Updated LOPP/Md Brochure includes 2010 Priorities
Reproduce and share this updated tri-fold brochure, describing the advocacy ministry of the Lutheran Office of Public Policy - Maryland and the priorities of its efforts in 2010.
First LWF Convoy Arrives in Port-Au-Prince
Department for World Service (DWS) plans to scale up operations and strengthen logistics capacity in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic following the Jan. 20 arrival of the first DWS convoy with urgently needed relief supplies in the Haitian capital...
2010 General Assembly Session Priorities
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD - With employment slow to recover, support for workers and their families is essential. Maryland has not modernized eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, omitting the most recent quarter earnings. If Maryland modernizes its program with an alternative base...
Haiti Disaster Relief Fund of Lord of Life through Lazarus Project
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, with campuses in Fairfax and Clifton/Centreville, has an existing relationship with the Lazarus Project, an opportunity to be directly involved in serving Haiti's poor. The Rev. Ron Qualley alerts us to the availability of an...
From the Bishop’s Desk: Responding to the Needs in Haiti
Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Epiphany greetings to all. Most of us watched the earliest pictures of the incredible destruction of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti from the warm comfort of our homes in the safe environs of Metropolitan Washington,...
Message of the Multitude – 2009 Christmas Message from Bishop Graham
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God….” (Luke 2: 13) The Bible is full of angels. Multitudes of angels are more rare. It is as if the responsibility for announcing the Messiah’s...
Home Connection Devotions for Snowy Weekend
Did the Metro area's recent snowfall keep you from worship with a congregation on Sunday morning? A group of congregations, the Fairfax Conference, have shared these Home Connection Devotions for individuals and families to use as we prepare our hearts...
A “Provocation” to the Congregations of Our Synod
Prepared by the Global Mission Committee . . . "Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good...
Visits & program inform & suggest path for future
Greetings to our brothers and sisters in Christ! Our "Unity of Sisters Parishes" conference in El Salvador continues to be a memorable experience for all of us. Tuesday and Wednesday (November 17-18) provided more opportunity for us to discover and...
Delegation Arrives to Celebrate “Unity of Sister Parishes”
Greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Metro D.C. Synod! We are pleased to share with you that we arrived safely in San Salvador and began participation in the "Unity of Sister Parishes - Ministries United in Faith and...