Deacon Leanne Elliott
 
We share with you the news of the death of one of our rostered ministers, Deacon Leanne N. Elliott. Ordained in October 2022, Deacon Elliott died in a fatal car crash on January 13, 2023, at the age of 32.
 
A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. in Trindle Spring Lutheran Church, 14 State Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the service. Reception to follow. Clergy are invited to vest. Trindle Spring is inviting a pop-up choir with a brief rehearsal at 10:45 a.m. on Friday. Email Danielle Erdley at danierdley@gmail.com for the music.

At 3:00 p.m., youth and young adults are invited to participate in a time of prayer, lament, and sharing in the pain that comes with feeling helpless in the face of this senseless death.
 
Deacon Elliott is survived by her parents Gary and Diane Elliott.
 
Memorial donations can be made to Trindle Spring Lutheran Church, 14 State Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050, or to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 927 S. Providence Rd., Wallingford, PA 19086.


† James S. Dunlop, bishop