Read what MNYS Pr. Paul Johnsen has to say about ministry and the community he served in TapInfo.
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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: Messiah, Staten Island; Koinonia, Highland Lake; Lutheran Parish of Northern Dutchess (Memorial, Rhinebeck; Third, Rhinebeck; St. Paul's, Red Hook); Holy Redeemer, Brooklyn; Christ/Cristo, Freeport; and Churchwide Assembly and Grace Gathering in New Orleans. Thank you!
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 Anti-racism Introductory Trainings
We are called to be a church that embraces each person and confronts racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, familial, sexual orientation, physical, personal and class barriers that often manifest themselves in unjust treatment, inequalities, exclusion and violence. We have two more Anti-Racism Introductory Trainings scheduled on September 10, and November 12. Learn more and register here. Download a bulletin insert to share in your congregation.
Religious Corporations Conference
The Interchurch Center and Cappell Barnett Matalon and Shoenfeld LLP are joining to host a free educational conference to help equip pastors, administrators, and leaders on October 20. A wide range of topics will be covered, including tax exemptions, selling or leasing properties, a panel with church administrators, and overall best practices. Save the date and learn more 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. |
- 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 Jessica Edelman, serving in the United Kingdom
- For ELCA missionary Hannah Jensen-Reinke 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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Called to be a publically engaged church