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The Sínodo Centro-Campanha Sul, hás realized its
VIII Assembly yesterday, in Rosário do Sul. 151 delegates have gathered
in order to discuss the synod and church moment. As we know, you are
also in Assembly since yesterday, so we are sending to you, the delegates,
the message from the assembly to the congregations.
Many blessings unto you.
Armin Andreas Hollas
Message to the Congregations.
The representatives from the congregations and parishes, in the
8th Synod Assembly of the Sínodo Centro-Campanha Sul - IECLB, have
gathered in the date of May 31st of 2003, in the Rosário do Sul
Evangelical Congregation fellowship hall Martin Luther under the
IECLB theme for this year (“our world has salvation” - “God
will wipe every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 21,4) and its
significance to the Synod and Church missionary action.
As Christians of Lutheran Confession we reaffirm that it is possible to
believe in other reality, different from the one the world experiences,
that is full of pain, suffering and exclusion. Our communion of faith
and life makes us feel the presence of the God who loves, acts wiping
from the eyes the tears, transforms and saves. For what God has already
done, does and will keep doing, we are animated to take concrete attitudes,
signalizing that this world does has salvation.
In the presented reports we have noticed that God has walked with
the different action realized in the Synod and that indicates a perspective
of hope and conviction that we are not alone but we are guided by the
Holy Spirit.
As participants of a Church that is walking on and is on service, we reassure
the compromise with the mission and with the reconstruction of a
new reality.
From the congregations it will irradiate testimony and service to the
Good News of the Gospel that is capable to launch new challenges that
look for strength congregations and form new congregations in new areas.
May the God that loves and capacitates us continue to give instruments
to us in God’s Mission.
Rosário do Sul, Saturday, May 31, 2003. |