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In Case You Missed It
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The Eletter you received this morning included last week's prayers. Below you will find the updated prayer concerns in our synod. Thank you for your patience and unifying power of prayer.
 40 Days of Giving Lift up the life-changing work of ELCA World Hunger through new levels of giving--spiritually, intellectually, and financially--starting with Lent. Beginning Sunday, February 7, and extending through the season of Lent, congregations across the ELCA will join together to raise $2 million to benefit the ministries of ELCA World Hunger. This support will enable crucial work to get underway and help us kick-start the ELCA's year-of-emphasis. Learn more here.
Connected. Committed. Courageous.
How are you connected? ... committed? ... courageous? Tell us! Watch this video introducing our 2016 Synod Assembly theme to see how others answered. Then use these signs to reflect and share on social media.
Our annual assembly will be held May 19-21 at the Melville Marriott. Find information about elections, hotel reservations, and registration through our assembly webpage. The first 50 voting members to register with the Guidebook discount will receive a special gift from Portico Benefit Services and express check-in on site. Learn more here.
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 Our Saviour, Manhasset is celebrating their new pastor that has been three years in the making in The Island Now.
As the top ranked school in the city, Astoria Lutheran School is featured in a New York Post article about the quality of education from nonprofit schools.
Local religious leaders, including MNYS Pr. Jim O'Hanlon, wrote a letter to the editor of the Westmore News denouncing the rhetoric of Donald Trump.
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 Warm welcomes Bishop Rimbo and the synod staff appreciate the welcome hospitality provided by our local congregations and partner organizations as we visit and help proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and share the mission of our ministries each week. In the past week, our staff was warmly received by the following communities: Ascension, Franklin Square; Redeemer-St.John's, Brooklyn; St. Andrew's, Yorktown Heights; Immanuel, Manhattan; St. Stephen's, Brooklyn; Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia; New Hope, Jamaica; Holy Redeemer, Brooklyn. Thank you!
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Lutheransonline.com
Does your congregation use Lutheransonline.com for their website? As of January 31, 2016 these websites will be discontinued. Make sure that your congregation is not left without an important part of your web presence! Learn about the discounted rate Thrivent Financial is able to offer with a new provider here. Also consider applying for a Website Assistance Grant through our Strategic Plan.
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 St. Olaf Band
The St. Olaf Band, dubbed "one of America's preeminent bands" by The New Yorker, will perform in New York City as part of its upcoming national tour. The concert will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall. The St. Olaf Band is the oldest music organization at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, a campus internationally renowned for its high caliber of musical ensembles. Learn more about the tour and how to get tickets here.
 Be still and know
This is a retreat led by the Lutheran Youth Organization of the Metropolitan New York Synod for confirmation aged youth. Teens will explore the theme verse and the idea of praise through large and small group sessions. The cost is $120/person, which includes room, board, programming and T-shirt. Learn more and download the flyer here.
Rite of Ordination: Carol Schneider
Everyone is invited to the synodical celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination, taking place on Saturday, January 16 at 3:00pm at Saint Peter's, Manhattan. Carol Schneider, recently called as chaplain to Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola will be ordained. The Rev. Amandus Derr will preach. All rostered ministers of the synod are invited to vest and process.
Rite of Ordination: Jonathan Pryer
Everyone is invited to the synodical celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination, taking place on Sunday, January 17 at 3:00pm at St. Paul's, East Northport where Jonathan Pryer, recently called as associate pastor, will be ordained and installed. Jonathan Pryer will preside and the Rev. Harry Schenkel will preach. All rostered ministers of the synod are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red.
 Confronting Racism: A Holy Yearning ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, FL, will continue their conversation on racism - a violation of God's intention for humanity - in another live webcast January 14, 2016, at 9 pm (EST). Eaton and Horne will be joined by other ELCA members who bring various perspectives on the U.S. criminal justice system. Learn more here.
 Global LutheranismAll are invited to attend a seminar sponsored by the Diakonia Program, "Global Lutheranism: Learning from Lutherans Around the World." This seminar will have multiple speakers that will enlighten you on what it is to be Lutheran in places such as Guyana, India, Slovakia, Tanzania, El Salvador & Zambia. Learn more here.
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Teaching postions
Abiding Presence Preschool in Fort Salonga has part-time morning teaching positions available. Credentials for a licensed program are required. Please submit resume or any questions to Judy Hinsch.
Preschool Director
St. Luke Preschool and Early Childhood Center (LC-MS) in Dix Hills, NY is seeking a Director to lead in the management of the center. The Director is charged with the overall center management, the development of a high quality Christian program, and establishing professional, positive relationships with parents, children, staff and the church community.All interested parties should submit a cover letter and resume to resume@st-luke-lutheran.org. Learn more here.
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Pr. Becca Seely will be installed as pastor of Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education on January 31 at Gustavus Adolphus, Manhattan.
Pr. Wolfgang Laudert was installed as pastor of Christ, Staten Island on January 9.
Mark Kiesel has resigned from the roster of the ELCA, effective December 30.
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- For the friends and family of Judge Daniel Joy who died in Christ on January 4
- For the friends and family of Charlotte Klockau, mother of Pr. James Klockau, who died in Christ on January 2
- For refugees and those who come to their aid
- For our Anti-Racism Task Force, as they begin to meet and receive training
- 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 Michael Boyd, husband of Pastor Jennifer Boyd, who is awaiting a lung transplant
- 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 Laura Hermanns, serving in Rwanda
- For ELCA missionary Rev. Kate Warn, serving in Rwanda
- For Bishop Michael L. Rhyne, the staff and people of the Allegheny Synod
- For the care of God's creation
- For the unity of this church and its mission
Download the synod prayer calendar here.
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