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. and ending the next day at 11:59 p.m. Money donated by the Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships will help stretch donations made to organizations that day. …
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, on April 24 -30, 2022. All skill levels are needed as we will be doing rough carpentry and some debris cleanup. Lodging and cooking facilities…
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 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Evergreen Center. It will be a day of writing and sharing resources for devotional writing. Please RSVP to…
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 who’s never been there, you can get 25% off your registration fee. Program information at www.campmountluther.org/summer. Register online at https://www.campmountluther.org/online-registration/
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 in the Capitol. They will gather in Harrisburg on Thursday, April 28, 2022. They have moved this annual event to partner with United Lutheran Seminary's Spring Convocation,…
Upper Susquehanna Synodical Women’s Organization Day of Learning/Renewal
APlease consider joining other women for this event which will offer two learning experiences: “Protect Yourself from SCAMS and FRAUD” with Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer, Troop F; and Part 2: Mary Barr and Kathy Whitesel will be sharing pictures and experiences they had on short-term mission trips to the New Orleans area after…
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 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/2022/03/2022-Golf-Tournament-Flyer.pdf. The camp’s golf tournament committee is currently…
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 as unjust treatment, inequalities, exclusion, and violence. The ELCA’s Region 8 is committed to equipping leaders to recognize and understand the complexities and implications of…
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 for our congregations and supply leaders for Sunday worship. They can be used for bulletin inserts, make power point presentations for online worship - however…
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 between the Upper and Lower Susquehanna Synods, facilitated by The Rev. Lisa Raylene Barnes and The Rev. Beth Martini. Synod clergy sexual abuse prevention policy…