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Sat Sep 11, 2010 @10:00AM - 03:00PM
Synod Assembly Planning Meeting

Mon Sep 13, 2010 @08:00AM -
ELCABOP Pre Retirement Seminar

Tue Sep 14, 2010 @08:00AM -
ELCABOP Pre Retirement Seminar

Sat Sep 18, 2010 @10:00AM -
Synod Deacon Committee Meeting

Mon Sep 20, 2010
Synod Ministerium

Mon Sep 20, 2010 @09:30AM - 11:30AM
SPIRITUALITY AND AGING!?

Tue Sep 21, 2010
Synod Ministerium

Wed Sep 22, 2010
Marcellus Shale Discussion

Wed Sep 22, 2010
Synod Ministerium

Sat Sep 25, 2010
Foothills Conference Assembly

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ELCA Prayer Ventures

September 2
Thank God for the progress made by Pastor Youa Kao Vang, Ascension Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wis., after a bone marrow transplant. May he continue on his road to recovery and continue his faithful service.

Daily Bible Verse

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT
If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it." -- Jesus (John 14:14)

Daily Bible Reading

Thursday, September 02, 2010 [Philippians 2:25-30 (NRSV)]
Welcome a faithful servant home

Still, I think it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus - my brother and co-worker and fellow soldier, your messenger and minister to my need; for he has been longing for all of you, and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. He was indeed so ill that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, so that I would not have one sorrow after another. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, in order that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. Welcome him then in the Lord with all joy, and honor such people, because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for those services that you could not give me.

Upstate New York Synod Ministerium

Upstate New York Synod Ministerium
2010 Annual Retreat
The Rev. Craig A. Satterlee, Ph.D.
September 20-22,2010
Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, NY

CLICK HERE for the Brochure.

CLICK HERE to register.

We are a resurrection people

The Upstate New York Synod of the ELCA is a Resurrection People. We are more than 70,000 people connected to Jesus through Holy Baptism, gathered around Word and Sacrament in more than 185 congregations, served by more than 260 rostered leaders who in the face of fear, decline and despair live and proclaim good news of a God of hope, abundance, and new life. We trust that Jesus’ Resurrection Spirit is at work transforming us, our church and our world.

We pray first

We encourage and promote activities which nurture the faith of disciples and grow servant leaders – worship, Bible Study, prayer groups. We are a Book of Faith Synod. We encourage Christian education for adults and youth through two Outdoor Ministries, the Synod’s Deacon Program, the Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO), Youth Convo and Young Adult Lutheran Link (YALL), Region 7 First Call Theological Education, the Eastern Cluster’s Project Connect, 185 campus ministries and the 28 ELCA colleges and universities.

We walk together

We build a network of connections which strengthen a sense of partnership in mission – in clusters, conferences, across the synod and with the wider church. We gather leaders, provide training focused on transformation and mission, and work with ecumenical and interfaith partners and the New York State Council of Churches. We share with and learn from our companion synods in Central Southern Illinois, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Bishop’s Office, Synod Council, Conference Deans, Conflict and Healing and Mission in Transition Teams assist congregations through times of transition and conflict. Mission interpreters help to tell the story of the difference we make in the world.

We change lives

The Holy Spirit changes us and uses us as channels of God’s life-giving power. Organic Faith in Amherst, Todos los Hijos de Dios in Amsterdam, and Nile Lutheran Mission in Rochester are avenues of outreach to new and immigrant communities. We ordain, consecrate and commission church leaders. We fight against hunger and poverty through the World Hunger Appeal and ELCA advocacy offices. Lutheran Disaster Response coordinates the work of thousands of volunteers and 300 social ministry organizations (the largest network in the US) serve 1 in every 50 Americans.

We are a Book of Faith Synod

The purpose of the Book of Faith Initiative is to increase biblical literacy and fluency for the sake of the world.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has made a commitment to encourage all members of our congregations, from children to adults, to dig deeper into our book of faith, the Bible. The Book of Faith Initiative recommends a new model for our church—a grass-roots approach embracing a common vision in which all are invited to open scripture and join the conversation. Each community is encouraged to decide how the Book of Faith Initiative will become a vital part of its own ministry.