by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | May 23, 2026 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
On Pentecost Sunday, the church commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon those first followers of Jesus. It is the moment which marks the beginning of the work of the church on earth. This gift of God’s Holy Spirit was promised by Jesus so that the disciples...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 4, 2026 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia! These traditional words of greeting in the liturgy during the Easter season are words of triumph and great joy. They reflect the words of the angel to the women who came to Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning: “…Do not be...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 18, 2026 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, the church observes the season of Lent, a solemn 40 day period of repentance, prayer, and reflection in which we journey with Christ to the cross and prepare for the joyous celebration of Resurrection Sunday. During Lent, we are...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 22, 2025 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord (Luke 2:10-11). This Christmas reading from Luke’s gospel reassures...
by Joshua Drobena | Dec 15, 2025 | News Releases
On October 12, 2025, the Slovak Zion Synod celebrated the Rite of Ordination of Brian Andrew Buzik as a Minister of Word and Sacrament at a Service of Holy Communion at St. John the Evangelist Slovak Lutheran Church in Lansford, Pennsylvania. The Rev. Wilma S....
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 20, 2025 | News Releases
PHOENIX — From July 28 to August 2, 2025, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America convened its Churchwide Assembly at the Phoenix Convention Center under the theme “For the Life of the World.” Faithful voting members from across our Lutheran Church gathered to...
