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Wednesday, January 2, 2012 | |
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Around our Synod
 Set your sails for summer in January!
Visit the newly-renovated synod Resource Center on Thursday, January 17 and get connected with other congregational faith formation leaders. The conversation of the day will center on Vacation Bible School with a brief overiew of several curricula and time for hands-on exploration of each kit. PLUS, there will be a give-away of VBS kits from previous years. Mark your calendar for one of these Making Connections times on January 17:
- 10:00 a.m. - Noon
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Plan to attend? RSVP to Marty Shifflett at mshifflett@lss-elca.org. Snow date is Thursday, January 24.
Zion 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...
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Timothy Wengert |
Getting the Most Out of Martin Luther for Your Ministry
A Retreat for Rostered Leaders
April 29 - 30, 2013
Camp Nawakwa, Arendtsville
The Rev. Dr. Timothy Wengert, presenter
Cost: $45
Download a brochure and register online.
Registration deadline: April 14
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 Celebramos la venida de los magos (Epiphany Service) at St. John's, Hampton...Procession of kings at St. Peter, York...an Epiphany concert of voice and organ at Union, York, to benefit the Camping Corporation...Financial Peace University at St. Matthew, York...read more on the Congregation Connections page of the synod Website.
Have an event, activity or idea to share? Post your links, photos, events and thought on the synod Facebook page and spread the word about your congregation's ministries and outreach to the community! |
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Going Global
Be a "Yes" to others!
The Epiphany season celebrates Jesus as the Light to the nations, beginning with the celebration of the magi, wise men from afar who followed the star to find the Christ child. Many of us use this season to focus on how the Light of the world is relected in and through our global work. Read the story of a new ELCA missionary in the Central African Republic...
 Afflicted by Hope
An outgrowth of the Salvadoran ministries at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, New Kingstown, has been an ongoing project designed to raise awareness of the reality in which the people in El Salvador live. It is a story-gathering project or what the Salvadoran community refers to as "historical memory." Learn more... |
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 Lutheran Summer Music Academy
June 23 - July 21, 2013
For more than 30 years, the Lutheran Music Program has produced the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival (LSM), a four-week musical training program for gifted high school musicians. LSM 2013 will be held on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA, June 23 through July 21, where more than 150 students in grades 8-12 will live together in a supportive community focused on musical excellence, faith formation, and personal growth. Learn more... |
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 Eric W. Gritsch, Professor of Church History, Emeritus, Dies
The Rev. Dr. Eric W. Grisch, who taught Reformation and Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg from 1961 to 1994, died Saturday, December 29th at Bayview Hospital in Baltimore following a brief illness. He was 81 years of age.
Read more... |
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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 the 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 Website (if desired). Send information to Pam Drenner at pdrenner@lss-elca.org. Complete listings are posted on the Employment Opportunities page of the synod Website. Positions are posted for 60 days unless extended.
Congregation: St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strasburg
Position: Organist/Music Director
Posted: 1/2/13
St. Michael Lutheran Church, 40 East Main Street, Strasburg, seeks an organist for one Sunday service per week. The position is open January 1, 2013. Familiarity with a liturgical service is preferred, but worship services are somewhat informal. The congregation of St. Michael will welcome and warmly support a talented musician who is also a person of faith committed to working with a dedicated congregation. Preference will be given to someone who can also lead a small adult choir. The instrument is a 26 rank, three manual and pedal Moller/Estey organ incorporating 1,593 pipes. The instrument was built almost entirely by the members of St. Michael from parts of three older used instruments. The organ has recently undergone renovation, including the installation of a new console. Worship attendance is 30-40 per Sunday service. For more information contact the church office at 717-687-8211 or Pastor Vaughn Glover at vglover321@verizon.net |
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| 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, pdrenner@lss-elca.org. |
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