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the Lutheran Link
[The Link is the bimonthly publication of the New England Synod, ELCA.]

The Link
July/August 2005 [link_2005-07.pdf | 697 KB]
May/June 2005  [link_2005-06.pdf | 510 KB]
March/April 2005  [link_2005-05.pdf | 530 KB]
January/February 2005  [link_2005-01.pdf | 504 KB]

Archives:

May/June 2004  [link_2004-05.pdf | 530 KB]
March/April 2004  [link_2004-03.pdf | 299 KB]
January/February 2004  [link_2004-01.pdf | 254 KB]
2003 Churchwide Assembly Insert  [link_2003-churchwide-assembly-insert.pdf | 554 KB]
November/December 2003  [link_2003-11.pdf | 588 KB]
September/October 2003  [link_2003-09.pdf | 908 KB]
July/August 2003  [link_2003-07.pdf | 1,561 KB]
May/June 2003  [link_2003-05.pdf | 815 KB]
March/April 2003  [link_2003-03.pdf | 430 KB]
January/February 2003  [link_2003-01.pdf | 348 KB]
November/December 2002  [link_2002-11.pdf | 349 KB]
October 2002  [link_2002-10.pdf | 431 KB]
July/August 2002  [link_2002-07.pdf | 462 KB]
2002 Synod Assembly Edition  [link_2002-06_assembly.pdf | 96 KB]
May 2002  [link_2002-05.pdf | 1,230 KB]
March 2002  [link_2002-03.pdf | 928 KB]

"Joined in Christ and 'Linked' together as Lutherans, we grow in the power of the gospel as we work together. This new periodical is a tool that will help us to keep one another in mind, to learn from one another, to pray for one another and to stay connected so that we can give glory to God."
Bishop Margaret G. Payne
March 2002
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Pastoral Letters from Bishop Payne...
"Partnership enfolds New Sweden in love"  [from the Lutheran Link - May/June 2004]

"Creative Witnessing"  [from The Link - March/April 2004]
"Deferred Maintenance"  [from The Link - January/February 2004]
"Invisible Abundance"  [from The Link - November/December 2003]
"Whatever became of memorizing?"  [from The Link - September/October 2003]
"Doing the Sabbath Shuffle"  [from The Link - July/August 2003]
"It's about new life in Jesus Christ"  [from The Link - May/June 2003]
"All You Need is ... Prayer"  [from The Link - March/April 2003]
"What is this thing called 'synod'?"  [from The Link - January/February 2003]
"Giving Extravagantly"  [from The Link - November/December 2002]
"Insisting on Justice"  [from The Link - October 2002]
A Special Message From Bishop Payne on Iraq:
"Remembering 9/11 and Fearing War"  [from The Link - October 2002]
"A New Way to See"  [from The Link - July 2002]
"WWJD?"  [from The Link - May 2002]
"Doing Nothing"  [from The Link - March 2002]
"Blazing Hope"  [from The New England SYNOD NEWS - January 2002]
"Other Voices"  [from The New England SYNOD NEWS - November 2001]
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Sermons...
Bishop's Sermon at Don Johnson Celebration  May 14, 2005
Bishop's Renewal of Vows Sermon  March 24, 2004
Bishop's Convocation Sermon  October 21, 2003
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Archived Articles...
CTK Family Asks Synod to Pray for Klara and the Palestinian People
Klara Shihadeh, daughter of the pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church in Beit Jala, Israel/Palestine, stayed at the home of the Chomiczewski family of Christ the King (CTK), Nashua, NH, in July prior to attending the national ELCA youth gathering in Atlanta, GA...
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Crisis at Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church, New Sweden, ME
"...Sometimes we need help to understand the scriptures, and we always need help to make our way through all of the pain that life brings - that often comes so suddenly and in such unimaginable ways and in such deep places, where we never expected to have pain. But God is here, with us and among us to help us in all these things..."
[ More information... ]
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Statements from ELCJ Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan
Please read the following statements from Bishop Younan...
"MY HEART IS BLEEDING" - March 25, 2003
[ ELCJ_WarNewsRelease03-25-2003.pdf | 12KB ]  

Stewardship of Life Institute Launches Website
The Stewardship of Life Institute, an ELCA-affiliated nonprofit devoted to teaching, inspiring, equipping and challenging Lutherans to live out stewardship as more than just financial support of the church, has launched a website...
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Postcard from Palestine: A Holy Land Caught Between
By the Rev. John R. Spangler Jr.
"There are voices in the Holy Land who have found a way to tell their stories of suffering without bitterness and anger. But they are growing fewer in number and are left with sadness in their eyes..."
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LWF Appeals Israel Court Ruling on Jerusalem Hospital
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) challenged a Jerusalem court ruling regarding the tax status of its activities in Israel and Palestinian-controlled territories...
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Journey to the Holy Land 2002
The "Journey to the Holy Land" daily journal entries and photo album from April & May 2002 are still available at http://www.nesynod.org/events/holy-land-2002.html
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The "Journey to the Holy Land" daily journal entries and photo album from November & December 2002 are still available at http://www.nesynod.org/events/holyland2

Publicity Project of the ELCJ
"The Human Face of Palestinian Christians"
An introduction/instruction/idea letter explaining the use of the new ELCJ information program from the Rev. Dr. Mary E. Jensen, Communications Assistant to Bishop Younan and the ELCJ.
[ More information...]

Continued from the Lutheran Link, March 2002... the complete text of:
An Open Letter about the Conflict between Israel and the Palestinians
from Christian Religious Leaders in Massachusetts.

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For those interested in participating in a Prayer Shawl Ministry, we offer the following link:


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Discontinued Publications:
The New England Lutheran
Summer 2001  [nel_2001_summer.pdf | 3,257 KB]
Winter 2002  [nel_2002_winter.pdf | 3,388 KB]
New England Synod News
Summer 2001  [sn_2001_summer.pdf | 92 KB] *
November 2001  [sn_2001_november.pdf | 83 KB] *
January 2002  [sn_2002_january.pdf | 68 KB] *

* Please note: Some images are missing from the online versions of these issues.
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