Helpful Resources


 		 This page contains resources that you may find useful.  The first section are church-related links to other Web sites.  The second section contains community-related resources.  The third section contains documents of interest.

Church-Related Links:

The ELCA Homepage  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Journey Together Faithfully The ELCA's studies on sexuality

Sharing Faith  The ELCA's resource site for those seeking direction in their life.

Statements of Belief
     Apostles Creed
     Nicene Creed
      Athanasian Creed 

Daily Bible Readings from the ELCA

Project Wittenberg is home to works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans
Electronic Bookshelf is a collection of Web sites offering full electronictext, images or music (from the ELCA web site)


 Lutheran Organizations:


      

      Sierra Pacific Synod - 
      ELCA

       

      
      Pacific Lutheran 
      Theological Seminary

       

      
       Mount Cross 
      Camp

Lutheran Social 
      Services of Northern California

California Lutheran University

      

      
      Lutheran 
      Educational Conference of North America
 
Lutherans Concerned / North 
      America

Soulforce to Support 
      Lutheran and Gay Affirming Groups at ELCA Churchwide Annual 
      Meeting

Extraordinary Lutheran 
      Ministries

African 
      American Lutheran Association

August Victoria Hospital (The 
      Lutheran supported hospital in the West Bank that serves the Palestinian 
      population)

Pastor 
      Zip's International Lutheran weblinks

      
      Augsburg 
      Fortress
 

      
      Thrivent Financial for 
      Lutherans

       

  

  
 
     
    
Community-Related Resources: 
    

     
      
 

	

	 Santa Clara County Social Services Agency

Help 
      SCC (Santa Clara County): Information 
      & Referral Database for Santa Clara County

Resources for Teens

City of Santa Clara Senior Center

5 Helpful Santa Clara County Senior Citizen Resourses 
      (Sept 2008)

County of Santa Clara Senior Care Commission 
      Organizations

Choice Eldercare.org

      
       

      Helpful phone numbers:

Santa Clara County 
      Mental Health Services:
      
      650-494-8420   North Santa Clara 
      County
      
      408-683-2482   South Santa Clara County 
      (24x7)

Social Advocates for Youth 
      (SAY) Runaway Hotline 
Drug and 
      alcohol prevention and treatment for teenagers including family counseling 
      and a short-term place to 
      live 
       650-961-2622 (24 
      hrs)

The Warm Line For kids/teens who are 
      home alone. Befriendslatchkey children 
      and teenagers by offering safety and support to them and their working 
      parent(s)
        
      408-279-0303 (24x7)

24 x 7 Teen 
      Line   A health, relationship, crisis, and information 
      referral line for teens. This is a dispatch service that connects the 
      caller directly to needed 
      services
        888-247-7717
      
       

  

  
 
     
    
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