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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…
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…
Read MoreClutching coffee like a life preserver
Submitted by the Rev. Phil Hirsch “I just joined a new church and I am struggling to fit in,” commented a reader who liked “7 tips for keeping new church…
Read MoreWorld Aids Day and beyond
“We are called as people of faith actively to eliminate stigma and discrimination within our own faith communities and especially that which affects marginalized vulnerable and key populations (lesbian, gay,…
Read MoreTangible hope
Gifts of Hope is a year-round, alternative gift-giving program of the synod. Winter boots for a low-income client family through Community Family Life Services, medication copay support for a senior…
Read MoreRarely in church… except at Christmas
by the Rev. Phil Hirsch The single best opportunity to connect with new people all year may be Christmas. This article can help your congregation make the most of it.…
Read MoreKits and finances helpful relief tools
The Lutheran World Federation, a Lutheran World Relief (LWR) partner, has already distributed LWR Project Promise Personal Care and Baby Care Kits to people located in the hardest hit southern…
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