Free booklets through the Internet

The Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church is launching a project for delivering literature through the Internet.

We are offering free booklets, in PDF format, about Stress, Depression, Loneliness, Drugs and other subjects.

Our first step was print 10.000 flyers to advertise our website and the booklets available. To print these flyers, we had the support of Concordia Lutheran Church of San Antonio, Texas, to whom we want to say thank you very much. We also would like to thank Raquel Figur, from CAN-DO Missions, for doing the flyer's design.

These flyers were first distributed by the college students from Florida, USA, who came to Portugal beginning of May on a CAN-DO Mission's Trip.

On the Pentecost Sunday, the Emanuel congregation of Maia started the flyer distribution among its members, including the youth.

Next Sunday, June 3rd, the flyers will be distributed to the Consolação congregation members in Lisbon.

Schedule - Part 1

Tuesday

Morning
Enjoy a deserved rest.
Afternoon
Visit to Oporto's University Students Festival Parade.
Evening
Comprehensive explanations of local church activities and home welcoming.


Wednesday

Morning & Afternoon
Socializing with paint. Great performances appreciated.
Evening
English language master degree is the key word. Teach the best you know.


Thursday

Morning
Walk around in Oporto. Sightseeing: the river and the city monuments.
LUNCH: Pic-nic at City Park. Sit, talk and sing.
Afternoon
Visit to Oporto’s Fernando Pessoa University.
Evening
ESL activity in Maia’s Bristol School Institute. Tell them about you.

CAN-DO

Twenty Lutheran college students from Gainesville, Florida (USA) will be visiting and doing mission work with our church from May 6-14, 2007. They will be coming to Portugal through CAN-DO Missions, a short termmission trip organization part of Concordia University at Austin.

The activities of these college students will involve helping us topaint our church facilities, visiting elderly in nursing homes, handingout flyers about the Portuguese Lutheran Church, teaching English lessons, worshiping, and presenting a play to the community.

If you have any question, suggestion, or if you want to support ourmission work e-mail us! Send your message to luterana.portugal@gmail.com or to Pastor Jonas Flor at flor.jonas@gmail.com.

Holy Week

Thursday, 5-Apr
14h Activities for Children - Painting eggs for Easter (Maia)
19h Devotional Service for the Holy Week (Maia)

Friday, 6-Apr
17h Service (Mem Martins)

Saturday, 7-Apr
18.30h Youth Meeting (Maia)

Easter Sunday, 8-Apr
10h Service (Maia)
10.30h Service (Mem Martins)

Iberic Conference, March 2007

22nd to 25th March 2007

The 1st Iberic Conference, taken part in Porto, has counted with the presence of pastors from IELP, Revd. Jonas Flor and Revd. Adalberto Hiller, pastors from IELE, Revd. Walter Ralli and Revd. Gustavo Lavia, and the missionary Brent Smith, the LCMS World Mission Regional Director for Eurasia. Our invited conferencist was Professor Marcos Kempff, from Panama.

We aimed to think over mission work and Christian family life. Our conferencist, Professor Kempff, made some lectures not only for the pastors but also for their families.

In the last day, Revd. Ralli preached in the Sunday Service in the morning, and Professor Kempff made another lecture about family life to the whole Congregation after we all have had lunch.

We were all much more strenghtened, encouraged to go on with our mission: to spread the Gospel and to live a righteous life in Christ.

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