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Mensaje de abril 2019 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

El 22 de abril es el Día de la Tierra. Seamos específicamente conscientes del regalo de la creación y de nuestro lugar en ésta. Este es el evangelio. Los seres humanos son parte de la creación. Los seres humanos están conectados con todo en el cosmos. Los seres humanos están conectados con Dios.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's April 2019 Message

April 22 is Earth Day. Let us be especially mindful of the gift of creation and our place in it. Here’s the gospel. Human beings are part of the creation. Human beings are connected to everything in the cosmos. Human beings are connected to God. We are not doomed to alienation. That God is more present than we are to ourselves gives us a path to reconnect with God, each other and all of creation.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's March 2019 Message

“Spirituality” covers a lot of things. Church historian and writer Martin Marty once said: “ ‘Spirituality’ is the code word used to convey everything from profound quests to warm tingles between the toes.”

ELCA Conference of Bishops Issues Statement on Venezuela

The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) stands with and holds up in prayer the people of Venezuela during the current multifaceted crisis within their nation. We care about the consequences of this crisis as already felt in neighboring countries and about its wider impact on international peace and security.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Pastoral Letter on UMC Decision

I ask this church, then, to continue by the side of the UMC, exchanging gifts and sharing burdens. In particular, we pray for them in their continued efforts faithfully to be church in the contexts we share. As we pray for them, we pray also for this church: may we be faithful to the calling to which we have been called, willing to confess our shortcomings and to trust in the healing, challenge and surprise of the Spirit of God, who calls us always forward.

St. John's Lutheran Church Journal for March

Monthly News from St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's February 2019 Message

A new question. Amid all the talk of the church in decline, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, in her February column for Living Lutheran, wants us to ask a new question. Instead of “What can we do?” we should ask, “What is God up to?” so we can open ourselves up to the life-giving promise of God’s future.

ELCA Launches Collaboration with Blessed Tomorrow

In its commitment to pursuing wholeness for creation, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is pleased to announce collaboration with ecoAmerica and its Blessed Tomorrow program, which helps faith-based organizations elevate their leadership on the moral, religious and justice issues surrounding climate change.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Devotions Offered by Four Heads of Communion

The theme for the Week of Prayer 2019 is based the 16th chapter of Deuteronomy, which states, “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue.” In her devotion for Saturday, January 19, Eaton reflects on Jesus’ words from John 18:37: “For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.”In addition to Eaton, devotions were contributed by the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop and primate, The Episcopal Church; the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, primate, Anglican Church

February News from First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie

A February bulletin with information of the activities and events of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie