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 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022. If you have an emergency, please call the synod office (570-524-9778) and the voicemail will give you phone…
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 your normal Sunday worship. The video and accompanying bulletin are linked below: Video: https://youtu.be/CexLu9l8J4A PDF Bulletin: https://www.uss-elca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lessons-and-Carols-for-Christmas-12.26.2021.pdf Word Bulletin: https://www.uss-elca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lessons-and-Carols-for-Christmas-12.26.2021.docx
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 10:00 AM and ends at 2:00 PM. Lunch will be provided for those who attend in person. Livestreaming will be available with advance registration. The…
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 office (570-524-9778) and the voicemail will give you phone numbers that you can call.
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 drum up excitement in the church? Then join us for the Buffalo Valley Lay School of Theology! Register for workshops from pastors and leaders across…
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 games and find refreshment in the peace of camp in winter. The retreat is from Friday night to Saturday afternoon, but there is an option…
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. Join us at 3:30 p.m. on February 5 at the Evergreen Center for the preview and then campersons will be given additional information to share…
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 Church Conference will gather next February…In-Person in sunny Orlando AND Online…to reflect on the theme: SEISMIC SHIFTS: Where Do We Go from Here? The theme is grounded…
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…
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 celebrate outdoor ministries on February 27, 2022. Mount Luther is an extension of our ministry together and we hope all congregations will join in celebrating…