by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 22, 2017 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
It seems that the closer we get to Christmas, the more we are inundated with advertisements promoting the latest sales, enticed to buy the perfect gift, and reminded not to forget anyone for whom a gift might possibly be purchased. Graphics depict smiling Santa...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 15, 2017 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Blessed Eastertide! Christ is Risen! For Christians, Easter is celebrated for more than one day. Eastertide is a season which begins on Easter and lasts for fifty days until Pentecost. It is a time of joy during which we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 24, 2016 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Mar 24, 2016 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
For Christians, Easter is not some mere observance of spring. It is the passage from death to life, from brokenness to wholeness, from hopelessness to hope, and from despair to the blessed assurance of new life made possible by the death and resurrection of Christ. It...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 24, 2015 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
As human beings, we yearn for peace, joy, happiness, and wholeness in our lives and relationships, but often end up experiencing fear, anxiety, loneliness, and even bewilderment when our world seems to crumble around us. We live in a world where many hearts are...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 4, 2015 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
As I travel around the Synod, I inevitably pass a number of churches. Many include pointed messages on their outdoor bulletin boards. One such church in Connecticut, after a winter of cold and snow which always seemed to bury their bulletin board, posted the following...
