Synod to Honor Bishop Payne Sept.15 at Retirement Celebration
 The New England Synod will honor Bishop Margaret G. Payne with a Celebration of Her Ministry Saturday, Sept, 15, beginning at noon at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Mass. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bishop Payne retires Aug. 31 after having served two terms (12 years) as bishop of the New England Synod.
Registration for the celebration will be done only online. Please register as soon as possible as seating is limited. Each person must register separately, using their own unique email address. Questions? Email Lyn Morin at lmorin@nesynod.org. |
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Retirement Gift for Bishop Payne
As a retirement gift for Bishop Margaret G. Payne, monetary donations are being accepted in 10 dollar increments from $10 up to $200 to benefit the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) Libraries Project: Opening a World of Possibilities, which provides books and cataloging software for the ELCJHL Library. You can make a contribution online when you register for her retirement celebration Sept. 15 or you may send a check payable to "New England Synod" (with the notation "Bishop Retirement Gift" on the memo line) to: New England Synod, PO Box 13, Worcester, MA 01614-0013. |
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Synod Office Closing One Hour Earlier During Summer
The Office of the Bishop located in Worcester, Mass., is closing one hour earlier during the summer. Summer office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office will return to its regular hours (closing at 5 p.m.) after Labor Day. |
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 Health & Wellness Survey for Rostered Leaders!
Still time to fill out the survey! Some of you may not have been able to access the survey due to a technical glitch. Click Here for the new link that will take you there.
If you are a rostered leader, please take 10 minutes right now to follow the link above and take the survey. The deadline has been extended. Your input makes a difference in shaping the offerings in the coming year that support your health. |
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Generous Congregations Overwhelm LSS with Bedding, Towels for Refugees at Synod Assembly
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Talk about Doing What Matters! This spring, when Lutheran Social Services (LSS) asked congregations to donate towels and bedding to help it furnish apartments for the nearly 1,000 refugees it's welcomed over the past year, it was overwhelmed by the response. Nearly 40 congregations brought what amounted to five van-loads of donations to the LSS In-Gathering at the 2012 Synod Assembly in early June.
House of Prayer, Hingham, Mass., itself, sent 20 bundles that took up the entire trunk and back seat of the midsize Toyota Camry driven by Vicar Mary Hansen-Joyce. Click here to learn more about Hingham's gift and for a list of the other churches that brought donations to "Do What Matters" through LSS.
What's your story? How are you Doing What Matters? Tell us and we'll post it to the synod website as one of our mission stories. |
