Events

Register for summer camp at Mount Luther by midnight on April 15, 2019 to get a discount on your summer camp registration!  Or, if you bring a friend to camp who’s never been there, you and the friend (or sibling or church buddy) can both get $30 off your registration!   Or, first time campers who…

The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22, 2019 in observance of Good Friday and Easter.  The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.  If you have an emergency, please call the synod office (570-524-9778) and the voicemail will give you phone numbers…

Join other youth leaders, directors, and pastors on April 23-26 on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary for a 4-day youth ministry conference. We believe that lives and communities will be transformed when theological reflection meets practical application.  This year’s theme is MOVEMENT: Mission, Body, and Justice.  For more information, visit iymforum.ptsem.edu.  Click here for…

The WELCA Day of Learning and Renewal will be on Saturday, April 27th, at Messiah, New Berlin.  The morning panel presentation will include either or both Sharon and Talena Truitt who visited Liberia this past January, in addition to Pastor Ann Zimmerman (Moderator), Dr. Robert and Carol Bradford, Carol Harrison, Esther Bratton and Jean Bahner,…

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…

A service for the conclusion of 160 years of ministry at Grace, Mount Carmel, will be held on April 28, 2019, at 3:00 p.m.  It will be held at St. Matthew’s, 301 West Ave, Mount Carmel.  Synod members are invited to attend this worship.

At the Generosity transformed! your mission * your ministry * your money Conference, April 30 – May 2, 2019 in Indianapolis, church and organizational leaders will learn how to energize and revitalize their strategies for faithful generosity by connecting their missions, ministries, and resources. More than a typical workshop-based conference, participants will engage deeply in peer discussion groups…

The Buffalo Valley Conference has rescheduled their Lay School of Theology. It is now scheduled for Sunday, May 5th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., hosted by First Lutheran Church, Mifflinburg, PA. (Please note location change).  They extend an invitation to all to participate in this day of learning and conversation. Continuing Ed contact hours can…

A boundaries training will be held by the synod at Camp Hebron for those who need that coursework.   Any church workers, including ALWLs are invited to participate.  Registration is $30 and includes lunch.  To register for that training, please contact Brenda in the synod office at 570-524-9778 or [email protected].  

The annual bishop’s retreat will be held on May 8-10 at Camp Hebron, Halifax, on the topic of forgiveness. Rostered leaders are asked to mark their calendars and plan to attend the retreat.   If spouses are interested in attending, please let Bishop Collins know.  A registration form is available here:  https://www.uss-elca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bishop-Retreat-registration-form_distributed.pdf NOTE:  A boundaries…

The annual Bishop Open's Golf Classic is set for May 13, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Shamokin Dam.  The tournament benefits Camp Mount Luther and the camp’s annual fund.  A flyer/bulletin insert containing information and registration form is available here: https://www.campmountluther.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Golf-Tournament-Flyer.pdf.  The camp’s golf tournament committee is currently looking…