Schoenersville Synod Office Progress Report (Updated 8-20-10)

The members of Christ, Schoenersville, have made a gracious gift of their property to be used as the offices of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod.

The congregation will hold its last service on September 5, 2010. The synod has begun working with an attorney to dissolve the congregation’s legal status and transfer the property to the synod.

We will be posting regular updates. Stay tuned!

Bishop Zeiser paddled 23.4 miles on the Schuylkill River on Thursday, July 15, to raise funds for the restoration of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg's journals. Read about the trip in the July 17 Reading Eagle.

Watch the video of the trip posted on YouTube by Karen Matthias-Long, Resource Center director. Check out the pictures from the trip, too.

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See a slideshow of pictures from the assembly

A summary of the 23rd Annual Assembly of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod is available here.

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Message from the Bishop:
Kindergartners, Flowers, and Witnessing to the Gospel

Visit the Bishop's Page (Updated 6-12-10)

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Your Mission Support at Work

You can make up your own spreadsheet that will help your congregational members understand how your congregation's mission support contribution is used.

Click here to learn more.

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Check Out What's New
in the Resource Center!

The Resource Center is now open on Saturdays by appointment. For more information, contact Karen Matthias-Long.

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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

• September 4, 2009
• August 21, 2009

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Actions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly

A brief summary of actions of the assembly is posted here. Photo galleries and blogs from the 2009 assembly are still available on the ELCA website. All actions taken at the assembly may be found here.

Click here for Bishop Mark Hanson's remarks (video and text) following the adoption of the ministry recommendations.

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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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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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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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