Wladiwostok, Febr 13.09.
To whom it may concern
Dear friends of our partner church Central States Synod,
This year, as every year, we shall perform our annual deanery-seminar for the people of our 9 congregations. It will be already the 16th
It will be held from July 5 to 14 ( arrival July 4, departure July 15) on a beautiful island before Wladiwostok. Main theme “Why I am a Lutheran in my country and culture”..
We shall have teachers coming out of 4 different Lutheran churches and nations: from Russia,from Korea, from Germany and from the USA. It will not be the first time that we have a teacher from the states, for instance there was Prof Randy McGuire from St Thomas-Holy Spirit St Louis, pastor Daniel Biles, PA, pastor Larry Hoffsiss, Epiphany Luth Church Dayton OH, Dr Susan Hedahl, Gettysburg Luth Seminary etc .
We should be very glad, if there could come somebody from you, our partner church, to be with us and to tell and teach us on this theme.
It will be for him as well for all of us , coming the different from far away regions in the Russian Far East, an unforgettable experience .
Sincerely yours and Да хранит нас всех Бог! (_= May God protect us all!)
Manfred Brockmann, p
If interested, contact Jackie at jackievolbrecht1@gmail.com
I was welcomed at Trinity Lutheran and made presentations at both services and during the Adult Sunday School Hour. Everyone was warm and interested. Pastor Gary Teske is a leader of the Central States Synod Companion Synod Team and has been an advocate for Pau Pau NewGuneau and the Russian Far East for many years.
