Prayer Requests

 We pray for...

• The Rev. Sadie Pounder (Holy Trinity, Lancaster), at home, healing from surgery.
• The Rev. Nancy Easton (Trinity, Camp Hill).  Pastor Easton was hospitalized while on a family vacation in Florida and is now recuperating at home.
• The Rev. Miriam Nicholson (Messiah, Elliotsburg).  Pastor Nicholson fell during Vacation Bible School this week and dislocated her shoulder.

Participate in the Process

Social Concerns Social Statement 

An ELCA task force is discussing how we as a church respond to social concerns. This group wants to hear from you!  Read more about the process and take the survey by July 15.

More than 35,000 ELCA teens and adult leaders will become "Citizens with the Saints," learning to love like Jesus by practicing discipleship through peacemaking that works for justice.  Over 800 youth and adult volunteers from the Lower Susquehanna Synod will be in New Orleans from July 18-22 and you can join them...in prayer and online.  Gatherings in the Superdome will be streamed live at the ELCA Website.

Ministry Media Moments Now Online

Sixteen Ministry Media Moment highlights from Synod Asssembly 2012 are now available for viewing online!  Click here to view the video clips shown during the plenary sessions and in the Connections Cafe.  Want a DVD copy of the videos?  Order a copy from Marty Shifflett in the Resource Center at mshifflett@lss-elca.org  by Wednesday, July 18.  The DVD includes the twelve ministry highlights shown during the plenary sessions. Cost of the DVD is $7.00.   View the menu of videos here.

Best Practices for Congregation Leaders

Best Practices Event

Saturday - October 13

9:00 AM - Noon

Trinity, Camp Hill

An event for pastors and church leaders

Have you wondered where effective church leaders come from?  This workshop will explore the challenges of recruiting and developing future church leaders and of assuring that committees are led in ways that tap into their potential.

Read more and download an event flyer/bulletin insert.   Registration deadline is October 5.  Click here to register online.  There is a $5.00 registration fee to cover the expenses of this event.

Carings and Sharings is the e-newsletter of the Lower Susquehanna Synod. Its purpose is the sharing of news and events which raise up the mission and ministry of the synod and ELCA in our congregations, our synod, and the broader church. It is not intended to be an endorsement of every activity. Comments about this newsletter may be sent to Pam Drenner, editor, pdrenner@lss-elca.org.