Youth/Young Adults
Synod Youth Ministry Vision
To equip congregations, youthworkers, parents, and youth with the tools to create a culture that develops a vital, active, living faith in Christ Jesus in the lives of our youth and their families.
Ministry with children, youth and young adults, or ministry in the first third of life is what this section of our website is all about. Faith formation continues to be a partnership between the home, the congregation, this office, and the many youth and adults who volunteer countless hours in Christian education, event ministry and servant learning and travel. With important leadership provided by the Lower Susquehanna Synod Lutheran Youth Organization (LSSLYO), this office strives to be a hub for downloadable forms and resources, information sharing, assistance with congregational youth ministry planning, and youth event management.
Looking for a way to train congregational youth leaders on a budget?
Thanks
to a generous grant from the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering, “citizens with the
saints,” and in cooperation with our Office for Youth Ministry, two weekend
trainings will be offered to congregational youth leaders, volunteers and staff
at a limited cost to congregations. Click here to learn more about the Practice
Discipleship
events and to register..
LutheranHANDS Plans Both a Winter and Summer Trip to Alabama to Assist with Tornado Relief
LutheranHANDS
was founded by two local Lutherans who wanted to give their peers an outlet
for living out their discipleship in hands-on, practical service venues. They
have led hundreds of youth, adults, and youth leaders to the American gulf
coast to help with hurricane clean-up and rebuilding efforts over the past
five years. In 2011, the focus on flood relief continued here in central PA, but in now trips are being planned to Birmingham, Alabama to assist in tornado relief. A winter trip is scheduled as well as a trip that will begin three days prior to the ELCA Youth Gathering next summer, that includes a couple days of work rebuilding in Alabama, before going on to New Orleans for the Gathering. To get more information about either of these servant trips, or to get involved in year-round ministry with LutheranHANDS, log onto their website at http://lutheranhands.org.
LOWER SUSQUEHANNA
SYNOD
900
South Arlington Avenue, Suite 220B Harrisburg,
PA 17109
(717) 652-1852 (800) 692-7282 (PA Only) Fax:
(717) 652-2504