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Reformation 500 Countdown bulletin inserts

You are invited to use #historyfact social media posts and bulletin inserts as we approach Reformation Sunday in this 500th anniversary year. How does this work practically? Use the list…

Elutherius?

32 WEEKS BEFORE REFORMATION SUNDAY Here is a fact that few of us know. In the fall of 1517, Martin Luder changed his name to Martin Luther. This surprising development…

Stewarding talents for our reformation observance

You are invited to use #historyfact social media posts and bulletin inserts as we approach Reformation Sunday in this 500th anniversary year. Learn how they came about… Like many congregations,…

We have pilots and momentum

A GOOD NEWS NOTE SURROUNDING THE NEW CONNECTIONS CAMPAIGN by Christy Hartigan To help us work through the nuts and bolts of how to engage the New Connections Campaign in…

Priming to help immigrant neighbors

by Karen Krueger Our immigrant neighbors are in a time of heightened anxiety. Synod staff have received inquiries from concerned congregation leaders who want to demonstrate Christian love in circumstances…

Getting downtown these days

Have you heard of “Safetrack?” Activity on local Metrorail lines impacts everyone traveling in the metro D.C. area. Safetrack is a plan to address safety recommendations and rehabilitate the Metrorail…

Digital directions

by Karen Krueger Looking pretty good, Metro D.C. Synod! Here is a Digital Directory* of what you are doing online and some observations I collected in the process of compiling…

Prayer for Christian unity

Hearts are touched as Christians come together to pray for their unity during the traditional Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, observed between January 18-25. The theme for 2017: “Reconciliation…

500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

During this anniversary year, many of us will be highlighting our five-hundred-year journey and energizing our mission and ministry for the present and future. Gifts of the Reformation and our…