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Living Gospel LIFE Ministry Has New Home
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Living Gospel's LIFE ministry with men and women with criminal convictions in their past will expand when it moves to new quarters at Trinity Lutheran in Germantown this fall. The move to the historic Sauer House - where Christopher Sauer printed the first Lutheran bible's in the US - is made possible by a $10,000 grant from the Synod's Forward Together in Faith campaign.

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LIFE Paint And Cleanup Day Aug. 6
Help Living Gospel get ready for its new location by helping to clean and paint the space on Saturday, August 6. About 15 volunteers are needed, along with cleaning and painting supplies and/or cash donations. Lunch will be provided to volunteers. For more info or to sign up call 267.671.3603 or email [email protected]





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Take Advantage of Tech Discounts
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Your congregation can receive donated or discounted software, hardware and services by signing up as a member of TechSoup.org. TechSoup is a non-profit that helps other non-profits, including churches, take advantage of technology. 

Have you updated Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10? Microsoft's free upgrade offer ends July 29.
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Learn Stewardship Basics At Two FREE Workshops
stewardship Learn best practices for planning and executing a stewardship campaign and developing a culture of generosity in your congregation at a FREE workshop on Saturday, Aug. 20, 8:30 am to noon, at Christ Community Lutheran Church, Upper Darby. Please register by calling 610.352.1610.

Being Stewards
You're invited to a FREE stewardship workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6-8:30 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran, Coatesville. The two-part workshop sponsored by Chester Conference includes Creating a Culture of Generosity and Embracing Electronic Giving. Presenters are The Rev. Larry V. Smoose and Mr. Carl Reitz. 


Follow Churchwide Assembly Online
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Fifty percent of the delegation of clergy, lay people, young adults and youth representing our Synod at the Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans next month will be persons of color. The Assembly meets August 8-13 under the theme "Freed and Renewed in Christ: 500 Years of God's Grace in Action." You can follow the Assembly with live video streams at http://ELCA.org/ChurchwideAssembly.




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Bob Fisher Bob Fisher

Assistant to the Bishop, Mission Interpretation and Communication

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Learn Stewardship Basics At Two FREE Workshops
Stewardship Learn best practices for planning and executing a stewardship campaign and developing a culture of generosity in your congregation at a FREE workshop on Saturday, Aug. 20, 8:30 am to noon, at Christ Community Lutheran Church, Upper Darby. Please register by calling 610.352.1610.

Being Stewards
You're invited to a FREE stewardship workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6-8:30 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran, Coatesville. The two-part workshop sponsored by Chester Conference includes Creating a Culture of Generosity and Embracing Electronic Giving. Presenters are The Rev. Larry V. Smoose and Mr. Carl Reitz. 




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