Synod Council Meeting
At Synod Office
Multi-Point Pastors Gathering
Multi-point pastors gathering from 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. at the synod office.
LARC Luncheon
Our synod has participated in Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic (LARC) dialog since its inception. Together with the Lower Susquehanna Synod, Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, we entered into covenant in 1993, committing ourselves to “leading the church to greater unity”. The commitments we made in that covenant continue to…
Hurricane Response Work Teams Meeting
The Upper Susquehanna Synod and the Presbytery of Northumberland have come together to plan two work trips to Daytona, Florida. The first of these trips will take place May 20-27. You need not have any particular skills to participate in this trip, just a will to help those who have suffered loss from last year’s…
Synod Office Closing
The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Friday, March 30, and Monday, April 2, 2018, in observance of Good Friday and Easter. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. If you have an emergency, please call the synod office (570-524-9778) and the voicemail will give you phone numbers…
Rally to End Racism
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will join ecumenical and inter-religious partners for Act Now: Unite to End Racism April 3-5 in Washington, D.C. The focus of the three-day event will be…
Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend
Your marriage relationship is one of the things in life that provides the greatest potential for happiness. Is yours living up to this potential? Please make 2018 the year you resolve to attend a Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend to learn how to maximize the joy and intimacy that God intends for your marriage. The following…
Pre-Youth Gathering Event
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…
Refreshing Parish Worship
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…
Lutheran Youth Day
Bring your youth group to Susquehanna University for Lutheran Youth Day, where we will find new ways to rise up in service to our community. The day’s events include projects with LutheranHands, faith formation fun, community building, worship at the end of the afternoon, and music by Dave Scherer from AGAPE*. Scherer will be there…
Bradnick Speech
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…