Leadership Update: Resignation of Executive Associate to the Bishop

God’s Beloved, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. During the 2020 Synod Assembly, as it became increasingly possible that you all might actually elect me to be your bishop – I began to imagine who might be the best person to have alongside me, to help me do this…

Planting Seeds of Care

Planting Seeds of Care Event Details Provided by: Pastor Niels Nielsen, Holy Trinity, Dingmans Ferry At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, faith took root—literally—during a recent gathering of the Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF) and Confirmation Class. Under the guidance of retired Pastor Joe Veres, a master gardener, the youth planted over 100…

Earth Day Resources

Earth Day Resource Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) Host an Earth Day Vigil in your community, using LAMPa’s Earth Day Liturgy and other resources from Lutherans Restoring Creation. Lutheran Creation Care-Centered Worship Material We seek to worship throughout the year so that we express our gratitude and praise to God as creator, redeemer, and…

2025 Chrism Mass & Affirmation of Call

2025 Chrism Mass & Affirmation of Call On Tuesday, April 15, leaders and members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod gathered at the Lutheran Center in Allentown, for the annual Chrism Mass and Affirmation of Call. This moving worship service brought together Pastors, Deacons, Synodically uathorized Lay Ministers, Licensed Lay Ministers and Pastoral Care Providers to…