An Easter Message from Bishop Kucharek
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Mar 26, 2024 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Christ is risen; He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia means “Praise the Lord.” In many congregations, the word Alleluia has not been sung during Lent; it has been “buried” during our Lenten worship as we journeyed with Christ through his passion and death. Now, on...A Lenten Message from Bishop Kucharek
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 14, 2024 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
The season of Lent is observed in the church for 40 days (excluding Sundays) beginning with Ash Wednesday and lasting until Easter Sunday. It is a time for spiritual reflection, fasting, and focus on the ministry, witness, life, and sacrifice of Christ, and is...Epiphany Greetings from the Bishop
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Jan 7, 2024 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
On January 6, Lutherans celebrate Epiphany, the day the Magi came to worship the Christ-Child. The word Epiphany means manifestation. It is the 12th day of Christmas and begins a season of the church calendar that lasts until Lent. The Magi were wise and learned...Christmas Greetings from Bishop Kucharek
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 23, 2023 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined (Isaiah 9:2). The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it (John 1:5). Christmas is not a holly-jolly time for...Search
Recent Synod News
- A Message from Bishop Kucharek for the Pentecost Season May 25, 2024
- An Easter Message from Bishop Kucharek March 26, 2024
- A Lenten Message from Bishop Kucharek February 14, 2024
- Epiphany Greetings from the Bishop January 7, 2024
- Christmas Greetings from Bishop Kucharek December 23, 2023
Daily Bible Reading
- Mark 10:2-16Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost2Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her." 5But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness […]