ࡱ> AC@ bjbj $$oo, F$j#######%R(##7$777#7#77r"T#`2x .## $0F$#)7)#7## k:   LUTHERAN ADVOCACY MINISTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA Gods Work. Our Handsand Voices! Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) is a partnership ministry of the Church in Society Program Unit of the ELCA, ELCA World Hunger, the seven ELCA Synods, Lutheran Social Ministry Organizations, Seminaries, Colleges and other agencies and institutions located in the Commonwealth. Our advocacy ministry is guided by Scripture, the ELCA Constitution and continuing resolutions as well as the Social Statements passed by the church in Assembly. Advocacy is part of the vocation of the baptized to strive for justice and peace in all the earth. LAMPa partners with the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod through providing education, equipping events and opportunities for congregations and individuals to engage in advocacy with their representatives for just public policy in our state government. Through congregational forums, synodical workshops, youth gatherings and the annual Lutheran Day at the Capitol, LAMPa provides education on these complex issues and how we as Lutheran Christians discern our baptismal calling to respond to the needs of our neighbors. LAMPa offers advocacy opportunities through ACTIONET, a network of Lutherans who write, call, and visit legislators around issues of the common good, the Ambassadors Ministry of individuals in an intentional relationship with their legislators and a Facebook group. Contact the LAMPa office ( HYPERLINK "http://www.lamp.org" www.lamp.org) to sign up, and pass the word around to friends and fellow congregants! LAMPa is engaged in the effort to end hunger in Pennsylvania and we are working to ensure that state budgetary priorities are faithful to the needs of the poor and vulnerable. In 2009 we worked towards increasing affordable housing through creation of a state housing trust fund and sufficient funding for programs that serve the poor, such as emergency food, home heating assistance, basic and early childhood education. LAMPa also worked to promote access to healthcare through advocacy for expansion of health care options for low income persons in Pennsylvania and partnered with the ELCA Washington Office in national health reform. In 2010 LAMPa will be leading efforts to establish a statewide Poverty Reduction Commission to provide the first comprehensive overview of poverty, and poverty solutions, in Pennsylvania. LAMPa is deeply appreciative for the financial commitment of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod to advocacy and public policy ministry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with and for the poor, vulnerable, disenfranchised, and for all of Gods creation. We were blessed in 2009 by the leadership of Bishop Ralph Jones and the time and talents of synod representatives who guided the work of the LAMPa Policy Council: Robert Massing and the Rev. Karl Runser, both of whom have stepped down after completing two, three year terms. We look forward to welcoming the next two synodical appointees to the Policy Committee. The success of our advocacy efforts depend on the involvement of Lutheran Christians to advocate for just public policy. The churches of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod have a strong sense of mission to serve those in need. We ask you to consider working with LAMPa and together address the root causes of hunger in Pennsylvania. As a ministry of advocacy for this Synod, we are available to speak to your congregation. To schedule a visit, or learn more about the work of LAMPa please call or email us. In Christ, The Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Director Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania 900 S. 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