• Evening at Shade Mountain to Benefit Mount Luther

    This is a fundraising opportunity to share fellowship, entertainment, and locally produced wine, all to benefit Camp Mount Luther.  It’s held at Shade Mountain Winery, 16140 Route 104, Middleburg, PA.  …

  • Buffalo Valley Conference Advent Bonfire

    All are invited to gather with Lutherans from around the Buffalo Valley for a time of community and worship at Zion, Turbotville, as we transition into the season of Advent.…

  • Synod Office Closed

    The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, 2021, in observance of Thanksgiving. If you have an emergency, please call the synod…

  • Winter Solstice Gathering for Rostered Leaders 

    Rostered leaders and their family are invited to come together to celebrate the Winter Solstice on Tuesday, December 21st, which will take place at Camp Mt. Luther from 9:30 to…

  • Office Closed

    The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed from Friday, December 24 to Friday, December 31, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The office will reopen at…

  • Service of Lessons and Carols

    The synod created a lessons and carols service for the first Sunday of the Christmas season, December 26th. You are welcome to use this virtual service in place of or supplemental to…

  • LARC Day of Dialog

    Join members of the three communions interested in the Church’s role in Dismantling Racism, at the Diocese of Harrisburg, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111 The conference begins at…

  • Office Closed

    The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If you have an emergency, please call the synod…

  • Buffalo Valley Lay School of Theology

    Interested in learning more about worship leadership or liturgical practices? Want to hear how the good news calls us to engage with issues of poverty? Want to see how to…

  • GROW in the Snow  

    All youth in 6-12th grade and their youth leaders are invited to attend this synod youth retreat.  The theme of this year’s will be around scripture.  Experience your Creator, play winter…

  • CML Summer Preview Party and Camperson Meeting

    This year, we’ll have a Summer Preview Party as part of our GROW in the Snow weekend and invite campersons to come to hear about the program offerings for 2022. …

  • Ignite the Church Conference

    SEISMIC SHIFTS: Where do we go from here?  Since February 2020, the Church has been enduring unprecedented seismic shifts. In response, a new Hybrid version of the grassroots Ignite the…

  • Region 8 Radical Justice Training

    We are called to be a church that embraces each person and confronts racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, familial, sexual orientation, physical, personal and class barriers that can manifest…

  • Camp Mount Luther Sunday

    The Upper Susquehanna Synod Council designated that Transfiguration Sunday each year is “Mount Luther Sunday” to help promote outdoor ministries in the synod.  Members of USS congregations are encouraged to…

  • Help Camp Mount Luther During Raise the Region

    Camp Mount Luther is participating in The First Community Foundation Partnership of PA’s “Raise the Region” on March 9-10, 2022.  It is a 30-hour fundraising event starting at 6:00 p.m.…

  • SINDR Mission/Work Trip Planning Meeting

    Last December, tornado damage devastated Western Kentucky.  The rubble is now cleared and it is time to help them rebuild.  The SINDR is sponsoring a mission/work trip to Madisonville, KY,…

  • GROW Writers’ Retreat

    Anyone wishing to come and write devotions for Camp Mount Luther’s First Light Digital Devotions is welcome to join other writers on April 5, 2022. The retreat will be from…

  • CML Early Registration Deadline

    Register for summer camp at Mount Luther by midnight on April 15, 2022, to get a discount on your summer camp registration! Or, if you bring a friend to camp…

  • Lutheran Day at the Capitol

    LUTHERAN DAY IN THE CAPITOL MOVED TO APRIL 28, 2022 As LAMPA continues to move through the pandemic, they look forward and invite you to mark your calendar for Lutheran Day…

  • Bishop’s Open Golf Tournament

    The annual Bishop Open's Golf Classic is set for May 9, 2022, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Shamokin Dam. The tournament benefits Camp Mount…

  • Region 8 Radical Justice Training

    We are called to be a church that embraces each person and confronts racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, familial, sexual orientation, physical, personal and class barriers that can manifest…

  • Companion Synod Sunday

    On Sunday, May 15, the Global Mission Team encourages all congregations in the synod to honor our companion synods of Lutheran Church of Liberia and Kirchenkreis Ansbach-Wuerzburg.  Here are attachments…

  • Boundary Training for Rostered Ministers

    Boundary training workshops provide an opportunity for rostered ministers to spend intentional time alongside colleagues considering boundaries so that we and others may thrive.  This boundary training is a collaboration…

  • CML Spring Work Day

    Practice stewardship through service at camp at Camp Mount Luther at the Annual Spring Work Day on Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We need your…

  • Office Closed

    The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2022, in observance of Memorial Day. If you have an emergency, please call the synod office (570-524-9778) and…

  • Pre-Synod Assembly Hearing

    A hearing will take place via Zoom for voting members to gain understanding of certain items for this year's Synod Assembly.  These are not mandatory but are option for those…

  • CML Kars for Kamp

    Mount Luther is hosting the first Kars for Kamp Car Show to benefit camp.  It will be held on June 11, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Rain date…

  • Synod Assembly

    The 2022 Upper Susquehanna Synod Assembly will take place at Susquehanna University on June 17-18, 2022. The theme is “Abundance Together,” based on 2 Corinthians 9:8.  This year is a…

  • Intercultural Development Inventory

    We are holding an Intercultural Development Inventory event for USS rostered leaders on June 28th, 2:00-3:00 pm at Milton Lutheran Church (100 Mahoning Street). Please call the synod office to…

  • CML Pick-An-Adventure

    Camp Mount Luther is in full swing with their summer programs! There is still time to register for their Pick-An-Adventure Camp which will be from August 1-5. This is a…

  • Rostered Leaders Discussion on Supreme Court

    How do rostered leaders faithfully respond to the Supreme Court decision to rescind Roe v. Wade? United Lutheran Seminary will host a special virtual event for rostered leaders of the…

  • ELCA Churchwide Assembly

    The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly will be held in Columbus, Ohio, August 8-12, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The theme is Embody the Word. The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the…

  • Region 8 Radical Justice Training

    We are called to be a church that embraces each person and confronts racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, familial, sexual orientation, physical, personal and class barriers that can manifest…

  • Celebration of Bishop Barbara J. Collins

    Join us as we celebrate the last six years of ministry of Rev. Barbara J. Collins as our bishop.  A pizza party will be held at Camp Mount Luther on…

  • Active Shooter Training

    The Buffalo Valley Lutheran Parish will be hosting an active shooter training for churches. The event will be held on Wednesday August 31 at 7 p.m. at Christ’s United (4…

  • Dandelion Trail Run at CML

    Camp Mount Luther will be holding a 5- and 10- kilometer trail run race at the camp on Saturday, September 3, 2021. This is an entry-level trail race on Mount…

  • “God’s work.  Our hands.” Sunday

    On Sunday, September 11, congregations of the ELCA will join together for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, our annual day of service.   We are a church energized by lively engagement…