Synod Assembly 2022
From December 13-18, 2022, the Slovak Zion Synod gathered in Assembly aboard the Norwegian Getaway, embarking from New York, NY with two days scheduled in Bermuda as the main port of call for the voyage before returning home. The theme of this year’s assembly was:...
Bishop Kucharek Re-elected
The Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek was re-elected on December 14 to serve a fourth six-year term as bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The re-election took place at the 2022 Synod Assembly aboard the ship Norwegian Getaway en...
Slovak Lutheran Church Observes Centennial of the Birth of their First Woman Pastor
The Lutheran Church in Slovakia celebrated today what would have been the 100th birthday of the first woman ordained as a pastor in the Lutheran Church in Slovakia. Darina Banciková was ordained in 1951, in spite of controversy within the church. Her ordination is...
On the feast of All Saints
“Jesus’ beatitudes this morning exemplify this great reversal. Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are the persecuted. Certainly not in the eyes of the world. But through the eyes of faith, to see the world through God’s eyes, we find that the...
Daily Bible Reading
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10Visit of Mary to Elizabeth1Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory." 2"There is no Holy One like the LORD, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God." 3Talk no more so […]
