Click to enlarge Tuscarora Lutheran Youth Retreat (formerly known as Harvey Cedars) is a weekend retreat for 6th - 12th grade youth and their leaders. This retreat fosters relationships between youth of different churches to unify the Lutheran churches and youth of the SouthEastern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA. This retreat is also unique in […]
Almost two billion people on Earth are adherents to Islam, yet many American Christians know little or nothing about this faith. The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton is the Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations on the faculty of the Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford […]
Rostered and lay ministers, seminarians, and Lutherans from our synod are invited to the annual Chrism Service, Tuesday of Holy Week, April 4 at 10 a.m. at the Schaeffer-Ashmead Chapel on the Philadelphia campus of United Lutheran Seminary. This traditional service of Word and Sacrament includes the blessing of oil for anointing, healing prayer, and […]
Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 8 pm Elizabeth Vega Casey – Counselor Call Sylvia to register or Barbara (Secretary at St. Michael’s) 215- 257-6040 Sponsored by Suess-Gehman Funeral Home
Join the Vitality Team Saturday April 15th at 10:30am for a conversation around helping your congregation deepen its sense of vitality. Members of the vitality team will be present to talk about vitality and present ideas on ways your congregation can focus on the work of growing relationships. All are welcome as we wonder together about […]
Registration is open for this year's Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Swords into Plowshares: Achieving Enough for All & Pursuing Peace, taking place online April 25-27. Ecumenical Advocacy Days is an annual gathering of Christian advocates and activists. We worship, delve deeply into the pressing issues of the day, and lift our voices by speaking truth to power on Capitol Hill. Learn […]
Stewardship is best approached as a year-round ministry, not just an emphasis for a few weeks in the fall. Pastors will gather to examine the Revised Common Lectionary lessons for Ordinary Time, Year A, and develop ideas and themes for preaching on holistic stewardship during this summer and fall. How do we teach, inspire and […]
Join us for conversation with eco-advocates from the three Abrahamic faiths as we explore commonalities in our understanding of ecological stewardship. Interfaith dialogue is essential for addressing the climate crisis, as the issue of environmental degradation affects people of all religious backgrounds and cultures. We face a global challenge that requires collective action, and bringing […]
For “what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” — Micah 6:8 On April 27, join advocates from around Pennsylvania for inspiration and participation — in worship, service, learning and advocacy. Taking Micah 6:8 as a starting point, we will focus on […]
Under the theme of “TRANSFORMED to SERVE in a where’s the faith? world,” we will gather in-person for worship, inspiration, connection, and our shared work as a synod. This year the Assembly will elect a Synod Secretary, lay and clergy members of Synod Council, and other key positions. The Assembly will be held Friday, May […]