 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: Atonement, Saugerties; Wartburg, Mt. Vernon; Holy Trinity, Manhattan; Resurrection, Mt. Kisco; St. Paul's International, Floral Park; Salam Arabic, Brooklyn; Holy Redeemer, Brooklyn; Our Saviour, Brooklyn; Koinonia, Highland Lake. Thank you!
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Preaching the Lectionary
Preachers, do you need new inspiration? Join us on November 16 as Dr. Robert Robertson offers exegetical highlights for preaching on the texts and the liturgies of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany at the next Preaching the Lectionary seminar. Dr. Robison is the Old Testament and Hebrew Professor at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Click here to register.
 LYO Retreats The 2016-2017 LYO Board is excited to announce the dates and themes for our upcoming junior and senior high retreats at Koinonia. The junior high retreat will be February 24-26, 2017 under the theme of "The Fellowship of the Cross". The senior high retreat will be March 10-12, 2017 under the theme of "Jesus Loves You Inside and Out".
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 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 November 15. Learn more and download the application here. |
Scholarships for ELCA Extravaganza 
The Metropolitan New York Synod is offering two $1,000 scholarships to attend the ELCA Youth Ministry Network's Extravaganza. The Extravaganza is a conference featuring numerous seminars on children, youth and family ministries. In addition to the courses and seminars offered, there are outstanding speakers, and you have the opportunity to meet and network with people working in the trenches of children, youth and family ministries from around the country. Learn more here. Scholarship nominations are due by November 9.
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Part time bookkeeper
St. Peter's Business Services, Huntington Station is seeking a part-time bookkeeper for about 6-8 hours a week to work on church accounting. Hours are very flexible. Contact John Litke in the church office at 631-423-1013.
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- With thanksgiving for the birth of Olivia Nicole, granddaughter of synod staff member Dcn. Gayle Ruege, on November 6
- For health and healing for Pr. John Heller
- For health and healing for Pr. Winston Bone
- For our country as we elect a new president and leaders
- 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 Jonathan Ecker, serving in Argentina
- For ELCA missionary Rev. Jeffrey Truscott serving in Singapore
- 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.
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