by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 14, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Lent begins this year on February 17 with Ash Wednesday. It was observed by the church since apostolic times, before becoming official at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Its purpose was to be a time of preparation and fasting during the 40 days before Easter. ...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 20, 2020 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
As we enter the Christmas season, the church brings to a close its four weeks of Advent preparation. Advent has always been a season of waiting, watchfulness, and hope as we prepare for the celebration of God coming to us and becoming one of us in the Christ-Child...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Oct 8, 2020 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Fall, like spring, is a season of transition and change. Chilly nights, shorter daylight hours, the changing colors of the leaves, and even the calendar invite us to return to our familiar schedules of life in the church, our work, and school. However, this fall is...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Jul 11, 2020 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
In the Small Catechism of Martin Luther, we find these words about the Fifth Commandment: “You shall not murder. What does this mean? We are to fear and love God, so that we neither endanger nor harm the lives of our neighbors, but instead help and support them in all...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | May 28, 2020 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Jesus said: “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”(Acts1:8). And, “When the day of Pentecost had come…they were all filled with the Holy Spirit”...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 12, 2020 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
This Easter, may we look beyond our empty church buildings and, with Mary Magdalene and Peter, see the empty tomb! Let us rejoice in the resurrection and victory of Christ over death and all that would threaten to overtake us! May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ...
