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 SEPANews Update / March 8, 2016 |
Last Call for Council Leaders' Gathering
Attention Church Council officers: This is your last chance to register for the Council Leader's Gathering with Bishop Burkat on Saturday, March 12, 8:30-11 am at the seminary's' Brossman Center. Register now for this free event - breakfast included - at https://community.ministrylink.org/councilleadersgathering
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Global Focus: Give Braillers for Irente School
 This Lent, you are invited to help provide modern, state-of-the art braillers to the Irente School for the Blind in our companion North Eastern Diocese of Tanzania. Braillers are typewriters with keys corresponding to the braille code -- critical tools for developing literacy for the visually impaired. Many of the braillers currently used at Irente are outdated or broken. This simple piece of equipment, costing about $800, can truly make all the difference in the world to a young child.
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Turning Point Seeks Executive Director
 Rhawnhurst Turning Point, a 501c3 center for youth in grades 6-12 in Northeast Philadelphia, is seeking an Executive Director. The director's role is to be the face and voice of Rhawnhurst Turning Point in the public arena; to grow donor development; and to address day to day needs of the center.
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Bishop Eaton on the Liminal Space of Holy Saturday
In her March column for The Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton reflects on that space between Good Friday and Easter. She says it can be seen as empty, something to be resisted, but it also beckons us from our life to a life in Christ.
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Youth Ignite Service at Helping Hands Day
Youth and adults from across our Synod will fan the flames of service to our neighbors on Helping Hands Day: Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm. This year's theme is "Ignite!" - hearkening back to the story of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit's coming among us in power and fire. We'll focus on the significance of light in Scripture, lifting up Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous quote, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
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School Materials, Furniture Available
The former Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Mayfair closed its doors in 2015 after 35 years of service to the community. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has many school/classroom materials (books, paper, crayons, pencils, paint, brushes, dvd's cd's etc.) and furniture (tables, desks and chairs) available -- so much you have to see for your self. If you have a Christian school, pre-school, kindergarten or daycare and can use what they have left, please contact the church office at 215.332.4110 between the hours of 10 am - 2 pm to set up time to see what you can use for your operation.
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Join Us for Revival Worship April 26
The ELCA Renewal/Prayer/Revival Team will hold a revival worship on the theme "I am about to do a new thing" (Isaiah 43:16-21) at LTSP Benbow Hall on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30 pm. In addition to spirited preaching and uplifting music, there will be various stations where participants can receive individualized prayer, anointing, and prayer for justice.
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Congregations Leaders Invited to Annual Chrism Service
 Bishop Burkat invites all rostered leaders along with family/friends, seminarians and congregation leaders to the annual Chrism Service on Tuesday in Holy Week, March 22, 10 am, at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oreland. The Chrism Service is a time for pastors, associates in ministry, deaconesses, and diaconal ministers to revisit and renew promises made at ordination, commissioning, or consecration, and blessings for congregational deacons and assisting ministers to honor their local ministries.
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 Support Fresh Water for Flint, MIAs the water crisis in Flint, MI continues, Salem Lutheran Church there has become one of the largest distributors of fresh water in the city of 100,000. "Claimed in baptism, refreshed by life-giving water from Jesus that gushes up to eternal life, members of the ELCA are sharing God's gifts and life-giving water with people in Flint," says Pastor Jack Eggleston of the Southeast Michigan Synod. Our Synod continues to collect contributions to help support this major effort.
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Support Youth Progrmas And Enjoy The Phillies
Help support Synod youth programs and enjoy a Friday night at the ballpark when the Phillies take on the Brewers on June 3, 7:05 pm, for the annual Lutheran Night at the Phillies. To order tickets, go to http://www.phillies.com/lutheran, select tickets regularly priced at $47 or under, and use the promo code LUTHERAN.
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Thank you!
for taking the time to read MinistryLink. Tell your friends and fellow church members to subscribe by visiting http://ministrylink.org/subscribe.
 Bob Fisher
Assistant to the Bishop, Mission Interpretation and Communication
267.323.3743
sepanews@sepa.org
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