http://www.uss-elca.org Synod Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:58:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, the Lutheran Church in Liberia—a companion church of the Upper Susquehanna Synod—will celebrate its Founder’s Day marking one hundred and fifty years since its birth.  In February 2010, all USS congregations received a bright yellow, oversized, personalized birthday card, addressed from their congregation to the ... http://www.uss-elca.org/liberian-church-founder%e2%80%99s-day On behalf of the Bishop’s Committee on Worship, which is planning worship for Synod Assembly on June 18-19, you are invited to sing as part of the Synod Assembly Choir that will provide musical leadership for the Eucharist on Friday, June 18, at 10:00 a.m. and Saturday, June 19, at ... http://www.uss-elca.org/singers-needed-for-assembly-choir Children who are completing Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, whether or not your congregation has a formal children’s choir, are invited to join with others in participating in the 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at Synod Assembly on Saturday, June 19.  The service will be held in the Field House (gym) at ... http://www.uss-elca.org/children%e2%80%99s-choir-invitation Calling all youth (who have completed at least sixth grade), college students and seminarians!  The 2010 USS Synod Assembly is looking for pages.  You’ll be needed on Friday and Saturday, June 18-19, from 7:45 a.m. until the end of the day.  Responsibilities include handing-out papers, bulletins, and other materials as ... http://www.uss-elca.org/pages-needed-for-synod-assembly The Group WorkCamp to be held this summer in the Mifflinburg area is still in need of ladders for many of the homes they will be working on.  They are requesting churches in Snyder and Union Counties to be in contact with organizers if they are willing to lend ladders, ... http://www.uss-elca.org/ladders-needed-for-group-workcamp-in-mifflinburg Are you ready for a great work camp experience? Are you ready to live your faith out loud in an amazing community?  Thrivent Financial is once again sponsoring a Thrivent Builds project in Williamsport.  The Williamsport Habitat affiliate has identified a property in the Newberry section of Williamsport for the ... http://www.uss-elca.org/thrivent-builds-in-williamsport Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has launched a new charitable outreach campaign on Facebook allowing new fans an easy way to help others worldwide. Now through March 31, 2010, for every new fan of the Thrivent Financial Facebook page, Thrivent Financial will contribute $1 to Lutheran World Relief (LWR), up to ... http://www.uss-elca.org/thrivent-launches-fan-it-forward-campaign You and your congregation are invited to make and send Easter greetings to ELCA missionaries, troops, and other service personnel as part of Operation Thanks-Giving:  Easter.  Learn how at http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/ot-g-easter-25022010/. http://www.uss-elca.org/a-shout-out-for-easter-greetings Camp Mount Luther is launching a monthly electronic version of their “Camel Tracks” newsletter this month.  It is attached to Currents and permission is granted to reproduce it for local use in congregations and other settings.  Highlights this month from our synod camp include the following: More Campersons Wanted! There is ... http://www.uss-elca.org/march-news-from-camp-mount-luther Many of you may have already received this information regarding gifts in support of relief for Haiti, but thought I would pass it along.  President Obama signed into law a bill that makes a special exception to the general rule for monetary donations to help Haiti recover from the January ... http://www.uss-elca.org/special-irs-rule-for-haiti-relief