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 two weeks, our staff was warmly received by the following communities: Our Saviour, Croton-on-Hudson; Koinonia, Highland Lake; St. Paul's, New City; All Saints, Woodhaven; Advent, Manhattan; St. James-St. Matthew, South Ozone Park; St. Andrew's, Yorktown Heights, and Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans. Thank you!
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 Freed and Renewed in Christ Holy One, you formed the church to announce the words of eternal life to the world. Equip the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which concluded its Churchwide Assembly yesterday to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Gather the church together into one body for the sake of our shared mission to tell of the love of God. Filled with your Word, turn the church inside out so that we might live lives that proclaim your freedom and renewal to all the world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
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 Building Men for Christ
Made possible by a Leadership Development Grant from our synod's strategic plan, Lutheran Men in Mission-Metro New York Synod is hosting a Building Men for Christ Leadership workshop on November 12. This workshop, developed by the national branch of Lutheran Men in Mission, aims to help congregations build their men's ministry programs. Download a flyer and learn more here.
Leadership development grants deadline
Our Leadership Development grant program offers up to $100,000 a year in grants to individuals and groups of rostered leaders to further their lifelong learning and formation for leadership in mission. The next quarterly application deadline for leadership development grants is August 15. Learn more and download the application here.
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 My son's future Let us work to have tough conversations about racism and prejudice without fear of judgment, persecution or resentment. Let us find resurrection out of death, and work towards a future where my patients can continue the same joy and laughter at age 60 as they do at age 6 months," writes Joel Bumol on the Anti-Racism Task Force Blog. "As a parent of a young black man, I implore that we start today. My son's life may depend on it." Read the full post here.
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Associate Minister of Music position An Associate Minister of Music is sought by Advent, Manhattan. A successful candidate for this position will lead the community's sung worship by serving as the principal keyboardist for 50% of our 9 and 11 AM English services (typically scheduled as two weeks per month), working with other music staff and pastors to coordinate music in those worship services. This position is ideal for someone with experience in and a love of church music, or someone who desires to deepen their experience in church music and cannot play every Sunday. See the full job posting here. |
Ms. Leticia Alanis has been called as Mission Developer to All Saints/Todos Los Santos in Southwest Queens, effective August 1. She is a TEEM Candidate.
Prs. Carla Meier and Gaylon Barker have begun as intentional interims at Good Shepherd, Brooklyn on August 1.
Pr. Micah Stumme has been called as pastor to St. David's, Massapequa Park. He will begin in mid-October.
Pr. Nicholas Sollom's has completed his term call at Good Shepherd, Plainview, effective August 7. He will be starting as a full-time chaplain at Bellevue Hospital on August 15.
Pr. Marcia Parkinson-Harrison was elected dean of the Southeast Queens Conference.
Pr. Craig Miller has been called as Assistant to the Bishop in the Upper Susquehanna Synod, effective October 3.
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- For those gathering for the Churchwide Assembly and Grace Gathering in New Orleans, LA
- For refugees and those who come to their aid
- For those attending and planning anti-racism trainings throughout our synod
- 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 Ira Nebrasky, husband of Pastor ElizaBeth Nebrasky, who is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma
- For ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission Elizabeth Denton, serving in the United Kingdom
- For ELCA missionary Rev. Dean Hoelz serving in Japan
- For Bishop Michael Girlinghouse, the staff and people of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
- For the care of God's creation
- For the unity of this church and its mission
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