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How did you spend #ELCADayofService?
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Across Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lutherans old and young went out to love their neighbors on "God's work. Our hands." Sunday, Sept. 7. Here are some of their stories. If you haven't shared your photos, videos or stories, it's not too late. Send information to Bob Fisher or post to our Facebook page.
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Holy Communion, Philadelphia
Holy Communion blessed volunteers in worship before heading out to clean up the grounds at the local Greenleaf School.
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Upper Bucks Conference and Friends
 14 congregations from Durham to Harleysville gathered at St. Andrew, Perkasie, to pack 30,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now in about an hour and a half.
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Mediator, Philadelphia
  Mediator partnered with community groups, including the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, to run a neighborhood health fair on Saturday. The fair featured blood pressure screenings, teaching, and information from a variety of health services. |
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Trinity, Lansdale
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 Among Trinity's many service projects for #ELCADayofService was a Flood Bucket brigade to package cleaning supplies for Lutheran Disaster Relief to be used for flood cleanup. Click the image above to watch a video of this project.
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St. John's, Mayfair
 St. John's, Mayfair held a picnic (above) to welcome their neighbors, and performed several service projects including painting (right) and cleanup at Feast of Justice, a food pantry housed at St. John's, weeding the playground (below), and fixing up in the church preschool.
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St. John's, Folcroft
 St. John's participated in a number of projects, including preparing gifts for Operation Christmas Child, packing meals, writing advocacy letters and more. |
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Emmanuel, Souderton
 Emmanuel was one of several congregations to produce blankets for Camp Noah, a Lutheran Congregational Services program to provide a week-long camp to youngsters who have experienced a disaster or trauma. |
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Share your story with us! Share your photos, interviews, videos and stories by:
- Emailing medium photos, stories and audio to Bob Fisher
- Posting your photos and videos to Facebook with hashtags #ELCADayofService and #wearesepa, and sending the link to us.
- Uploading video clips and large photos to a site such as Dropbox and sending us the link.
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