ=
ing forms for the various offices and blanks for nominations.
Please note the first deadline of November 16, 2020, to submit your Pastoral, Lay and Alternate Delegates to t=
he Secretary of the District. It is important that you send this infor=
mation in a timely way because, from the list of delegates, President Vinov=
skis will be appointing people to serve on the various committees to serve =
at the convention.
Other deadlines coming up are January 4, 2021, for nominations for District P=
resident, Vice-Presidents, and Circuit Visitors; and for Resolutions (resol=
utions will be accepted up to March 16, 2021, but they will not be printed =
in the Convention Workbook); and February 8, 2021, for members of the Board of Directors and the Lutheran Haven Boa=
rd of Trustees.
It is important that you comply with the stated deadlines so that nomi=
nees can be contacted for their decisions to accept or decline; and if to a=
ccept, to submit bios and photos for publication in the Convention Workbook=
.
If you did not receive a packet, please contact the District Office at=
selc.lcms@gmail.com. The District Convention is scheduled for Apri=
l 15-18, 2021, at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO.
Thank you, and may the Lord bless your congregations and their deliber=
ations over these matters for the good of our district and to the Lord&#x20=
19;s glory and honor.
Being Challenge
Hey SELC District! 
 
We have an exciting opportunity to team up in the Lenten season to do =
a deep dive into the life and habits of Jesus through our own SELC Pastor Z=
ach Zehnder’s Being Challen=
ge. 
This is a 40-day experience that will help your congregatio=
n and all who participate learn and practice the 5 keystone habits of Jesus=
. In addition to the workbooks, Be=
ing Challenge 
comes with loads of FREE resources like smal=
l group materials, sermon manuscripts, graphics, and even kid’s curr=
iculum!
 
The workbooks are normally $20 each but because we are doing this as a=
district they will only be $10 to you!
 
SELC Pastor Chris Cahill of Christ the King Lutheran in Lodi, OH was i=
n the first wave of churches that went through Being Challenge and had a great experience.
 
Stay tuned in the next Beacon as we will be inviting you to a special =
Zoom call to talk more about this district-wide offering with Zach Zehnder =
and Chris Cahill who will be able to discuss their church’s experien=
ce and what you can expect.
 
In the meantime, if you have any more questions about Being Challenge or what this=
is all about, you can email their team at hello@redletterchallenge.com or ask Zach in the Zoom cal=
l. Additionally, if you have questions on how best to implement a chal=
lenge like this in your church, their team has training videos here (https://redlet=
terchallenge.com/how-to-launch-a-church-challenge/) that cover everythi=
ng from kids and students, small groups, promotion/distribution, etc. =
It would be great to watch the videos that pertain to you before the Zoom c=
all.
 
We are asking that you commit to this prior to the New Year so that we=
can effectively roll this out as a district and that Zach’s team ca=
n get all the resources to us in a timely fashion. Being Challenge books will be shipped to =
each of the 4 circuit meetings in January to help expedite and streamline s=
hipping (although you can request shipment to your specific church). 

 
If you know you would like to be a part of this already, in an effort =
to have things organized, please fill out this short Google Form, and again=
, we are hopeful to have participation confirmed by end of 2020. Putti=
ng in estimates does not lock you in to that number, but gives us a helpful=
estimation as we move forward with this initiative to the district.
 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey=
yPQVmaoE_fbobjvHnFBiBypjyjv_Gp-y2ngy8RocwPlxpQ/viewform
 
Thank you so much!
Setting Your 2021 SELC Budget Goal

And you will be my witnesses in=
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.&#x2=
01d; Acts 1:8
Christ calls us to be w=
itnesses of the Gospel throughout the whole world. One way we do this =
together is through our partnership with district and Synod missions, suppo=
rted by the offerings of our congregations. 
 
Your congregation shoul=
d have received a letter for you to indicate your plans to support district=
and Synod missions. As your congregations completes its budgeting pro=
cess, please return this information by mail or email (preferred) by Januar=
y 15 to;
 
Rev. Dr. Mark Larson, Stewardship Cha=
ir
7100 Morganford Rd, St. Louis, MO 631=
16
markclarson0341@gma=
il.com
 
Note that contributions should be sen=
t directly to the District Financial Secretary: Larry Schultz, 1566 Bushkil=
l Center Rd, Bath, PA 18014
2020 Congregational Treasurer Manual is Availa=
ble
The 2020 Congregational Treasurer’s manual is now available. The manua=
l includes information on Concordia Plans, information on housing allowance=
s, and information for Lutheran Schools and Early Childhood Centers. The ma=
nual is available in 3 formats – print (limited numbers are available), CD,=
or a thumb drive. There are several important updates from last year’s man=
ual. Please contact Patti Smith at selc.lcms@gm=
ail.com to request your Treasurer’s manual. If you have any questions, =
please email the District Office or call us at 610-965-3265.
Call Update
The SELC District announces three calls.

Rev. Joseph Leech from St. John’s in Hazelton, PA has accepted a call t=
o St. John Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, Nebraska. He will be installed =
in the new year.
Kalli Wied, DCE at St. Luke’s in Oviedo, FL has accepted a call to Hope=
Lutheran Church in Orlando, FL as an Outreach Minister LIVE, UCF in the FL=
– GA District. She will be installed on November 22, 2020.
Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Macungie, PA has extended a call=
to Rev. Nycholas Greig in Richmond Virginia to be the Associate Pastor.

We ask for your prayers for Pastor Leech and Kalli Wied as they accept=
their new calls. We also ask for God’s gudiance and support for Pastor Gre=
ig and his family as they prayerfully consider the call to Concordia in Mac=
ungie, PA.
Full Tuition Opportunity at Valparaiso for Senior High Schoo=
l Students in your District
President Vinovskis can submit nominations of high school seniors, gra=
duating in the Spring of 2021, for a full-tuition Lutheran Leader Scholarsh=
ip and Intern Program at Valparaiso University. For the past 24 years, two =
Lutheran students have been chosen to receive this scholarship. The brochur=
e is available through the link below.
Lutheran Leader Brochure 2020
The nomination must be made by President Vinovskis to Valparaiso Unive=
rsity. If you have students who you feel merit consideration for this schol=
arship, please send your nominations to President Vinovskis via email to ou=
r district email – selc.lcms@gmail.com All =
nominations MUST be received in t=
he SELC District office by November 30, 2020 so President Vinovskis can submit the=
application. If you have any questions, please call the District Office at=
610-965-3265 or via email at selc.lcms@gmail.c=
om
Soldiers of the Cross Funding is Available
If one mem=
ber suffers, all suffer together; if one
member is honored, all rejoice together” (1 Cor. 12:26).

In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, The Lutheran Church&#=
x2014;Missouri Synod (LCMS), Lutheran Church Extension Fund, the 35 distric=
ts of the LCMS including our SELC District, and other entities are providin=
g an opportunity for concerned, caring people to help those serving full- o=
r part-time in LCMS congregations, schools, universities, Recognized Servic=
e Organizations and other organizations who have been confronted with minis=
try-disrupting personal crises.
 
Through the Synod’s long-standing “Soldiers of the C=
ross” (Soldiers) grant assistance program, which is administered by =
the LCMS Office of National Mission, a worker in crisis can apply for help =
with short-term financial needs through their district office. Workers in c=
risis are encouraged to contact their district office for an application an=
d guidance.
 
Unlike traditional Soldiers grants, lay workers who are not on the=
Synod’s roster of professional church workers are eligible for thes=
e “amplified” Soldiers of the Cross grants.
 
This response initiative isn’t just about taking care of pa=
stors and rostered teachers — important as that is. Other church wor=
kers such as church and school secretaries, administrators, bookkeepers and=
janitors can also apply for a Soldiers of the Cross Amplified grant to get=
through this crisis.
 
The application can be found at this link – https://selc.lcms.org/mdocs-posts/soldiers-of-the=
-cross-application/ When y=
ou have completed the application, please submit it to the SELC District of=
fice at
selc.lcms@gmail.org
Annual Submission =
of School Statistics
The Office of National Mission, School Min=
istry
understands that this year is unlike any other in recent histo=
ry for our Lutheran schools, and that the constantly changing situation is =
having a detrimental impact on our annual statistics reporting.
Understanding that schools will need more time to complete their stati=
stics submission this year, they will be leaving the online submission proc=
ess open through December 31, 2020. At that time the online process will be closed and the data that has bee=
n collected up to that point will inform the annual statistics reports gene=
rated from the School Ministry office.
Nove=
mber 21, 2020 – Join LCEF for their Annual Update
LCEF is hosting a virtual annual upda=
te on Saturday, November 21 beginning at 10 AM CST. This is a ZOOM update o=
pen to the public. There will be no official business so no roll will be ta=
ken or quorum needed.
 
Registration for the meeting is now o=
pen. Please register and invite any and all who would like to receive the u=
pdate to also register.
 
The link is here: https://lcef.org/annual-update/
New Call Documents
There will be new call documents to use be=
ginning no later than December 1, 2020. Please contact the District Office =
at
selc.lcms@gmail.com if you will be starting the Call Proce=
ss so that we can be sure to give you the correct documents. Please delete =
any blank copies of the call documents you have previously used.


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