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Post-Assembly 2025 Recap & Actions Taken
The 2025 Synod Assembly, under the theme Bold and Boundless, gathered voting members, leaders, synod staff, and council for worship, discernment, and connection—including the important work of electing our next…
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Love That Knows No Bounds In this final week of Advent, as the light of Christ draws ever nearer, we turn our hearts to contemplate love – not as an…
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When I think of the place where I feel the most joy, I think of the beach—almost any beach. What I love about the…
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In her book The Liturgical Year, Joan Chittister writes about the season of Advent: “It is while waiting for the coming of the reign…
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I used to confuse hope with unbridled optimism. I had this Emily Dickinson-style image of hope as a beautiful bird singing a happy…
Read MoreAdvent in the World: Where are you finding…
Advent is a season of waiting, watching, and preparing—not just for the celebration of Christ’s birth, but for the arrival of God’s promises in our lives. It beckons us to…
Read MoreFrom the Bishop’s Desk: Request for Information
Dear Friends, I am writing today to ask for your help in bringing the synod database up-to-date with your current information. This may seem like another form you are asked…
Read MoreBishop Ortiz Prepares for Sabbatical Leave & Shares Priorities
Bishop Ortiz will begin her sabbatical leave this weekend (thru December 31). Before she does, Bishop has shared what the synod council and staff’s priorities are for the next few…
Read MoreInterfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake works to engage congregations in being good caretakers of our shared watershed. They envision a time when faith communities across the Chesapeake honor, care for,…
Read MoreInterfaith Power & Light
Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) works with hundreds of congregations of many faiths across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia to save energy, go green, and respond to climate change. IPL helps…
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