Pastor Nathan invites you to join him during the Sunday of Lent and Easter at 9:00 a.m. in the Trinity Library for an Adult Forum series studying ELCA Social Statements. During Sundays in Lent, the series will focus on social statements pertaining to the human body. During Sundays in Easter, the series will focus on matters of church and the world. Participants will read and discuss the Executive Summary of each statements and are encouraged to read full statements available on the ELCA website at: www.elca.org/Faith/Faith-
Sundays in Lent:
Feb 26 – Abortion (1991)
March 5 – Death Penalty (1991)
March 12 – Health and Health Care (2003)
March 19 – Human Sexuality (2009)
March 26 – Genetics (2011)
Sundays in Easter:
April 16 – Caring for Creation (1993)
April 23 – Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (1993)
April 30 – Economic Life (1999)
May 7 – Education (2007)
May 14 – The Church and Criminal Justice (2013)
May 21 – Sexism (2019)
ELCA Social Statements are teaching and policy documents that provide broad frameworks to assist us in thinking about and discussing social issues in the context of faith and life. They result from extensive process of participation and are adopted by a two-thirds vote of an ELCA churchwide assembly. Please contact Pastor Nathan for more information.