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This study occurred in November 2024. Thank you to all who joined us!
You may continue to access the resources and stream the movie on your own.
Cabrini, the film by Angel Studios, tells the life story of Saint Francesca Cabrini and her sacrifice for the poor, the sick and marginalized.
Let's discuss Cabrini’s story, her life and her legacy.
Explore resources including the ELCA’s social message on immigration and details from our Metropolitan New York Synod.
Thank you to all who joined us!
- Watch with us on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 9:30 AM – Noon at the East Northport Library, or stream the movie on your own.
- Participate in small group discussions on Sunday, November 17, 2024 after the 10:30 service (11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.), in the chapel .
Questions? Contact Deacon Wendy Bean Tannenbaum
Resources and clickable links:
ELCA's social message on immigration
Truth & Healing Movement
The ELCA’s Truth & Healing Movement is an opportunity for the church to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present.
There are opportunities to learn, raise awareness and engage in other ways to impact hearts and lives across our church. We believe that the truth, and our knowing and embracing it, is the first step toward healing for all of us.
***Read the Declaration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to American Indian and Alaska Native People here***
At St. Paul’s, we’ll discuss resources provided by the ELCA and coordinate activities to help us learn the true history and current realities of Indigenous people.
Thank you to all who joined us.
1. Participate in small group discussions of Killers of the Flower Moon on Sunday, November 19, 2023 after the 10:30 service.
- Read the book by David Grann, see the movie or both! Some of us know the tragic history of the Osage Nation and Osage People. Part of that story will be told on the big screen as a major motion picture, directed by Martin Scorsese. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation and a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. You’re encouraged to support this moment in Indigenous and cinematic history! See the film in select Theaters beginning on October 20, 2023.
2. Attend the ELCA Class: Indigenous Thought & Theology on Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 8 - 10:00 p.m. ET.
Presented by Vance Blackfox (click here to join via Zoom)
Won't you join us?
Questions? Contact Deacon Wendy Bean Tannenbaum
Bible study
Thank you for joining us!
Thank you to all who joined this important
5-week event!
Interested in the study materials we used to learn more? Find them here
ELCA INTRODUCES "NOW IS THE TIME" Racial Equity Bible Study
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America introduces Now Is the Time: A Study Guide for ELCA Declaration to People of African Descent to help congregations wrestle with the meaning of the declaration, adopted at the 2019 Churchwide Assembly, and its accompanying explanation.
In the declaration, the ELCA "apologizes to people of African descent for its historical complicity in slavery and its enduring legacy of racism in the United States and globally. [The ELCA] lament the white church's failure to work for the abolition of slavery and the perpetuation of racism in this Church."
Now is the TIme stresses realism, self-examination, and accountability as the Church acknowledges and apologizes for the history andimpact of slavery and systemic racism. The study guide focuses on deepening our understanding of this history as participants engage in often-difficult conversation and reflection to move the church toward racial healing and justice.
The study sessions were guided by Wendy Bean Tannenbaum,
St. Paul’s diaconate intern. This five-part series took place on Thursdays at 7 pm. via Zoom, beginning September 22, 2022. The dates for the one-hour evening sessions were 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20.
The goal of this event is intended to remind us to live as Jesus did and uplift our congregations and our synod by acknowledging the hurt of racism in our society and talking openly about how to be better siblings to God's people as Church TOGETHER.
