Gatherings
Mission Trip for Adults
Sharing and Caring Hands
Nov. 3-6, 2008
Minneapolis, Minn.
Sharing and Caring Hands, founded by Mary Jo Copeland in 1985, provides a compassionate response to the needs of poor people in Minneapolis. The people on the streets call Mary Jo their “street mother.” City officials call her “an extraordinary leader” and “an urban saint.” We will meet Mary Jo, hear her personal story, pray with her, and experience her active and animated love for all God’s people. We will volunteer at Sharing and Caring Hands for two days by serving meals and playing with the children who live in the transitional housing. If we go with open hands and hearts, we will find ourselves in the presence of our LORD.
We invite you to come and see…
- how the love of God is being poured out daily in downtown Minneapolis
- how volunteers and Mary Jo are caring for individuals and families in their community
- how doing small things in the name of Jesus can make a large difference in your community!
For more information, check out the Sharing and Caring Hands Web site at www.sharingandcaringhands.org and contact Connie Stover at 308.440.4450 or by
2008 Fall Leadership Gatherings
Nebraska Synod Mission Trip
Youth Travel to Ocean Springs, Mississippi
The 2008 Nebraska Synod Youth Mission returned to the Ocean Springs/Biloxi area of Mississippi, June 14-21, 2008, to work as partners with Lutheran Disaster Relief in helping rebuild after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Registrations closed March 31, 2008.
Coming of Age
Lutheran Men in Mission Head for Omaha
Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM), the ELCA men’s ministry, held its triennial gathering, “Coming of Age,” on Aug. 1-3, 2008, with men of all ages gathering in Omaha to celebrate 20 years of ministry and launch the next great step. Read more about LMM on the ELCA’s Web site.