Office of the Bishop
Please remember to share the notes with your congregation and if you know of someone who would like to be placed on the mailing list, just send me a note.
Upcoming Events: The following is a list of upcoming events I will be attending in person. If I am in your area and you would like to go to lunch, coffee, have a chat, etc. let me know.
Sunday Supply Dates: NOTE: Please email to myself and Ellen at the office your Sunday bulletin by Thursday prior to my supplying at your congregation. February 16, 23; March 16, 30; April 6, 20; May 18; June 1 Churchwide Events: Other ELCA Information: Ecumenical Events: Region 8:
Other Continuing Education Opportunities: Camp Lutherlyn:
ULS: Upcoming Events Through March 2025 Ø January 27 at 7 pm EST For Rostered Leaders who need advice on income tax returns and retirement planning online with Jim A. Dunlop of Advent Partners. Register here. Ø February 2 & 3 at 6 – 8:30 pm EST, Boundary Training for Rostered leaders, online (both nights are part of the same training). Click here to register. Ø February 3 & 6 LGBTQ Pastoral Care online with Rev. Dr. Beth Toler, MDiv, ThD., LMFT. Click here to learn more and register. Ø February 7, 10 am – 3 pm EST online or in person at Grace Lutheran Church, Broomall PA. “Respecting our Body Knowledge as a Healing and Liberative Practice” with Rev. Dr. Bridget Piggue of Emory University. Register here. Ø February 11, 10:30 am – 12 pm EST, “Preaching Across the Divide” with Rev. Dr. Angela Zimmann. This 90-minute online seminar provides practical insights and strategies for faithfully preaching in a community with widely divergent political leanings. Click here to register. Ø February 18, 10 am – 3 pm EST LGBTQIA+ Training for Rostered leaders. Click here to register. Ø February 19, 10 am – 3 pm EST Toward Racial Justice Training for Rostered leaders. Click here to register. Ø February 20, 10 am – 3 pm EST Boundary Training for Rostered leaders. Click here to register. Ø February 23 & 24 at 6 – 8:30 pm EST, Toward Racial Justice Training for Rostered leaders, online (both nights are part of the same training). Click to register. Ø February 25 at 1:30 pm EST, Online or in person on the Gettysburg campus. Aging Grace-Fully Author Series presents a Conversation with Margaret Renkl, author of Late Migrations. Click here to register. Ø February 27, 10 am – 3 pm, online or in person on the Gettysburg campus. Lenten Survival Kit for Rostered Leaders with Karen and Travis Webster from Healthy Seminarians, Healthy Church. Click here to register. Ø February 27 – March 1, in person on the Gettysburg Campus. “Reclaiming the Narrative” Women’s Retreat: “In Like A Lion; Unlocking the Strength of the Divine Feminine” This event is LGBTQIA+ affirming and BIPOC inclusive. Register here. Ø March 3 & 6, When God Disappears: The Spiritual Struggle of Depression online with Rev. Dr. Beth Toler, MDiv, ThD., LMFT. Click here to learn more and register. Ø March 7 & 8, Hope in a Divided World: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s This Worldly Christianity as an Antidote to Christian Nationalism, in person on the Gettysburg campus in partnership with LAMPa. Click here for more information. Ø March 13, 20, 27. April 3 & 10, 7 – 8:30 pm EST online. “Liberating our Dignities, Saving Our Souls as we walk the path of the Cross and Beyond the Grave” with Dr. Beverly Wallace, founder/director of the ELCA Womanist Initiative and sponsored by the Delaware-Maryland ADLA and Lower Susquehanna Justice Ministries task forces. Register here. Ø March 21, 9 am EST, Prophetic Witness in the Face of War and Occupation with clergy from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. All proceeds from this event will go to support the ministries of our Lutheran congregations in the Middle East. Registration available soon. Ø March 26, 7 pm EST via livestream or on the Philadelphia campus: Dr. Emilie Townes of Boston University presents “Premeditated Indifference: Facing (In)Justice with the Power of Hope” This is part of the Lazereth Lecture Series. Attendance is free. Learn more here. Ø March 27 at 1:30 pm EST, Online or in person on the Gettysburg campus. Aging Grace-Fully Author Series presents a Conversation with Rebecca Chopp, author of Still Me. Click here to register. A Sneak Peek at Summer Looking ahead to Spring and Summer, here’s some save-the-date items that I hope you’ll pencil in:
Lutheran Home at Kane: PORTICO: LAMPa Save the NEW Date for Lutheran Day! Join advocates from across Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 13, for Lutheran Day in the Capitol! We are grateful for the flexibility of our hosts at Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill that allowed us to reschedule for a day when the General Assembly is in session. More information and registration coming soon!
Congregational Vacancies: Are congregations not working on Ministry Site Profiles
Congregations in Transition: Are congregations working on Ministry Site Profiles (MSP) The following congregations have an active Ministry Site Profile (MSP):
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