Take the
Challenge
Has your congregation
taken the "Close the Budget Gap Challenge"?
Click
[here] to find out and see who has taken the
challenge to help close the synod budget gap.
Advent &
Christmas Events Calendar
  The
2008/2009 Advent & Christmas Celebrations and Events Calendar for the Northeastern Ohio Synod area
congregations is available. If your
congregation is planning an event or celebration for
Advent or Christmas and you would like to add your
event to the Advent/Christmas calendar please e-mail
Sony Gilroy (sgilroy@neos-elca.org)
with the name of the event, location, time and date.
Advent 2008
Presiding
Bishop Hanson's 2008 Christmas Message
When the angels had left
them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one
another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing
that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to
us.” ~ Luke 2:15
Let’s go! Now! When
angels came to some shepherds with a brilliant message
one night long ago, the shepherds had a brilliant idea.
Let’s go! Let’s see what God is doing!
Click
[here] to continue reading.
Free Online Youth Ministry Training for Adults
 The
ELCA Youth Ministry Network, in partnership with
the ELCA Youth Gathering is inviting you to
participate in the Online Training Initiative in
preparation for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in
New Orleans. For more information about
the online training, or to register, please go
to
www.elcaymnet.org/onlinetraining.
2009 LYO
Winter Gathering
The
2009 LYO
Winter Gathering of the Northeastern Ohio Synod will be held January 2-4! We will meet at
the
Holiday Inn in Independence, Ohio. This is a great time to meet up with
other youth groups and get to know one another. For
more information and registration forms click
[here].
2009
Professional Leaders' Retreat
 Life
in the Spirit: Walking Wet for the Sake of the World,
Northwestern Ohio and Northeastern Ohio
Professional Leader's Retreat, Tuesday, January 20 -
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at
Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio. To register
please click
[here] for more information and a registration form.
Early registration ends Saturday, November 15, 2008 and
the final registration date is Wednesday, December 3,
2008.
2009 Bible Bowl
 Be
a part of the new "Bible Bowl"! Prepare your team
(youth grades 6-12) in the Gospel of John to meet for
the great synod "Bible Bowl" event, Saturday, February
28, 2009 at Grace Lutheran Church in Wadsworth.
For more information, rules and sample questions click
[here].
Browse our Social Ministries
Our Social Ministry Committee has compiled a list of
social ministries offered by NEOS congregations and
agencies. You can follow
[this link] to browse and search
this database for specific ministries.
Looking for a church home?
Over
200 ELCA congregations across Northeast Ohio are waiting to welcome you. Click
on the church to locate a Lutheran congregation in your neighborhood.
Lutheran
Disaster Response of Ohio
Building Hope and Healing: The
mission of Lutheran Disaster Response of Ohio is to bring God’s
gift of hope and healing to a disastrous situation.
Grace Matters
 Grace
Matters is the weekly 30-minute radio program of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The
program is currently heard station
WHK-AM1420
(Cleveland), 7:30 am Sunday,
WKVX-AM 960 (Wooster), 8:30 am Sunday and
WZLP-FM 95.7 (Loudonville), 10:00 am Monday. It
can also be
heard online around the world.
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Upcoming Events
November 27-28
Synod Office &
Resource Center closed, Thanksgiving
December 24-26
Synod Office &
Resource Center closed, Christmas Holiday
January 2-4
LYO Winter
Gathering
"ICE: In Christ Everyday", Holiday Inn,
Independence
[Letter]
[Registration]
[Room Form]
January 20-22
Professional
Leaders' Retreat, Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron
[Registration/Information]
[Directions]
January 30&31
Opening the Book
of Faith for Preaching: Lutheran Adult
Education for Laity, Christ the
Redeemer, Brecksville
[Flyer]
February 20&21
Opening the Book
of Faith for Preaching: Lutheran Adult
Education for Laity, Christ the
Redeemer, Brecksville
[Flyer]
February 28
2009 Bible Bowl, Grace Wadsworth
[Rules]
[Sample Questions]
See our Calendar for a
complete listing
of events and meetings.
Unified eMailing
NEOS Unified Mailing Packet documents can be viewed and printed from your Internet
browser. Click here
to check it out!
Quick Facts
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One of 65 synods in the ELCA |
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One of six synods in Region 6 |
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7 conferences |
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201 congregations |
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80,758 baptized members |
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306 ordained pastors |
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23 associates in ministry |
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4
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5 interns |
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32 specialized ministry calls |
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