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Earthquake
in Haiti: Your help is needed to bring immediate relief and continued
hope for our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Click the Haiti Earthquake Relief button to give now.
Lutheran
World Relief has many resources about the earthquake on their site.
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relief efforts, text LWR to
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YES to the confirmation.
Visit the Bishop's Page (Updated
12-12-09)
The Grace Experience
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The
Faith Formation Resource Team of our synod has started a blog
entitled, Faith Tools for the Family of Faith. The blog provides a
place for sharing resources, thoughts, and ideas for youth and family
ministry.
Click here for more information about
the blog and a link to the blog itself.
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Bishop
Samuel Zeiser's Letters Addressing the
Actions of the 2009 Assembly of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Actions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly
A brief summary of actions of the assembly is
posted here.
Bishop Mark Hanson's
remarks (video and text) following the adoption of the ministry
recommendations.
You can watch
video of plenary sessions and news conferences, plus explore
photo galleries,
news releases, and
blogs on the ELCA assembly pages.
All actions taken at the assembly may be found here.
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Read Bishop Zeiser's
assembly sermon and the actions on all resolutions
before the assembly. Click
here for a summary of the assembly (July 2009 Synod
News).
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DVD of Bishop Zeiser's Installation
A DVD of Bishop Zeiser's installation and the pre-service music is now
available. Each congregation in the synod may request one
free copy of the DVD.
Click here for a form that you can print
from your computer to request the free copy or order additional copies. This form
was also on the back page of
the cover sheet for November's synod mailing.
The deadline for requesting the free congregational DVD has passed, but
copies are still available.
DVDs that have not been requested by
a congregation are available for purchase.
Click here for pictures from the
installation.
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The
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
is a Book of Faith synod!
Visit the synod web page. Hear. Read. Study. Share. Be engaged by God's word!
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Join us in prayer each weekday. Click here for
the monthly prayer list.
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Nightly Family Worship
Introduce nightly family worship in your household.
Here are some ideas from
the Worship and Spirituality Ministry Team.
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Volunteer
Ministry Task Force Information
The
synod Volunteer Ministry Task Force coordinates volunteer ministries across
the synod. This group can provide support, assistance, and training for a
Director of Volunteer ministries position. In addition, they will assist
congregations in recruitment, training, recognition, and retention of
congregational volunteers. For more information and the names of contacts,
click here.
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See Your Mission Support at Work
Make your own spreadsheet to help your congregational members understand how your
congregation's mission support contribution to the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Synod is used. Simply request a copy of the spreadsheet from your mission
district associate of the bishop. Then enter the dollar commitment figure for your
congregation for 2008 and the spreadsheet allocates appropriate amounts to
different synodical and churchwide ministries.
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Resources for Conflict Resolution
Conflict is inevitable in life, even within the church. Conflict in itself
is not bad; it's how one deals with it that makes the difference.
Check out
this page for a list of materials on this website that may help
congregations, rostered leaders, and others deal with conflict.
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