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Woven into God's story

The five days of the ELCA Youth Gathering were marked with worship, empowering speakers, service projects, and learning. One theme woven throughout the entire time was stories. As participants shared their stories and heard the stories from Detroit, they were reminded that these are all a part of God's sacred story. Click here to read some of these stories and view a gallery of pictures here.
 

Knowing Where They Live: Young Adults

"I have grown lonely in the church," writes Pr. Lamont Anthony Wells. "Although God is very present, my peers and young adult friends are often missing from this ecclesiastical journey with me. I invite them and they attend sporadically." Read more from his recent blog post about becoming a church ready for young adults. 

Out & About

 

Warm welcomes 

Bishop Rimbo and the synod staff appreciate the welcome hospitality provided by our local congregations as we visit and help proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and share the mission of our ministries each week. In the past two weeks, our staff was warmly received by the following congregations: St. John, Bellmore; St. David's, Massapequa Park; Immanuel, Manhattan; Zion, Staten Island; Grace, Malverne, St. Peter's, Springfield Gardens; and New Hope, Jamaica. Thank you!

Our Wider Church

 

Rise Up, Together 

The ELCA Youth Gathering last week was well received by the people of Detroit and garnered multiple headlines. Here are a few:

Make memories at Camp Ma-He-Tu 

The summer season has started at Camp Ma-He-Tu!  There are still openings available in our two-week sessions beginning on July 26th and August 9th.  Camp Ma-He-Tu is a residential camp for girls aged 7 to 16.  Ma-He-Tu is located in Bear Mountain, New York established in 1937 where girls go home with 110 new friends! Find more information here.

Events

 

Rite of Ordination: Rebecca Adkinson Seely

Everyone is invited to the synodical celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination, taking place on Saturday, August 8 at 10:30am at St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brooklyn where Rebecca Seely, recently called as pastor of The Vine NYC and Executive Director of Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education in NYC (LMHE), will be ordained. Bishop Rimbo will preside; Pastor David Parsons will preach. All rostered ministers of the synod are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red. 

Job Corner

 

Church Music Director

Zion Lutheran Church, Staten Island is seeking a part-time musician for small but growing Lutheran Church. This musician would be asked to provide organ and piano accompaniment for worship services and leadership for choral groups. Zion has one service on Sunday, plus special services (Christmas, Lent, Holy Week). Musician will select prelude, postlude, hymns, service music, and anthems in conjunction with the pastor. Musician will schedule and conduct rehearsals, and provide accompaniment for Sunday School children. This position requires strong musical skills, initiative, compassion, and the ability to inspire volunteers.  Please send resume via e-mail to [email protected] only (no calls, mail, or drop-ins). The salary range is $10,000-11,500.

 

Director of Guesthouse Operations

Seafarers International House is seeking an individual with hospitality industry experience for the overall operations and management of an 84 room guesthouse in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan. The Director of Guesthouse Operations will have major responsibilities including personnel and building management, property maintenance, and oversight of the Fire Safety Director responsibilities. A successful candidate will lead the staff in the implementation of property-wide strategies and act as a steward for reinforcing SIH's culture as a harbor of hospitality with the objective of meeting or exceeding guest expectations and developing strong associate teams. This position reports to the Executive Director. Click here for full job description.

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We're Praying

 

  • For the 18 members of St. Peter's and Gloria Dei in Huntington Station traveling to Amatitlan, Guatemala this week to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed as they participate in medical, construction and children's ministries
  • For our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land as they live amidst the continued Israeli-Palestinian conflict  
  • For health and healing for Pr. Paul Nordeen, who is recovering from a heart attack
  • For health and healing for Pr. Jerry Gaeta, who is recovering from breast cancer surgery
  • For health and healing for Ira Nebrasky, husband of Pastor ElizaBeth Nebrasky, who is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma 
  • For ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission Maija Mikkelsen, serving in Hungary
  • ELCA missionaries Krystle Moraska and Ignacio Madrussian serving in Argentina 
  • For Bishop James Gonia, the staff and people of the Rocky Mountain Synod
  • For the care of God's creation 
  • For the unity of this church and its mission 

 

 Download the synod prayer calendar here.

 


This e-letter is intended to convey information from synod staff, committees or auxiliaries, and we reserve the right to edit all submissions. All items must be received by the Friday before publication. Items normally run for two weeks. Send submissions to Rebekah Thornhill.