 MNYS member and Environmental Stewardship Chair Gerry Falco comments on the Churchwide Assembly's action to divest from fossil fuels at Common Dreams. Read how a member of Abiding Presence, Ft. Solonga became an Eagle Scout and served his church at LongIsland.com.
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 Neighborfest
Jesus said, "You shall love the Lord with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." But who are our neighbors and how do we love them as ourselves? Join the MNYS Multicultural Committee as they host this event for youth, young adults, and leaders. The time will include workshops, discussion, and worship, all with themes of loving our neighbors in the face of bullying, violence, and strained relations. Learn more and download a flyer here.
 Wartburg's Fall Festival
Join in celebrating Wartburg's 150 th Anniversary at their 2016 Fall Festival on September 24. You are invited to be a part of this milestone celebration that will include a children's area, bouncy castle, food trucks, shopping, live entertainment, farmer's market, historic walking tours of our campus and a Wartburg Alumni Homecoming Reception. Learn more here.
 Anti-racism Introductory TrainingsWe 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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God calls us to change
"It is a fearsome thing to be asked to speak a word of hope, to craft a faithful response, in such a time as this," writes Pr. David Parsons on the Anti-Racism Task Force Blog. "The situation is unbearably complex, and my location as a white male of considerable privilege properly renders anything that I have to say as worthy of suspicion." Read the full post here.
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Pr. Don Stiger is retiring as Vice President of Mission and Spiritual Care at NYU Lutheran Medical Center, effective September 1.
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- 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 Eleanor Cahill, serving in the United Kingdom
- For ELCA missionaries Rev. Timothy and Mari McKenzie serving in Japan
- For Bishop Rodger Gustafson, the staff and people of the Central States Synod
- For the care of God's creation
- For the unity of this church and its mission
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