A record 100-plus LCMS Servant Events will take place over the coming months, through next summer.
LCMS Youth Ministry co-sponsors Servant Events — as it has for more than 1,000 such events since 1981 — along with Synod congregations and schools, as well as related camps and social-service agencies.
The Synod office provides Bible studies and devotions for those event
s, for which the 2009 theme is “Receive as Gift,” based on 1 Peter 4:10. Written by Matthew Jung, a Lutheran teacher in Columbus, Ind., the studies will first be used at leadership training sessions for Servant Event leaders this month in St. Louis.
As the November Reporter went to press, the Servant Events listed at the end of this story — arranged in chronological order by date — had openings for additional participants.
Each listing also provides the name of the event’s co-sponsor, as well as its location and title. For more information about a particular event, contact the event coordinator via the e-mail address given at the end of each entry.
To search for a Servant Event by type, date, or region, or to see a list of all the upcoming Servant Events (including those that are filled), go to www.lcms.org/youth.
“Participants learn that serving others can make a difference because of Jesus Christ,” said Jim Lohman, associate director of LCMS Youth Ministry for Youth Gatherings and Servant Events.
Lohman noted that Servant Events cover a broad range of experiences including construction, human care, outreach, environmental care, and family events; and often take place in multicultural settings.
“Servant Event participants have made a difference in the lives of thousands of others,” Lohman said.
For a free DVD about LCMS Servant Events, contact the Synod Youth Ministry office at youth.ministry@lcms.org, or call 800-248-1930, ext. 1155.
2008
December
5-7 — Lutheran Disability Ministries, Anderson, Ind.; “SonRise Retreat # 2”; info@ldminc.org.
2009
January
9-11 — Lutheran Disability Ministries, Anderson, Ind.; “SonRise Retreat #3”; info@ldminc.org.
February
13-15 — Lutheran Disability Ministries, Anderson, Ind.; “SonRise Retreat #4”; info@ldminc.org.
March
13-15 — Lutheran Disability Ministries, Anderson, Ind.; “SonRise Retreat #5”; info@ldminc.org.
April
24-26 — Lutheran Disability Ministries, Anderson, Ind.; “SonRise Retreat #6”; info@ldminc.org.
May
24-29 — Camp Wartburg, Waterloo, Ill.; “Shepherding Sheep”; wartburg@htc.net.
31-June 5 — Camp Trinity, Inc., New Haven, Mo.; “Serv’n in the Hills”; camptrinity73@yahoo.com.
June
1-6 — Camp Luther of Nebraska, Schuyler, Neb.; “His Kids Camp A”; campluther@campluther.org.
3-5 — Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Watertown, Wis.; “Working Together in God’s Creation — A”; dwinter@blhs.org.
7-12 — Lutheran Island Camp and Retreat Center, Henning, Minn.; “Building the Island – One”; licplanning@islandcamp.org.
7-12 — Lutheran Island Camp and Retreat Center, Henning, Minn.; “Christ Serve Ranch – One”; licplanning@islandcamp.org.
7-13 — Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Watertown, Wis.; “Working Together in God’s Creation #1”; dwinter@blhs.org.
7-13 — Camp Luther of Nebraska, Schuyler, Neb.; “His Kids Camp B”; campluther@campluther.org.
14-19 — Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Watertown, Wis.; “Working Together in God’s Creation #2”; dwinter@blhs.org.
14-19 — Camp Lutherwood Ministries, Cheshire , Ore.; “Passion Trips”; office@lutherwood.org.
14-19 — Camp Perkins, Ketchum, Idaho; “Sawtooth Servants 1”; paul@campperkins.org.
14-19 — Lutheran Island Camp and Retreat Center, Henning, Minn.; “Building the Island – Two”; licplanning@islandcamp.org.
14-19 — Lutheran Island Camp and Retreat Center, Henning, Minn.; “Christ Serve Ranch – Two”; licplanning@islandcamp.org.
14-19 — Mt. Cross Ministries, Ben Lomond, Calif.; “Special Friends I”; ellie@mtcross.org.
14-19 — Shoshone Base Camp, Wallace, Idaho; “Idaho Servant Adventures”; uptheriver@lutherhaven.com.
20-26 — Camp LuWiSoMo, Wild Rose, Wis.; “Helping Hearts 1”; hannah@luwisomo.org.
20-27 — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Richmond, Va.; “Riches In Richmond”; rronning@trinityrichmond.net.
20-28 — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Caro, Mich.; “Fixin’ Up the Thumb”; greg@stpaulcaro.org.
20-28 — Ascension Lutheran Soccer Clinic, Portland, Ore.; “Sporting, Soaring, and Scoring Soccer Clinic”; tfog510647@aol.com.
21-26 — Camp Lutherwood Ministries, Cheshire, Ore.; “Passion Trips”; office@lutherwood.org.
21-26 — Camp Perkins, Ketchum, Idaho; “Sawtooth Servants 2”; paul@campperkins.org.
21-26 — Lutheran Island Camp and Retreat Center, Henning, Minn.; “Building the Island
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