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PSD School Ministries Connections May 10, 2017 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of household of God, built on the foundation of

1 PSD School Ministries Connections May 10, 2017 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone." Ephesians 2:19-20 Taking an express elevator, one can go to the "Top of The Rock." That is the designation for the top of the Rockefeller Center in New York City. From the "top" one can see the surrounding city with all its landmarks and features. Have you been there? It is pretty amazing! The Apostle Paul describes a more important building. The building is the church. It is built on the cornerstone that is Jesus. The foundation includes the "apostles and the prophets" and from there, brick by brick, from the beginning of time, God continues to erect the most significant structure of all time. There is no human architectural design that could develop it. Only God's plan in Christ could build His church. Only God the Spirit could add each stone as they were brought to Christ, and build on Him. We are privileged by faith to see this amazing "structure." More importantly, we are blessed to be a part of the structure. We're on top of THE ROCK. God's will is that this building keep going higher and higher. We are blessed to share the message of His grace so that others see the view! When did God add you to His building? What's the view like from the top of His rock, the church? How can we be His tour guides to this Rock?

Hearts for Jesus--We are Almost at our Goal!

Thank you and your students for your giving hearts to Corazones Para Guatemala!

Check it out and see if you recognize someone! You will find our website at www.pswcic.org.

2 Hearts for Jesus--We are Almost at our Goal! Our new Hearts for Jesus total is up to $24,868.89! We are so close to our goal of $25,000! Thank you and your students for your giving hearts to Corazones Para Guatemala! New Pictures on the Homepage! We have added new pictures to our School Ministries website. Check it out and see if you recognize someone! You will find our website at While you are there, bookmark it for easy access! Around the PSD Pastor Burkey weekly reads to the Kindergarten class at Christ, La Mesa, CA.

Pictured above: Praise Band students at Hephatha, Anaheim, CA.

3 5th-8th graders at Christ's Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ, recently performed four shows of The Sound of Music under the leadership of Lyndsay Ermeling. Pictured above: Praise Band students at Hephatha, Anaheim, CA. Pictured below: Students from Hephatha visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum and met a survivor on their trip to Washington, D.C.

4 A Conversation on Active Learning Spaces took place yesterday at Concordia University Irvine. Below are some photos from the event.

PSD Administrators' Leadership Conference Thank you to those that have already registered! This year's conference will be held Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27, at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, CA.

6 PSD Administrators' Leadership Conference Thank you to those that have already registered! This year's conference will be held Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27, at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, CA. The theme this year is REJOICE! based on Psalm 118:24 and Philippians 4:4-9. Administrators and leadership teams are encouraged to join us for this event! Feel free to bring your family to the hotel and stay an extra day or two! Our hotel rate is $95+tax per night. Please note, though, that the hotel is already filling rooms for this summer. If you intend to extend your stay, please book your room now. Our rate is good July based on availability. For specific hotel registration instructions, please click the HOTEL INFORMATION link on the registration website. We look forward to you joining us! Important Call Information Dear Administrators: We know many schools will be extending calls to new graduates as well as workers in the field. PLEASE make sure the person preparing your call documents is using the current commissioned minister call document, version 4.7. Please call School Ministries to request new call document download information. Also, please call or to let us know when commissioned ministers are being called to your staff or are leaving your staff at the end of this school year for any reason...retirement, taking a new call, staying home with children, etc. We also appreciate knowing new home address/contact information. Thank you so much! Early Childhood Salary and Staffing Survey Update Thank you to all who participated in the Early Childhood Salary and Staffing Survey. The information will be made available after it is reviewed by the Early Childhood Cabinet next week. Thank you!

LuthEd.org Reminder Have you been checking in on the new LuthEd.org website? At least one piece of the site is updated every week, and sometime many more than that!

7 LuthEd.org Reminder Have you been checking in on the new LuthEd.org website? At least one piece of the site is updated every week, and sometime many more than that! Thus, it is important to check back and see what is new! All of the resources available from the LCMS School Ministry Office are available on luthed.org free of charge. This is a great resource you can use--there are devotions, chapel ideas, and many other resources all available for you to use! Questions? Contact: Matthew Bergholt Manager, Online Support and Services The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Office of National Mission, School Ministry Ext Matthew.Bergholt@lcms.org New LCMS School Ministry Premium Service--NEO LCMS School Ministry has finalized a new Premium Service for our Lutheran Schools! NEO from Cypher Learning is a great Learning Management System (LMS) offering, with their primary focus on the support and benefit of small schools. They have prepared an overview of their services here. If your school is interested in taking advantage of the NEO discount, please contact the account representative below: NEO LMS Account Representative: Patrick Verda, Director Patrick@CypherLearning.com This and any other LCMS Premium Service information can be found on the "Premium Services and Group Purchasing" page of LuthEd.org.

8 Google Training from Beyond Technology Education The Best Google G Suite Training For Teachers...Period! August 2-3, 2017, at the Palm Springs Hilton Early Bird packages available for $598 including meals and lodging. K-12 teachers, start next school year with new tools and a new attitude! *Learn How To Create Paperless Workflow With Google Classroom *Understand Chrome Add-Ons and Extensions *Advanced Google Drive Tips *Master Classroom Management Tools Click here and here for more information, and click here for the registration website. Jubilarian Information Date: May 2017 To: All Administrators From: Jennifer Burnett, Jubilarian Coordinator Re: 2017 Jubilarians Each school is asked to submit the names, addresses and years of service of those educators on your staff who have completed 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 years of service at the end of this school term. Please complete this form and mail it to Jennifer Burnett by June 15, You may also submit the information by to camptimekazia@hotmail.com. Blessings to all! Interested in Completing Your Colloquy? Are you interested in completing your Colloquy? Click here for a flier with all the information. LEC in Phoenix Transportation Options We are headed to the beautiful Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix for LEC 2017! We don't want travel to be an issue for anyone to attend, so we are working with a bus company to arrange for buses to travel to Phoenix from different regions in the

9 PSD. We hope to keep the cost between $65-$70 per person, round trip (this figure is based on filling the buses, though). If you are interested in more information on taking a bus yourself or arranging for your staff to take a bus together, please Kim Violette in School Ministries. Prayer Requests Each week, prayers of thanksgiving and prayers for teachers, administrators, support staff, pastors, students, and families of the Lutheran schools, early childhood centers, and churches of the Pacific Southwest District are listed. To include names on the list, please send information to anna.preus@psd-lcms.org by noon on Wednesday of each week. This week we pray for: schools searching for administrators, directors, and teachers for the school year. May 14 Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool, Canyon Country, CA Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Christ Lutheran Creation School (Preschool), Vail, AZ Visit Our Website Pacific Southwest District-LCMS School Ministries 1540 Concordia Drive East Irvine, CA Phone Fax Rachel Klitzing, Executive Director of School Ministries Ext. 223 rachel.klitzing@psd-lcms.org Kim Violette, Administrative Assistant Ext. 226 kim.violette@psd-lcms.org Lynne Rose, Early Childhood Consultant (part-time) (949) lynne.rose@psd-lcms.org

Ellen Pratt, Staff Assistant (part-time) Ext. 224 ellen.pratt@psd-lcms.

org Carol Smallwood, PSD Accreditation Commissioner psdaccreditation@gmail.

10 Ellen Pratt, Staff Assistant (part-time) Ext. 224 Anna Preus, Staff Assistant (part-time) Carol Smallwood, PSD Accreditation Commissioner PSD School Ministries Pacific Southwest District School Ministries Facebook page LCMS

CALL AND NOTICE OF SYNOD ASSEMBLY

CALL AND NOTICE OF SYNOD ASSEMBLY In accordance with Section S7.13.01 of the Northeastern Ohio Synod constitution, I hereby call and give notice of the synod assembly which will be held at the John S.