hide submenuLCMS World Relief and Human Care program groups publish newsletters to keep you informed about activities, events, initiatives and impacts of (and on) LCMS human care ministry. Follow the links below to learn more about staying connected through a program area newsletter.
| Caring | CARING is the triennial magazine that provides a look at the full range of LCMS World Relief and Human Care ministry programs. CARING features news about relief and development, work with Lutheran human care partners, health ministry, chaplaincy, housing ministry, and life and older adult ministries. Interviews with human care ministry leaders are a regular feature. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for Caring in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| Sharing | SHARING is the full-color bi-monthly newsletter of LCMS World Relief programs. Every issue features updates on both foreign and domestic projects, along with insight into human care ministry from executive director Rev. Matt Harrison and other members of the editorial staff. The newsletter also highlights stories from your human care ministry activities and promotes resources for education and support. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for Sharing in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| Mercy Works | MERCY WORKS is a quarterly journal that lifts up the place of mercy in the life of the church. Contributors include deaconesses, students enrolled in the synod's deaconess training programs and Lutheran theologians, professors and pastors. |
| A Pastoral Touch |
A PASTORAL TOUCH is a letter distributed quarterly by our director of ministries in Chaplaincy, Pastoral Counseling, and Clinical Education. Included in this letter are opportunities for service and other important announcements for those involved in chaplaincy and specialized pastoral care. A PASTORAL TOUCH is now available via the LCMS "e-news" system. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for A Pastoral Touch in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| Notes for Life |
NOTES FOR LIFE comes from our Life Ministries director. This newsletter is filled with informative articles about various sanctity of life issues including abortion, euthanasia, bioethics, and much more. NOTES FOR LIFE is available via the LCMS "e-News" system. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for Notes for Life in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| Parish Nurse Newsletter |
The PARISH NURSE NEWSLETTER supports parish nursing (also called faith community nursing) through education, sharing of ideas and resources, discussion of current topics relating to congregational health ministry, and helps create a bond between parish nurses and the staff of LCMS World Relief and Human Care Health Ministries. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for LCMS Parish Nurse Newsletter in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| LCMS World Relief and Human Care publishes a public policy newsletter named MERCY NOTES, which is available only via the LCMS "e-News" system. Subscribers also receive a legislative update, JUST IN FROM THE HILL, in between issues of MERCY NOTES. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for MercyNotes in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). | |
| Disaster News | DISASTER NEWS provides announcements of disasters worldwide, and news of LCMS response to disaster victims in need, including opportunities to assist. DISASTER NEWS is available via the LCMS "e-News" system. Click here to subscribe (after registering, look for Disaster News in the "World Relief and Human Care" folder). |
| WR-HC Reporter Insert | Reporter inserts are four-page full color inserts in Synod's newspaper, The Reporter. Printed each spring, summer, and fall, the inserts highlight current LCMS World Relief and Human Care projects and resources. Click here for subscription information to The Reporter. |
