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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…
Read MoreElutherius?
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…
Read MoreStewarding 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,…
Read MoreWe 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…
Read MorePriming 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…
Read MoreGetting 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…
Read MoreDigital 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…
Read MorePrayer 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…
Read More500th 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…
Read MoreMerry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad!
Knowing that the holy light of Christ is shining, may God give us eye to see it and hearts to follow where it leads us. Conociendo que la luz santa…
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