Events

The Upper Susquehanna Synod Office will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2018, in observance of Labor Day.  The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.  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. A blessed…

Save the date! “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday will be Sunday, September 9, 2018. This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.  Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic…

September 24-26, 2018: Pastors and lay leaders are invited to attend this event at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in St. Louis, MO on September 24- 26.  Keynoters will be Diana Butler Bass and Chick Lane and there will be 30 workshops covering topics such as annual stewardship, planned giving, theology of giving, current trends…

Reflect, Renew, Recommit (3R), a week long discernment retreat, will be offered again this year on September 24-29, 2018.  This experience creates a safe place for pastors and spouses to process, share, worship, embrace prayer practices, use tools for vocational support, and discover a newfound community.  Deadline to register is August 15, 2018.  For more…

Join Interfaith Leaders for the ENERGY STAR® Pennsylvania Stewardship Tour. ENERGY STAR is the nation’s voluntary program helping congregations, businesses, schools, homeowners, and tenants save energy and water—and therefore money. Local Pennsylvania faith communities are hosting ENERGY STAR presentations on tools, training, and technical support freely available at www.energystar.gov/congregations.  Everyone is welcome to attend. Presentations…

The Lower Susquehanna Synod is holding a boundary awareness training on October 1, 2018, at Zion Church in Marietta.  Cost is $ 25.  For more information, visit www.lss-elca.org/event/boundary-workship-2018-10-1/ Rostered leaders of the ELCA are required to remain current with Boundary Awareness training. As part of their continuing education rostered leaders should participate in a training…