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“Mothering God, you gave us birth in the bright morning of this world. Creator, source of ev’ry breath, you are our rain, our wind, our sun.”* As we celebrate mothers…

Earth Day lands on Sunday this year, but All Saints Lutheran Church in Bowie, Md. is hosting a 4th annual event on Earth Day that helps maintain year-round momentum of…

On Earth Day 2018, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton shares a message including this claim and prayer. “The present moment is a critical and urgent one, filled with both challenge…

Our Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO) invites you to an exploration of depression and suicide prevention with the help of presenters from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), who will…

Set free as we are because of his death, set free from ourselves and set free from the need to justify our place in the world, we have been claimed…

While announcements in our area alert us to anticipated traffic snarls and advise preordering Metro SmarTrip cards in advance of the March 24, 2018 March for Our Lives demanding that…

by Karen Krueger In the current issue of Joyful News, our Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO) shared some ideas in case women gathering in your congregation want to network more actively…

Do you recognize these leaders (photo left to right): the Rev. Will Herzfeld, presiding bishop of the former Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, civil rights activist, ecumenist and an ELCA…

Recovery on Caribbean islands after Hurricane Maria is pressing and challenging. Local leaders have been working tirelessly given their new reality. Videographer Kristina Diaz has sent us “Visual Stories from…