Debbie Stein:  

I can't believe that I'll celebrate TEN years of ministry on September 1st, 2021. The time has really gone by! I currently serve as pastor for two churches, St Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Liverpool, New York. They are both wonderful congregations and I've never been happier. My daughters live in different states, so I don't see family very much, but I am so glad for technology. I do everything on line! Meetings, worship, banking, family visits. It's the only way we could make it through the pandemic. Back in 2007, I was accepted as a candidate for ordained ministry, so my husband and I quit our jobs and moved to Philadelphia so that I could attend seminary for four years. This was the first time living on campus and being a full-time student for me, so was a little strange. I've loved every minute of it! Now I have a master's degree - Master of Divinity to be more specific. In 1998, I finally made it to college, graduating in 2004 from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelors Degree in Business-Project Management. I took the on-line courses while working full time. Pitney Bowes paid for everything up to the last year after I was downsized out of the place. After settling in to a new job, I went back and finished the last few classes and graduated. Never thought that I'd do it. In 1996 I moved from California to Connecticut with Pitney Bowes, for whom I worked a total of 23 years in California, Utah, and Connecticut. I met my current husband while working in CT. ...Expand for more