Events

Charlene Rineer, the synod’s coordinator for the ELCA Youth Gathering, will hold a pre-youth gathering event on Sunday, April 8, 2018.  It will be at Camp Mount Luther’s Evergreen Center starting at 2:00 p.m. It is for all the leaders and youth from the synod who are going to the ELCA Youth Gathering.  This pre-gathering…

Our worship resources are entering “middle age.” What can we do to refresh and enliven our weekly liturgies? A workshop, "Refreshing Parish Worship," is designed for parish musicians, pastors, and others interested in worship and worship planning.  It will be held on the Gettysburg Campus of United Lutheran Seminary on April 14, 2018, from 9:00…

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Reedsville presents an evening with Mrs. Peggy Jackson on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Jackson is better known throughout Central Pennsylvania as Peggy Ann Bradnick.  As a 17-year-old girl, she was kidnapped during the spring of 1966 near Shade Gap, PA.  Please join them as Peggy tells…

The Upper Susquehanna Synodical Women's Organization presents their Day of Learning Renewal on April 21, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Christ, Milton. The theme is "Bring Peace" and the presenter is Mary Woods. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $5. The registration deadline is April 10, 2018. Lunch will be provided.

Have you ever wanted to see Mount Luther’s site and facilities? Do you miss camp and want to visit in the springtime?  Are you interested in coming to camp this summer but want to get more information and see the place first?  Well, this is your chance.  The Camp Mount Luther Spring Open House will…

Anyone wishing to come and write devotions for Camp Mount Luther’s First Light Digital Devotions is welcome to join other writers on April 25, 2018.  The retreat will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Evergreen Center.  It will be a day of writing and sharing resources for devotional writing.  Please RSVP to…

Messiah Lutheran Church, South Williamsport, is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2018. On Saturday, April 28, a Festive Eucharist liturgy will be held at 2:00 p.m. Clergy are invited to vest and process; the color of the day is red. Preaching will be The Rev. Stephen P. Bouman, Executive Director, Domestic Mission, ELCA, and former…

Lutheran Pastor and bestselling author, Nadia Bolz-Weber, takes an unusual approach to church.  Heavily tattooed and often profane, she is part of what scholar and writer, Diana Butler Bass, calls the “new Reformation.”  A recovering addict, Bolz-Weber has created a congregation that is open to those struggling with addiction, as well as persons who are uncomfortable…