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 #94 - Monday, December 17, 2012

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January 4-6

Winterfest Youth and Young Adult Event

 

January 4-6

Winter Youth Retreat at Kirchenwald

 

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April 13

Malaria Campaign Scavenger Hunt

 

April 21

Hope in Haiti Hike, Bike or Run!

 

April 29-30

Rostered Leaders' Retreat

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Prayer Requests

Where armies scourge the contryside, and people flee in fear,

Where sirens scream through flaming nights, and death is ever near;

 

Where anger festers in the heart, and strikes with cruel hand;

Where violence stalks the troubled streets, and terror haunts the land;

 

Where homes are torn by bitter strife, and love dissolves in blame;

Where walls you meant for shelt'ring care hide deeds of hurt and shame;

 

O God, whose heart compassionate bears ev'ry human pain,

Redeem this violent wounding world till gentleness shall reign.

 

O God of mercy, hear our prayer: bring peace to earth again!

-Herman Stuempfle Jr.

ELW #700

  

 

We continue to hold in prayer those who lost their lives in Newtown, Connecticut, their families and all those affected by the shooting.

 

 

 

We pray for our partners in ministry in the Virginia Synod, ELCA, as they grieve the death of the Rev. Paul "Chip" Gunsten.  Pastor Gunsten served as assistant to the bishop of the Virginia Synod since 1999 and was a beloved leader and colleague in the life of the church.     

 

Around our Synod

 

 

bucketsZion Lutheran Church, 2215 Brandywine Lane, York, is serving as a drop-off and pick-up location for Flood Buckets for Sandy Victims.  Tom Fox from Davenport, Iowa, and on behalf of the Northeast Iowa Synod, will be stopping in York on his way to Staten Island, where he will serve as a volunteer in the relief effort for Hurricane Sandy.  All Lower Susquehanna Synod congregations are invited to participate by assembling flood buckets.  Assembled buckets can be dropped off at Zion Church before January 13.   Read more...

 

 

Congregation Connections

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TREE 4 HOPE New Year's Day Pork and Sauerkraut Lunch at Tree of Life Church...Hempfield and McCaskey High School Singers in Landisville...  Christmas Day Dinner at St. Matthew in York...an Epiphany Concert at Union, York to benefit the Camping Corporation...and Advent worship opportunities around this synod...and MORE on the Congregation Connections page of the synod Website.

 

Have an event, activity or idea to share?  Post your links, photos, events and thoughts on the synod Facebook page and spread the word about your congregation's ministries and outreach to the community!  Visit our Facebook page here.

 

Holiday Schedule 

 

mangerBishop Hoover and his staff wish you a joyous Christmas season and a peace-filled New Year.

 

Our Synod Offices and Resource Center will be closed:

  • Monday, December 24
  • Tuesday, December 25
  • Monday, December 31
  • Tuesday, January 1 

Job Corner

 

Employment listings are provided to synod congregations and related agencies free of charge. This service is made possible by your Mission Support of Lower Susquehanna Synod and ELCA. Please provide a brief position description and contact information (as below) and a link to a complete position description on your web site (if desired). Send information to Pam Drenner at [email protected]Click here for a complete list of employment opportunities. Positions are posted for 60 days unless extended.

   

  

Agency: Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries

Position: Director, Family Life Services/Church and Community Programs Ministry

Posted: 12/4/12

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries is seeking a director for its Diakon Family Life Services/Church & Community Programs Ministry. The successful candidate will be a member of an ELCA or full-communion partner congregation, and may or may not be rostered; will have a Master's Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, or Theology; will develop and implement programs for congregations, church professionals, and community groups; and will promote this ministry to the various expressions of the church and community. The person will have experience working in an environment of committed church leaders and will be comfortable interacting with members of a variety of denominations. This office is currently located in Topton, Pa. Applicants may apply on line at www.diakon.org/employment/   Please contact the Rev. John Richter by email at [email protected] with questions.

  

 

Organization:  Lutheran Camping Corporation

Position:  Capital Campaign Director for congregational gifts

Posted:  12/12/12

Lutheran Camping Corporation is seeking a capital campaign director for congregational gifts.  This is part time position with a term of 12 months beginning in January.  The congregational campaign director shall be the primary staff advisor to the campaign steering committee regarding the congregational gifts division of the Seeding the Future campaign.  The congregational campaign director will have the services of a campaign coordinator through March 2013.  Candidates should possess strong administrative, organizational, planning and leadership skills.  The complete job description with responsibilities and qualifications is available at the Lutheran Camping Corporation Web site.

 

To apply for this position send resume and cover letter to Lutheran Camping Corporation; P.O. Box 459; Arendtville, PA 17303 or to [email protected]

 

For additional information please contact Mike Youse at the email listed above or call 717-677-8211.

 

 

 

Carings and Sharings is the e-newsletter of the Lower Susquehanna Synod. Its purpose is the sharing of news and events which raise up the mission and ministry of the synod and ELCA in our congregations, our synod, and the broader church. It is not intended to be an endorsement of every activity. Comments about this newsletter may be sent to Pam Drenner, editor, [email protected].