﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by MNYS at Thu, 17 May 2012 14:40:54 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>MNYS News</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/</link><copyright /><generator>MNYS</generator><item><title>Climbing Kilimanjaro to conquer malaria</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=277</link><description>Two MNYS pastors prepare to tackle malaria by scaling Africa's highest peak</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Two MNYS pastors prepare to tackle malaria by scaling Africa's highest peak]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small congregation, big dreams</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=271</link><description>Big things are happening at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett—heavy machinery sits on the property and foundations are being poured. It’s an active construction site as a longtime dream of the congregation comes true.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Big things are happening at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett—heavy machinery sits on the property and foundations are being poured. It’s an active construction site as a longtime dream of the congregation comes true.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Letting the community in on the secret</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=250</link><description>St. Peter's, Baldwin comes up with a clever holiday idea to strengthen community connections.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[St. Peter's, Baldwin comes up with a clever holiday idea to strengthen community connections.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Was blind but now I read</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=241</link><description>Quilting and knitting groups are all the rage in Lutheran parishes, so the odds are less likely that you'll walk into a church on a Wednesday morning and find a group of women feeding metal plates through a special machine that creates pages for Braille books. But two congregations in our synod have [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Quilting and knitting groups are all the rage in Lutheran parishes, so the odds are less likely that you'll walk into a church on a Wednesday morning and find a group of women feeding metal plates through a special machine that creates pages for Braille books. But two congregations in our synod have a unique ministry for visually impaired people.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Pastor James Smith</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=239</link><description>A pastor's kid becomes a pastor himself, and is called to be chaplain at his alma mater besides. Meet Pastor James Smith and learn about his ministry at Wagner College. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[A pastor's kid becomes a pastor himself, and is called to be chaplain at his alma mater besides. Meet Pastor James Smith and learn about his ministry at Wagner College. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Serving those in need fosters cooperative ministry</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=233</link><description>Helping the “least of these” has united people from various denominations and faith groups to provide a cooperative ministry in Brewster.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Helping the “least of these” has united people from various denominations and faith groups to provide a cooperative ministry in Brewster.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Matching ministry to metal</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=231</link><description>Confirmation student organizes a metal showcase to live out his faith.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Confirmation student organizes a metal showcase to live out his faith.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrimage to Tanzania</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=226</link><description>On August 22, ten members of our synod's Black Pastors Group set out for Tanzania. The two-week trip was intended as a pilgrimage to the motherland. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[On August 22, ten members of our synod's Black Pastors Group set out for Tanzania. The two-week trip was intended as a pilgrimage to the motherland. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blessing Buddies build intergenerational relationships</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=222</link><description>Children are more likely to be involved and stay involved in the church if there are people there (besides their family) who know them and call them by them by their first name. Knowing that piece of information, Pastor Kim Wilson decided to create Blessing Buddies, an intentional ministry to build  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Children are more likely to be involved and stay involved in the church if there are people there (besides their family) who know them and call them by them by their first name. Knowing that piece of information, Pastor Kim Wilson decided to create Blessing Buddies, an intentional ministry to build intergenerational relationships between Sunday School kids and older adults.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Always faithful</title><link>http://www.mnys.org/news/article/?ArticleId=213</link><description>Pastor Peter Rustico, a chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve, describes his service at Arlington National Cemetery.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pastor Peter Rustico, a chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve, describes his service at Arlington National Cemetery.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sarah,Gioe</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
